King of Välling is no King of Välling no more

I said to farmor Christine just before we left England that I thought George would become ill soon... Call it mother instinct... And on Thursday afternoon it was a fact. He complained over tummy pains, and had really high fever. Staying at mormors so that we could continue on the bathrooms, but she brought him home early Saturday morning since he was then really really poorly and I wanted him home and think he appreciated it too. Still complaining over tummy pains and hadn't eaten anything since Friday. When he doesn't even want his välling, there is something seriously wrong!

Drinking well though, which is a plus, but two projectile vomits added to runny 'you-know-what', and fever above 40 degrees. On Sunday we decided to take him to the emergency hospital in Söder, Sachska. Having never been, and didn't really look forward to going back (Sachska is a part of Södersjukhuset, where we spent the last few days with Arnfinn) but it was in a completely different wing so that felt ok. I was also amazed by the thorough examination they gave him!

First they did a 'snabbsänka'(CRP) to determine if he's got an infection or a virus. It came back really high, which is obviously the reason for them being continously so thorough. They swabbed his throat which came back negative but it was apparently a little gunky.. (Just realised that for you who don't have children and read this... haha, either you're really bored by now or feeling a little sick... haha). Then they did a lung x-ray! Just to rule out pneumonia. George was such a little trooper the whole time! Then we had to wait for him to wee... Which took donkeys! But finally he did and we left a sample, which didn't prove urine infection or njurbäckeninflammation (inflammation to the kidney and pelvis area), but they couldn't rule it out either... We got a return appointment for Monday 11.30.

So we went home. And went back in a couple of hours later. By then his fever was sky-high and he was constantly complaining over his tummy. So I didn't want to risk it. His CRP showed even higher this time, and they gave him some antibiotics. They also gave him a high dose of painkillers so the fever started to go down and when Matt arrived it was all fun and games! Which was a relief!

Monday came and he was a little better I thought. But still refusing the välling! Went back to the hospital and the urine test still didn't prove anything with accuracy but they will give it one more day before giving us the final diagnosis. His CRP was still very high, but it was slightly lower than the evening before at least. His mood is much better though and that proves to me at least, that he's on his way to recovery!

Will keep you posted, but think this is one of his worst sick spells so far!

Engarland 2010 - Generations

Toby came to visit with Marian on Tuesday. And great grandma Doris came down too! Farmor Christine played tricks with the dollies and I managed to get a snap of all of them together!

Engarland 2010 - Picnic in Ampthill

Sunday was picnic day! Auntie Laura and Uncle Tim came up from London, Laura had made very cute and yummy cupcakes! Tom came with Emily and William, little cuties! George took quite a fancy to Emily and was very willing to hold her hand to show her farmor's chickens...

Picnic food was delicious! Chris had prepared scotch eggs (my first ones, how good are they!) and sausage rolls, there were tuna and ham sandwiches, tomatoes from the garden, melon, pineapple and cherries. And Laura's cupcakes of course. What a feast!

And to complete the picnic there were of course the games... The run fastest between to posts; the run fastest backwards between two posts; The hop on one leg, the run on all fours, which George won but not by running on all fours...

We ended the day at the playground where Matt and Tom did the obstacle course... Hilarious! Tim filmed it, will try to see if I can get a hold of the film!

Engarland 2010 - Road Trip - Devon

Only two days in Devon, but two very lovely days! George was over the moon to see farfar Andie again so soon! And even though he was terrified of doggy Stella to begin with, he soon warmed to her and bossed her around like he'd done nohting else... Very funny!

We went down to pretty Lyme Regis and threw stones on the beach and had the obligatory Fish and chips, which were yummy! George and Ursula Granny Devon went looking for fossils on the beach, whilst myself and Matt took a wander through the little town.

On the way home, we stopped at an animal farm, with lots of cute little animals and an amazing amount of different birds! However, George was most impressed with the guinea pigs and the playground...

On Saturday we took a drive through some of the quaint little villages surrounding Honiton, and had a very scrumptious lunch at the gastro pub 'Man in the moon', with amazing views over the valleys! Breathtaking!

We headed back to Ampthill in the late afternoon, and George handled the trip amazingly! No tricks or tantrums, but we did keep him quiet with sweeties... Stockholm detox awaits!

Stopped to see Tom in St Alban on the way back. Lovely to see him! They've just bought a new house, which was really nice and will be a good place for their little family for the next few years!

Engarland 2010 - Road Trip

First stop: Beckley, East Sussex.

On the way there, we also stopped in the small town of Rye, soo picturesque with all its little shops and pubs. Very nice.

Stuart and Sarah's house is an old Tudor style. Very old... But the kitchen had been done up and was very nice indeed! We had a lovely evening and George and little Frank hit it off straight away! Frank, being the old and responsible one, tucked tem both in behind a blanket when they were watching a dvd... How sweet...

We slept in little Betty's very pink room, and after a few more crazy jumparounds on their trampolin, we set off for Farfar Andie and Granny Devon.

Engarland 2010 - Ampthill

Happy days being back in Ampthill! Farmor had made George his very own Tipi, which he spent most of his time in during the first day! We also celebrated Timmo's new job, big congratulations to you!

Farfar visiting

Farfar came to see us a few weeks back, and we've been so busy, I haven't had the time to post anything since...

It was great to have him over! He helped tremendously on the house - he and Matt finished off the guttering and the edge boards of the roof, put up all the tin lining around the window (still a lot missing, but they put up all we had...), sorted out the water supply on the outside, and more... Big thanks for that!

We also thought we'd better treat him to some nice outings, so one day we went to Rosendals Trädgårdar, where they had a nice garden exhibition on; 'Sommarsalonger'. Me and Matt got some inspiration for our garden which was good! Then we had a picnic on the lawn and a yummy ice-cream in the quaint little cafe!

And not to forget how happy George was to have farfar around! In the boiling heat I might add! Tropical Stockholm!