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Hard to believe (for me at least!), but Mia will be 11 months old later this week. Since her first – and, to date, only – seizure back in mid-October the Keppra seems to be doing its job; although we still see the occasional twitch or absence, never lasting more than a few seconds.

Between her Nursery, Physiotherapist, Educational Psychologist, Home Teacher, Community Paediatrician, Occupational Therapist, Speech & Language Therapist, Health Visitor, Neurologist and Endocrinologist Mia’s diary is pretty busy – but we count ourselves extremely fortunate to have a support package second to none, and it is so heartening to see her thrive and develop new skills every day. She is sitting up in her Bumbo, rolling front-to-back and back-to-front, pushing up on her chest, doing lots of vocalisation and eating like a trooper. She still LOVES her bedtime bath, naked-kicking time in front of the fire, and finds being bounced up and down so much fun that she even indulges her beaming, over-enthusiastic parents with the cutest of giggles now and again.

Mia hasn’t had a weigh in for a while, but I’d guess she’s somewhere around the 11 lb mark. We’re still waiting on that first tooth to pop through and, as I mentioned over on the forum, she developed a major fascination with her hands – although this is getting less and less already.

We are very much looking forward to our first Christmas as a family and hope that all of you have a fantastic holiday and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year when it comes!