Where has the time gone. 2011 already. What a great year it is going to be for Austin. He ended last year with his new found freedom of the ability to walk on his own. He loves it and explores our house all the time. His teachers and therapists say at school that he is all over the place. His new found freedom has earned him plenty of 1 minute time outs in the classroom since he won't sit still and finish a project through. Secretly though, I think his teachers and therapists are very proud of him, since he has come a long way. Austin's goals for now are working on his stability and balance, weaning off the GTube and getting it taken out, (which means Austin will have to take everything by mounth), and communication. Austin has begun to use more sounds and better eye contact, but not using his words. We hope that will come with time. We are looking forward to his trip to Santiago, Chile in March to see Ramon. It seems like everytime we go Austin gets stronger and stronger and somehow it opens up new abilities for him. That therapy is a wonder for his brain and his body. We are so fortunate to have found it.