So today, the occupational therapist tried to get little Maximilian to drink some milk from a nipple again. He did not like it and barely took any into his mouth and seemed to struggle a bit with the swallowing. It is still a function that Max has to think about, so it takes him a bit of effort to manage a full swallow. Even though he seemed done with the idea, the OT tried again - this time with a nippled bottle. Max managed 6ml of breast milk. This is a HUGE step for him. It took him some time, but he seemed to manage quite well before he was tuckered out from it. The next little while will be all about bottle training the little emperor. They'll start him off slow, but hopefully he will gain the skill and comfort needed to become entirely bottle-fed within the next little bit. Again, Max has shown that he's kind of awesome and his whole family is quite proud of him.
The visit with him was good today. Grandma Ellen hung out with him for a while and Max was alert and interested in everything around him. Mum and dad had a hard time saying "bye" to him at the end of the visit as Max was staring and touching and making lovely faces at his parents. His big, round, dark blue eyes were fixated on Dad's face and he kept placing his lovely little soft hand on Rafael's face. It was beautiful seeing him so energetic and interactive. Again, we are ridiculously proud of our cute little butterball.
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