It looks like Mark and I have fallen down that common bloggers' pitfall of not blogging when things in life are good. Well to rectify that, here is an update on how we are all getting on.
Mark is very busy at work and busy helping and joining in with us when he is home; Joseph is loving school and we are loving that he's learning to read; I'm busy at home but finding my feet more and more in our CF and day to day routine - the CF specialist nurse even told me I was 'very organised'! I nearly fell off my seat and wished all my ex bosses had heard that one; and Sammy, well Sammy must be the busiest of us all. He's growing very well and is continuing to put on good weight and length which will help him fight infections in the future and is keeping him firmly on the centile chart. He is currently infection free having fought off a horrid cough last month. When Sammy gets ill (under the direction of our CF team) we immediately change his antibiotic from his regular Flucloxacillin to a rescue course of Co-Amoxiclav and increase his physio to 3 or 4 times a day and for double the duration. This time we did this for 3 weeks and it cleared up the cough beautifully and prevented the virus from developing into a bacterial infection in Sammy's lungs. Preventing bacterial infections is what it's all about! The BIG NEWS is that Sammy at 7 months is crawling, pulling himself up, cruising round the sofas on his feet and if you hold his hands he walks everywhere. HE'S MOBILE and he is also learning the word NO! He frequently crawls towards the radiators, wires, toilet or other hazards we'd rather he stayed clear of. He initially turned and laughed at Mark the first few times he shouted NO because he had never heard the tone Mark was using. We think/hope he's getting it now though.
Amusingly Sammy managed to lock Mark in the shower one day whilst Joseph and I were out. While Mark was in the shower cubicle Sammy crawled over to take a look and put his little hands on the bottom of the shower door in such a way that Mark couldn't open it without crushing his fingers. Mark started shouting 'NO!', 'SAMMY, GO TO OVER THERE!' and anything he could think of to persuade him to move but Mark probably became more interesting and intriguing to Sammy at this point. Eventually Mark realised he had to wait for little Sammy to get bored and move away on his own. He finally did, at least the shower water remained hot the whole time.
The other great new thing in Sammy's life is food. As with Joseph we are doing baby-led weaning. Sammy has taken to it well and likes a big variety of food, especially baked beans and Greek yoghurt (though not together - but maybe we'll give it a try). He is also very good at spooning food into his mouth. I, on the other hand, am perhaps not doing quite as well. You may remember from other posts that Sammy needs to take an enzyme called creon every time he eats something with fat in it. This means I have to work out how much creon to give for a food depending on it's fat content. For example 50ml of whole milk and 1/2 a Weetabix contains about 2g of fat so I give 3/4 of a scoop of creon granules. (2.5-3g fat = 1 scoop) Sound complicated? Try working out the fat content for tuna mayonnaise (tuna = 6.8g for half a tin, mayo = 10.2g for 15ml) now work out how much fat is in the 6 spoons Sammy actually ate and then work out the creon dose for that!! Don't worry you don't have to do this, Phew! And I'm getting the hang of it :-)
So to round up, we are all fine, busy but having lots of fun oh and there is food all over Sammy, me and the floor at all meal times but thank goodness for wipes and washing machines.
Mark is very busy at work and busy helping and joining in with us when he is home; Joseph is loving school and we are loving that he's learning to read; I'm busy at home but finding my feet more and more in our CF and day to day routine - the CF specialist nurse even told me I was 'very organised'! I nearly fell off my seat and wished all my ex bosses had heard that one; and Sammy, well Sammy must be the busiest of us all. He's growing very well and is continuing to put on good weight and length which will help him fight infections in the future and is keeping him firmly on the centile chart. He is currently infection free having fought off a horrid cough last month. When Sammy gets ill (under the direction of our CF team) we immediately change his antibiotic from his regular Flucloxacillin to a rescue course of Co-Amoxiclav and increase his physio to 3 or 4 times a day and for double the duration. This time we did this for 3 weeks and it cleared up the cough beautifully and prevented the virus from developing into a bacterial infection in Sammy's lungs. Preventing bacterial infections is what it's all about! The BIG NEWS is that Sammy at 7 months is crawling, pulling himself up, cruising round the sofas on his feet and if you hold his hands he walks everywhere. HE'S MOBILE and he is also learning the word NO! He frequently crawls towards the radiators, wires, toilet or other hazards we'd rather he stayed clear of. He initially turned and laughed at Mark the first few times he shouted NO because he had never heard the tone Mark was using. We think/hope he's getting it now though.
Amusingly Sammy managed to lock Mark in the shower one day whilst Joseph and I were out. While Mark was in the shower cubicle Sammy crawled over to take a look and put his little hands on the bottom of the shower door in such a way that Mark couldn't open it without crushing his fingers. Mark started shouting 'NO!', 'SAMMY, GO TO OVER THERE!' and anything he could think of to persuade him to move but Mark probably became more interesting and intriguing to Sammy at this point. Eventually Mark realised he had to wait for little Sammy to get bored and move away on his own. He finally did, at least the shower water remained hot the whole time.
The other great new thing in Sammy's life is food. As with Joseph we are doing baby-led weaning. Sammy has taken to it well and likes a big variety of food, especially baked beans and Greek yoghurt (though not together - but maybe we'll give it a try). He is also very good at spooning food into his mouth. I, on the other hand, am perhaps not doing quite as well. You may remember from other posts that Sammy needs to take an enzyme called creon every time he eats something with fat in it. This means I have to work out how much creon to give for a food depending on it's fat content. For example 50ml of whole milk and 1/2 a Weetabix contains about 2g of fat so I give 3/4 of a scoop of creon granules. (2.5-3g fat = 1 scoop) Sound complicated? Try working out the fat content for tuna mayonnaise (tuna = 6.8g for half a tin, mayo = 10.2g for 15ml) now work out how much fat is in the 6 spoons Sammy actually ate and then work out the creon dose for that!! Don't worry you don't have to do this, Phew! And I'm getting the hang of it :-)
So to round up, we are all fine, busy but having lots of fun oh and there is food all over Sammy, me and the floor at all meal times but thank goodness for wipes and washing machines.
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