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Two weeks out and we are back to normal.  Really the middle of last week Hudson was back to his silly self, running, playing and asking "how many days?" until he can eat all foods.  Still a few more days of the soft diet but now that we are not liquids he can eat a lot more.  He is still snoring but not gasping for breaths like he was at first and most people who hear him talk say they can definetly tell a difference and can understand him better.  For sure his hypernasality is gone.  We will start speech in a couple weeks again and are hopeful he will really take off with his articulation and get those back stops down.
Since this is our family scrapbook I wanted to include some of Hudson's latest works.  One of his first nights of really feeing good he spent about two hours working on letters and drawing.  I was so impressed as I have never seen him do anything but scribble.  

He has always called Jordan "Jo Jo" so this was mail for his brother.  

Lastly, today is my sweet dad's birthday.  It has been a tough year of "firsts" for all of us and although he is doing well I sure wish on days like today I lived closer to really love on him.  Last week Hudson's school did their annual Care-A-Thon service projects and Hudson's class went to a nursing home to sing.  When I asked him about it he said "they were REALLY old".  I said "like Grandpa?" and he said "is he old?"....... my dad got a kick out of that!!! 

LOVE YOU DAD!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!