every day Jakey seems to undergo a subtle change. These days he seems more chilled out and is happy to sit propped up either in his Bumbo or on the sofa. While playing with his new Whoozit he will gurgle, sing and occasionally happily practise his vocal chords with loud high-pitched shrieks. He is also, now putting up his arms to signify that he wants a cuddle and what parent could refuse such a request? 🙂
Last night was bad for Jake as he came down with some kind of fever. He was very lethargic and listless and was making pitiful mewling noises which were heart-breaking. Ames phoned NHS Direct who(surprise-surprise) said to go to A&E. This seems to be the standard answer. We decided that a wait of several hours in A&E was not conducive to Jake’s welfare. Instead we gave him some Calpol and took turns sleeping upstairs, Jake in his very tight moses basket and parent on the Futon. I think I had only 3-4 hours sleep. Poor Jakey would wake in streams of tears while his tummy gave him pain. There was nothing to do except offer the plug and rock him gently.
Today we took Jake to the Doctors and of course Sod’s Law dictated that he was giggly and happy and full of beans during the Doctors examination. The recent dose of Calpol had something to do with this of course. He was diagnosed with a virus and we were told that Jake would soon have a tremendous bowel movement. Eek! So that put our minds at rest although the poor mite is still suffering from a painful tummy.