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Before leaving the hospital we met with the dietitian, and after getting Henry home, I went to the store to buy groceries for Mission Feed Baby 2008. Henry needs to eat and he needs to eat a lot to make up for lost calories. At this point, our dietitian didn't balk when we jokingly talked about giving Henry a stick of butter. We are now operating from the place where if he'll eat it, we'll feed it to him. He devoured some chicken we got a few nights back but when I tried for a repeat performance tonight, he halfheartedly ate a couple bites and then brought the evasive techniques he uses into play - shaking head, pushing back, and turning away from the offensive food being offered. The only reason he didn't also swat at the spoon (my personal favorite because he inevitably connects with the spoon causing food to go in every conceivable direction) was because I was not using one at the time. He did, however, seem to like the yogurt smoothie we bought. (I later added some of this to his oatmeal cereal and he ate it.) Foods Monsieur Henry gets to try this week include the following:
fish sticks
chicken nuggets
cottage cheese
Fig Newtons
animal crackers
soup
formula (added to his breastmilk to increase caloric intake)

For now we must monitor his temperature. If it goes past the 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit mark, another call to the pediatric hematologist is required. We're hoping that blood work done tomorrow will show that his neutrophil numbers are on the rise.