And the new food of the week was THE SEEDLESS RED GRAPE! The first bite was difficult. Emmett was presented with half a grape. Physical guidance was needed to open his mouth. He expelled the bite about 3 times, only to have the remains placed back in his mouth. There was a lot of gagging but it did go down and stay down. The goal for introduction was 3 full grapes, but with the meal lasting 55 minutes we all had to remember how successful is was that he made it to 2 grapes or 4 bites and celebrate. By Thursdays lunch, his 4th consecutive meal with grapes, 7 minutes was shaved off his meal and he ate 6 bites or 3 full grapes! The skin of the grape was tricky, so each bite of grape was followed by a preferred bite of chicken or hotdog. The motivation of preferred foods did the trick and he hurried to clear the grape from his mouth to make room for his favorites. This video is from lunch on Friday. After 6 consecutive meals with grapes, he continues to improve on his meal time, he ate 4 grapes independently (most of the bites did not require even verbal prompting) and it appears the SOMEONE may like grapes!!!!
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:09:12 +0000
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