Well, the good news is he's still going, the bad news - it's a bit of struggle.

No surprises there I suppose - the poor wee scrap's got a lot of challenges to face.

Main problem, he's probably quite premature - though hard to be accurate as to just how much. But it translates into he's got no sucking reflex. So, to feed him we've had to do it by naso-gastric tube, every two hours. Now, you can imagine, feeding the tube across his trachea as often as that, it would be very, very easy to get a drop of fluid down into his lungs - a potential disaster. Pneumonia is the last thing he needs, and last night he had quite a temperature. So, he's on antibiotics anyway, and they decided to give the feeding a break (we can always give hime a glucose drip so he doesn't get dehydrated), and this morning his temperature was back to normal again.

But you can see, his grip on life is still pretty fragile, though I've always felt he was a fighter. And that's worth a lot. Without that spark, it's very hard work. And he's up and walking around - good for the systems, breathing, digestion etc.

Fingers crossed and hope for the best.

Watch this space.