Oliver's Chicken Pox

We think that Oliver's Chicken Pox has reached its height. We estimate that he has about 60 spots and they don't seem to be itching at all. We now need to wait until they have all scabbed over before the infectious period is over.

Charlie Comes Home

Charlie & Cathryn came home from the hospital today. Oliver's Chicken Pox have really started to show now with new spots appearing all the time.

Chicken Pox is very dangerous in newborn babies but because Cathryn had it as a child she now has lifetime immunity and will have temporarily passed this on to Charlie. However, we have had different opinions from everyone we ask about how long this passed-on immunity will last for and whether we should keep the babies apart. I have even posted a question on Yahoo! Answers and again received different opinions. It is pretty much impossible to keep the babies totally separate but we are taking precautions.



[Check out the simularity between Charlie (in the photo above) and Oliver in this photo.]

Charlie's Third Day

Charlie is much better and Cathryn has been told that they should be able to come home tomorrow. Charlie passed his hearing test today (the same test that Oliver initially failed and gave us a couple of days of worry). He has become very slightly Jaundiced but the nurses say it is nothing to worry about.

However, things have got harder as Oliver has been diagnosed with Chicken Pox! He had a couple of spots yesterday and we kept him away from Charlie as a precaution but I took him to the out of hours doctor today who confirmed our fears and told me that Oliver cannot go to the hospital to see his mum or new brother! Charlie was born with some immunity for a short period (as Cathryn had Chicken Pox as a child) and will be safe from this outbreak but obviously there may be some babies on the ward that do not have this immunity and therefore Oliver must stay away. Cathryn is really missing him. Friends and family have been really good and I have managed to get Oliver looked after very easily so I can visit the hosptial - thanks to Linda, Fred, Lisa & Garry for their help.

Oliver does not appear off colour, and apart from a couple of spots/blisters on his neck you would not know there was anything wrong with him.

Charlie's Second Day

Good news!! Charlie was allowed out of ITU this morning and went up to the ward where Cathryn is recovering. He has started feeding and is looking much, much better than yesterday.

Charlie with Grandad Fred

Charlie with Nanny Maria

Charlie's Birth

Charlie was born by Ceaserian Section at Birmingham Women's Hospital at 9:32 this morning. He weighed 8lb 7oz (3.82 kg).

After having a bit of trouble breathing the doctors decided to transfer him to the ITU (intensive care). He was placed in an incubator and some blood tests and a chest x-ray were taken. By early evening the blood test results were back showing that there are no signs of infection but the x-ray showed some fluid in the lungs which eventually should be absorbed into the body without medical intervention. The doctors considered Charlie's breathing to have improved enough to be taken out of the incubator although he still remains in ITU tonight.

Charlie in the incubator

Charlie in ITU

Oliver Dancing

Then & Now

Hannah Berry and Madeline, Katie & Beth Hill came to stay last weekend. I had a lot of fun playing with them. We had our picture taken in the same place as we did the year before last...

This picture was taken in July 2005 when I was just 6 weeks old...

...and this one was taken in March 2007 when I'm 21 months old.

I know when my birthday will be...

My Mum & Dad went to the hospital today to see the consultant. I've been measured as being a big baby (over the 90% percentile).

Mum has been booked in for a Caesarean Section on 30 March 2007. I guess that's going to be my birthday!!

February 2007

This month I went to Center Parcs with Harv and Nanny.

We went out on our bikes a lot and also went windsurfing at the beach!













We also did some art....

and it snowed!!!

Harv and I each got a cuddly Hedgehog. Mine's called "Meer" 'cos I think it looks like a Meerkat.

Some More Photos

My Mum & Dad went back to MUMS again today to see if they could get some photos of my little brother. He tried hiding, but it was no use he had to have my picture taken eventually (click to enlarge the pictures).