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Ben went in yesterday for his surgery and they removed all the rest of the scar tissue caused by his trach and then early this morning at the hospital Jonathan (under supervision) took his trach out and Ben has been doing great. The hole left by the trach has already begun to close up. They just cover it with gauze and tape and let it heal on its own. We are still in a little bit of shock that this actually happened this time! Life without a trach will be very different! Ben has to work harder to breath and I am sure he is sore but he is just doing so well. He doesn't know how to settle himself down to sleep- he keeps talking to himself (where before we would remove his Talking Valve at nap/bed time and he would just relax and roll over.) Obviously this is very exciting for us. The plan is to bring him home tomorrow morning if all goes well tonight. We will post some pictures soon.

Ty is continuing to do well and we have been slowly upping his feedings. So slow and steady but good. He looks great, a little stronger everyday. His cry is even getting louder and he is alert and very interested in looking around more often. We already love him so much. We cant wait to get him HOME!!!!!!!