Friday 11th May 2007

I had a great night's sleep. Wow, what dreams of being with Mummy and Daddy at home and my family coming round to see me and tickling me and cuddling me - I've certainly got something to aim for - I can't wait to get out of this place. The nurses are nice though...!

Daddy came to see me early this morning. He put his hand on me for the whole hour that he was there - I really like this as it makes me feel all enclosed and safe - it's as though I was back in Mummy's tummy and in a smaller space which was all cosy and nice. Now though there's no boundary's to my movements and it's better for me to be contained - they call it 'containment holding'. This is when I'm not stroked, prodded, poked or anything other than just having a hand on my head or on my body or legs. It stops me moving around too much and it's nice and warm. Daddy's hand was warm and lovely, it was a shame when he went, we were getting on really well.

Do you remember me letting you know about my heart valve - that it was open even after I was born...? Well, today they scanned me (Mummy and Grandma Pat were there, they saw my heart on a scan machine; I was really happy that they saw this as it made them feel included)... I'm such a good boy, the valve has closed up... isn't that great news. I'm so pleased with myself, but in all the excitement I got a bit wriggley, so I needed a rest afterwards and went to sleep.

And... I'm now having 1ml of Mummy's milk per hour... I'm so good that I've put even more weight on - I'm now 850g's - which for all you old folk is 1lb 14oz's! I've changed quite a lot... what big feet I've got!

Mummy was really nice to me today - she's been wearing a little baby flannel - which sounds odd I know, but she did this as she knew that I wanted something of hers near me. I feel more comfortable when I can smell her or when she's here with me. I know that she can't be here all of the time, so something that smells of her keeps me calm and happier. I gave her a baby flannel that I was wearing as a duvet, she's really happy about this... You see, it's quite wierd for Mummy and Daddy to be parents but not have me around, it makes us all quite sad so I'm fighting to survive and get better sooner so that my dream of coming home can come true.

I'd just like to say thank you to all of my fans. Daddy's told me about everyone who's been in touch to say hello and give me their love. Of course I'd like to offer this back to them and I'm really looking forward to my party when I come home...