More Cookies. More Milkshakes.
Keegan had his 7 year check up last week.
For those of you new to reading my blog, Keegan is unofficially diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
Honestly, the check up was disheartening for me. We worked so hard over the past year to get Keegan to eat more and we've seen results. We've definitely added new foods to his repertoire (I tried at least 7 times to spell this word before looking it up, btw). We've worked hard.
At his check up, he weighed in at 36 pounds...... completely dressed in heavy winter clothes. The average weight for a 7 year old boy is 50 pounds.
It's OK that he's small. It's OK that he's below the charts when we look at his percentile. However, this visit he didn't stay on his own growth curve which brings concerns.
*sigh*
We simply HAVE to get him to eat normal foods. This means I have to stop catering to him so much and focus on eating adult food. This makes mealtime very long and very stressful. Our first night back at this process we sat at the table an hour and 45 minutes while he ate a 2" piece of smoked sausage and a couple bites of potato. I grew more white hair this week.
He's cooperative for the most part. He knows I won't give in. He just takes a long, long, long, long time to chew any food he has issues with.
We were already doing a lot to add calories but now we're doing even more. He'll be drinking Pediasure (save your coupons for me!) in his classroom at school during the day. I'm back to reading food labels, looking for the highest calorie foods I can find (like a 450 calorie ice cream treat for dessert). It's hard because we also have to avoid too much sugar (talk about a wired up boy) and avoid foods that clog arteries. I feel well educated because we've always done this with him. But, now I'm taking it to the next level. Game on.
As the Pediatrician said...... "More cookies. More milkshakes."
And, thus, our food journey begins....... again.
For those of you new to reading my blog, Keegan is unofficially diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
Honestly, the check up was disheartening for me. We worked so hard over the past year to get Keegan to eat more and we've seen results. We've definitely added new foods to his repertoire (I tried at least 7 times to spell this word before looking it up, btw). We've worked hard.
At his check up, he weighed in at 36 pounds...... completely dressed in heavy winter clothes. The average weight for a 7 year old boy is 50 pounds.
It's OK that he's small. It's OK that he's below the charts when we look at his percentile. However, this visit he didn't stay on his own growth curve which brings concerns.
*sigh*
We simply HAVE to get him to eat normal foods. This means I have to stop catering to him so much and focus on eating adult food. This makes mealtime very long and very stressful. Our first night back at this process we sat at the table an hour and 45 minutes while he ate a 2" piece of smoked sausage and a couple bites of potato. I grew more white hair this week.
He's cooperative for the most part. He knows I won't give in. He just takes a long, long, long, long time to chew any food he has issues with.
We were already doing a lot to add calories but now we're doing even more. He'll be drinking Pediasure (save your coupons for me!) in his classroom at school during the day. I'm back to reading food labels, looking for the highest calorie foods I can find (like a 450 calorie ice cream treat for dessert). It's hard because we also have to avoid too much sugar (talk about a wired up boy) and avoid foods that clog arteries. I feel well educated because we've always done this with him. But, now I'm taking it to the next level. Game on.
As the Pediatrician said...... "More cookies. More milkshakes."
And, thus, our food journey begins....... again.
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