A potted catch up

Well it has been a while and I have lots to say but very little time, so here goes.

1. Been to see dietitian - Joel is now on meat!!

2. Saw Cardiologist - hole smaller compared to his heart size. Still on medication and still need to see her, she hopes it will close, won't operate whilst still a chance of it closing. A real miracle.
3. Developmentally, Joel is a little behind, but making real leaps and bounds. We are trying to teach him to clap but he is more interested in doing his own thing! (Is that a Jamie or Julie-Ann trait?)

4. He still has sticky eyes- been 3 weeks now, but nothing they can do for him.

5. Emily got her place at Nursery for Sept. Our childminder has given birth to a healthy little girl and will be able to return to work to look after both our children.

6. I am visiting work tomorrow to find out what I am doing when I return on May 18th.
7. Jamie is busy co writing a book for a company called Rising Stars, with his colleagues at work. ( My husband the author of a maths textbook!)

8. Our vegetable patch is blooming and growing and benefiting from the mixture of sun and rain.

9. Been to a history lesson at Dunham Massey; they did a living history day on the Nifty Normans. Emily got to cheer on the dragon until it was stabbed by St George- she didn't get it. She had a go at archery and enjoyed the story teller too.

Eifion - are you proud of us waving the Welsh flag?

10. Life is busy - Joel's Dedication is coming up in 3 weeks, lots to do, but all well.
11. Emily has made a cuckoo clock out of a cheerio box as she wants to win a Peppa Pig Competition. I think she will be heart broken if she doesn't win.

Thanks for all the prayers, letters, cards, visits etc. Joel is a miracle, a work in progress and hopefully one step closer to being better. Thanks be to God.

Last month and Easter hols

We have been busy in the garden and out and about. Today we met up with my university friend, Nicola, with Marc and their little cute boy, Henry. We went to Tatton Farm and got to hold a 4 hour old duckling and a day old chick. Emily also watched a chick break out of it's shell and watched month old piglets playing in the sun. Nature is so amazing and she was totally amazed by it all. The innocence that children have astounds me - when do we loose that awe and wonder? Well only 2nd day of holidays and we have had lots of fun already. Tomorrow is DIY day :( but it has to be done.