William's 2nd Birthday

We are so lucky to be celebrating William’s second birthday at home. We sat in a meeting with William’s care team in GOSH at the start of the year and said that we would like to be home for his birthday, they said that would not be possible. The good thing was that no one told William and he improved so much that we made it with weeks to spare! On such a special happy day you can’t help think of those you have left behind and what they have to carry on going through.
After an early start, more to do with mummy wanting to open presents than William, we brought William down stairs to a heavily decorated living room. Not quite sure how Cath found the time after making cakes yesterday she had managed to make paper chains out of wrapping paper and a banner as well, not to mention the balloons and fairy lights.
It was not all presents and cake, Alex came to take bloods and change William’s central line dressing. After a pit stop at the chemist for Granma Sue and Grandpa Doug to pick up some strips that didn’t come in the dressings box the change was completed and Alex rushed off to teach some nurses in Trowbridge.After William had recharged his battery and we had eaten a lovely lunch, Pappa and Granma Ruth came bearing many gifts and after a fog of flying wrapping paper he emerged with what can best be described as a misshapen washing up bowl which he sits in and we spin him around the floor. Great fun! It has been a lovely day, thank you everyone for thinking of us.