Welcome to Max's blog. Max was born on 02/11/09 at 34 weeks (4lb 10oz) with a left sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH occurs when a hole in the diaphragm allows many of the organs, in Max's case his bowel, intestines and part of his liver, into the chest. This stopped the growth of the left lung and also squashed the heart. Max was given a 50% chance of survival when diagnosed at my 20 wk scan but you will see from my pictures and updates what a true 'miracle' he really is.
Sunday, 21 November 2010
1st Birthday - 02/11/10
Max turned 1 on the 2nd November - I know every parent says it but I honestly don't know where the last year went! He is doing so well and has progressed so much better than we ever could have hoped. We had a party for him and invited some friends, I think he was a bit overwhelmed by the noise and attention but we certainly had a great time. It was lovely for people to see how far he had come and we played a short video which I put together of his 1st year.
He was certainly spoilt and got some lovely clothes and toys from family and friends - with Christmas approaching we're a bit stuck now for ideas!
We are very excited to be spending our first proper Christmas together as last year I was ill and unfortunately Max's trip home was short lived and unexpectedly he went back into hospital on Boxing day for over a week :( Still, we never dreamed we'd spend last Christmas day all together at home, it was amazing to wake up with him beside us in his moses on Christmas morning...and to dress him up in his Christmas day outfit!!!
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