Last RSV Shot
Greetings to everyone.
I missed reporting it until now, but last week Xavier went in for his final RSV shot of the season. He was very brave and did not cry so much after the needle went in, a little more as the serum pushed into his muscle, but not much after the needle was removed. Mom held him and comforted him while we waited for Dr. Abbey to pop in for a visit. Also, we needed to wait twenty or so minutes so the nurse could verify Xavier did not react poorly to the injection.
Of course, the standard metrics of a visit were taken:
- Weight: 12 pounds 6.4 ounces. Not much of an increase over his last weigh-in, only 4.2 ounces.
- Length: 25.25 inches, about a quarter inch longer than last time.
- Head circumference: 17.25 inches; a little bigger than last time
The reason Dr. Abbey popped in for a visit was to answer some of our questions about how best to introduce Xavier to solid foods. Dr. Abbey had already given us a sheet of instructions of how, what, when and how often. Our questions this time were more along the lines of "what's the best way or ways of getting him to take a spoonful of something?" or "what techniques are best for starting with a spoon?" Xavier clams up when the spoon comes near. Also, he likes to grab the spoon and examine it rather than eat from it.
Rather than answer those questions, Dr. Abbey decided to prescribe some group sessions at Children's that deal with children with such tendencies. Rebecca and I are a little leery of attending such sessions, so we may not take advantage of the prescription.
Later in the week, Xavier met with his physical therapist. The discussion of spoon feeding came up. She recommended changing from physical therapy to occupational therapy. That will work with these kinds of skills and techniques. So, Xavier now has an occupational therapist coming to see him.