10/10/04 at 9:10 p.m.

The last few days have been about the same except Jess is lifting his left arm by himself. He is getting a little stronger with his head control and neck muscles and he is still moving his toes. I was able to get him to move his legs a little. He seems to be moving his tongue more as though he wants to say something. We can't wait to get rid of the feeding tube in his stomach and start feeding him real food. The speech therapist told me I could give him little sips of crushed ice. He swallows well but it is still too soon to give him any other food or drink. The integrated medicine doctor will meet with us on Tuesday to discuss our next steps. We have a reevaluation at the Elks on Wednesday but we are not sure if he will be ready to go. We are looking into other rehab centers. My daughter, Jamie, and little Jahara went back home to Boise tonight. She has been helping me with Jess for the last two weeks while Chris finished the house he was building. We will miss her and our little granddaughter. Mom and dad really enjoyed having Jahara's here. It will be 4 months on the 17th since the accident. Our lives have definitly changed....