Sunday, February 1, 2004 3:38 PM CST

Hi, a very quick update. Aidan had his final surgery to remove his shunt hardware this Thursday. He has recovered well and seems happy and comfortable so far. He still doesn't want to sit or move too much so we are working on getting him more active.

He ran a temperature yesterday which got him another blood draw for a culture. This morning he got a CT scan which will be compared with his former MRI to see the size of his ventricles. We have not heard the results yet since it is Sunday, and slow and quiet on the pediatric floor.

Paddy has a mat on the floor of Aidan's room and lots of toys and has been quite easy to take care of since he can walk around and play.