Tuesday, February 10, 2004 6:26 PM CST

Just to let everyone know Aidan is still home and doing well. We went into town yesterday to get labs and Aidan got to visit his Grandma's house and play with her tops.

I talked to the GI nurse today and she said his sodium, which was keeping him in the hospital because it was high, is now 144. Normal is 135-145. So we are OK!

Aidan's incision looks wonderful and is not leaking, and we are not at all worried about his neurological status. He is SO happy to wake up every day and find himself still at home. Sometimes we hear him laughing quietly to himself at 3 am. He's talking and playing more. Still not walking yet, but that is to be expected since he walks with difficulty to start with because of the stroke he had in infancy, and then he has been in the hospital for most of the last two months with his movements confined.

In the next couple of days I'll put some pictures of his ICU stay in the photo album -- courtesy of Liam's digital camera.