October 5

Kade is still doing great with his eating! He struggled with drinking a little, but has overcome his initial reaction to automatically spitting it out. He loves to feed himself, but has also become more accepting of being spoon fed, which really increases our food options! He was eating a lot of peaches, bananas and puffs for a couple days until I was able to feed him regular baby food with a spoon. We are working on decreasing the need for tube feeding during the day, which allow for more freedom to move around.
Speaking of moving around, Kade has taken a couple steps!! He is definitely getting brave, and he has the bumps and bruises to prove it! He has a lot of friends as daycare that are walking, so I hope that helps encourage him.
Kade will start going to daycare 3 full days a week. I am back at work and enjoying getting back to our regular routine. Hanna is really happy to have here brother back at "Hearts" with her. Their classes are outside at the same time, so they get a chance to interact with each other.
We are looking forward to a month without Dr appointments! Our next visits will be in November when we see the surgeon for our followup, and Dr. Russell for Kade's 15 month appointment. Thank you for continuing to check on Kade's progress!