Holidays with Pos and Pa

We have had a really good month. We are still amazed by the difference to our lives with William not vomiting. He still gags quite a bit which is still distressing. It is also of concern because it may contribute to loosening of the fundoplication.

William has really started to grow though. He was last weighed on Monday at an appointment at Westmead Feeding Clinic. William has finally burst through the 10kg mark! He has really been catching up on some growth now that he is keeping all the nutrition in his body!

In August, we spent some time down at Charlotte Pass where I do a locum with a bit of work and a bit of skiing and the family get a holiday. William's 'Pos & Pa' took care of him for these two weeks to try to keep him safe from the germs that were lurking. As Liza and Olivia both got influenza down there, and Thomas and I also got viral infections, it was a very good thing. William still caught something after we got back but he coped pretty well and got over it quickly.
He loved staying with his grandparents but we did miss him so much! Pos bought him a teddy bear which ended up with its own tummy button so William could feed and 'bubble' him as well. He loved having the run of their house but he especially loved playing in the garden.



William is very happy with his bottom shuffle and shows no desire to walk or even stand just yet. He saw the neurologist last week who was happy with some aspects of William's progress but advised us to get a little help with some of the other stuff. Certainly his talking is behind the average for his age but he is starting to say a few things quite appropriately. With a bit of speech therapy I am sure that the day when we can't get him to stop will be upon us sooner than we know it!

The area of William's development in which we have seen really exciting improvement in the last month is his progress towards feeding. He is still not taking any food by mouth but he will let us touch his mouth now and will even put a spoon up to his lips himself. It sounds like small stuff but the progress he has made in a month and a half is far more than he got in the preceding nine or ten! And the wonderful thing is that he is enjoying the games we play trying to get his feeding happening.

He is a cheeky little boy at times but very lovable! He certainly does not give up the opportunity for a cuddle when he can get one and we love to indulge him.