Hi guys, Sorry I've been AWOL. We've been having computer problems. We recently bought a new computer and printer and apparently there are teething probs with our set up. Stoopid us! Anyhoo we seem to be doing ok with it at the moment. he eh

Not much to report with us. Gussy is still refusing all food and drink etc. We are still tube feeding and offering food at appropriate meal times, which he just plays with, or completely rejects. He's still throwing up multiple times each day and suffering bad pains from reflux etc but in spite of this is managing to grow pretty well, for him. Must be all the food we stuff into him overnight while he's sleeping! Gus is now 76cm tall and 8.53kg. I am so proud of him. I know it's tiny compared with some of the other October toddlers (esp the boys), but he's ok. There are some advantages of being small. I can still wash him in the kitchen sink if needed (eg when he gets all muddy etc in the yard and I'm to lazy to give him a shower or bath) and I can carry him around on my hip when I'm shopping. This is especially handy in the supermarket. He refuses to stay in the trolley and can undo the seat belts and tries to climb out of the trolley. His absolute goal in the supermarket is to run wild and climb the shelves (literally)! Of course I don't allow it, but tis not easy. He's a climbing demon. I found him on the kitchen bench this morning. He just seems to be able to scale almost verticle walls. It is much scarier now than it used to be when he had his helmet to protect him. Not sure whether I've mentioned that he no longer has to wear his helmet... It's not because his head is now perfect, but because it was no longer working speedily enough to correct the areas that most need it. We are going to watch him for a while and see how his head develops without the helmet's help before we decide what to do next. Might be ok on it's own or he might need surgery. Now his hair is growing thicker it helps to disguise it. The helmet kind of worked like and exfoiliator so it will be interesting to see what happens with his hair growth and texture now he's not getting it rubbed constantly. he he. I've been using electric clippers and keeping his hair really short. Might think about growing it a bit to see whether he still has curls.

BTW, We are still keeping the pics etc on his totsite up to date, however we were getting spam coming through on the site, so we have made it password protected. Happy for you guys to have a look, if you're interested. P/w monkey. Feel free to post in our guestbook, if you feel like it. xx

I've missed heaps of your posts, so will now spend Gussy's sleep time catching up. BBL