Impressive Act of the Day

Harrison is sooooo ready to get rid of this trach. For those of you who don't know, Harrison's trach has been "capped" during the day pretty much since he started preschool, with the exception of 2 weeks fighting a cold. This means he is not using it to breathe, so he is getting used to breathing the old fashioned way. Good practice. And harder than for the rest of us, since he has to physically push the air around the trach tube and over his vocal chords. Anyway, he makes A LOT of noise all the time, loves the sound of his voice (he was pissed when he first got the trach and realized he was silenced...like Ariel!) and he experiments with his voice all the time. So lately, he has been holding his breath, very deliberately. For a split second I wondered if I should be concerned, and then I realized, there is a method to his madness. He is, in fact, taking deep breaths and holding them (picture getting ready to dive to the bottom of the pool) to gear up for some major noise. He does it two or three times, and then he starts talking, singing, whatever, and he does not shut up! Pretty smart, huh? And apologies to those of you who have been victims of his very loud, ongoing interruptions when you are trying to talk (Rabbi, John and I enjoyed your seder, we were listening!)