Maya's trach is OUT!

Although today went very slow, we are VERY happy with Maya's progress. We arrived for our 9:15AM appointment with the ENT Clinic. Before we had her trach removed we wanted her to have another round of BoTox to help with her secretions. That took 2 and 1/2 hours to get prepared for (I think mostly because this is only one of the first few times they have done the BoTox in the clinic versus in the Operating room.) Dean and I helped hold Maya while the Doctor injected her 4 times (under the chin), and Maya was certainly NOT very happy. Immediately following the BoTox injections, the Doctor simply pulled out her trach tube...and it was no big deal at all! She continues to be doing well, maybe starting to get a bit tired, from everything, but we could not be happier. Her energy level has been terrific, and she even did alright with our attempts at giving her her inhaled medication through her nose and mouth instead of through her trach. While there have been some serious tears today, there has been many more wonderful happy kicking moments, where it is obvious that she is okay with all that has happened to her today! I think she is also really enjoying having Mommy and Daddy ALL TO HERSELF today. So TONIGHT will be the big test for Maya. We are hopeful that she will do just fine sleeping without her trach for the first time since she was 2 months old...GO MAYA GO!