Sorry for the Absense

I know, I know, I've been about the worst blogger ever in recent times. I apologize profusely for that.

While Munchkin 2 has been doing much better than average, Munchkin 1 has not. He suddenly started to lose a lot of weight over the course of a week, to the point he ended up weighing about what he did when we moved here--and that was underweight then. He went into hospital and while he was in the process of being admitted, he had two big seizures.

Long story short, this hospital visit has been very different to the others. At least part of his problems have been identified (malabsorption) and they've tried a new formula that seems to be working, fingers crossed. He's put on nearly 500grams (a pound) since he's been in there (6 days), which is huge. It's taken him the past six months to put on that much. So we're really pleased and relieved. He's going to be in hospital for a while yet, maybe until after Christmas, but if he keeps going this well, then hopefully not that long.

Other than that, I've been doing those other things I do, you know, writing and drawing. Both of which are going very well. I'm designing a tattoo for a client I've known for a long time now, and it's going to be spectacular (if I do say so myself). Also, ginormous. And writing has been going better than it ever has. I finished NaNo with 3 days to spare after starting it 9 days late, and by the time NaNo ended, I'd finished the entire first draft all the way to The End, which was another 15 thousand words.

So, it's been a mixed bag of madness around here. I'm really hoping for some free moments to get some blog posts written because, boy, do I have a story or two to tell.  They've been building up for weeks!