'S No Problem

Last weekend Manchester was a positive Winter wonderland and this gave Amelia her first taste of snow - literally. It was quite something to see her leave tiny little footprints in Mum & Dad's back garden. She was just recovering from a very nasty bug which actually had all the hallmarks of Salmonella poisoning. She had spent a week vomiting back anything more than a thimble of water and suffering chronic diorrhea. Anna and I had spent the previous 4 days in shifts during the night reducing her fever and making sure she had at least some water so as not to dehydrate. It was the first time she'd been properly ill since leaving hospital and it reminded us of something important; although she is acting just like a normal toddler she is still tiny for her age and something like this shows just how few reserves she has. Having not had a mouthful of food for days she dramatically lost weight and began to look very gaunt. Thankfully she's back wolfing it down now but she's lost the chubbyness around her face and limbs that we'd begun to take for granted. Some sausage and chips should do the trick.