Mo No Go

We have pushed past the roughest parts and Mo is starting to come around, so no hospital as it stands. The coughing is gone, the sniffer is working, the ears are getting better. Still not eating after 8 days but he will crack on that soon enough. He says his throat hurts whenever he tries to eat, but at this point based on his activity level, this could be a manipulative 4 year old ploy to get attention. Who knows?

So no more, "You gotta eat," or "Do you want to eat this?" We are priming the house for a food rich environment. A beautiful smelling pizza for dinner tonight will flood the home with flavorful scents to grumble the belly. We are going to have a quarter of it with very little sauce and toppings so if he does eat his stomach won't be destroyed. Desert will be fudge brownies. Again if he does eat it will be a very small amount. Boxes of apple juice are already placed around the house for access and whatever snacking is being done is done right in front of him without offering a bite.

This sucks that he is in rough shape. Thankfully the amount of water he has consumed has not deteriorated him any more than he is. He is much smaller now having lost by our estimation about ten pounds or 20% of his body weight. The baby fat and chunk he got from all the drugs has for the most part been erased. His shoulders and waist and noticeably slimmer. The chubby, cherub face is still there, just waiting for the smile to return.

But... every now and then, you get what seems to be sincere moaning and a cry fest of not feeling well and true physical distress. Without food or any pain medication this is expected. I'd expect it from me. I am sure the weakness from no food and the ear infections and whatever physical recovery he still has from his operations is not helping his normally cheerful mood.