Logan's response to simple commands is becoming more consistent and he is responding to a greater number of them as the days go by. Tommorrow morning he will get another swallow test (he's only had one since he got to TIRR) and if it goes well, the speech pathologist will begin to introduce various liquids and soft foods in very small amounts to see if he can swallow them. It will be a slow process to re-learn how to swallow and anything he is given will taste strange to him for a while. We are still waiting for a date for the tendon lengthening procedure; I hope it 's soon so we can get this last (hopefully) surgery behind us and remove his trach. Things continue to improve in small but measurable ways and the staff is pleased with the progress he's made since the plate was put in.