What A Cutie

A few weeks ago I bought a new camera with the money that was left to me from my Gran. I have had such good fun taking lot of pictures of Toby. Here are some of the best so far.

Away For The Weekend

Last weekend we went down to London and saw some of our family and friends. Toby got lots of cuddles!

Looking Good Master Rowbottom

Here are some pictures of Toby in his trendy boots and hat. These were given to us my Uncle David, Auntie Ruth and my cousins Jude and Lois.

Are You Having A Laugh

Here are some really cute pictures of Toby laughing as Catherine was pulling funny faces at him. Just to give you an update on Toby's health, we went to the hospital last week for a check-up and he no long has Jaundice which means he has has been able to come off some of the drugs he has been on. He has however developed a small hernia which will need a small operation to fix but the doctors are not worried about him. He is now very bright and interested all everything around him. He also tries to suck his fingers but need a bit of practice.

Toby Goes To Work

Here are some photos of Toby having a tour of The Message offices and meeting the team.

Trip To Bristol

Here are some photos from our recent trip down to Bristol to see some friends. Toby's first trip outside the North West!

More Photos

Here are some more photos of Toby looking cute. Sorry there has not been any updates for a while! He is now nearly 7lbs.

Painting and Bathing

This weekend we had my brother Matt and his wife Claire to stay. On Sunday we did some footprints with Toby, he was a little unsure and was much happier when we washed it all off in the bath.

Watch Toby having a bath

Days Out

Sorry we have not uploaded many photos over the last few days but we have had loads to do with family staying and sorting Toby out. On Friday it was Catherines birthday and we went out to lunch with her mum and dad and brother Kevin. Over the weekend we had her sister Fiona and husband Emmanuel with their kids Charlotte and Samuel. We had a great time and here are some photos of our tip to the park.

News And Photo Update

Here are some photos of Toby and one of the lovely cake my mum made for us! Toby has been home for a few day now and we are really enjoying having him around, even if it does mean less sleep. My mum and dad have been up for the day and this afternoon we all went out to Heaton Park, this was his first trip out apart from church yesterday and some shopping, he really enjoyed having a ride in his cot.

Toby Is Home!

Toby had tests for his thyroid today and it turned out that it seems completely fine which means that we have been able to bring Toby home with us. We are so happy that after 12 weeks he is finally home with us. Thank you all so much for all your support at this very difficult time for us, it has made all the difference. We will do a fuller update tomorrow and also add some new pics.

God Bless
Ian, Cat & Toby
xxx

Nightmare

Yesterday we had a particularly difficult day. We were told the day before that we would be able to take Toby home on Thursday so we had our bags packed but the doctors changed their mind at the last minute because some more test results had come back. We were absolutely gutted and extremely upset. It seems that Toby has a under-active thyroid, this is something that can be treated but in the short term it means more tests for Toby and him being in hospital for another week. In the long term it looks like Toby will have to take medication for the rest of his life. It also did not help that we were misinformed the day before about these results and were told he did not have a problem with his thyroid.

P.S. Thanks to all the staff at North Manchester for your card it was very kind and good to know you are keeping up with Toby's news. We will pop in and see you when we finally get Toby home!

Doing Much Better

To cut a very long story short (which we will elaborate on sometime) Toby is doing much better and we are hoping to get him home by the end of the week. He is a cute as always and has a lovely personality. We can't wait to have him home with us as he will be 12 weeks old by the weekend. Thanks for all your prayer and support it has helped us through these extremely difficult times.

More Tests

Sorry we have not posted any updates in the last few days. Catherine has been rooming in at the hospital with Toby since Monday so that Toby has an opportunity to feed from her. It has been a rocky road and Toby is still being topped up by tube feeds at the moment. His medical condition seems to be stable however we are still waiting for tests to come back regarding his jaundice. They think this might rectify itself over time but they want to check is the is any other condition. We were hoping to get him home this week but it looks more likely that it might be the end of next week at the earliest.

A Better Week

Toby has steadily improved over the last few days. He has got rid of his fungal infection and stopped his anti fungal drugs. This is a lot sooner than we at first feared. He is trying to breast feed and is improving each day. We are waiting to see when we can get his central line taken out as it is still a risk of infection. Obviously they don't want to remove it if they may need to use it so we are waiting for a doctors decision. Catherine will be staying at the hospital next week to try and get him to breast feed at night. Hopefully she wont be there too long! Toby's liver is still not so good and we are waiting for some test results. The doctors do not seem to be overly concerned so hopefully all will be well. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us. We have had some wonderful nurses looking after us both at North Manchester and St Mary's. God has blessed us in many ways although it has been a very tough time. Toby gets more alert each day and seems to want to eat continuously! He also doesn't like being put down and would rather be cuddled. He has certainly already got us wrapped round his very small fingers already! We hope you like the photos, here Toby is conducting is first concert.