but they reckoned without the patience of a 7 year old and the goodness of our God. Caeli is our hero of the day. We had brought a bottle home from the hospital with a different type of nipple the nurses had tried unsuccessfully to get Toby to take. Caeli spent quite a bit of time letting Toby explore just the cap and nipple and encouraging him to suck on it. Then when he was getting hungry and it was feeding time, we popped a bottle onto it and Caeli gave it back to him. He accepted it eagerly to the sound of much cheering and rejoicing.
He then allowed me to hold him while he finished most of the bottle, leaving just a small portion to be gavaged after he fell asleep exhausted and happy.
The next feeding, he managed to drink it all.
This should make a world of difference in his ability to get the calories he needs and develop properly. And I think it will mean that the ng tube feedings will not be necessary for long.
Our hearts are full of praise for the Lord's new mercies today.
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