The past few weeks have been so bad, back on the 16th July our lovely cat Berry didn't return home, by the weekend we were worried and by the following Monday I was out putting up missing posters for her.  Some neighbours who have 3 of their own cats helped us look that evening and have been since, although Sarah had to go in to have their baby last week.  I called the police after a week of her not being seen, we thought she may have been stolen, although until I said that the police weren't interested.  I gave them all the details and finished the call, within 5 mins they called to say that an officer had reported a silver tabby in collision with a car on the main road just the other side of the cemetery from us, that was all they could say.  So, given that info, we searched the area but no sign of her (we don't know for sure) So I'm so upset, spent 2 weeks crying on and off, so wish she would come back or for at least for us to know where she is.

I then get the news that friend in hospital had baby but baby turned blue, she'd pooed the waters, emergency c section and now in SCBU miles from home as immediate area is full, she's stable and I hope I hear she's home soon.

The third and hopefully final bit of bad news, best friends mum had a bad fit and lost her memory, luckily it will return but it may take a while.

Well, last week was the time for me to decide whether or not to return to work at the end of next month.  After looking into nursery prices and childminders I decided not to return and wait until they are both at school before going back hopefully to same job but with slightly different hours.  Last Wednesday I went over to give them the news and they were so good as expected, spent a bit of time there as the boys were at Mum and Dads.  I will miss the job and the company there but can go in anytime.

Yesterday I took Daniel for his first swimming session with Aqua Tots! He was asleep when I got there so wasn't too impressed when I took him out of the buggy to get him ready, but as soon as I picked him up he quietened down and was so good in the pool. We had lots of fun, starting with just bouncing them up and down, then resting them on our hands holding their arms and pulling them round in a circle and all the time Dan just looked at me and made a few smiles. We gave them a ride on our front while swimming on our backs, they were safe as they had a float around them and their mummy, Daniel splashed me all the time saying ba, ba, ba! We finished off with chasing a ball around which Dan liked, I let him get it in the end. Both of us enjoyed it and we're looking forward to next week.

Tired today, and the boys are so having a nice relaxing day at home.

On Friday night I put the boys to bed as usual at 7.30, then went out to do a little shopping and then picking up chips on the way home.  We had the food and I was planning on having a shower when Ham called me having gone into Daniel who was crying.  Ham had found a spot on him and said to do the glass test.  I grabbed him and went to the kitchen, to my relief it faded but he was still a bit warm and not his happy self.  I called NHS Direct once Ham had come down from upstairs and while talking on the phone saw more spots come before our eyes, I came off the phone and within a few minutes decided not to wait for the return call but to go straight to A and E, the nearest being 20 mins away.  I thought I'd give our local hospital a try but had no luck, the casualty dept is no longer open at night.  On arrival at Cheltenham General we were seen almost straight away, little Daniel was put on a bed and the nurses checked him over, eventually calling special care for a doctor to come down, he came almost immediately and took blood from Dan, most came back ok within the hour but the meningitis one would need a few days.  So, to be on the safe side they decided to treat as worst case scenario and Daniel was put on a drip of antibiotics, the first over an hour.  He was also to be admitted, but to the Childrens Centre at Gloucester Royal, not to the Battledown Ward upstairs (no admissions at night) so a little later an ambulance was called.

I was so worried about him I just watched him constantly, even when the man in the bed in the same room (with the curtain pulled across) had a fit I stayed, although I could quite easily have ran out with the panic just listening to it.

As the medication for Daniel came to an end, I moved the car into the car park and put a note on it, and the nurse called for an ambulance who were there in 2 mins, they were sat outside having just rushed someone in.

We had a nice little room in Gloucester, meals were given for me as I was breastfeeding and by the Sunday Dan seemed a lot better.  It was put down to a virus but with the temp he had plus the rash it was enough to send us running for help, so glad I did and even happier he is ok.