Where is 'em?

This is a classic Lucia statement in reference to her sausages - yes, 2 weeks on from the clinic and sausages are still the food of choice, although vegemite sandwiches and Pom Bears are a close second. In short, Lucia is still eating; I think it was a concern that she may change her mind outside the controlled environment of the clinic, and hence the transition period here has been beneficial. Breakfast is a little cereal, then vegemite and ham on toast; mid morning snacks of Pom Bears, more sandwiches; lunch is sausages and fish fingers; afternoon snacks tend to be biscuits and fruit, followed by supper, which is whatever we are eating. Then there is always a before bed snack and sometimes even a midnight biccie celebration. Lucia is eating beautifully!

Some days she doesn't eat quite as much as I would like her to, but Tony has reminded me that most 3yr olds are up and down on this front. It is hard not to panic a little, and regress back to calorie-counting but then I remember how I used to, not so very long ago, syringe over 2000 calories into her daily, via the tube, with no weight gain. I don't beleive she has lost weight(I won't weight her till we attend a hospital appointment back in Brisbane)and while I don't think that childhood obesity will be an issue for Lucia, the sausage obsession is a different matter.

She has enjoyed being in the kitchen and helping prepare meals(quite the stirrer)and seems to be perfectly comfortable with the social aspect of mealtimes, so when we return this will be a joy to experience at home. We have had many visitors see firsthand the 'eating' in action - it is fair to say that everyone has been more than impressed, and it continues to be a wonderful event to witness.

I have to say that Lucia has been very adaptable too with a couple of nights away here and there - it has been so much easier to travel without the tubes, formula, syringes, feeding pump etc. We leave the UK on Thursday and my greatest worry for the 2 day trip is how to sneak sausages through security - they aren't mentioned on the medical letter!