recovering

healing (stitches below the skin), double buggy outing, union jack pudding (royal wedding)

so Josh is coming on well. The surgery was by the way; laparoscopy (key hole) progressing to laparotomy (open) and adhesiolysis (internal scar tissue removal). He still gets some pain, slept in my bed last night because of it, especially with bowel movements, the scar looks lumpy and is sore in places. we wern't given much advice but looking around it seems like a similar recovery process in some ways to a c-section; no sit ups, heavy lifting etc for 6 weeks (probably less from what i hear). He is eating a bit better but still only small portions that go rapidly through him, so he is quite slim, weighs what he did just under a year ago but some of that i think is fluids, 18-24 month dungarees are quite comfy! He plays like normal but then will quite quickly flop and need a nap or some 'down-time', its hard to explain to him that he has to take it easy to prevent problems with the wound in this post-op period. still not back at pre-school, i might go in with him this week for the police visit.

He spiked a high temp on monday at a family bbq and that with increased pain and tiredness than the previous day meant we spent the end of the bank holiday in A+E having an x-ray etc. We went home ages later (everyone goes to A+E on the bank holidays!) and from then on he was fine, but spent the night with me so i could checks though the night. We have been to all the local national trust venues recently so that we can keep Josh busy but sitting (in a pushchair), tulip festival, egg trail, crown trail.....! The highlight was a theatre trip to see Thomas the Tank Engine, which we booked before we knew about the surgery but was perfect for cheering him up, treating both the boys and sitting still!

thanks to all who have sent cards, lent us DVDs, babysat, texted, prayed, popped round for a coffee etc.