Better Boy and Rugged Garden

Michael is much better today. He has got his bounce back and is playing and being naughty. I love it. It is always worrying when he is ill and fever especially, we kept and eye on his temperature and it never got really high like last time he was ill. I am really glad we bought a thermometer, it's been really reassuring. He isn't eating much yet but is clearly better by the minute.



He did surprise me in the middle of the worst bit of his illness. Obviously he has been very thirsty, what with loosing liquids at the top and bottom ends and so we have been giving him as much to drink as he will take. We have even gone back to using a baby cup with a lid and spout to feed him so he doesn't dribble it on his clothes and have to be changed so often. I was giving him he rehydration drink, little by little to be careful and in one of his breathers Mike just grabbed the cup with both hands took it to his mouth and downed the rest of it without pausing. Usually we have a whole power battle as Michael wants me to give him drinks and will hide his hands behind his back to make me hold the cup for him. He never wants to tip his head back to make the drink pour properly. He pushes and pushes forwards making it very hard to get the drink to him. This time he did none of that, he did everything perfectly. So it seems Michael is more capable than he makes out.

We bought a big rug to go on the bedroom floor which we have been cleaning in the garden. Michael and Rocio love to play there on sunny afternoons