Counting down...

We are getting close... I was telling Ayden during trach care that in 2 days the trach may be all gone and so he pointed to his trach and signed all done. :) So if he has anything to say about it, it's coming OUT. haha

Mom and Dad are getting nervous... hard to not be excited all at the same time. His visit to the OR will be at 1pm and from there we shall see. I hope that there will be internet access...

Chris has to work a weird schedule - so he is going into work at about 2am on Wed night(Thursday morning) and possibly Friday morning.

Here are a few goofy pics of Ayden from tonight...



Thanks for checking in with us!!!

A kiss for Dakotah

Ayden decided that Dakotah needed some kisses this morning and so here is a pic of his new way to greet Dakotah. I am sure that will change once he gets a kiss back from her across his face. :) Dakotah was great about it and just layed there and let him kiss her about 5 times.

Post #2

Hey everyone... We are at one week from his T-day (trach removal day). He has been doing very well with his capping(where he can't breath in or out of the trach). He is basically capped for about 1/2 the day.

He has also been developing his vocabulary... he says mama, dada, wawa (water), WOW, hi and a bunch of other random sounds. In addition he know and has a about 75 signs, so he can communicate even futher.

His new favorite thing to do is feed the puppies. He tries to scoop the food and all. He doesn't quite get enough food in the scoop - but he tries. :) However, with this new found chore, we have to watch him because he tries to feed them multiple times through out the day, which the dogs think is GREAT... haha He even includes a pat on the back for Dakotah after she starts to eat. We will definitely be reminding him when he is older and complains about having to feed the pups... haha

Sorry that we haven't updated his pics on the website. We have had a few technical difficulties on our end. I hope to post some pics after surgery here on this blog.