Braces and solids!

So Spencer got his braces today! He has the Ponseti Bar. He has been a little cranky, but he also switched formula yesterday to see if we can nip the reflux in the bud. Maybe little is an understatement, but I finally got him to go down.

So the brace itself is pretty cool. You can take the bar off to put him in high chairs and his exersaucer and such. We had no idea that it did that. We go back for a brace check in three weeks, so we'll see how long we need to do the bar for 23 hours a day. He said three months, but you never know.

Eating wise, Spencer has moved onto solids! We started giving him a bit of cereal to see what he would do. We met with our high risk team yesterday, and they said to not give him cereal because it's kind of gross. They gave us some tips on how to transition to solids and sippie cup. He still has to be fed every three hours, but we can do as much baby food as he's interested in. Twice a day seems good since we can get him once at home and once at daycare. He loved apricots (they fed him fruit first!) and he tried green beans and didn't hate them! As soon as he can take more than an ounce by sippy cup, we will re-evaluate.

Quick Update

Spencer had his tendon cut a week and a half ago. He was super crabby the first day, and then after that was back to his normal self. It only took four casts- with the exception of the cast that got cut off because he gained a pound over a weekend. He was fitted for his braces right before his surgery. We have another week and a half in this cast, and then we move onto Ponseti Braces! It will be so nice to give him a bath again.