First bout of sickness!!

Well we have had our first bout of sickness. We are still unsure why Eli has been sick because it has been so intermitten. But we were awoken at 5 am to a baby who had been sick all over his bed. We had to give him a bath and put him in bed with us. We called the out of hours doctor and they said to water down his milk so we did and he did fine with that so I continued the day and tried to get him to eat lunch but I had fixed potatoes which he really doesnt like so instead he had a yoghurt. For dinner, we cooked pasta and cheese for him and he didnt want to eat it but he eventually ate it all and then a yoghurt. Boy was that a mistake!!! It all came back when he was having his bottle. It was so strange that he had been fine all, day had kept everything down and then all the sudden an explosion occurred. Well the doctor said he should be fine but to get a urine sample to send off just in case because of his dilated kidneys an infection can be very harmful to him. So we put him to bed, thinking he would wake in the middle of the night because he hadnt eaten much. So we went to bed as well as I was exhausted, having had to finish a paper on the day my baby decided to be ill. But good news is that it was my last paper to write!!!!! Now just the exam to pass, so please pray I get some revision done and can pass it. To our surprise, Eli woke us up at 8am this morning, poor baby was soo tired. Since he had been fine all day we continued today with normal food and so far, fingers crossed we have been alright so we dont know what is going on. We stayed home from swimming lessons to be on the safe side. The funny thing was that after he was sick last night he just smiled away laughing at us. So he has not acted like a sick baby at all, it has been very strange. So we shall see if this just passes. We go for an ultrasound tomorrow to have a look at his kidneys, hopeful everything will have gotten better again.

No teeth yet, we keep checking every morning but nothing. I hope that it wont be too much longer.

I have just put my baby to bed without dinner as he refuses to eat and I do not want a repeat of last night so we shall see how this goes, he is just moaning so I just put him in bed.

Six months Old

Well Eli is now six months old (as of last Thursday). He is now a big boy haha or he thinks. He has tasted chicken and roast dinner. He is going to eat pasta bake and cottage pie this week. He is doing so well and is eating food with lumps in it. We tried to give him a rice cake today but he was in a funny mood and had his mouth firmly clenched shut. I think he is teething because he was not really in the mood to eat today and has not been sleeping well at all in the night. Last night was a horrible night again, he woke up several times and then cried from 2-330 am until we gave in and put him in bed with us in which case he went straight to sleep, what a cheeky little monkey. So tonight we are going to be strong and not going to give in, the health visitor said we should not get him out of bed. So we shall see how that goes. We really hope those teeth come through soon. Eli has also started to babble loads recently, a real chatter.

On Friday we are heading to spend the weekend at a friends and then to the Lakes District for the following week with some friends. It will be a much needed holiday.

As for Simon's visa, we got a letter from the Embassy this week requesting more information but we are waiting to hear exactly what they want then we have to send it back and they will look at it again so we are unsure at this point when we will be leaving. We may have to stay in the Uk a little longer and apply for my UK visa. So please pray that it will be a smooth and timely process.

We had a lovely visit from my cousin Jenni this past week, it was great to have her here to visit and spend time with us. More pictures to come soon.