Finlay Update

As you can see from the above piccie our baby is a baby no more!!!! Every day he is turning into a little boy which although sad to see the baby go means more than words can say. He is doing so remarkably well and all his Dr's are very pleased with his progress. Last week he finally hit the bottom of the growth charts!!!! Big Yay!!! It is a real juggle managing his diabetes so that he can get bigger and stronger but Alan and I are finally recognising that we're actually doing an ok job in keeping this little boy alive and healthy. He is zooming around on all fours at the moment and just starting to pull himself up to standing ... he loves being on his feet now so I'm sure it won't be long before he's running around after the other two boys.

His feeding is coming on; although he is still very much dependent on the complete nutrition he gets from Pediasure he is starting to become very interested in food and gets quite upset if he isn't getting something to eat if anyone else is which is just fabulous. We have an appointment with the surgeon next week to discuss a gastrostomy which will mean putting a wee button direct into his tummy which will mean finally after 19 months getting rid of his Naso gastric tube. Although it will mean an operation the advantages for Finn really do outway the disadvantages and hopefully will mean a big improvement in his eating and talking. Both hard to do with a tube down your throat!!

At the moment we are lucky enough to temporarily have a continous monitor which allows us to keep a very close eye on his blood sugars without having to do the finger pricks all the time. Although there is a lag of about 10/15 minutes it gives a fairly accurate reading in the lower levels and is allowing us to rein those sugars in even more ..... all positive :o)

Will keep you posted as to the outcome of the appointment with the surgeon next week ......