It seems simultaneously the longest and the shortest year imaginable. This time a year ago, I was quaffing protein shakes and stuffing myself with chicken and fish in a bid to keep Adam in. Now, we have a baby who, though he still has his issues (he's still on 300 ccs of oxygen and still gets all his nutrition through a tube), is the friendliest, chirpiest and most wonderful boy we could have hoped for. Those 8 months as a full time hospital resident seem much longer ago than the 4 months they are, and normal life in our little family, while by no means devoid of medical appointments, is dominated far more by play, nap times and cuddles. The journey isn't over yet, but we have come so far, and we are so proud of how Adam has coped with everything. So come and meet him, and celebrate his 1st actual birthday (when he'll be just over 9 months corrected age)!!!! It's in the function rooms upstairs at The Vine, on Highgate Road (http://www.thevinenw5.co.uk/) on 13th October, from 2pm (babies and children also very welcome, obviously!). Please do join us to celebrate his first challenging year, and to send him off with good cheer into his second!
(Please, please don't feel you have to bring him a present if you come, but if you want to get him something, he's in 6-9 months clothes at the moment, and will only get bigger!)
Finally, here are a couple of teasers to show you what to expect if you come (the videos don't work in Firefox but do in Explorer)!
