You're dismissed!

Sweet Owen, on Tuesday, you were dismissed from Physical Therapy services with ECI! Yea! You made such great progress in such a short time. It makes me wonder if you were truly just a "late bloomer" & would have arrived here on your own or if they really helped get you going!?! I'm choosing to believe they helped. Each week, we saw improvement...I guess we'll never really know. All that to say, your physical skills are appropriate for your age now, so no more PT! We also had a nutrition eval that same day. The ECI Dietician came by to talk with me and look at you. She said you're a little small (weight wise) but mainly our concern is your poor digestive health! This chronic constipation is WRONG!! I want you to know that we are so concerned about you. It breaks my heart to hear you cry and scream in pain when you have to go poop! No one should have to work so hard just to go to the bathroom. She gave us some suggestions...mainly said you weren't drinking enough during the waking hours so we need to increase your fluid intake. The second suggestion is to have you tested for Celiac disease. Daddy & I (along with our extended family) are praying against that. It would mean a total lifestyle change in our eating habits. Although it would probably be more healthy for all of us, I would just hate it for you! But, we won't dwell on what might be. We're going for your 1 year check-up with Dr. Gray (boo) on Monday, so we'll talk with him about it. His office has really been zero help in this whole, long drama! He may not be our pediatrician much longer!! Anyway, all that to say I am proud of how far you've come physically in the last 2 months & am thrilled that maybe we will get you some relief & work out your poor tummy troubles. I love you more each day!