Summer holidays, dummy cold turkey & speech

It's been nearly 4 months since we left the JR post Meningitis & Herbie is a normal 18 month old now. He is a real climber and a bit of a dare devil at times which frightens the life out of me. I'd rather not be in A & E with him ever again ;) The main problem we have encountered since the 3 week stay has been his reliance on a dummy for comfort. He used one loads before but during his illness he seemed to have it permanently attached! So 5 days ago I took the decision to remove it during the day. What a trooper he has been! Really no issues at all. Our main worry was his lack of vocabulary. By now his siblings were talking really well but Herbie grunts alot. Even in the last few days we have noticed how much more he 'chatters' and a couple of new words! Ofcourse it is totally feasible that his 'glue ear' is causing the problems not the dummy but we'll soon know!
Fingers crossed he continues to make progress.

10K run for meningitis

The day finally arrived for my sister (left in pic) and two of my sisters in law, Lucy & Wend (R to L). The Meningitis Trust ASICS 10K run in London. All sporting t shirts bearing the name of my precious boy, Herbie, they ran to raise money for The Meningitis Trust. The idea came about the first week that Herbie went into hospital back in March and now they have done it! We are so proud of them! Thanks to you all...WE LOVE YOU xxxx

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I hate this...our friend's son has Leukemia, he's 5. We are understandably devasted by this news and worried about the whole family. We have spent evenings just discussing what they are going through, the pain and uncertainty. It's seem selfish that it has stirred up emotions in Dan and I that have only just gone under, but are close to the surface, when we should just be thinking of them. I keep watching Herbie and reliving some of the worst moments...I have to remind myself how bad things were at times. The JR hospital, Children's Wards, are some of the best in the country...they will cure my little train loving buddy just like they did our Herbster...I just want to wave a wand so that it's done now for all of them :(