Happy Thanksgiving : one day late

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving !

So we are well on our way to start Jacob's tube wean. We have received the hunger induction plan, we have discussed final details with the therapist, we have our packing list, we have done the best we can to button up things at work.... as ready as we will ever be.

Ironically, yesterday... Thanksgiving... our national day of gluttony... is the day we started to reduce Jacob's food through the tube. It is a good thing in all sorts of ways that we hosted turkey day at our house. All the excitement, activity, and family fun dominated the day which helped make the small first day reduction in food go almost unnoticed.

The reduction will happen gradually over 5 days so that by the time we start the process on December 3, we will only be giving him 50% of what we normally do through the tube. Deep breath.

We can't imagine he will be very happy about this as we progress. We can only hope that the unhappy translates quickly to figuring out how to eat to solve the problem. Fingers crossed.

But nevertheless. Jacob had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Blessed to be surrounded by family and a house full of joy and more food than we could ever hope to eat in one sitting (even if he doesn't yet understand what a blessing that is).

Not to be robbed of turkey, cousin Jonah (with his Momma's help) made a turkey for Jacob. It has great multicolored clothes pins for feathers (hello fine motor skills practice! and practice with our colors!) and was a big hit.

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It was a great idea and an awesome turkey! Good therapy hidden in play... not to mention awesome handiwork of my precious amazing nephew. We will be taking it with us on our trip this week for sure!

But don't start thinking that's the only turkey Jacob. Next year, kiddo.... this is your bird...

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