By Evies behaviour yesterday morning (not getting dressed until 7.50 am and crying saying that she wanted to cuddle James) she was more anxious about her new class than I realised.
By the time we got to school she was fine (so that was good).
When we were waiting for the teachers to open the reception class doors it was lovely seeing the little kids come in for their final transition session :)
I gave Evie a kiss goodbye and told her to enjoy herself :)
When it got to pick up time I saw a few Mums on the grass outside with their kids where they must have just finished their session and were waiting for siblings to finish school for the day.
Just before Mr F was about to let the kids out I saw one little boy run out to his Mum and Mr F went to chat to his Mum - she must have thought that he would be there until the end of the school day! I hope that he wasnt too traumatised by not being picked up with everyone else.
I remember my sister being upset (she must have been about the same age) when my Mum forgot to pick her up from a birthday party and got me to go and get her.
I asked Evie what she did with her new teacher, and she said that she drew a fairy tail character, so I asked her what she drew and she said a witch, I then asked if she had a witches hat and she said no she had a cape.
She also said that they were exploring cars - I will try and get out of her later what she was doing with them.
She said that she enjoyed her day so that is good and she got dressed quickly again this morning too :)
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Friday, 7 July 2017
Sunday, 5 February 2017
three little pigs and the giant
This morning Evie said she wanted me to tell her the story of the three little pigs.
So I told her the story, with the ending of the wolf being made into wolf casserole :)
She then decided to tell me her version of the story :), the pigs had the names of her cousins, and instead of a wolf, the villain was a giant.
The giant couldnt fit down the chimney, so he ran home instead, and his Mummy made him some dinner :)
I wanted to record her telling me the story so I could send it to my Sister-in-Law but she wont oblige!
So I told her the story, with the ending of the wolf being made into wolf casserole :)
She then decided to tell me her version of the story :), the pigs had the names of her cousins, and instead of a wolf, the villain was a giant.
The giant couldnt fit down the chimney, so he ran home instead, and his Mummy made him some dinner :)
I wanted to record her telling me the story so I could send it to my Sister-in-Law but she wont oblige!
Thursday, 19 May 2016
at the beach
My Mum is over from Holland at the moment...
So me & Evie (along with James Mum & Dad) went to Clacton to see them
While they all chatted while sitting on the wall, me & Evie played on the beach and paddled in the sea
We had a great time :)
Friday, 30 October 2015
booked in for her flu spray
I met up with a friend yesterday (she has a daughter the same age as Evie) and her new baby who is 7 weeks old ;o)
She told me that she had to be back for 2 pm for the walk in flu spray clinic at her doctors surgery.
My Mum had said before about the flu spray for kids, so I called my doctors surgery yesterday and have booked Evie for Thursday next week at 3.37 precisely ;o).
She told me that she had to be back for 2 pm for the walk in flu spray clinic at her doctors surgery.
My Mum had said before about the flu spray for kids, so I called my doctors surgery yesterday and have booked Evie for Thursday next week at 3.37 precisely ;o).
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Dead Man Talking
Way back in December I applied to be a volunteer for World Book Night, as I thought that my chances were somewhere between nil and zero, I didnt even blog about it!
Well yesterday I was looking at my e-mails on my phone (as Evie was watching Peppa Pig on tv) and I saw one from World Book Night - I fully expected it to say that I wasnt successful but it said "congratulations" I was well surprised.
I cant even remember what books I applied for (I had to give them 5 choices) but I have been given Dead Man Talking.
Yes Mum I will save a copy for you ;o)
Now onto the continuing potty training saga...
Despite sitting Evie on the potty every 20 minutes she decided to have a wee while having her breakfast literally I got her up after she had finished her bowl of Toffee Crisp Cereal and found a puddle on our leather sofa.
When we came home from Tumble Tots her nappy was really wet (and she had fallen asleep in her buggy on the way home too).
She really enjoyed herself at Tumble Tots and kept on running to the agility section as they were banging sticks on the floor ;o)
That afternoon she didnt do any wees on her potty but that night when I was getting her changed into her pajamas after her dinner she was crying and wanting to sit on my lap when she would stop crying. I asked her if her bottom was hurting and she didnt answer me but everytime I went to stand her on the floor she would start crying again. James asked if I wanted him to come up so I said yes and he asked her if her bottom was hurting and she said that it was really hurting.
So we sat her on the toilet and she did a massive wee but said that her bottom had stopped hurting.
At 8am I am going to call the doctors to see if I can get an appointment to see if the can give her anything to make her poops easier to do.
Well yesterday I was looking at my e-mails on my phone (as Evie was watching Peppa Pig on tv) and I saw one from World Book Night - I fully expected it to say that I wasnt successful but it said "congratulations" I was well surprised.
I cant even remember what books I applied for (I had to give them 5 choices) but I have been given Dead Man Talking.
Yes Mum I will save a copy for you ;o)
Now onto the continuing potty training saga...
Despite sitting Evie on the potty every 20 minutes she decided to have a wee while having her breakfast literally I got her up after she had finished her bowl of Toffee Crisp Cereal and found a puddle on our leather sofa.
When we came home from Tumble Tots her nappy was really wet (and she had fallen asleep in her buggy on the way home too).
She really enjoyed herself at Tumble Tots and kept on running to the agility section as they were banging sticks on the floor ;o)
That afternoon she didnt do any wees on her potty but that night when I was getting her changed into her pajamas after her dinner she was crying and wanting to sit on my lap when she would stop crying. I asked her if her bottom was hurting and she didnt answer me but everytime I went to stand her on the floor she would start crying again. James asked if I wanted him to come up so I said yes and he asked her if her bottom was hurting and she said that it was really hurting.
So we sat her on the toilet and she did a massive wee but said that her bottom had stopped hurting.
At 8am I am going to call the doctors to see if I can get an appointment to see if the can give her anything to make her poops easier to do.
Sunday, 23 February 2014
ooohhhh laaaa laaaaa
On Friday we received our copy in the post of City Life (a free newspaper for the residents of Chelmsford ;o)
James was reading through it and said that the Tour de France is going to pass through Chelmsford!
Just reading the BBC article I see that they are going to pass through Braintree and Epping Forest too ;o)
Perhaps while in Braintree they may pop into Freeport for some bargains ;o) But make sure you put locks on your bikes first in case they get nicked! And get sold on Ebay as "gen-ewe-ine tour de france memorabilia"
I havent been to Epping Forest since I was a kid when my Dad took us there, if I was one of the riders I would be worried about Dck Turpins ghost ;o)
I booked the panto tickets and they arrived Saturday, not only did the thieving b@stards charge a £1.50 booking fee but they also charged 60p for the postage too!
I know that I could have saved £2.10 by going to the box office in person but I really couldnt be arsed ;o)
Oh and it looks like I havent been picked as a giver this year for World Book Night - oh well...
James was reading through it and said that the Tour de France is going to pass through Chelmsford!
Just reading the BBC article I see that they are going to pass through Braintree and Epping Forest too ;o)
Perhaps while in Braintree they may pop into Freeport for some bargains ;o) But make sure you put locks on your bikes first in case they get nicked! And get sold on Ebay as "gen-ewe-ine tour de france memorabilia"
I havent been to Epping Forest since I was a kid when my Dad took us there, if I was one of the riders I would be worried about Dck Turpins ghost ;o)
I booked the panto tickets and they arrived Saturday, not only did the thieving b@stards charge a £1.50 booking fee but they also charged 60p for the postage too!
I know that I could have saved £2.10 by going to the box office in person but I really couldnt be arsed ;o)
Oh and it looks like I havent been picked as a giver this year for World Book Night - oh well...
Thursday, 26 December 2013
our christmas day
As with Evies birthday presents (which she opened only just over a week ago) she loved ripping off the wrapping paper ;o).
Evie even bought James a christmas present, he let Evie open it for him but she took so long that he ended up having a shower so she gave it to him once he was dressed ;o) He is even wearing a pair of them today ;o)
The presents that I asked my friends for were all hits as well as some extra ones she got too ;o)
Chrisrtmas dinnerwise I cheated like I normally do ;o)
I bought...
a stuffed turkey joint (despite my Mum telling me that it is dead easy to cook a turkey and all you have to do is calculate the time per pound with the weight).
ready prepared duck fat roast potatoes (and I added another lump of duck fat just to ensure that they ended up crispy) ;o)
and the sage & onion stuffing was ready prepared too ;o)
so all I had to do was stick them in the oven and use my kitchen timer app and even James said that dinner turned out ok.
Evie had some roast potato and stuffing but didnt seem to be enamored with it!
Evie even bought James a christmas present, he let Evie open it for him but she took so long that he ended up having a shower so she gave it to him once he was dressed ;o) He is even wearing a pair of them today ;o)
The presents that I asked my friends for were all hits as well as some extra ones she got too ;o)
Chrisrtmas dinnerwise I cheated like I normally do ;o)
I bought...
a stuffed turkey joint (despite my Mum telling me that it is dead easy to cook a turkey and all you have to do is calculate the time per pound with the weight).
ready prepared duck fat roast potatoes (and I added another lump of duck fat just to ensure that they ended up crispy) ;o)
and the sage & onion stuffing was ready prepared too ;o)
so all I had to do was stick them in the oven and use my kitchen timer app and even James said that dinner turned out ok.
Evie had some roast potato and stuffing but didnt seem to be enamored with it!
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
the rest of day three and day four and coming home
When we were pounding he streets finding an "acceptable" restaurant we passed Wagamama, as Evie loves eating rice, she is always saying "rice a rice" ;o) We decided to go there for our dinner that night ;o)
We didnt like the way that the tables were set out in long rows but as we were there early we had two clear tables between us and two girls who were on our row.
The high chair for Evie was an interesting concept too (it was one that was clamped to the table).
Because Evie doesnt tend to like big chunks of meat I got her this partly because I thought that the butternut squash in panko breadcrumbs would look a bit like chips...
...she ate the rice and some of the butternut squash and she ate the sweetcorn and some of my courgettes too ;o)
I had a really nice main course too but I cant remember what James had!
Evie had more ice cream for dessert and I had some apple gyoza dumplings and James had a trio of frozen yoghurts (you can see that I only remember the important bits ;o)).
When we were on our bus tour we passed Royal Victoria Park I really wanted to take Evie there before we went home.
We checked how far it was on my loan phone and it said that to walk there would take 25 minutes, so after breakfast off we went.
As she was moaning and groaning being in her buggy James gave her her toy giraffe to hold and her reins, halfway to the park I realised that she had dropped her reins (James hadnt bothered to clip them to the buggy as she likes to dangle them over the side!) so he retraced our route and found them.
We got to the park and luckily there wasnt too many people there, Evie had a great time running about and going down slides ;o)
Then just as we were about to leave I noticed that the giraffe was missing! We retraced our route back and couldnt see it anywhere (I was even looking in bins and on benches and fences).
I told James that if his Mum asks where it is that we should just tell her the truth that Evie lost it on our way to the park, he said that his Mum would be really funny about it so we were looking in every shop we passed (she didnt let us have the bag from the shop it came from) to see if we could replace it. We eventually found one so crisis was averted ;o)
As James really enjoyed Garfunkels we went there again for our lunch, the previous time as part of Evies lunch we chose to get salad so this time we went for the corn on the cob cobette, as I didnt think that Evie would be able to bite the corn off I decided to eat it myself! She was watching me eat it so I had about half of it and left it to cool down so that Evie could try it. She really loved biting the corn off ;o)
Another place that we passed was Jamies Italian and we decided to go there for our last night blow out meal ;o) James told his Mum & Dad that I wanted to go there and they came along too.
I went for the Jimmys Farm Italian Sausage and Funky chips ;o) James had some sort of salad (see if it I just dont take a lot of notice ;o)). Evie had happy fish fingers - as usual she ate mainly the chips I think that she possibly had one of her fish fingers ;o).
Dessert wise we (or rather James) decided that Evie had had enough ice cream and that she should have fresh fruit (it was half an unripe banana half an apple and half an orange) I think that she ate some of the apple ;o)
I had lemon meringue pie and James had the special of rice pudding with berry compot.
Earlier in the week the owner of the apartment asked me what time she should come around on our last time to give us back our deposit so we told her 9.30 am, so just before 9.30 James took all of our luggage and Evies buggy down to the car so that we could set off after we handed back our keys.
We thought that she might have a quick inspection first but she just handed us back our deposit minus £5 for the parking permit so that was good ;o)
We had a few stops on our way home and got back home in the afternoon ;o)
We didnt like the way that the tables were set out in long rows but as we were there early we had two clear tables between us and two girls who were on our row.
The high chair for Evie was an interesting concept too (it was one that was clamped to the table).
Because Evie doesnt tend to like big chunks of meat I got her this partly because I thought that the butternut squash in panko breadcrumbs would look a bit like chips...
...she ate the rice and some of the butternut squash and she ate the sweetcorn and some of my courgettes too ;o)
I had a really nice main course too but I cant remember what James had!
Evie had more ice cream for dessert and I had some apple gyoza dumplings and James had a trio of frozen yoghurts (you can see that I only remember the important bits ;o)).
When we were on our bus tour we passed Royal Victoria Park I really wanted to take Evie there before we went home.
We checked how far it was on my loan phone and it said that to walk there would take 25 minutes, so after breakfast off we went.
As she was moaning and groaning being in her buggy James gave her her toy giraffe to hold and her reins, halfway to the park I realised that she had dropped her reins (James hadnt bothered to clip them to the buggy as she likes to dangle them over the side!) so he retraced our route and found them.
We got to the park and luckily there wasnt too many people there, Evie had a great time running about and going down slides ;o)
Then just as we were about to leave I noticed that the giraffe was missing! We retraced our route back and couldnt see it anywhere (I was even looking in bins and on benches and fences).
I told James that if his Mum asks where it is that we should just tell her the truth that Evie lost it on our way to the park, he said that his Mum would be really funny about it so we were looking in every shop we passed (she didnt let us have the bag from the shop it came from) to see if we could replace it. We eventually found one so crisis was averted ;o)
As James really enjoyed Garfunkels we went there again for our lunch, the previous time as part of Evies lunch we chose to get salad so this time we went for the corn on the cob cobette, as I didnt think that Evie would be able to bite the corn off I decided to eat it myself! She was watching me eat it so I had about half of it and left it to cool down so that Evie could try it. She really loved biting the corn off ;o)
Another place that we passed was Jamies Italian and we decided to go there for our last night blow out meal ;o) James told his Mum & Dad that I wanted to go there and they came along too.
I went for the Jimmys Farm Italian Sausage and Funky chips ;o) James had some sort of salad (see if it I just dont take a lot of notice ;o)). Evie had happy fish fingers - as usual she ate mainly the chips I think that she possibly had one of her fish fingers ;o).
Dessert wise we (or rather James) decided that Evie had had enough ice cream and that she should have fresh fruit (it was half an unripe banana half an apple and half an orange) I think that she ate some of the apple ;o)
I had lemon meringue pie and James had the special of rice pudding with berry compot.
Earlier in the week the owner of the apartment asked me what time she should come around on our last time to give us back our deposit so we told her 9.30 am, so just before 9.30 James took all of our luggage and Evies buggy down to the car so that we could set off after we handed back our keys.
We thought that she might have a quick inspection first but she just handed us back our deposit minus £5 for the parking permit so that was good ;o)
We had a few stops on our way home and got back home in the afternoon ;o)
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
more of day two and day three
I cant believe that I forgot to mention that we went to the Roman Baths!
We went there after we had our lunch,
Because of all of the stairs we had to leave Evies buggy at the back of the entrance room (where you buy the tickets) they provided carriers to carry babies on your back, we let Evie walk about ;o)
They also provided an audio tour Evie grabbed hold of James one and wouldn't let him listen to it (I did offer him to use my one but he didnt want to listen to it).
The audio tour was one where every exhibit has a number and you key in that number to listen to the commentary.
On the way around Evie was making so much noise that we decided to hurry through so I had given up listening about half way through!
At the end of the tour we did get to sample some of the it was hot and I had two cups of it ;o) Some people were filling up drinking water bottles (I wish that I had thought to do that) ;o)
Day three was more of a relaxing day and we did some shopping...
We decided to take Evie to the park for a run around (there was one at the bottom of the street where we were staying) unfortuntely Evie got stung by some stinging nettles, we or rather James managed to calm her down by rubbing some sudocrem on her hand and then some alcohol gel to cool the sting down.
We went to Garfunkels for lunch and James Mum & Dad came to join us too.
They bought her a toy giraffe which she absolutely loves playing with...
When I was still working I used to love going into Molton Brown and I ended up treating myself to this - I joked with the saleswoman that I was only allowed to look NOT buy and she was saying that she should give me a large bag that I could heave out ;o)
We also saw a Hawkins Bazaar (we thought that they had gone out of business) it was ever so noisy in there so I let James have a look in there first while I waited outside with Evie who was asleep I told him to look for some water drums (I had seen them in the one in Chelmsford way before Evie was on the scene). He came out and said that he couldnt see any and that I should go in myself, the salesman in there even managed to talk me into buying this too (so I have put it away for Evie to play with when she is a bit older).
off now to do Evies breakfast - so watch out for the next installment ;o)
We went there after we had our lunch,
Because of all of the stairs we had to leave Evies buggy at the back of the entrance room (where you buy the tickets) they provided carriers to carry babies on your back, we let Evie walk about ;o)
They also provided an audio tour Evie grabbed hold of James one and wouldn't let him listen to it (I did offer him to use my one but he didnt want to listen to it).
The audio tour was one where every exhibit has a number and you key in that number to listen to the commentary.
On the way around Evie was making so much noise that we decided to hurry through so I had given up listening about half way through!
At the end of the tour we did get to sample some of the it was hot and I had two cups of it ;o) Some people were filling up drinking water bottles (I wish that I had thought to do that) ;o)
Day three was more of a relaxing day and we did some shopping...
We decided to take Evie to the park for a run around (there was one at the bottom of the street where we were staying) unfortuntely Evie got stung by some stinging nettles, we or rather James managed to calm her down by rubbing some sudocrem on her hand and then some alcohol gel to cool the sting down.
We went to Garfunkels for lunch and James Mum & Dad came to join us too.
They bought her a toy giraffe which she absolutely loves playing with...
We also saw a Hawkins Bazaar (we thought that they had gone out of business) it was ever so noisy in there so I let James have a look in there first while I waited outside with Evie who was asleep I told him to look for some water drums (I had seen them in the one in Chelmsford way before Evie was on the scene). He came out and said that he couldnt see any and that I should go in myself, the salesman in there even managed to talk me into buying this too (so I have put it away for Evie to play with when she is a bit older).
off now to do Evies breakfast - so watch out for the next installment ;o)
Monday, 16 September 2013
week one days one and two
We set off two weeks ago just before 9 am and luckily Evie fell asleep as soon as we got going...
...we had several stops (mostly comfort breaks) and Evie doesnt like being strapped in for too long either.
We had decided to rent an appartment so Evie could have more room to run about...
...when we were about an hour outside of Bath I phoned the owner (as requested) so that she could greet us when we arrived ;o)
After James gad heaved all of our luggage up the stairs we decided to go for an explore around the city.
As James was in one of his unhelpful moods (every cafe we saw he didnt want to go in there) and as by this time it was coming upto Evies dinner time I decided that we could go into Pizza Hut for something to eat.
The meal was horrible and the staff were very unhelpful!
I was worried to say the least that the rest of the eating establishments were going to be so bad...
After our horrible dinner I looked on my loan phone for the nearest Starbucks and found that there was one in the high street...
James was then a little happier and we found a supermarket and bought a few bits to keep us going.
James Mum & Dad came to Bath too (although they traveled up by train and stayed in a hotel).
The next day we did a couple of sightseeing bus tours then went off and had lunch at Giraffe (as it was near to where the bus tour ended).
I ordered for Evie the sausage mash and beans (because she has sausage and mash at home) and all she wanted to eat was my chips that came with my burger!
Before doing the bus tours we went to Sally Lunns House and I had the bun with cinnamon butter ;o).
That evening James brother & Sister in Law and their three kids came to meet up with us as they live just outside of the City.
Every restaurant we walked past someone (not me or James mind) didnt fancy it and we ended up going to Cafe Rouge.
Hee hee out of all the kids Evie was the best behaved...
...she did better with eating her dinner (because we got her something with chips and got the beans substituted for vegetables).
And she ate all of her dessert of ice cream strawberries and strawberry sauce (James was worried that Evie would be climbing the walls having something sugary that close to dinner time).
the next part coming to a pc near you soon ;o)
...we had several stops (mostly comfort breaks) and Evie doesnt like being strapped in for too long either.
We had decided to rent an appartment so Evie could have more room to run about...
...when we were about an hour outside of Bath I phoned the owner (as requested) so that she could greet us when we arrived ;o)
After James gad heaved all of our luggage up the stairs we decided to go for an explore around the city.
As James was in one of his unhelpful moods (every cafe we saw he didnt want to go in there) and as by this time it was coming upto Evies dinner time I decided that we could go into Pizza Hut for something to eat.
The meal was horrible and the staff were very unhelpful!
I was worried to say the least that the rest of the eating establishments were going to be so bad...
After our horrible dinner I looked on my loan phone for the nearest Starbucks and found that there was one in the high street...
James was then a little happier and we found a supermarket and bought a few bits to keep us going.
James Mum & Dad came to Bath too (although they traveled up by train and stayed in a hotel).
The next day we did a couple of sightseeing bus tours then went off and had lunch at Giraffe (as it was near to where the bus tour ended).
I ordered for Evie the sausage mash and beans (because she has sausage and mash at home) and all she wanted to eat was my chips that came with my burger!
Before doing the bus tours we went to Sally Lunns House and I had the bun with cinnamon butter ;o).
That evening James brother & Sister in Law and their three kids came to meet up with us as they live just outside of the City.
Every restaurant we walked past someone (not me or James mind) didnt fancy it and we ended up going to Cafe Rouge.
Hee hee out of all the kids Evie was the best behaved...
...she did better with eating her dinner (because we got her something with chips and got the beans substituted for vegetables).
And she ate all of her dessert of ice cream strawberries and strawberry sauce (James was worried that Evie would be climbing the walls having something sugary that close to dinner time).
the next part coming to a pc near you soon ;o)
Friday, 28 June 2013
sore throat
I woke up in the middle of the night with a sore throat :o(
I feel really bad because yesterday I was giving Evie some scrambled egg off of my fork, so she is bound to get it in a few days too.
On the plus side she loved the scrambled egg and was eating bits of hash brown too and totally dismissed the porridge that I had bought for her ;o)
We met up with my Mum yesterday and we went to a Toby Carvery and had their all you can eat breakfast.
I feel really bad because yesterday I was giving Evie some scrambled egg off of my fork, so she is bound to get it in a few days too.
On the plus side she loved the scrambled egg and was eating bits of hash brown too and totally dismissed the porridge that I had bought for her ;o)
We met up with my Mum yesterday and we went to a Toby Carvery and had their all you can eat breakfast.
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
lazy eye test
Back in January (I think) I got a letter about Evies "first year review" my doctors surgery just sent out a form and then if there were any "issues" they would see you and the little one...
...I then got a call from the health visitors office because I said "yes" to family childhood eye problems and "no" Evie didnt release a small object into our hand after being asked to.
I explained that my two brothers both had lazy eyes and the health visitor said that she would refer Evie for an eye scan.
She then asked about Evie not releasing small objects and as she had since started doing that they were satisfied that they didnt need to see her.
Today we have the appointment for an eye test for Evie...
...I think that I will let James hold her if they are planning to do anything that will make her cry as I know that I will start crying too.
I should have thought to ask my Sister if they did tests on her two boys but it completely slipped my mind to ask but then she does live in The Netherlands...
...I then got a call from the health visitors office because I said "yes" to family childhood eye problems and "no" Evie didnt release a small object into our hand after being asked to.
I explained that my two brothers both had lazy eyes and the health visitor said that she would refer Evie for an eye scan.
She then asked about Evie not releasing small objects and as she had since started doing that they were satisfied that they didnt need to see her.
Today we have the appointment for an eye test for Evie...
...I think that I will let James hold her if they are planning to do anything that will make her cry as I know that I will start crying too.
I should have thought to ask my Sister if they did tests on her two boys but it completely slipped my mind to ask but then she does live in The Netherlands...
Monday, 29 October 2012
no-one can catch a cold that fast
Yesterday we met up with James brother his wife and their three kids...
...just before we left to see them James said "no doubt one of them would have a cold and Evie will get it".
We got home yesterday afternoon (after having a good day) and a few hours later Evie did a massive sneeze! It was clear (and it still is if you are interested - if your not then you might as well not read this bit ;o)),
James then decided that her cold must be his brothers fault! I told him that she couldnt catch a cold from them THAT fast...
...if you allow a cold three days to arrive then that puts it to being caught from the library (which is much more plausible).
...just before we left to see them James said "no doubt one of them would have a cold and Evie will get it".
We got home yesterday afternoon (after having a good day) and a few hours later Evie did a massive sneeze! It was clear (and it still is if you are interested - if your not then you might as well not read this bit ;o)),
James then decided that her cold must be his brothers fault! I told him that she couldnt catch a cold from them THAT fast...
...if you allow a cold three days to arrive then that puts it to being caught from the library (which is much more plausible).
Sunday, 10 June 2012
her turn this time
Because it was half term James brother was down from Wiltshire and we spent some time with them going to Tropical Wings Zoo and Maldon ;o)
On Friday afternoon after her post lunch nap Evie woke up sniffly (so we pre warned them of possible colds), its nice to be on the giving end for once ;o)
We were preparing ourselves for the worst as 2 hours after Evie had her feed she was sick all over James (at least it wasnt me this time ;o)).
Luckily enough she has been ok apart from being snotty and has even managed to still eat her pureed food ;o)
Tomorrow we are going to start adding breakfast to Evies repertoire ;o)
On Friday afternoon after her post lunch nap Evie woke up sniffly (so we pre warned them of possible colds), its nice to be on the giving end for once ;o)
We were preparing ourselves for the worst as 2 hours after Evie had her feed she was sick all over James (at least it wasnt me this time ;o)).
Luckily enough she has been ok apart from being snotty and has even managed to still eat her pureed food ;o)
Tomorrow we are going to start adding breakfast to Evies repertoire ;o)
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Evies first cold
On Saturday we saw James brother and his 3 kids (the middle one had a cold), we were told that one had a cold and were given the option to not go so Evie wouldnt get ill. We decided to go anyway so we could see them and Evie will catch colds anyway whether from them or when I take her out etc.
Yesterday the cold started and she has been incredibly snotty and grizzly poor little thing.
U gave her some Calpol about 40 minutes ago and she is now happily sitting in her bouncy chair playing with the rattles that hang down on it ;o)
Yesterday the cold started and she has been incredibly snotty and grizzly poor little thing.
U gave her some Calpol about 40 minutes ago and she is now happily sitting in her bouncy chair playing with the rattles that hang down on it ;o)
Thursday, 8 December 2011
seeing the anesthetist
We went to see the anesthetist yesterday, and typically I had just started eating a nutri-grain bar when I was called in!
We went into the consulting room and I was asked how the pregnancy was going, and I said that it was ok but that I have carpal tunnel syndrome (just in case it made any difference to the anesthesia needed). He just said that it was very common in pregnancy.
I was then asked why I was having a planned c-section, and I told him about the littlun being footling breech, we were then asked if it had been booked and we said that we were seeing the consultant next week and she would tell us what was happening.
I was then asked about any previous anesthetics that I had so I mentioned my VSD closure and that I had had local anesthetics before, and if I had any allergies? Only the very odd bout of hayfever.
I was then asked to sit on the bed so that he could examine my spine (to make sure that my back wasnt all weird or something hee hee it wasnt).
We were then showed a photo album of the procedure and was pleased to see that the couple involved didnt look traumatized (although thinking about it they wouldnt want to go putting people off now would they).
Then we were told that we would have a final scan on the day of the operation and if the baby had turned then we could either still have it done or I could just go home and wait for her to come in her own time.
Interestingly my Mum said that I was breech and that they turned me but then turned again and at the last minute I turned back again, I am quite reassured that I have always been stubborn ;o)
We were looking in the onsite Marks & Spencer and I saw this sign.
Im not overly bothered because I dont like flowers but I can imagine some people kicking up a right fuss!
We went into the consulting room and I was asked how the pregnancy was going, and I said that it was ok but that I have carpal tunnel syndrome (just in case it made any difference to the anesthesia needed). He just said that it was very common in pregnancy.
I was then asked why I was having a planned c-section, and I told him about the littlun being footling breech, we were then asked if it had been booked and we said that we were seeing the consultant next week and she would tell us what was happening.
I was then asked about any previous anesthetics that I had so I mentioned my VSD closure and that I had had local anesthetics before, and if I had any allergies? Only the very odd bout of hayfever.
I was then asked to sit on the bed so that he could examine my spine (to make sure that my back wasnt all weird or something hee hee it wasnt).
We were then showed a photo album of the procedure and was pleased to see that the couple involved didnt look traumatized (although thinking about it they wouldnt want to go putting people off now would they).
Then we were told that we would have a final scan on the day of the operation and if the baby had turned then we could either still have it done or I could just go home and wait for her to come in her own time.
Interestingly my Mum said that I was breech and that they turned me but then turned again and at the last minute I turned back again, I am quite reassured that I have always been stubborn ;o)
We were looking in the onsite Marks & Spencer and I saw this sign.
Im not overly bothered because I dont like flowers but I can imagine some people kicking up a right fuss!
Sunday, 17 July 2011
a few days in Kessingland
Last week me & James spent a few days in Kessingland in Suffolk, his Mum & Dad booked a place big enough for us, them, James brother his wife and their two kiddies...
...it went ok and luckily there were no murders ;o)
We went there on the Saturday and came back on the Tuesday (leaving the other to come back on the Friday).
We mainly did stuff on the beach (so the kiddies would be amused), and it was good fun ;o)
Although on Wednesday I started to feel grotty and now have a cold (which I cant take anything for!) still I see the midwife on Tuesday so hopefully she will be able to recommend something if I am still no better.
I saw an advert on tv that Next were having a half price sale, so I decided to have a look at the baby stuff (its so much nicer when you are looking for stuff that is actually for you ;o)) I would have waited until nearer the time but thought "well it is on sale" so I ended up buying a few bits in the "new baby" size ;o)
...it went ok and luckily there were no murders ;o)
We went there on the Saturday and came back on the Tuesday (leaving the other to come back on the Friday).
We mainly did stuff on the beach (so the kiddies would be amused), and it was good fun ;o)
Although on Wednesday I started to feel grotty and now have a cold (which I cant take anything for!) still I see the midwife on Tuesday so hopefully she will be able to recommend something if I am still no better.
I saw an advert on tv that Next were having a half price sale, so I decided to have a look at the baby stuff (its so much nicer when you are looking for stuff that is actually for you ;o)) I would have waited until nearer the time but thought "well it is on sale" so I ended up buying a few bits in the "new baby" size ;o)
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Novo James
Because I have been poorly I decided not to go to James Mum & Dads over Christmas (so as not to pass my bad cold onto his brothers kiddies).
So James went over on Boxing Day (26th December) and yesterday on his own, incidentally the kiddies have the Novovirus.
LOL James came home yesterday complaining of a stomach ache and consequently spent all night on the toilet with the squits!
Its a good job I replaced the toilet rolls on the toilet roll holder otherwise he would have come a cropper.
I am just hoping that I dont come down with it now...
So James went over on Boxing Day (26th December) and yesterday on his own, incidentally the kiddies have the Novovirus.
LOL James came home yesterday complaining of a stomach ache and consequently spent all night on the toilet with the squits!
Its a good job I replaced the toilet rolls on the toilet roll holder otherwise he would have come a cropper.
I am just hoping that I dont come down with it now...
Sunday, 5 December 2010
better than chocolate
Yesterday I went to Taste of Christmas, I was supposed to go with my Sister-in-Law, but she lives on the outskirts of Trowbridge, its all country winding roads where she lives, and understandably she didnt want to get stuck in the snow somewhere trying to get home after. This country really doesnt do snow very well!
So James came with me instead...
We got there and James was sulking, and decided to sit down while I went for a look around...
...so I made my way around to the Cuisine au Chocolat kitchen, and a demonstration was about to start, so I plonked myself down and it was the head chef from Sams Brasserie. He made chocolate french toast and some chocolate pancakes...
...I got to try some and they were lovely ;o)
Just as Ian was finishing, they announced that Jean-Christophe Novelli would be up next, so I got myself a prime seat right in the centre and at the front so that I would get a really good view ;o)
It was about 10 minutes before he came on stage, he cooked a chicken dish with a chocolate onion sauce (the aromas were absolutely gorgeous).
He eventually finished and he was standing at the side if anyone wanted to say hello/get his autograph/picture...
...so I grabbed my bag, coat and fleece and joined the queue. James had meanwhile caught up with me (I had texted him to tell him where I was). I woman in front of me (her name was Annette) got him to autograph her programme and I asked if it would be ok to get a picture of him with me. He put his arm around me and posed...
...then asked us what our names were and if we were enjoying ourselves and then he gave me a kiss...
...Jean-Christophe kissed me! Annette didnt get a kiss but I did ;o) It made really my day ;o).
James afterwards asked if he had spoilt the day for me with his sulking and I said that Jean-Christophe kissing me more than made up for it ;o)
So James came with me instead...
We got there and James was sulking, and decided to sit down while I went for a look around...
...so I made my way around to the Cuisine au Chocolat kitchen, and a demonstration was about to start, so I plonked myself down and it was the head chef from Sams Brasserie. He made chocolate french toast and some chocolate pancakes...
...I got to try some and they were lovely ;o)
Just as Ian was finishing, they announced that Jean-Christophe Novelli would be up next, so I got myself a prime seat right in the centre and at the front so that I would get a really good view ;o)
It was about 10 minutes before he came on stage, he cooked a chicken dish with a chocolate onion sauce (the aromas were absolutely gorgeous).
He eventually finished and he was standing at the side if anyone wanted to say hello/get his autograph/picture...
...so I grabbed my bag, coat and fleece and joined the queue. James had meanwhile caught up with me (I had texted him to tell him where I was). I woman in front of me (her name was Annette) got him to autograph her programme and I asked if it would be ok to get a picture of him with me. He put his arm around me and posed...
...then asked us what our names were and if we were enjoying ourselves and then he gave me a kiss...
...Jean-Christophe kissed me! Annette didnt get a kiss but I did ;o) It made really my day ;o).
James afterwards asked if he had spoilt the day for me with his sulking and I said that Jean-Christophe kissing me more than made up for it ;o)
Monday, 27 September 2010
booked a taste of Christmas
A few weeks ago I had a flier about a Taste of Christmas, we went a couple of years ago and it was really good ;o).
James didnt fancy going again so I am going with my Sister in Law - LOL sorry James but I will probably have a better time ;o).
Being in super efficient mode as I am - (not a good thing before 9am on a Monday morning I know ;o)) I have also booked a hotel to stay the night after our afternoon tea ;o)
James didnt fancy going again so I am going with my Sister in Law - LOL sorry James but I will probably have a better time ;o).
Being in super efficient mode as I am - (not a good thing before 9am on a Monday morning I know ;o)) I have also booked a hotel to stay the night after our afternoon tea ;o)
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