A Quiet Day

Just checking in, I did say I would make a bigger effort to post in my blog, so this is it.LOL

Had a nice weekend - didn't do a great deal but relaxed and managed to get a lie in until 8am both Saturday and Sunday..though DD did come into bed with us. Went to Mothercare on Saturday to get a birthday present for Katie's 1st birthday next Wednesday and then zipped home, as the weather was just so stormy. DH was out with his badminton club, so I had a quiet night in and watched The Lake House on teleport movies. Just as I was going to bed at midnight, DD woke up and didn't go back down until 2am...I have been shattered today!

DD has been looking a lot brighter the last couple of days..still not keen to take anything lumpy but eating bigger portions and drinking more milk. Hopefully this is her on the mend and she will avoid catching any more viruses until she is a bit more recovered. We are starting a new class tomorrow up in JG. Its called Jo Jingles and is a music based activity class for wee ones. Sounds quite good and its on a Monday so I'm not at work. We really enjoyed the baby signing classes on Wednesdays but unfortunately had to give them up because of me returning to work. Fingers crossed we will enjoy these classes and maybe meet some mums from the local area.

Off to do some work for school

Catch Up Time

Guilty of not blogging at all for a very long time! My main reason being the run up to Xmas got a bit hectic and my poorly DD is still poorly - She has caught one cold after another and has been off colour for about 6 weeks now. We are back on smooth purees and fighting to get her to eat anything other than fruit and yoghurt. She's bright enough most of the time but tires out quickly and has been very clingy. Keeping our fingers crossed that when she shakes this cold, she won't catch another bug immediately.

I'm back to work..started on Wednesday. Not as bad as I thought it would be..The anticipation was worse than the event.LOL It's going to be very hectic but actually good to get a bit of my 'old life' back. DD has found it a bit strange as has missed nursery the last 3 weeks because of Xmas and being ill but hopefully will settle in better next week.

What else to report...looking forward to the Edinburgh crop next week, DH has marked it in his diary and will give me a lift in to town. Will try and get some pages on Shona done and maybe have a look at the Book of Me kit I got from Creating Keepsakes before Xmas.

Got a lovely trollbead bracelet for Xmas and have enjoyed following the trollbead thread on UKS - DH and MIL are going to buy me some more beads for my birthday in Feb, so I am trying to resist buying too many on my own.

Getting Back to Reality

or having to think about work again! Visited my work this afternoon to get more details of what they want me to do come January...got a timetable but no hard info on what I'm supposed to be doing in those times -really not looking forward to going back :(

On a more positive note DD seems to be settling in OK in nursery - not eating a huge amount but then not doing that at home either but definitely happier in the baby room and not as clingy to the nursery nurses. She missed one of her days this week as she added a croupy cold onto the cold which has been bothering her for over a week. Poor wee thing has no appetite and just looked miserable today. We went to the doctor yesterday and she said her chest was clear, so fingers crossed that the cough will clear up in the next few days.

Off to a crop tomorrow - really looking forward to it - have put together a secrest santa and praying that the recepicent actually likes it! I'm so bad at choosing presents.

Bad Parents

That's how it felt putting DD into nursery this morning - the irony is, of course, she was fine, I was the one getting all upset. Probably because I now have to face the prospect of going back to work..which is not filling me with joy at the moment.

She was only in for 2 hours ( how melodramatic am I being about this? I know) but I was in tears when we picked her up. She had been relatively fine - had a couple of crying bouts, hadn't eaten alot of lunch but wasn't too distressed when we picked her up. The thing is, she will get used to the new faces and she is ok with me going away and coming back...the killer (for me any way) is the fact it will be 8am til 5.30 pm...which at the moment feels like a very long day for a wee babbie.


Mantra for the day..."We are not bad parents for putting DD in nursery..we are not bad parents......"

Bl**dy Airport Security!

Have been down visiting friends in England - flying for the first time with DD. Annoyed as had to open and taste the cartons of formula that I had taken with us...to prove they were not a security risk. Fine except that it immediately comtaminates the milk, which then has to be used in an hour. How people are flying long haul with these daft regulations is beyond me.

Other than that had a great weekend, catching up with my best friend and her family. very relaxing and cheered me up no end. DD starts nursery tomorrow so a big day for her,,,keeping our fingers crossed that it will go ok.

Signed up for this - my advent treat to myself :)

Manifesto: Noun. A declaration of one’s intentions.

Starting December first, I will keep a Christmas journal. In it, I will write something every day to reflect on the holidays of my past, enjoy the holidays of the present and dream about the holidays of my future. To some, this will be a stack of papers and trivial scribbles, but not to me. I am taking back my Christmas, I am letting it be something I relish and, most importantly, I am giving at least fifteen minutes every day to myself no matter how crazy this season becomes. I hope you will share, encourage and understand as I make something with my own hands, my own words and my own memories.

Back to Work

Had an appointment today with my boss to discuss my return to work - basically what I'd been expecting, so no nasty (new) surprises - will have to go in again in a couple of weeks to get up to speed with what I'll be doing in January.

Can't really get my head around going part time - I've worked part time before in this environment and and to be blunt...it sucked. Hoping it will be different this time as have a new focus and have been there for a while full time too.

Packing tonite for our trip tomorrow - flying down to Bristol to visit a friend. Will be DD's first flight, so should be interesting......