Big Day finally!

What started out as a sleep test, became a 24 hr trach-free trial, which was successful!  Zach and all of us went to MGH Wed night (6/13), and left friday afternoon (6/15) without a trach!!!  Here are the before and after pics.  At the end of the trial, Zach was super excited and couldn't wait to go home!

We've been home for a few days now and have had no major issues, other than Zach wanting to wake up at 4am every morning (which he was doing before the trach was taken out).  We got to spend Father's Day weekend trach free, which was very nice.

It's strawberry season in Boston and we wanted Zach to share in the fun.  We thought he'd like the strawberries with maybe a little whipped cream as a bonus.  Turns out he just likes strawberry flavored whipped cream (make sure to have the sound turned on).

Boston Commons and Public Garden

Enjoying the nice weekend weather we took a stroll through the Boston Commons and Public Garden.  Zach really enjoyed riding the ducks and frog sculptures as long as he was alone (with Mom or Dad holding him in place).  As soon as Mom tried to ride the big duck with him, he got really upset!  He wants to be independent (with us very close by to help and witness!).  He also knows how to strike quite a pose. 



DeCordova Family Day

Saturday we all went to DeCordova Museum for Family Day where they had the usual exhibits, like the huge xylophone sculpture, as well as family specific activities like building big sculptures out of boxes.  Zach's never got too tall but he had a good time.