Summertime fun (mostly)

The past five weeks have seen us on all sorts of adventures (mostly good).

Adventure One: We had a weekend visiting Nanoo at Lake Macquarie. This included a trip to Peter's place where Henry got to sit on a tractor, help drive a lawn mower, and feed a pony and some goats. It was a very hot day and what better way to end it with a nudie run through the sprinkler on Nanoo's front lawn. The next day Michael had an ocean swim to do nearby at Caves Beach. Henry had a great time playing with Nanoo in the surf, and Michael came 3rd in his age group in the swim.

Adventure Two: We have a bus stop outside our unit block. Buses often start their journeys at the stop and if a driver arrives early he usually just parks and reads the paper until departure time. One early evening Henry and I where waiting outside for Michael to come home from work when a bus pulled up outside. Henry ran up the street to get a closer look at the bus. Being heavily pregnant I was slow to catch up with him and when I did he had already climbed up the steps of the bus and was sitting in a seat shouting "Mamma, bus". The driver was very nice and as the bus was empty he let Henry sit in the driver's seat and pretend to drive, he also showed him how to open and shut the bus doors. A great treat for a little boy who loves buses, trucks, cars, planes, trains etc.

Adventure Three: We had to take Henry to the emergency ward at the Royal North Shore Hospital as he had been vomitting for four days, was extremely lethargic and listless, and we hadn't been able to get much if any food or drink into him. Over the four days he had lost 1.5kgs. Upon blood tests results and observations he was admitted into the Children's Ward where he and we spent the next two days and nights. He was placed on an IV drip to replenish all fluids lost and get his blood sugar levels back to a decent level as they had dropped considerably. A stool sample revealed he had the Rota virus, which is a strain of gastroenteritis. Henry is now back at home, appetite returned in full and looking at him you wouldn't even tell he had been sick.

Other news: Only 4 weeks to go until the arrival of Little Baby No.2. I finish up work this week which leaves 2-3 weeks to get our home organised and ready, and if I'm lucky put my feet up and have a rest. Henry is quite the little domestic helper and likes to assist with all chores, ie laundry, dusting, putting things in the bin, and putting his toys away. I hope he's just as helpful when Little Baby No.2 arrives.