My Premmie Boys Journeys

Day 1 19/06/09
Tristan Riley Bekkers arrived at 10:04am on the 19/06/09 at 34+3 weeks gestation.
Weighing in at a whooping 3090 grams (exactly twice Brendan’s weight) HC 33cms and L 50cms. Apgars of 6:6:8

Labour…
Stage 1: 7 hours
Stage 2: 34 mins
Stage 3: 7 mins

Admitted into SCN 3 (NICU)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Ventilated -
CPAP - until 6:15pm
Incubator at 6:30pm
One dose of Caffeine
One dose of Survanta

Day 2 20/06/09
W 3080 grams

Feeds starting today
Newborn Hearing Test to be done as soon as he moves into SCN 2.
Moved into SCN 2 (Special Care) at 2:30pm
First nappy change
First cuddle
First Breastfeed attempt
All at approx 3pm

Day 3 21/06/09
W 2970 grams

Moved from the isolette and into an open cot at 10am

Day 4 22/06/09

IV removed at 1am.
Last tube feed 1am.
Pulled NGT out, not replaced.
7:30am Transferred to Satellite Nursery.
Feeds upped to 50ml every 3 hours.
Transferred into a wire cot at 3pm
First bath at 4pm

Day 5 23/06/09
W 2920 grams

No transfer today
Monitor for another 24 hours
Ringing Northam to try and arrange transfer
Phototherapy commenced at 10am

Day 6 24/06/09

Monitor off this morning
Phototherapy stopped at 9:30am
No transfer today, bloods tomorrow

Day 7 25/06/09

Transferred to Northam Regional Hospital for rooming in.

Day 8 26/06/09
Jaundice levels checked again.

Day 9 27/06/09
W - 3000 grams
HC - 33 cms

Discharged home!

At approx 6:30pm on the 18/06/09 I went into Spontaneous Labour. At first I thought they were just BH’s and finished my dinner and went for a shower. At 7:30-8ish the pains started coming closer and more intense I rang my mum to take me to Northam Hospital (Brendan was asleep and Nigel had been drinking) Upon arrival they did a Fetal Fibronecten which came back +ve, they then did an internal which is when they discovered I was 3cms dilated and fully effaced.

An ambulance was called and we were off to KEMH. Arrived at KEMH MFAU by approx 11pm. Contractions were roughly 2-3 mins and lasting approx 30sec. At approx 1:30am I was transferred to the delivery ward where I was given an internal… still 3cms and fully effaced, but membranes were bulging.

I had a shower which helped ease some of the pain, but once out they started coming a lot faster and harder. I was given the gas and another internal (was approx 5am) I was 6-7cms and membranes were well and truly bulging. By 6-6:30 I had in the epidural so I could get some rest. BUT it didn’t work well it did, but I could still feel some pain and the contractions… which is a good thing in my eyes now. At approx 7:30-8:30am my hind waters ruptured and I also had my show.

Approx 9am as the contractions got worse so did the pain, the epi stopped working, even with top-ups from the high dose pain relief. I was given an internal when they ruptured my membranes. By 9:40ish I was ready to push…

It took a good 8-10 contractions to push bubble out and man it hurt, but once over it felt so good to know that I did it virtually pain-relief free.

Tristan was born at 10:04am and placed on my chest as soon as his cord was cut. I wasn’t able to hold him long as he was a little floppy and seemed to be struggling.

He did let out a tiny little cry which was the most beautiful noise I had ever heard. He was then ventilated and stabilised. He left the labour suite at approx 10:45 am and went straight to the NICU.

I’m really proud of myself, for going through the most painful part without the drugs (not that I had much choice) Tristan weighed in at 3090grams HC 33cms and L 50cms. His Apgars were 6:6:8.

Official Labour times
Stage one: 7 hours
Stage two: 34 mins
Stage three: 7 mins

Age: 28 months (25.5 months corrected)

Spontaneous Words:
* Car noises (brrrm)
* ‘Dadadada‘
* ‘da-da‘ (like ta-ta) when waving goodbye
* ‘Mumumum‘
* ‘ehts‘ (oops)
* ‘nana‘ (banana)
* dog noise - he doesn’t say anything for this, it’s all in the throat, mouth closed.
* ‘da‘ When you give him something and ask him to say ‘ta’ he does.
* ‘docks’ (socks)
* ‘dar‘ (car)
* ‘o-oh’
* ‘lol-lol‘ (lolly)
* ‘ball’
* ‘guck‘ (truck)
* ‘bots’ (books)
* ‘bye’

Mimic words (he understands and does mostly when you ask)
* ‘bo bo‘ (bottle)
* ‘ba‘ (bath)
* ‘dink’ (drink)
* ‘nose‘

Can also Babble (but we haven’t heard these for a few months now)
* ‘bubububub‘
* ‘nanananan‘

Can Follow these Instructions:
* ‘Put that in the bin’ (you need to point at what it is you want in the bin)
* ‘put your plate in the sink’ (will also do this without command)
* ‘Pick it up’ (same as the bin thing, must point to what it is)
* ‘Pull out the plug’ (takes a lot of encouraging, but he will do it)
* ‘Open/Close the door’ (takes a lot of encouragement)

Actions:
* Waving
* Pointing
* Clapping
* Shakes head for ‘no’
* Pointing to Body Parts (nose, mouth, ears, hair, head, tummy, belly button, eyes, bum, willy, toes and feet)

Referral/Relevant Background Information:
Brendan was born at 30 weeks gestation and weighed 1545 grams. Brendan was previously seen for follow-up at 12 months corrected age and was found to have a mild developmental delay when assessed on the Griffiths Mental Developmental Scale.

Behavioural Observations:
Brendan presented as a friendly child who was keen to sit at the table in readiness for the assessment. However, his initial response to many of the tasks was to throw the pieces of equipment on the floor. He was genuinely inquisitive but didn’t always concentrate for very long and needed to be refocused which usually required the question or instruction to be repeated. When Brendan was refocused on the task he often completed the task quite quickly. Brendan left his seat frequently and was keen to explore the room. His mother reported that this behaviour was fairly typical of what she sees at home where she constantly has to keep an eye on him.

Developmental Assessment Results:
(Results are based on Brendan’s corrected age of 24 months and 10 days)

Today’s assessment was carried out using the Bayley Scales for Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley III), which measures a child’s development across three developmental domains including: Cognitive, Language (receptive and expressive communication) and Motor skills (fine and gross motor skills). A developmental profile for Brendan was derived from his performance across the tasks included in this assessment and is reported below. Scaled scores indicate how Brendan performed compared to similar aged children in the Australian population. The scaled scores for each subtest can range from 1-19, with scores from 8-12 considered to be average, and low scores indicating delay in a particular developmental domain. Test scores can be influenced by a number of factors such as the child’s current state of health and well being, tiredness, motivation, attention and prior opportunities for learning.

Cognitive: 8
Receptive Language: 10
Expressive language: 3
Fine Motor: 10
Gross motor: 7
Social Emotional: 3

Cognitive Development: Borderline Average
The cognitive scale assesses sensory-motor development, exploration and manipulation of objects, concept formation and memory by exploring hoe children think, react and learn from their environment. Children are given tasks that measure their interest in new things, their attention to familiar and unfamiliar objects, and how they play with different kind of toys. Brendan was able to find hidden objects, completed the 9 piece form board and peg board. He attended to a story but had difficulty with the 3 piece shape board and was restricted in his style of play. Brendan achieved a cognitive standard score of 8 which represents a developmental age equivalent of 21 months and is within the range expected for a child his corrected age.

Language Development: Average Receptive Language and Below Average Expressive language

The language scale is made up of receptive and expressive communication skills. Receptive communication tasks assess a child’s ability to understand and respond appropriately to sounds, words and requests (i.e., identifying, listening and comprehending). Expressive communication tasks assess a child’s ability to communicate through sounds, words and gestures (e.g., babbling, taking turns, vocabulary and sentences). In assessing Brendan’s receptive language it was found that he could point to 9 objects in a book (e.g., ball, balloon) and identify 5 actions (e.g., waving, riding). He was able to point to 5 body parts and showed an understanding of the use of objects. Brendan achieved a receptive communication scaled score of 10, approximating a developmental age of 23 months. Brendan was heard to jabber expressively but did not produce identifiable words. He was able to engage in and initiate a play interaction with his mother (i.e., peek-a-boo) and tried to engage the attention of others by showing them objects. His expressive communication scaled score was 3 representing a developmental age of approximately 12 months. The discrepancy between his receptive and expressive language skills is significant and thus the usual practise of combining these scores to provide an estimate of Brendan’s overall language development is meaningless.

Motor Development: Average
The motor scale is made up of fine and gross motor skills. Fine motor skills refer to how a child uses his hands to manipulate objects such as grasping objects, building with blocks and drawing. Gross motor tasks assess a child’s ability to perform large muscle movements including running, jumping, balancing and coordinating. Brendan was keen to participate in these tasks. On the fine motor tasks, Brendan was able to stack 6 blocks, put pellets in a bottle and coins in a slot. He held a crayon using a transitional grasp and made random strokes on the page. Brendan pulled duplo blocks apart but was not yet able to reconnect them. He achieved a fine motor scaled score of 10, representing a developmental age equivalent of 25 months. When his gross motor skills were assessed, Brendan was able to walk up and down stairs with both feet on each step holding on to the rail, walk forward on a designated path and balance briefly on one foot with support. However, he does not run with co-ordination and is not yet kicking a ball or jumping off a step. He achieved a gross motor scaled score of 7, representing a developmental age equivalent of 18 months. The combined fine and gross motor scores indicates Brendan’s overall motor development is in keeping with children his corrected age.

Paed’s Summary

Brendan shows some concerning aspects in his development. He has a significant speech delay as well as an overall delay. His very high activity level, short attention span, high pain threshold, poor sleep pattern and lack of awareness of danger are all high risk factors for later development and learning. He is quite sociable and endearing, but likely to be quite exhausting to manage. he is receiving therapy services (OT and Speech) in Northam. We have encouraged Sally to make as much use as possible of family respite opportunities especially with the near arrival of the next baby. In view of these concerns we have arranged to review Brendan in one year’s time at the State Child Development Centre.

My Name is: Brendan Ryan
I held my head up from: approx 4 months old
I first smiled at: approx 3 months old
I gave my first laugh at: approx 6 months
My first word was: Babble, dadadad Actual word was also dadadad at the age of: Babble at around 10.5 months first word at approx 17 months
I first rolled over from (Tummy to Back): 6 months
I first rolled over from (Back to Tummy): approx 9 months
I was rolling constantly back and forth from: approx 9 months
I was sleeping through the night constantly from: approx 5-6 months
I first sat unaided (when placed on floor) from: 10.5 months
I got my first tooth at the age of: 10 months
I began crawling from: (Commando)NEVER (Normal) 10 months and 3 days
I could clap my hand from age of: Randomly at 15 months.
I was waving bye bye from: 16 months
I pulled myself up onto furniture from: 11 months
I took my first step at the age of: 14.5 months
I was walking constantly from the age of: 16.5-17 months
I tasted solid food at the age of: 6 months, constantly from 8.5 months (but only managed 1 meal a day until around 11 months)
I first used a sippy cup at the age of: Straw cup from 15 months, sippy cup some time after that.
I held a spoon and fed myself from: Still can’t hold a spoon…. but has attempted to feed himself since 18 months or so.

Just a few days shy of 25 months Brendan has made some progress on the language/speech development scene.

Upon request he can now…

• Point to his nose (rather his finger goes up it)
• Point to his hair
• Point almost to his belly
• Point to his ears, and
• Point to his mouth.

I am very proud of my little man. Finally learning body parts!!

I started writing this yesterday and will continue to add to it over the next 2 weeks.

I was meant to write this last night, but I actually forgot which isn’t such a bad thing…

Anyway Two years ago on the 10th of Feb I was 28 weeks exactly. I had a quiet day, sitting on the couch, caught a cat-nap, played cards with mum and was just generally relaxing. It was a Saturday and there wasn’t much really going on anyway. My grandparents were over visiting and we were all sitting out on the verandah chatting. I needed to go to the loo and excused myself. After going I had a small leak and my thought was ‘dammit I’ve peed myself!’ I was thinking that I didn’t empty my bladder fully, so I grabbed another pair of knickers went back to the loo changed and then the same thing happened… ‘hmm this is strange’ So this time I grabbed a pair of knickers and a pad…. I didn’t even get to change… but was lucky to be on the loo went splash… ‘hmmm that’s not right’ I put my clean knickers on with the pad and went back out and sat with my parents and grandparents, who were just about to leave anyway. I waited for them to leave and I said to mum, ‘I’ve just leaked a heap of clear liquid’ and her response was when? ‘just before when I went to the loo’ ‘I thought you’d been in there a while, sounds like your waters’ ‘and that means, what exactly?’ (yes I was pretty naive… ) ‘well it means that your waters have gone and you will probably be in labour soon’ ‘but I’m only 28 weeks!’ Anyway…. mum rang SDH who said get to a hospital ASAP if I am in any pain…’no shes not in pain’ the reply was how far from KEMH are you and can you get there, yes we can get there but it’s and hour and a half away. Start heading there, we can’t see you here she’s way too early. Ummm ok….

I chucked a few bits in a bag and we left, at approx 6:45pm we are only about 5 mins down the road and the phone rings, it’s SDH, forgot to say that if you start to experience ANY pain at all please call in here and we’ll put you in an ambulance.

At approx 8pm we arrive at KEMH emergency dept. Mum spoke to the lady at the desk and explained that I was 28 weeks my waters have broken and SDH have referred us here. Yes yes we are expecting you, grab a wheelchair and wait there. I had only just sat down in the wheelchair and someone came out and said ok lets go. (I’m thinking where are you taking me!) We go up to the Maternal Fetal Assessment Unit (MFAU) where they have a bed waiting for me along with a Dr and nurse. I’m strapped to a monitor, my BP is taken, I’m asked a whole range of questions, an iv is put in and I’m started on some drugs, including steroids. Many Dr’s come in to speak with me, I remember one Dr in particular, the neonatologist, he was such a handsome man. He was explaining what the steroids will do ect. We stay up there until around 11pm when they move me to the ward, and mum has to go home.

Mum slept in her car outside the hospital expecting to be called back in.

11 Feb 2007
In the morning mum was there at 8am on the dot. The neonatologist came in and told me what the chances of survival where for a 28 weeker He told me that my baby had approximately 70% chance of survival and of those 70% that survive 20% will have ongoing problems such as CP, Autism, ect. I asked him a bunch of questions including how long we’d be down here for. his reply was that generally most babies are in until their due date. He left and some other Dr’s came in after them a social worker came in and I had a good chat with him.

I had an u/s just after lunch which showed that my baby was approximately 1108grams (funny how I never leave of the 8 ) my baby was doing very well despite the lack of fluids. (I didn’t want to know what we were having) The baby was fully engaged and it was ‘unlikely that I’d still be pregnant tomorrow’ (those were the exact words).

Throughout this whole thing, I was actually quite positive only had a little cry, I really thought that everything would be ‘normal’ and that the baby would be just small, even though the Dr’s had explained to me what might happen, I still thought, ‘no that wont happen to me’. It didn’t really sink in until Sunday afternoon, when my lovely midwife took me down to the SCN. She showed me the NICU, from the outside of course. I remember her pointing through the window at a little wee bub, and the words ‘this baby was born at around 28 weeks’. That’s when it sunk in… that’s when it hit me… all the machines… the wires… the tubes…

Needless to say I didn’t sleep well that night…. and neither did my mum, who actually managed some emergency accommodation next to the hospital.

12 Feb 2007
It’s been a rather an emotional day, I’m not sure what to expect anymore, how much longer I’m actually going to be pregnant. I’m sick of being on bed rest. I’m sick of not being able to go outside. Sick of being woken up every 4 hours for Obs!

I have also now completed the round of steroids and am taken of the labour stopping drugs. The only thing I am taking now is Antibiotics, to ward off infection. Now that the steroids are on board they were going to let my baby come.

13th of Feb…

The doctors are all still amazed that I am in fact still pregnant, they honestly thought that after my waters breaking my baby would be here within 24 hours, but to still be there 3 days later is awesome. My spirits were staring to get a bit higher today. I made friends with a lady in the same room as me, who had already been in hospital for 7 weeks.

By mid afternoon, the pains had started. I had mild back pain along with lightening’s and just generally uncomfortable. I was now experiencing pre-labour, The midwife kept checking on me as I think she fully expected me to progress into full labour very quickly. It was the start of a VERY long 10 days…. as soon as the real pains started to get more frequent I told my midwife, she came in and could feel mild contractions. Within 20 mins or so, they stopped. At this stage I wasn’t sure what was really happening and tried my best to stay calm and positive.

14th of Feb 2007…

Today started like it had the past few days, with Ob’s done at around 6am. Breakfast comes in at around 7:30 and then the Dr’s anywhere up to 11am. Mum is still staying down in Perth with me, she’s been to Target to buy the both of us some new clothes to wear. Today one of the ladies in the room with me gets to go home, she had the window bed. I pleaded with my midwife to get moved to the window side and she allowed me to!! I now have a view of Subiaco, Subiaco Oval and the city of Perth.

Nothing much really happened today, the same pains are still there but nothing seems to be progressing.

15th Feb 2007

Again this day started like the previous had done, Obs at 6am breakfast around 7:30-8am, Dr’s around by 11am. This day mum had been down to the shops and bought some cards for entertainment. I also decided that it appeared I was going to be in a while so ordered the TV. Around an hour or so after lunch is when all the fun began…. I was getting regular pains, some which were making it hard to breathe. I let my midwife know. She could feel some contractions as they were happening and I was rushed to the labour ward. Once down in the labour ward I was hooked up to the CTG, the only thing the machine picks up is my baby’s heartbeat…it doesn’t show the contractions! The midwife on that day said that the machine wasn’t accurate and was just a guide, and that because I was labouring in my back it was harder to pick up (or something like that) After 3-4 hours, things settled down and I was sent back to the ward.

16th Feb 2007

Another day of pains and Ob’s. Nothing really happened today.

17th Feb 2007

Still nothing progressing, still having pains. DP comes down to visit for an hour or so. Mum goes home to do some housework and change of clothes ect. She had been staying down with me since he previous Saturday, mostly sleeping in the car and random hotels if she was able to get a bed.

18th Feb 2007

Today, I’m starting to get really sick of the hospital food. They never put enough on your plate I’m pregnant feed me! lol.
Still in pain, pains are getting more intense and I am now started on some panadol and heat packs for pain relief. I’m also given sleeping tablets after my midnight Ob’s. 4 hours solid seep is better than none.
Some more family visit today, I now have some fresh fruit and some recent mags to read.

19th Feb 2007

Today starts as the last week has, obs and then breakfast. Mum comes in to visit as soon as the ward opens, 8am. Now we have a collection of things to do, UNO, poker, Canasta and Euchre. Cards are easy to pack away if need be. mum has also started bringing in outside food, the breakfast is not sufficient enough to hold me over until lunch comes and lunch is not sufficient enough to hold me over until dinner comes.

Today my team of doctors are happy with things appearing somewhat settled. I am actually given permission to go down into the town of Subiaco to do some shopping! OMG I dont think I could have left that room quick enough! We were given a time to be back by for Ob’s.

Mum and I were a bit naughty though, instead of going into Subiaco we actually went out to Carousel, which for those in Perth know that that’s not a little drive from Subiaco. LOL. While we were there I bought some more clothes and even bought a few tiny little things for bubs.

We were back by the designated time and everyone was happy.

After I had my Ob’s done we went up to the ward lounge to play some cards. During the game of cards I once again started to feel more regular contractions, bugger, must have been all that walking around! This time instead of going to the labour ward I was shipped of to MFAU (Maternal fetal Assessment Unit) There we stayed for around 2 hours and they were happy that things were going slowly and I was sent back to the ward…. just in time for dinner!

20th Feb 2007

Yet another day of pains and Ob’s. Hospital is really starting to get to me and I’m also making, what I now regret making, comments about how I just wanted it to be over. I just wanted him out.

21st Feb 2007

Is much the say as the day before. At least i’m getting otuside a bit more for fresh air….

22nd Feb 2007

When will it be over already! I’m sick of being in hospital, sick of being woken every 4 hours for ob’s, sick of hearing babies crying, sick of being woken because the lady next door wants to watch tv at 2am….. GET ME OUT OF HERE!
Oh and to top it all off, I now have a newborn in my shared room…BUT it’s not the newborn which is the issue I can sleep through that, it’s the damn mother who talks to her baby in a normal voice ALL NIGHT LONG! SHUT UP I’M TRYING to SLEEP!

23rd Feb 2007

I spent most of the day out of the room, due to the newborn and all the family visiting them. It’s coming up to DP’s 21st Birthday, and I had gained permission from my Ob team to go out for dinner between 6 and 8pm on the 24th of Feb, a Saturday night. My spirits were lifted, the idea of being out on the town celebrating my DP’s birthday and not stuck in the hospital was awesome.

24th Feb 2007

At approx 4am I woke with pains, they were coming regularily. I was due for Ob’s soon, so waited until then… except I fell asleep and the midwife was a really good one who managed my Ob’s without waking me!!
I woke at 6:30am in incredible pain, coming in waves every 2-3 mins. This time I call the midwife in who could feel them coming. Due to my previous experiences, they decided to monitor me in the ward first before sending me down to labour ward. Breakky came around 8am and I was feeling so ill and in so much pain I couldn’t eat it, although I wanted to, I just couldn’t. At 9am the midwife comes in and says they are sending me to the labour ward now, to pack my things and call my mum. I rang my mum who had gone home for the weekend, she was in town doing her shopping. I told her the situation and she came straight in, arriving around 10:30-11am. She didnt even take the shopping home!!
I rang my DP and told him to cancel dinner, I was in labour and this time they weren’t going to be sending me back to the ward pregnant.
The day is VERY long, I tried attempting lunch but couldn’t, once again the pain was too much and I was feeling so ill. My Ob decided to get an iv in as a precaution, easier and nicer to get one in early.
By 6pm, when dinner arrives, I’ve been in the ward for 9 hours. I was starving, but wasnt allowed to eat much… just in case I had to have a caesarean section. I nibbled on sandwiches and was allowed to only drink water.
I was given an internal around 7pm and I was only 3cms. I was exhausted, I felt so ill, I had gone so far without any pain relief except for heat packs. I was allowed to have a shower, and it was heaven! I was in there for a good 30 mins and then I started bleeding… I freaked out, not knowing what was going on!
I dried up and was given a nice warm hospital gown from the warmer. I felt better after my shower, but the pains came back harder and faster. At around 8pm, 11 hours since being admitted to the labour ward I was given some gas, I found though it did nothing but help with my breathing. At around 9pm I am given some morphine and told to sleep, I was only around 4cms. Sleep… yeah as if. The morphine did nothing but make me sick. I had had enough of vomiting throughout my pregnancy, but this vomiting was worse. My stomach already ached from continuous contractions each vomit was like having another contraction.
The next 3 hours are a blur of pain, dr’s, midwives, buzzers, screaming from down the hall and more internals.

25th Feb 2007

Stats last weigh… 4 days shy of 21 months
21 months: 10.56kg 82.5cm

Stats today… 5 days shy of 23 months.
23 months: 10.88kg 85cms WAHOO!

So for %iles Brendan is….
Length is just above (the dot is right on the top of the line) the 25th %ile!! which is up from just below the 25th %ile.
Adjusted age he is just above the 50th %ile line.

Weight has dropped into the 3rd %ile. He’s now just above 1/2 way between the 3rd and 10th %ile, which is below last weigh.
Adjusted age he is just above the 10th %ile.

Head Circumference…. 48cms, no change since last measured at 20 months.
Puts him just above the 25th %ile for actual age and just under the 50th %ile for adjusted age.

All up I’m happy, he gained and grew what more can you ask of him…

Friday Dec 5th 2008.

It happened so quick, I dont have pics, nor did I even lock my house or my car at the hospital.
I dressed him at approx 8:45 he had nothing less than 5 mins later he was grizzly and came up to me with small red lumps on his arms, within a few mins his hands and feet were swollen. I literally watched him go red from the time to leave home and get to the hospital, less than 5 mins, his face was red, his arms and legs were red and welted. He looked like a lobster As soon as we got to the emergancy dept, we didnt have to wait they took him straight him , weighed him, listened to his heart and checked him over.

Gave a dose of steroids and an antihistamine at approx 9:30am. We waited approx 30-45 mins and his rash was already looking better so they let us go home. At first sign of it re-appearing we are to go back.

Went down without too much trouble and slept all night.

Saturday 6th Dec 2008

Allergic Reaction

Brendan woke up and his face was swollen. I took him back to the hospital, who got us an appt with the dr. The dr gave us a prescription for the antibiotics and we were sent on our way.

We have no idea what caused the reaction, but thankfully today, Sunday 7th Dec, he’s fine.

Just a few LITTLE things I’d like to share with you regarding Brendan’s development.

1) After pulling everything out of somewhere, once he puts it back he claps as if to say “good boy” very cute…
2) He knows what a phone is for and holds it to his ear
3) When it’s bathtime, we walk into the bathroom, he closes the door behind us and then he holds his hands up to get undressed (he wears bodysuits still) and then once the suit is off he takes his nappy off, puts it in the bin, claps his hands then walks to the end of the bath where I lift him in
4) He knows how to open the car door from the inside….. thank goodness for child locks!
5) He knows how to open all doors actually, he just can’t reach any off them excpet the bathroom one.

6) We were sitting on the bed yesterday and we have a tv right at the end of our bed, he was sitting up to it waving at his reflection and then he kept trying to push his reflection out of the way He’d move to one side and try and push the reflection the other way SOOOOO FUNNY!

7) When something runs out or gets hidden (been practising the imitations) he holds his right hand up as if to say “all gone” hasn’t quite got the idea of holding both up…. I think he’s going to be right handed he seems to favour it.

I’m very proud of him, he is doing so so well.