New baby cousins, a great weekend and a weight gain at last!

I forgot to mention on my last blog update that I gained 3 new baby second cousins last weekend :) On Saturday 15th August my cousin K and her partner J had their first baby - a little boy called T. I've seen one photo so far and he's very cute! I'm looking forward to meeting him at a family get together next Saturday, when he'll be just 2 weeks old, awww! And then on Monday 17th August another cousin J and her partner G had twin boys called C and G, who will be little brothers for their 2 year old boy - S. I've not seen any photos of C and G yet, but hope to soon. Babies are so cute :)

This weekend I went to stay with my best friend Lizzy, her husband H and her adorable 3 year old daughter M for 2 nights. I've wanted to stay with them for a while, but this was the first time I managed to work it with my health and my enteral feeds. I had a fantastic time :D Mum took me there on Saturday after she'd finished work (the drive took about an hour and a half). She then stayed for the afternoon and for tea, before heading home. Saturday evening I babysat for M, so Lizzy and H could go out for a meal. That went really smoothly and M didn't wake once. I watched the first episode of this year's X Factor :D On Sunday we just relaxed around their house because I had tummy ache and Lizzy was very tired. We spent a lot of time in the garden because the weather was very hot, but also very windy. Sitting under a plum tree wasn't a clever idea in the wind! We had a lovely meal that night and I ate more than I had in ages! Lizzy's husband H is from Burma, so he cooked a very yummy Chin (his region of Burma) chicken meal. Then once M went to bed and H went off to work, me and Lizzy had a lovely evening together, chatting and watching films. I'd highly recommend the film Sister Act if you've not seen it. On Monday I really struggled with tummy ache, but managed a walk round their local park with Lizzy and M (who had great fun on her bike and in the playground). Then yesterday afternoon I came home on the train.

I'm very tired today, but I think that's just to be expected after running around with a 3 year old for a couple of days! Am doing odd jobs this morning - sending texts, making phone calls, catching up on emails etc - and then this afternoon I'm going to collect my laptop from the computer repair shop in town (it only cost £10 for them to fix the key that had fallen off the keyboard!) and then probably relax and watch a film with mum.

This morning was the day I weigh myself and email my dietician, so I was very pleased to find that I'd gained a small amount of weight :) During the last week I've had 4 nights on enteral feeds (but only half volume, as I've got to build up to the full volume gradually), so I'm feeling optimistic that once I get up to full volume on the feeds my weight will increase quite quickly, so I wont have to be on the feeds for too long. Fingers crossed.