Deja Vu

I have a very strong feeling of this right now....This time last year I was feeling very amazed as a headache I'd had since April finally seemed to be vanishing! As it turned out that was due to Mikey making his presence felt but as of the end of October 2009 I was totally oblivious! Unfortunately the headache seems to have realised I'm no longer pregnant and has returned to make my life miserble and painful again. I tried to make an appontment with my GP yesterday (as requested by my other half) but was told I can't make any appointment except on the actual day and not to bother on Monday as they are busy! Well I have a headache and a 4.5 month old baby so get un-busy! They managed to waste a morning of our time earlier this year so they can just fit me in somewhere! All they'll do is refer me back to my neurologist anyway... I just hope it won't mean more MRI scans, they only showed the existing damage last time and I proved I'm claustophobic again.

Other than the headache life is going well... Mikey is just starting solids and we've pretty much mastered baby rice now (along with tongue clicking and blowing raspberries!) We did try apple and cookie crumble out of a jar but that wasn't greeted with too much excitment (Mummy liked it though!) but tomorrow we'll try another flavour just for a little variety! Mikey was also happy to see Emma from next door as well this afternoon - although for once he didn't stick his hand down her front!!! But she did get some very nice smiles etc so he was clearly glad to see her (makes a change from Mummy anyway!)

Andy had a day off this week to get his car MOT'd...as expected it failed but it vanished early this morning and is now back and has a certificate for another 12 months!! Hopefully now he will be happy to drive around with Mikey in the car as getting all 3 of us into my car is a challenge! We tried last night and it came close to having to shoe horn Andy into the back as it is easier (!?!?!??!) than putting Mikey in the back - although it's not going to be long until we have to fit a seat into the back for him as he will be too big for his current car seat...and having tried to carry him in it recently I can see why he'll need a larger seat soon!

1st Family Outing

Today was our first family trip out (other than to Mothercare!!) and thanks to the Sure Start Centre we got free admission to Leeds Castle  which is valid for the next year!

I've been watching the forecast all week and it has been terrible! As we drove along the M20 the first spots of rain started but we'd wrapped Mikey up  so kept going! After all, this is the UK so if we stopped every time it rains we'd never get anything done! Mikey was ready for the cold weather and pulled his arm right up his sleeve bless him!

When we arrived and found the car park I discovered the park etc was not nice and flat...instead we headed down a leaf covered slope - very slippery and not great with a heavy pushchair and sore ankle! At the botom we found Kim with our tickets and it turns out she used to work with Andy's brother years and years ago... our surname again!

As we wandered through the park it started drizzling...our first port of call was the Maze which we found eventually after going slightly off route! The sign posts were useless! Once we did find it (after a real downpour) it had a notice saying it wasn't compatible with pushchairs! We headed back via the Aviary where we met a couple of birds who were quite taken with Mikey - and for once they weren't blonde!  But both said hello to him and even when all the parrots started screaming he wasn't bothered! Possibly his hood muffled the noise a bit for him! Once we'd left the birds we stopped off for a hot chocolate (well the wind was cold) and Mikey had a bottle whilst I chatted with Jenny from my Friday afternoon group,we got investifgated by a peacock but Mikey was really not bothered by it! Then it was a quick comforst stop for Mikey before we had a look at the castle (again not push chair friendly) But we have a year to go back again! As we left we saw a peahen with 2 chicks - I really hope they haven't been born too late...

For a first family outing it went well. Mikey was awake for most of it (I think the wind made sure of that!) and he chattered away most of the way round! Daddy had to push him back up to the car park, but he still refused to have a nap when we got home!!!

Falling apart

My stupid ankle is loads better now...but where I haven't been walking properly I've now messed up my right knee and it is total agony, but no way am I going to see a Dr, Osteopath  or any other medical type person as I'm going to take my old perspective on this problem...If I ignore it or long enough I'm sure it will go away!

Mikey is still busy growing, I weighed him at the Childrens Centre place on Wednesday and he's 14lb 15oz. My tiny baby is growing and he has even been wearing 3-6 month clothes too... He is also working hard on rolling over, we haven't quite done it yet but I don't think it will be too long once he's worked out how to get over the shoulder obstacle! He gets onto his side but really hates being on his tummy so everything comes to a griding halt! But I don't think that will last much longer as he seems quite anxious to get mobile!! I have a feeling the decorations on the Christmas tree may be on the top rather than the bottom half!

I will admit I have started Christmas shopping, and I am really loving looking at all the toys! We have bought  a toy box but it is already full so I think we may have to buy another 1,2 or whatever in the January sales! Failing that I'll just give him the boxes and wrapping paper to play with!

Sue managed to get over to see us in between hospital visits - Mikey loved her as she is 1) blonde and 2) paid loads of attention to him! She also sang songs to him which unfortuantely Mummy can't remember due to baby brain so if Auntie Sue wants another cuddle before she jets back to the sanity of the USA she is very welcome and I'm sure tea etc can be provided! Any other people who would like a Mikey cuddle are also welcome provided that are able to have an adult 'type' chat with Mummy...! Much as I adore my son I do sometimes need to talk in something other than baby gurgles!!

Colds and flamingo feet...

Mikey was supposed to have his 2nd lot of injections on Tuesday, but for the last week or so he has been decidedly snuffly! Being a neurotic mother I mentioned this to the nurse who promptly took his temperature... 37.3 The 'rules' say they can't administer the jabs with a temp over 37.5 so she wasn't to keen as this lot do carry a risk of increasing the childs temperature leading to convulsions. Once I heard that I was more than happy to pospone for a couple of weeks so we are now trying again on 18th October!

As a result I now seem to have caught Mikey's cold, I think yesterday was my worst time as I spent the morning wrapped in as many layer as possible plus a fleece blanket and was still shivering but by the afternoon I was nearly passing out as I was soo hot... Once Andy got home I was feeling a little better but by 8 last night I was back in shiver mode and went to bes at the same time as Mikey - again wearing as many layers as I could, plus socks and a blanket on top of the quilt! I was quite happy until just after 9 when I sent a text to the kitchen reuesting toast and I went hot again so took most of the layers off and threw the socks accross the room! By now my brain appeared to be over heating as well... I heard on the news that the Chinese Government had summoned the Norwegian Ambassador to moan about the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to one of their 'criminal element' - I got rather wound up as the Nobel Institute is independant/automonous and not controlled by the Norwegian Governement. I had the idea that manybe the Duke of Edinburgh should go and sort the problem out! I then started thinking too much and the next thing I knew was the fluffy flamingo feet that I last saw/experienced during my coma were busy dancing on the ceiling.  I spent most of the rest of last night sticking arms and legs out of bed trying to cool down (which really didn't work)

But it did meant that Mikey was smiley and cute when he met Sue on Wednesday, and he loved all the songs although I have to admit I can't remember them so we will need a recorded version of them for him! But he was chuckling away quite happily, especially as he has a real fondness for blondes!!

Thankfully Andy has been able to work from home this morning so Mikey hasn't been abandoned with his snuffly Mum - I may forgive him for laughing at me every time I blew my nose eventually... but he did find me rather amusing yesterday! So now I know - if he gets grizzly all I have to do is blow my nose to re-amuse him...

been meaning to update...

I've been meaning to update for days - but I am very aware that, at the moment, my orld revolves around one particular small person and he is pretty much all I talk about...and want to talk about so if I bored you into submission I do apologise! But he has made such a change to my life it is very hard to think about anything else!

All that has happened really is my little baby is busy growing! We did manage to cut his nails at the weekend (well Andy was brave and did it) but other than that he is just getting longer. We haven't yet rolled over but he is getting a little agressive to his moses basket, when he really gets going it sounds like someome stomping upstairs in our bedroom! All this noise from 1 small person!!!

Currently he is using Mum as a mattress...I want to go and take some pain killers as I have a terrible headache, it has been decreed that I am staying put for now as my morning role had been decided for me! But it is a great way to get a major cuddle fest! Strange thought time... I know pets are taken into hospitals for pet therapy....maybe they could also think about taking patients to Maternity to cuddle babies????