GI update

Eve and I went for her postop with the GI doc yesterday. He thinks she looks good. I have to call his nurse and set up an appointment for getting her tube changed to a button - maybe around late April. He said they'll just give her a sedative, cut the tube, pop it out and put in the button. Done. No overnights, no general anesthesia. In the meantime, we talked about the feeding pump that we run overnight with her. I asked about bolus feeds (larger quantity all at once as opposed to drip feeds - 8 oz over 10 hours) and he said that is fine to do. So now, if we think she needs more liquids, we can give her a couple of ounces of pedialyte over the course of 20 minutes (or whatever time if would take a kid to drink it). Or, we can give her a few ounces of formula through the tube if she didn't eat well at meals. I like this idea for 2 reasons:
1. The pump is a PIA
2. I worry that if we drip feed her formula overnight, she won't be hungry in the morning to eat a good breakfast, and then will be hungry until lunch.
But mostly because of #1. So, we're going to try bolus feeds for a few days, and then if it all works smoothly, we'll give back the pump and IV pole.

Eve has been sleeping GREAT, btw. Being on her stomach has made all the difference in the world. Oh, and there is a new little girl in her class. Cute as a button. Apparently Eve doesn't think so. The teachers say she's jealous! Totally not surprising from my little diva.