Update 9-29-10

Tube Site - things are going well here. Karsie has not been bothered by is really since we changed her ointments. It still looks a slight bit red and irritated, but it's so much better looking than before. We have another week with the ointments and then we need to start putting on the medicine that kills the granulation tissue. That tissue is growing around the tube and needs to go away. We usually put the ointment on once a month or so, but that ointment exacerbates the problem we're trying to get rid of, so we have had to stop that, thus making her tissue grow.

Eating - Still an issue, but Karsie is starting to slowly explore food again. She likes eating junk food that's for sure. She really likes to taste the food and play with it in her mouth, but she won't swallow the food...at least most of the food. If it doesn't dissolve right away like cheese puffs, she spits it out.

Physical Therapy - Karsie has now graduated from physical therapy! She has met all of her milestones. She is still a little behind the curve, but not enough to worry about anything. She is starting to quickly move from crawling to walking. She is in the beginning stages of standing up on her own without support and, as you saw, take small steps. She has repeated her stepping since Sunday's post.

We are a month away from Karsie's plastic surgery appointment where we meet with the surgeon to discuss her future. We're pretty sure we'll have a date then, which is scary but necessary.