Max pulled out his nose tube early today. Carolyn and D. ("the baby whisperer") gave him all day to be free before they reinserted the tube. It was just as traumatic as you could imagine, with the tube emerging out of his mouth several times.
This picture is also a nice illustration of a phenomenon that occupational therapist C. pointed out to Carolyn today. Notice that Max is hunching his shoulders. He is using shoulder and back muscles to control his head. Of course, he should be trying to use his neck muscles, and C. showed Carolyn a few techniques to get him to relax his shoulders. Max didn't much care for the new way of doing business. But if Max is controlling his head pretty well using the wrong muscles, I hope he can take the next step and figure out how to use the right muscles.
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Max was born in October 2008 at Georgetown University Hospital. After more than four months at GUH, Max moved to the HSC Pediatric Center in March 2009. He came home six months after he was born, in April 2009.
Max on Thanksgiving
Max on Good Friday
Max at Home
Tummy Time
A TUBE-FREE MORNING
Start Here: A list of posts with background information
- We're home! (leaving the hospital with Max)
- The hospital at home (what it's like to care for Max at home)
- Max in action (see Max do his tricks)
- How is Max? (update April 2009)