Worse Than I Remembered...

Okay, so I went with Mommy and Tio to UNC Children's Hospital to have a Swallow Study done yesterday. I have had this done like 3 times already. But THIS one was CRAZY! Maybe because I did not remember the other ones. Man they gave me that white stuff again, but with strawberry syrup, I mean COME ON!!! HORRIBLE. Mommy feeding it to me in my bottle but I was being a little uncooperative. Then they wanted to give me some applesauce with the barium powder...okay WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT! I literally gagged! GAGGED! Mommy felt really bad and I was crying and just wanted OUT OF THAT CHAIR! So Mommy gave me some of my regular applesauce and then threw in one of the other spoons of stuff, does she really think I am that naive?!? I knew what she was doing.

So then they went back to try to see the milk. The only way this was going to work was Mommy had to squirt that milk in my mouth, give me the bo-bo so I would swallow and Leah, my feeding specialist, was holding my head straight and my arms down! What a process...Mommy did say that if I passed this test and no milk went into my chest when I swallowed we wouldn't have to do it again! So I swallowed and they watched it on the x-ray screen and I PASSED!!! So NO MORE SWALLOW STUDIES!!! Unless Mommy thinks I need one, I start getting congestion or sick or the doctors ask for one, but I don't think we will have to do it anymore.

THANK GOD!!! Well I was a little confused after the test and Mommy wanted to give me some of my regular milk, but WHO KNEW what was in that bottle?! So I kind of fought her for a little bit until she got a little bit of milk in my mouth and I realized, she had the good stuff! So I had a few ounces and we were off to go home.

I was trying to tell Daddy about what happened at the test. Mommy was telling me to tell him while we were on the couch. I don't think he understood me very well so Mommy had to translate, though she didn't get exactly what I was saying either. But, they try they really do. I have to give them credit. Okay gotta go!! Oh I go get my hearing check on the 16th. That should be interesting. I don't remember having a hearing test, though Mommy said they did it right after I was born and I passed. I will keep you posted!