Aidan countdown...6 DAYS!

I mentioned in an earlier post that we were taking Aidan to the trach doctor to possibly get the trach out. Well, I never posted what happened during that visit. Ever since the day Aidan got the trach we have looked forward to the day that he would get it out. Initially we were told that it would come out after a few months. You can imagine how devastated I was when time after time I was told that his vocal cords weren't moving. For those of you who don't know what happened to Aidan, he was diagnosed with vocal cord paralysis after 3 weeks in the NICU and had to get a trach so that he could breath through an incision in his neck. So Aidan is almost 15 months old now and words can't express how ready we are to be rid of the trach & g-tube (feeding tube in Aidan's stomach). It has been a looooong and trying road but the time has finally come. At our last visit with the trach doctor he told us that Aidan's left vocal cord is completely paralyzed but his right one is compensating for the left one. He can get the trach out!! He couldn't get it out right then because he needs to have surgery so the doctor can take a look inside and make sure everything is as it should be. He is scheduled for surgery on November 13th. He won't get the trach out right then but very shortly after. During the surgery they will laser any granulation that he might have and check for reflux. What an exciting time this is for us! Let the countdown begin!!!!! 6 DAYS!!

These are things I'm excited for...


I'm excited to go to the beach and let him play in the sand instead of sitting in the pack-n-play

I'm excited for him to take a normal bath instead of always having to wash his hair like this...

I'm excited to not always have to worry about milk or juice going in his trach when he drinks...

More things I'm excited for tomorrow!