Sorry it took so long for me to update you on our Children's visit on Friday. We were detained by some by the tornado that went through there Thursday night. Traffic was horrible (almost at a standy still) all the way from Conway to Little Rock and we were worried that we wouldn't make it on time. Surprisngly as soon as we checked in she was called back. The swallow study took less than 45 minutes. I guess it helps that she actually cooperated this time thanks to Ms. Amy and Ms. Paige's quick thinking and months of preparation. They took pictures of Ms. Amy in the swallow study chair drinking her drinks and getting her "big girl" pictures made with the BIG camera. Katelyn was definitely more prepared this time than last. Unfortunately, there was still very deep penetration with her thin liquids. And medium penetration with meltable solids. They didn't see her aspirate but they aren't convinced that she doesn't. Given her history it is failry obvious that she does. So we must modify her diet even more. We are supposed to avoid the staples of toddler-hood. No more cheese puffs, crackers, vanilla wafers, or any thing that when chewed a couple of times is more of a liquid substance than a solid. We are also supposed to give her dried fruits instead of fresh fruit when possible because of the liquid content in this type of food. They say this is a minor change to her diet but for those of you that know how picky Katelyn is will appreciate how concerned with are with finding her things to eat. They say that pasta and meat are great foods for her. Good thing she loves mac and cheese and chicken!
Yesterday we went Devil's Den and went four-wheeling. Katelyn loves "bicycle" riding! We asked her if she wanted to go yesterday morning and of course she did but when Justin went outside to load up she thought he left her here and she threw the biggest fit. It was kind of cute! I packed us a picnic lunch and we headed off about 10:00. We rode about 5 mph on a three mile trail stopping a little over half way to eat. When we got to the end of the trail none of us were ready to go so we turned around and headed back. We found a pretty waterfall to stop and look at but the turn around was a little too much for Katelyn's first time out. She was trying to stand up and sitting in all kinds of strange positions before we made it back to the truck. It was weird to us that we didn't see anyone else the whole time we were out. And the only deer we saw were on the sides of the roads coming and going.
We also ventured to Rogers yesterday to Gordman's grand opening. I have to say that for a grand opening there weren't any special deals. I did get a pair of shorts and a tank top for the beach in 3 weeks! It's hard to imagine it being warm enough for the beach since it is 50 degrees as I write this. But my mom assures me that it normally is.
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