Update

Rowan has been doing really great this last month!! We've been working with a feeding therapist to help him enjoy eating. For the first few weeks, we gave him nothing but water by spoon. He didn't mind the flavor, but he couldn't figure out what to do with his tongue and never closed his mouth, so most of the time it came right back out. Eventually he found a way to push it in with his tongue even with his mouth open! The feeding therapist, Jenny, was super pleased with this and said he now needed to learn how to close his mouth. After another couple days he mastered that (sort of) and she said we could give him juice and sprite. He seemed to like apple and grape juice, but definitely not pineapple! He would only take it watered down though. We tried some watered down breast milk, but that still reminds him of the formula he is constantly throwing up, so we've given up on milk for the time being. I'm slowly trying to get rid of my supply now since it won't be needed anymore sadly. :( Rowan's acid levels dropped really low a week ago, so they forbid us to give him juice. He didn't like sprite, so it was back to water. Luckily, a few days ago I decided to try some baby food, and he did surprisingly well! He only took a few bites and again that tongue wasn't doing him any favors, but he didn't seem to mind the flavor of "mixed vegetables", which is Harley's favorite. Must run in the family! The next day, the feeding therapist was over and gave him the same baby food and he did even better for her! She practiced having him bite baby crackers and taught him to spit it back out, so he could learn that if something uncomfortable is in his mouth, he can get it out without throwing up. He did really well with her. Now he is taking a little baby food for us each day and still likes sipping on his bottle of water. Rowan now has five teeth! We'd seen nothing for so long, and suddenly two weeks ago they started popping up all at once! He's been in some pain naturally, so we give him tylenol when it gets too bad. He has also learned how to crawl this week. He's been doing a strange "stink bug slide" as I like to call it, but he now figured out he can crawl on his knees easier. He's very slow at it, but is now mobile. Once he gets quicker we'll have to figure out a way to take his pole around with him... The doctors have given us some medicine to make Rowan's intestines move faster and hopefully get rid of the vomiting, but unfortunately, while it mostly worked, it caused a terrible diaper rash, and for the past two weeks his poor bum has been red, bumpy and bleeding. We've tried pretty much every diaper rash cream out there, and have gotten one prescription and another medicine from the doctors, which have made it slightly better, but not much. They had us stop the medicine that quickens his intestines, but it hasn't changed much except make him throw up more. Hopefully all the medicines we are using on his bum will eventually get rid of the rash. I feel so bad for poor Rowan. Besides that, Rowan is doing wonderfully and is progressing in every way possible. He's 22 pounds, which is on the heavier side for his age. Who would have thought a baby who didn't eat could get so chubby!! We love it though :)