Gage and Quinn had labs last week. The easy kind. The kind where we are in and out in 15 minutes. Even if they both throw a fit and scream during the Drawing of Blood at this lab it would still be better than our 2 hour adventure of the Drawing of Blood at the local Children’s Hospital. It’s really all perspective isn’t it?

Both nephrologists said "stable" in their notes back to me. For those charting along with me at home: Gage – BUN 58, Creatinine 2.5, Quinn – BUN 35, Creatinine 0.8. Their liver numbers had been seriously high but now are just high. And that is good. Stable even. See? It is all the perspective in which we look at the situation.

For the first time in a long time Gage doesn’t need labs for 6 whole weeks. Quinn 8 weeks. I think that’s good.

So the meds are working. All 17 of them. I hate these meds. I love these meds. They are doing what they are supposed to.

How about an update on a behavioral front just because it’s fun. Gage is doing better in his new class. We get a daily report from his teachers and therapists about his behavior and participation. Check mark: Good. Line: Needs Improvement. Long ago we stopped with the X: Bad, because it was playing into the attention part of his problem. His notes from his new teacher usually say he needs "re-direction" or "reminders." There’s been no aggression or flat out disrespect since he’s been moved out of the other classroom. Not bad.

Yesterday she sent a note home asking that we talk to Gage about not "making noises" in class. She said she has a couple of kids that hum already and that his "da, da, da, da, da" was driving her crazy. When asked to stop, he didn’t. Yeah, I know what that’s like. Welcome to my world. I will say this though: he’s not tripping deaf children in the hallway. That’s something.