Bless them NK!! My two have been playing together well this week (alhtough I keep finding them climbing on/over the furniture which is getting a bit frustrating as I'm still a bit nervy about falls after DS1's incidents).
CP I'm so glad to hear DS is well on the mend now - it sounded horrid. I'm very impressed with the exercise - I haven't been for over a month since my breathing became bad. I've had blood tests (all clear), ECG (fine, although DS2 did unplug the woman's computer while I was lying on the couch out of commission - it's okay though as DS1 poked him in the eye as a telling off 
!!) I had a chest x-ray yesterday too and will wait for the results. I suspect it may be allergy-related (and really, it seems to fit that I'd have an allergy in my household!), as I was told to take anti-histimine for a week and think it is helping. I have been doing a bit of dancing on the Wii to try and remove a little of the extra padding I've been gaining!
Had two cringeworthy moments (one funny and one not at all) with the boys in hospitals this week, which I wish to share, just for your amusement on a Friday night:
- I had to take them both with me for my chest x-ray - I really have used up all good will with the childcare now! I obviously couldn't take them into the x-ray room so had rung in advance to check that, if I strapped them into the double buggy, someone would make sure they weren't kidnapped in the 90 seconds it would take to have the actual x-ray. I hadn't remembered that I'd have to don one of their very sexy gowns, in lieu of my top half of clothing, and try and do it up at the back on my own, whilst standing on one leg, due to lack of space, in a tiny changing room with the buggy taking up 99.9% of the space. At this point, DS1 announces loudly to the rest of the people awaiting x-ray on the other side of the cubicle, "Mummy, I think your boobies look funny when you are not wearing your booby catcher!" So I might have 'lost' a few ribs post-breast feeding, but really, did he need to share it with everyone?!! He also went on to tell everyone that he wanted the male nurse who waited with them as his daddy, as that man talked to them and his daddy never does (which is the greatest load of bollocks ever!!)
- Before going to the burns unit today for treatment on DS1's head wound, I talked to both boys about not making comments about any burns they might see as it would make people feel sad. I nearly got away with it. Unfortunately, just as we were leaving, a lad of about 8 came in with terrible facial burns and burns to his arms. DS2 then said very loudly, "Mummy, what's all over that boy's face?" I was really embarrassed and sad for the little boy as it must happen all the time. I answered factually and whisked him away quickly. I explained again afterwards and he was sad. I know that children are inquisitive, but I hoped I'd got him to understand beforehand. In fairness, it was quite extreme and he just forgot. I think I dealt with it well, but just wish I hadn't had to.
I'm interested to read about your DC walking. DS2 has real trouble with it due to his hypermobile joints. After about 5 minutes, he cries and limps. If I try adn distract him or encourage him to carry o, he just lies down on the pavement. As this happens even when he's having fun, the consultant at our appointment for it the other week has suggested that we still need to use the buggy, rather than to be mean and try and force him. The boys now have a trampoline and this should help to strengthen his muscles, along with lots of cycling and swimming. Having the condition myself, I'm glad we've got it diagnosed when he is young and can be more understanding than my mother was with me (but tha's not saying much!!) He falls incessantly too and that worries us. DS1 has always walked and run for miles (mainly as I was pregnant with DS2 so soon that I couldn't carry him) so it is odd having a non-walker.
I'm aware this is becoming long again. I'm at the end of half term and was hoping for a relaxing week. We've had a lot of fun but it's been full of medical crap again. The chest stuff came out of nowhere so I wasn't prepared for it. I'm very tired afer writing my response to the letter back from the hosptial about DS1's head treatment and crave a bit of normality. I thought at lunchtime that we'd have a week next week without a hospital appointment. At 2pm, I had a call to say the gastro paediatrician wants to see DS2 on Tuesday!! Doh! Despite that, it's been so nice to see the boys playing together, like NK mentioned and I got to snuggle my friend's newborn on Tuesday. Off for a pep up with some dancing on the Wii (DH is out so I can give it some without embarrassing myself!)
Have a lovely weekend all. Hope the party is good Scones. CP if you want a vegan cake recipe that works, PM me on facebook and I'll write it out for you.