The last time I posted was in December before we went on the cruise. We've gotten closer ever since. Therapy has been doing wonders for everyone. SS opened up and said that he's starting to love dh again but he's afraid that dh will leave him again. Which is valid. Dh said that he did screw up and made a terrible mistake before but he won't leave him again. He wasn't there before but he's here now and will be for the rest of his life. I guess that's all SS needed to hear. 

SS just recently started calling dh "dad" again. i've never seen dh cry so much before. Dh has his son back and SS has his dad. I've also been spending time with SS and I have say, he's such a pleasant, postive kid. We have this sort of system in place where on Fridays, Dh takes SS out for dinner and they do whatever they want. Saturdays I do the same with him and Sundays we're together as a family. 

We're making it work. We're actually thinking about getting a dog as well.