Yes it has been a very long time since we last posted. The good news is the reasoning was because there has been no significant news, and our family is moving towards some degree of normalcy. Considering the statistics for this monster, the fact our family is seeking normalcy is very good news indeed. Aidan continues to do well in every regard. He plays as hard as any 6 year-old boy would be expected to do, and he continues to have unending charm and an unbelievable since of humor.

Since our last posting Aidan has entered Badger Mountain Elementary in Richland as a very proud and dedicated kindergartner. He very much enjoys his classmates, all the opportunity for learning, and much like his older brother Sage, he seems to do very well with both. It has been a joy to see his excitement and hear his regular updates from the classroom. The school has considered Aidan’s diagnosis and has been extremely accommodating to all his less then usual needs. Other then a one week period where Aidan had a bad cold, he is attending regularly and lovin every minute of it.

The cold Aidan had did provide us one and only one period of concern since our last posting. There was a day about two weeks ago where Aidan told Tanya he was seeing two Mommies. Well you can only imagine the tremendous amount of fear that Tanya immediately experienced. Tanya called and I returned home from work to check it out for myself. I spent approximately four hours watching Aidan very closely and only once did he mention the problem again. Tanya dutifully called Seattle Childrens to get their take on the situation. Tanya was reminded