the 8 week check

Evie had her 8 week check yesterday...

First of all we went into see the health visitor where she was weighed - she is now 8lbs 11.5 oz - I was asked if I had any questions and I didnt.

I wrapped her up in the blanket that I had bought with me and waited to be seen by the doctor,she was starting to grizzle because she was getting hungry.

We were then called in to see the doctor and I told him that we were here for her 8 week check and he asked if she was still colicy I said that "touch wood" it had stopped ;o)

He then measured her head (this was when she really started to scream) and he checked that the plates in her skull had fused together properly - yes they had luckily.

We then went into a side room where he did all of the checks that need to be done...

he checked her chest, heart, liver, back, walking reflexes, to see if she can hold her head up, and that the creases in her thighs matched - she was a okay ;o) (and she was still screaming throughout).

The doctor asked if I had any calpol in case she had any reactions to the injections - and I said that I had it in my bag just in case.

He said that if she is not herself then give her calpol every 6 hours until she is better and that it can take 2 or 3 days but if she has a high temperature then to bring her back to the surgery.

We then were called in to see the nurse.

The nurse undid her babygrow and vest and did an injection in each thigh and taped cotton wool over where the injection went in.  And yes she still screamed and the nurse even hugged her to make up for it although it was on the aggressive side (if thats possible).

I then booked up her next lot of jabs in 4 weeks time.

I was rather surprised that there was anyone left in the waiting room after Evies little performance.

As we left I siad to Evie "I bet that they will be glad to see the back of us" ;o)

We then went for a coffee to make up for our ordeal and because she was sleeping I made up her feed and gave her some calpol (as I would have expected her to stay awake).

She was really crotchety all evening and not happy at all so I gave her some more calpol before I put her down for the night.

She seems ok now (so I will see how she goes).

I never realised that Evie could scream so loud.

innoculations day

Today we have to go for Evies 8 week check up...

I am quite anxious for her :o(

I have even talked through to her what is going to happen while making it sound like an adventure ;o)

We have already bought some Calpol for if she has a temperature after (I must remember to put it in her changing bag).

We have to have 3 separate appointments!

1 for the Health Visitor to weigh her (she has to be kept undressed except for the all important nappy) then she sees the Doctor so he can give her the once over then she sees the nurse for her jabs.

I have been told to bring a blanket with me to keep her warm between the appointments.

LOL she hates it when I get her undressed at the best of times, Im not sure how she is going to feel about being undressed for a whole 40 minutes...

...I just hope that they arent running late like when I had my 6 week check up!

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day...

Evie woke up this morning at 5.30 for her feed, so James did her bottle and after she had finished I changed her nappy and then got her off to sleep.

Because it took so long for her to go back to sleep I was no longer tired!

So I got up and left Evie sleeping and when I got downstairs there was an envelope on the doorstep for me ;o)

I opened up the envelope and this was inside it...

...and now I feel bad for not getting James anything because we had already said that we werent going to do anything this year!

minus eight

I knew that it was cold yesterday morning when we got up because the radiators were really hot...

...James had already taken the washing out to put in the tumble dryer and said that it was well cold.

When he started the car (so it was nice and toasty) the car said -6!

When we got into town the thermometer went down to -8...

The last time we were in temperatures that low we were in Prague in January 2005 and it was on our last day before flying back...

...I just remember that it was so cold and I just didnt warm up and I was actually relieved to come home!  That was a real first I can tell you ;o)

she wont know her real name

I tend to call Evie "Chicken Evie" shortened to "Chicken" because when she was born she had her legs tucked in like an oven ready chicken ;o)

My concern is is that if I dont start calling her Evie then she will actually think that her name is "Chicken" ;o)

So if you hear me calling her "Chicken" just remind me ;o)

was it just a coincidence

On Friday night I was trying to wind Evie as she has been suffering with colic I was walking around the room rubbing her back.

She was screaming more and more and in a moment of frustration I said out load "Emma do your stuff" and within 30 seconds Evie did a burp and I cried...

...she was still crying but that was because it was close to fer feeding time so I fed her changed her nappy and through my tears I told James that I think that Emma is looking down on me & Evie ;o)

I know that it was probably just a coincidence but it would be nice to think that we do have an angel now watching over us ;o)

RIP Emma

My best friend who I have known since we were 13 passed away on Wednesday afternoon after losing her battle with cancer :o(

She was diagnosed with breast cancer only in October last year, but when they ran their tests it soon became clear that she also had cancer in her bones too (her Grandad died of that).

Just thinking about Emma has me in tears :o(

Emma was so excited when I told her that I was expecting Evie ;o) I had e-mailed my friends a couple of weeks before my official announcement so as not to overshadow my other friends birthday.

Anyhow she e-mailed me straight back asking for all of the details ;o)

My one regret is is that Emma never got to meet Evie as she was in hospital and they wouldnt allow babies to come visiting (because of the infection risk) and by the time that Emma was back home she was then too ill to have visitors.  At least she got to see the photos of her ;o)

Emma is the one with dark hair sitting on the far right hand side.

She was only 42 :o(

I always thought that the four of us would grow old together.