Whew - all back at home....

Just a short post to let you all know that Marc and Mum are back home after being released from hospital this morning with flying colours :) We have to go back for a control on Saturday, but it's better having him back home than having him in the hospital.

Hopefully Christine will be able to go on holiday like she planned next week with some friends, leaving Dad and Aisha at home to sulk around.

Thats for the well wishes and SMS's, hope you are all well,
From us.

Bad news, good news in one..

Yes, sorry to say today I must start this entry with some bad news. As some of you might know poor little Marc had to go into hospital this morning for an operation on an Anal Fistula, which is essentially a boil close to his anus, caused by a blocked tube between his intestine and his skin. Yesterday it was fine, we didn't see anything, but after a hard night, in the morning the boil broke through to the skin and we were concerned.

I was able to drain it myself, but Christine still wanted to take Marc to the hospital to get it checked out. Thank goodness. They were able to diagnose the problem straight away and Marc was booked for an op at 12 noon. In the end the op. only started at 14h00, but then after 45 minutes the good news. Everything ok. The boil was properly opened and drained (it extended almost 1,5 cm into the body cavity), everything was cleaned and he was returned to the room still asleep at 14h45.

He (and of course Christine) have to stay in the hospital for the next few days, so that they can keep an eye on it and ensure that it stays clean (the boil). He was awake after 2 hours but had not eaten before I had to leave to get Hanna from Omi and Opi. He was obviously in some discomfort, but fell asleep again just as I was leaving. I'll give you some more news tomorrow when I know it.

22:44 - quick update from Christine. Marc is doing fine and eating properly again :)

A new Picasso?

Hanna just loves painting - the messier, the better! Therefore I like to hide her most favourite finger paints. However she sometimes finds them anyway and then I have no chance and Hanna, sorry the new Picasso, enters the stage. The result you can see on this photo!

The last couple of weeks were quite busy. We were getting ready for visitors. Michael, Richard's brother, and Claire and Gavin, Richard's sister and her husband, visited us around the 1st of May. We had a really nice time - especially Hanna felt very spoilt being the centre of attention. There was always somebody around to play with and opening all these presents - even if they belonged to somebody else - was pretty exciting for her. Hanna and Marc provided enough action - so we didn't have to worry too much about a interesting program for our visitors :-) !

Check out our photographs of the last couple of weeks on our webalbum!

Wishing you a great weekend - for us it is a long one :-)!
Christine