It looks like we are nearing being released from Childeren’s hospital and being moved to a rehabilitation hospital. This is good news. Ella is considered in ‘stable’ condition and the primary focus now shifts to her rehabilitation. She has been spending many more hours awake lately, her concentration and focus improving. Yesterday she made (mind you, this could be my wishful thinking) the first vocal response to my playing around. Before the operation, she used to burst out laughing whenever we made the sound of a sneeze. Well, I tried that yesterday, and though she didn’t burst out laughing, she definitly made a sound in response. She is also showing much more interest in the pacifier, which before surgery was an integral part of her being. The feeding test they are going to be running today will show whether food she swallows actually goes down to the right place.