Just Typical

On Tuesday Francis had his latest check up with the paediatrician at the hospital. As he was premature, he needs regular check ups to ensure he is developing well. I've never had any concerns about Francis's development and personally feel the check up was a bit of a waste of time, but if the hospital want me to jump through hoops then that's what I'll do!

I got the bus to the hospital and took Francis there in his sling to make life easier. I've not used the sling for months because Francis kept puking on me while he was in it, so it was a bit of a shock to the system carrying a rather heavy baby all the way from Anfield to Toxteth!

Graeme met me in the waiting room and we were surprised to be seen straight away. As usual, Francis was weighed and measured by the nurse and then we waited to see the paed. The paed was very pleased with Francis's weight gain as he is now above the 25th centile. In previous visits Francis has been subjected to a physical examination, but this time the paed just asked Graeme and I a series of questions about Francis's development. Based on what we told him, the paed was very pleased with Francis's progress and said that he sounds like a "typical 11-month-old" even though his corrected age is only 9 months! I was hoping that Francis would be discharged because of this, but the paed wants to see him once more in 6 months time. After that we can finally kiss goodbye to Liverpool Women's Hospital - I'm sick of the sight of the place!


Lisa xxx