Two Year Check-Up

Yesterday we had Max's two year check-up. Here's his stats:

Weight: 20.6 Pounds

Height: 30 Inches Long

At his one year check-up he weighted 18.3 pounds and was 27.5 inches long.

His lungs sounded good, which was my concern since he started taking liquids by mouth, and his ear tubes looked nice and open. Yeah!

Our main topic of discussion was Max's feeding and how I am a bit at a loss with it. I am not sure how to increase how much he gets by mouth and decrease his g-tube feeds (even though right now he is not getting enough by mouth to decrease his g-tube feeds), calculate the calories he needs, etc. Ahhh! I heard from Max's ST about a new feeding team at the hospital that has a dr, speech therapist, and nutritionist that work together. Max's pediatrician just talked to the dr that was in charge of the program and also thought it would be a good thing for Max. Max's pediatrician made a call to the team and is going to schedule Max's first appointment for us. So hopefully I will have news on that soon!

During the whole appointment, Max sat on the dr's lap, gave her hugs, and played with her hair. I think it is cute that Max likes his dr so much. He even gets excited when she comes in the room.

Back to the feeding. It seems like over the last few days Max is regressing in his feeding skills. It doesn't seem like his chew is as strong and he is not swallowing his food. He is letting it just hang out in his mouth. He has had a bit of an upset stomach this week along with diarrhea and I am not sure if he is just not in the mood to eat. He is still wanting to put the food in his mouth though. Any suggestions? Should I worry?