Well, Sophie had her 3rd set of jabs yesterday - a lot more grumpy than usual, and sleepy today. But she slept ok again, about 5 hours.

S-i-l may be ectopic still - a real rollercoaster!

Em's loving having Grandma to play with - I'm loving it too! No telly needed either!

Em used all three tickets tonight... bad one! If she wants me to come upstairs after bedtime, she has to pay me with a ticket (made on the computer!). Usually she uses one, sometimes two but usually keeps the third "for emergencies". I chose 3 coz I knew it was all I could stand, and should cover the bare minimum of drinks or lost cuddlies. In the morning, she gets a reward chocolate - normal finger one if no tickets used, small one if 1 used and choc raisin in one ticket left. Tomorrow will be choc free! Tonight two of the tickets were surrendered for cuddlies left downstairs, and I cant even remember the other reason.

Oh well, one day at a time! A year ago, 3 trips upstairs would have been a dream! 

Sophie just fell asleep in my arms infront of the computer last night, and then SLEPT thru a nappy change and sliding into her grobag at 11! I thought she was bound to wake for a night feed an hour later or something annoying but no, she went to 4.30am. Then I blew it by falling asleep feeding her - num bum after 1.5 hours!

Emma has started scratching her eczema again - almost drew blood yesterday - so depressing, her skin was so good by Thursday after an all out effort the week before with the hydrocortisone ointment and aqueous cream. Trimmed her nails within an inch of their life and gave her a spoonful of piriton last night....

Al at the Blue Ridge Mountains - says the snow is all manmade - such a disappointment! Oh well, he's not trying to ski anyway!

Inlaws due tomorrow - sister-in-law shocked to be pregnant - now we'll see if its twins, but it's definitely NOT ectopic. Wasnt supposed to be possible !

Just thought I'd start somewhere....

Alan's been in North Carolina with work since Tuesday - his first long trip away since Soph was born. So far I'm surviving and the house looks roughly how it was when he left (ie mess not complete tip!).

Best thing is Soph made it from 10.30 to 5.30am last night, then slept til I woke her at 8.30! Longest sleep yet, and first long one since New Years Day!!! 7 hours - not just sleeping through (5 hours) but an ideal kind of length of time!

Unfortunately Ems duvet fell off at 3am so I was woken (& Soph nearly was) by Em crying "MUMMY!!!!!" from her bedroom doorway. She thought it was wake-up-time but was scared coz it was so dark, so she'd nipped to the loo (allowed) to switch the light on, rather than putting her own light on! Tucked her back in, put her bedtime light on & shut her door, She was just coming to when I woke her at 7.30.

So far, I havent a headache let alone a migraine, which usually comes within 48 hours of a disturbed night (had a lot of those in the last year!). I'm really praying for a headache free fortnight while Al's away - it will be a miracle!

Waiting to see if my inlaws can come to stay on Monday - they may not be able to coz of illness in family - really hope they can, was low when heard they might not be able to come. Perhaps if Al has to stay a second weekend (dunno yet) they can come then instead.