Today my babies turn 4.

They actually slept in today...add to that the extra time taken to open presents and play with their new things, I thought we might be late for kindy.  We made it on time though.

I stayed around for about 1/2 hour and watched the kids sing happy birthday and Charlotte and Lachlan talk about their presents and what they would like to do today.  Its funny seeing them stading in front of the class, with all eys on them.  They act totally different in this situation than they do at home.  You can see the shyness and the change in confidence when they know that everyone is looking at them.

I made a fool of myself.  The kindy teacher asked what song Charlotte and Lachlan wanted to sing as a special treat for their birthday.  Charlotte said baa baa black sheep (good and easy) Lachlan said the dinosaur song.  Problem was, the kindy teacher didn't know the song he was talking about......so I had to sing it......in front of all these kids, and a couple of parents.....actions and everything.......how embarassing (but I did it for lachlan, the things we do for our kids!).  BTW its the dance dino dance song off playschool, you know- shook their heads, swished their tails and did the dino stomp.  That song's going to be in my head all day today. 

I made their cakes last night and today I will decorate them.  Last year I decorated their cakes the day before and the icing slid off........they looked gross.  lesson learnt for this year.

When they get home from kindy I will have to work out how all their new toys and games work.

Happy Birthday Lachlan

Happy Birthday Charlotte

lots of love from mummy

I'm not really sure what to do with myself this afternoon.  I know I have heaps TO DO (the twins birthday is tomorrow, I have cleaning to do....it never ends) but I am here by myself.  Since Imogen was born I have had a grand total of 1 hour at home by myself up until today.  For the first time ALL the kids are at childcare.  Imogen started today (I took her last week but stayed with her)  for an afternoon session in preparation for when I go back to work on Tuesdays.  I keep waiting for a cry or something that says "I'm awake now mummy, come and get me up", and then I remember that no-one is home.  I think I hear one of the kids, and again, remember that no-one is home.  Its so quiet here!  I wonder if she is OK, has she fed properly-she's not a great bottle feeder, has she settled to sleep OK?  I guess i should make the most of being home alone and get some things done!

Life has suddenly got very busy in the last 3 weeks.  The kids have started kindy 3 days per week.  They still go to childcare one day a week for when I go back to work on that day.  I have started back at work only 2 days per fortnight and I have started netball twice a week.  I feel like I am in and out of the house everyday, chasing around the kids needs, my needs along with the usual errands.

I feel like I never get to see my kids any more.  They are growing up so fast.

I am glad to be back playing netball.  I feel like that bit of time doing something for myself is very much needed.........and I am still losing weight (although I expect to put a bit back on when my muscles bulk up a bit). So far I have lost nearly 12 kilos since the end of October and I weigh 4 kg less than when I got pregnant with Imogen.

We have really entered a new phase with Charlotte and Lachlan in Kindy.  Every day they come home with different crafts and they look so proud of themselves.......and I am proud of them too.  I just don't know what to do with all these big painted pictures,  houses made out of tissue boxes etc.  Last week during the heat wave they made fans made out of paper plates.....very clever.

I already know one of the mums at kindy.  I nursed her son a few years ago, very sadly he died of cancer.  His younger brother (born after he passed away) now goes to kindy with our kids.  That was a strange experience when I saw this mum the other day.  Its a small world.  Once meeting only in a professional and a supportive sense, we will now probably become friends outside of that therapeutic relationship.....apparently her son talks about Lachlan all the time at home and they are friends at Kindy.

A lot has changed at work in the last 9 months.  One of the wards has had a complete revamp and I didn't know where anything was at first.  I have looked after some gorgeous kids....one little boy gave me a kiss when he said goodbye as I was discharging him after his asthma education (part of me thought this was sweet, another part was thinking of the germs he might be giving me!).  I had a stressful shift the other day.  The surgical doctors were changing over- the old ones were finishing and the new ones were having orientation.  I had several families that needed to be reviewed prior to discharge but they had to leave by a certain time to pick up other kids from care.  No matter how much I tried to explain this to the docs, they didn't understand how important it was to these families to be able to collect their other kids (young childless workaholic drs never seem to understand these predicaments).  It was frustrating and stressful for all of us.

Imogen has come along way in the last couple of weeks as well.  Now she crawls, stands and is trying to walk holding onto people and furniture.  Her new found freedom has made it difficlut for her to settle to sleep- instead of just laying there until she settles, she now stands up.  I am in the process of re-teaching her to go to sleep, hopefully before Tuesday before she has an afternoon at childcare alone for the first time (I stayed with her last week for the afternoon and she would not go to sleep in the cot there).  She is getting better though....I think my efforts are working.

I think thats probably enough for one blog.  Oh, and the Kids turn 4 on Wednesday...better wrap some presents soon!

xx josie