This is my baby's last night in her cot. I am a little sad. But excited at the same time. I took some photos of her in it so that I could remeber what she looked like when she was small.

Mind you, with both grandmothers only just on the 5 foot mark she's probably never going to be all that big... LOL.

As you can see I have not updated since the 16th!

L-I-T has had not just croup (which took at least 3-4 days to get over - I know this doesn't seem long but it is long for her) but also gastro. ARGH! She so hates being sick - I would not be surprised if she swallowed it in order not to have it pass out of her! Poor little thing. And she'll not throw up into a bucket or any kind of basin so I just have lots of towels hanging around and hope I can catch it.

I am still folding the towels... LOL. After a good napisan wash of course.

But she seems to be really picking up now a week later.

And this weekend she will be going into a bed! I have bought it (and a mattress) as well as a trundle. Since I am not at work tomorrow I will be off to get a doona (probably wool) and some sheets. Since I won't be putting it up until the weekend I will take her out on Saturday morning to choose the doona cover. I think she will be pretty excited... :)

Well, here I am after travelling half the day! I am so tired. Got to catch up with Chrysalis on the way and that was FUN!

Conference tomorrow and then I get to play digiscrapping so looking forward to that. Have to train it into the city for the conference so not so happy with that but I'll live!

Catch you all later!

That pretty much sums up my life at the moment! My poor baby has it again. We seem to get it every six months. Although this time she is on antibiotics as well as the steroid. Poor thing.

Thankfully her nose is running so hopefully it will loosen up more soon. I have cranked up the vapouriser and she has managed a couple hours of sleep this afternoon - am hoping tonight will be a lot better than last night where I was up several times and in the end took her into my bed as I couldn't hear how well she was breathing.

To top it all off I was snoozing on the couch and there was some salesperson at the door! Nothing like a knock to wake you up! Grrr.

Anyway, the house is a mess so will take this opportunity to have a bit of a tidy up before she wakes up.

I got home tonight and the babysitter said "you're home early!"

Blast, I said to myself, I could have gone for that coffee after all... :)

I went out with a few girlfriends to see The Devil Wears Prada and, despite what David and Margaret (from the Movie Show) say, it was really quite enjoyable. Funny in bits and poignant in bits. And not an upleasant way to spend a comfortable two hours.

Had some retail therapy this afternoon. Bought clothes for both myself and L-I-T so we will look super cool and groovy this summer. As opposed to extra baggy and misshapen...

Spent some time also with XDH and he seems to be doing okay. I must remember not to worry about him - he's big enough to do that for himself.

Anyway, hopefully tomorrow will not be so busy or so tiring. And that DD eats her tea... oooh, I can see those pigs going past my window testing out their wings... LOL

Goodnight!

So this won't be long.
Some days you just feel overwhelmed with what has happened - even if it is just everyday little things.

Work has been busy the last few days and I have been burning the candle at both ends. I know that the little one is waking up at 6.30 am and yet I still stay up late and read!

Parenting is hard work too, isn't it? It's been brought home to me in the last few weeks (since I've been on my own) that challenging behaviour and stubborness do actually gallop in our family... She is such a good girl but needs so much attention at the moment. And I want my time too, of course!

I must remember to take time for me on the weekend.

I will repeat that to myself all day tomorrow...

And with any luck it will work! LOL

(Well, almost...)

She actually put previously refused food to her lips and tasted it! Decided not to eat it of course, but hopefully we are getting somewhere.

It was very yummy Chicken Soup (the Women's Weekly Toddler Cookbook strikes again! :) ) I enjoyed it at any rate.

Apart from that I learned today that 2 1/2 and 3 year olds can be very noisy when running around a billiard table. They also live charmed lives - neither of them injured themselves (and the table is still standing - lol).

Well, mince and rice is all there is, child... and she ate it, grumbling occaisionally. It all went south, however, once she got put in the corner for shrieking at the dinner table. ARGH! Came back and spat it out after the first mouthful. I mean, what's changed since before she got put in the corner??? Apart from the temperature of course, but since she has things pretty much stone cold anyway I'd be surprised if that was it.

Oh well, she ate half of it...

Anyone got some good ways to stop kids spitting?? I thought I had it licked but it seems it might be rearing its ugly head again adn this time it might be a boundry issue.

Actually, I think pretty much everything is a boundry issue right now.

Tomorrow is my day off, so lets hope it is better than this evening. Talk about defiance!

Pleasant dreams to me... :) And to you all.

Well, it is my first night on my own since Wednesday and it feels a bit wierd. Good though. XDH has done his business and gone home - thankfully L-I-T seems to be fine so she must be getting the hang of it. It must be hard for little ones to cope with such momentous change. Mind you, he wasn't home much before he left so perhaps there isn't all that much difference after all... :)

I finally got my 3-compartment laundry hamper today. Isn't it funny that the small things can brighten your day? L-I-T helped me put it together (the clever chickie) and it has all the washing in it now. It has a tendency to fall apart but my sister assures me that that small problem can be rectified by white electrical tape...

I also had a WIggles workout tonight. Have you seen how much moving those guys do??? I usually pop a tape on while I am cooking tea for L-I-T and she is quite happy to watch it by herself but of course really loves it if I can get in and dance with her. She pretty much just shoots of the couch to join me and we have a lot of fun. Must remember to stretch first next time though... :)

I realised while I was cooking how much freedom I really have now that XDH has moved out. I can now cook things exactly how I like them. Not that he likes them all that much different but there were a few things I like that I didn't do. So tonight I put garlic in the mashed potatoes. YUM YUM!

[In case you were wondering, I served up meat and veg (mashed potoatoes, carrot, peas and corn (kernels) ) to L-I-T tonight. She didn't eat it. How surprising... :P]

For those of you following the saga - she didn't eat it today either. But at least she let me explain the process to her so we are making progress. She even put a piece of pasta on her fork so I tell myself that this is a good sign... :)

Tomorrow it is chops and vegs so let's see what happens. Any bets??? :)