Synchronization of Us

I have a feeling its going to be one of those days.

Its currently 9.37am and lets see

- I have been up for around 4 and 1/2 hours
- Was sitting with both girls having toast and “tea” at 5am
- Spent about 30 minutes dealing with screaming Eilidh around 6am before finally putting her in her cot and walking away for a few moments (i needed to calm myself).She feel asleep after a minute or to
- Cleaned the hallway and bathroom twice, picked up the back table THREE times.
- Yelled at Rebecca for throwing her cereal on the floor twice and thinking it was funny to roll grapes everywhere
- Changed Rebeccas outfit for a third time as she peed on the first one and dumped a bucket of water on the other

And of course DH threw me a curveball by saying he wouldn’t be home till 6 tonight( normally home at 2 on Thursday) and im facing a long day at home with the girls. Just hope things improve

A few weeks ago i was given some interview questions by Isil fromVeggie Way. Im so sorry it took so long to get around to , who would think that two toddlers would keep me so busy?

1)What thing about being a mum has surprised you the most since your dear daugthers’ birth?
There have been so many things, the overwhelming feeling of love and how protective i am of them. The constant fear of something happening to them and the amazing joy that can be found in there simple smiles. I guess one of the most surprising things for me was the type of parent i am, i never planned to co-sleep or breastfeed this long but just sort of fell into it as i felt it was best for my girls.

2)How do you find the environment in your town in terms of APing? Can you find like minded friends or do you feel lonely?
For the most part i do feel kinda lonely ,i cannot seem to find a local mums group (even non-ap) that i enjoy going to. There is one by the National Childbirth Trust i would love to starting going to but its on a Thursday morning during nap time and its at least an hour walk there . Most parents i meet have not breastfeed and are completely mainstream.
I do go to a local breastfeeding support group which i love, there are a few regulars and both of them breastfed till there children were two and a 1/2 and i just love that they get that part of me. I hate my shyness though and would love to invite them for lunch or play date.
I would say though that my town is very un-ap, most people seem more interested in partying and drinking than raising there child.

3)What little known fact about yourself would surprise your readers?
Not sure i think i have reveled most stuff im willing to reveal already but i guess going with the AP theme was i always swore i would never co-sleep and was so against it. These days im so against formula but when pregnant with Rebecca i planned to breastfeed and formula feed. Before Rebecca was on solids i had never cooked a meal before, i hated it and these days only cook because “forced”

4)What is your favourite activity when you are not mothering two kidlets?
I love long hot baths with a good book, i adore concerts or live shows and going for long leisurely meals out . And of course right now the kids are sleeping and im doing one of my fave things blogging

5)Let’s say you are going to be stranded with your family on a deserted island for 90 days.What 3 things would you take with you and why?
Hard one, my camera for sure to capture every moment (with a big big memory card and lifelong batteries)
Books or games to give some sort of actives (maybe Monopoly for DH and i to play when the kids are sleeping)
Blankets - I don’t care how warm it is i love to snuggle under a blanket night and day.

Enjoy

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Its been a tiring few days, after writing my last message Eilidh woke again screaming and so unhappy.
When DH got home he wanted to phone NHS 24 (basically out of hours doctors) for advice, i guess at that point i was worried to between the constant screaming, fever and lack of fluids. The doctor we spoke to recommended bringing her in for a check up.
So 12 o’clock Sunday night DH had to get out of bed and take Eilidh to the hospital (i hated not being able to go, but as DH drives and i don’t it made sense).

The verdict? A mystery virus apparently, maybe teething but to honest the doctor seemed as clueless as we are. We were just to keep an eye out for rashes and try to force the fluid issue.
A horrible night followed with her barely sleeping, she would wake and cry in what seemed like a 10 minute cycle. Around 5am i put her in her cot and she slept for a few hours (i so wish i tried putting her down before, i forget that Eilidh sleeps alone by choice).

Yesterday she was so much better and almost her old self, still not eating or drinking loads but she seemed happy enough mostly. Ok she was a nightmare around dinner time but that was more to do with being so tired (no afternoon nap) . Last night she slept wonderfully , going from 6.30pm - 7.30am with no wakings. I was completely grateful and slept like a log myself.

Today she is now in her cot telling stories to her stuffed animals and banging the wall.

Poor Eilidh is unwell and its been so upsetting.

I noticed yesterday she had a bit of a temp but she seemed fine, she eat dinner but not nearly as much as normal then fed and went to bed fine.
Around 10pm she woke for the first time and the night from hell pretty much followed, DH tried his best to help but i spent most of the night curled up on the sofa with her.
She would sleep then wake every 30 minutes or so , when awake she would just scream till she passed out about 10-15 minutes later. Poor think couldn’t sleep in her cot but hated being in my arms to.

She has been up and down today, to much of the day has been spent with her crying and the other part just curled up to me sucking her thumb. She is off her food (such a rarity for Eilidh)and even more worrying not taking much liquid either (not breast milk ,water or juice). There is no obvious signs of her being in pain somewhere in particular , it may be teeth as the top 2 are scarily swollen but who knows. All i feel is she is screaming in pain and not taking fluids so if not better by tomorrow will be making a trip to the doctors.

Wish us well vibes (and some sleep to)

Not posted any pics in what seems like forever so here you go

Playing In The Den

Playing The Computer

Home From Picking Courtney Up (And A Little Puddle Jump)

Wearing Rebeccas Shoes

Today was a special day for Rebecca as she got to go to her first Pantomime. Pantomimes are such a Christmas tradition in the UK and are just such wonderful ways to pass a couple of hours.
Each year my dads work pays for the workers children to go to one and this year my mum bravely took Rebecca along with Courtney, according to my mum she was a complete angel and had a wonderful time.
Im *so* looking forward to next Christmas when both children will be old enough to go and DH and i can make it into our own tradition.

Eilidh and i got to spend the afternoon together which was lovely , sure we have the time while Rebecca is at playgroup but this was a whole 5 hours of us time.
Do you know what i realized? Having two children is MUCH easier than one.
Im not sure how parents with one child do it, i had to constantly entertain Eilidh, i couldn’t do much of anything as she wanted all my attention. It made me realize just how much Rebecca and Eilidh play together these days (and poor Eilidh did miss her sister, cried for about 20 minutes at one point shouting for her)

Is anyone else so not getting into the Christmas spirt this year? . Im looking at the date and its weeks away - what ever happened to the 12 days of Christmas?

I guess its everything, we have to buy new decorations and tree this year and haven’t even started with the present buying. As always money is tight and im slightly panicking over being able to afford anything. It was not even December yet and i was already fed up with the whole thing.

Its not that im not looking forward to it, i cannot wait to get up Christmas morning and see the girls open the presents. I get hungry just thinking about the dinner and look forward to spending the evening in front of the tv with hubby (New Doctor Who YIPEE). Just feel its to early for all this excitement over it, ask me again how i feel in a few weeks.

I remember seeing this on a blog a while back and got a good giggle out of it and have wanted to do something similar.

Its basically just the words used in search engines that lead people to your site. Would love to see others do this to. Some of them are funny but some down right disturbing, but here you go.

Wordles - Whole lot with this added, guess i spelt it wrong once then each time just used auto fill and it was wrong alot

Laura McIntyre,Synchronization Of Us, Laura Mcintyre Blog - Expected i guess

I would love to add snappy comments but most of them im just thinking WHY?

Hair Feet

Pictures Of Men Wearing A Nappy (Because we all want to see that)

Photos Of Tired Mothers Getting Up In The Night With Babies

Molar Shaped Gift Box

Sickness Pics (Again, who wants to see this)

Extended Breastfeeding Pictures

My Shopping Trip Story

Webbing Vocal Cords (One of the few I like, I would of loved to have came across my blog when dealing with Rebecca problem to know a nice normal outcome is possible)

Im 28 Weeks Pregnant But Measuring 31

Baby Milestones Giving Kisses

Cosleeping 10 Months Old

Pictures Of Co-sleeping

How Long Does It Take For A Tooth To Fall Out

I’ve Lost A Tooth With Every Pregnancy

Baby Lead Weaning Blog

Rebecca Story Bebo

Diagnosed With Polyhydramnios

Co-Sleeping Images Funny

Extended Breastfeeding Photos

Obscure Things In The World

Toddler Climb Mountain

Sleepy Girls Stories

Obscute Things To Do

Porno PicsPics (OKAY)

Weaning A Toothless Baby

Polyhydramnios “Everything Was Fine”

There a couple that disturbed me and others that broke my heart, even more so than ones such as Extended Breastfeeding or Sickness Pics because I can at least pretend that there innocent.

Im positive they refer to this post, i have now edited it so the word no longer appears.

Search terms include

Daddy R**** Me Young Stories
The Day Daddy R**** Me
Daddy R**** Us

Im going to assume everyone knows what the R words stands for (rhymes with Grape), my heart aches for those poor people who felt the need to type in those search terms, i feel almost guilty it there brought to my blog throwing the word and story about in light hearted terms.

Ending on a not so good note, but would love to read others keywords.

Before i forget to do this, some of the words Eilidh is saying these days

Mum
Dad
Nana
Papa
Auntie
Be-Ba (Becca)
Co-Nee (Courtney)
Apple
Banana
Uncle
Gran
Doggy
Kitty
Nap
Hi
Bye-bye
Cheers

She is starting to parrot and say more each day, the above words are just the ones she uses all the time. I should write more about Rebeccas speech these days but naptime is short and have blog posts to read.

Yesterday was a rainy afternoon, we had plans later but after lunch the girls and i decided to build a “tent” in the living room.
Who knew a couple of chairs with an old sheet over them could be the greatest thing ever. The girls laughed and squealed in delight, they ran around the chairs and underneath the cover. The grabbed pillows in with them and pretended to go to sleep.

After a while even mummy was allowed to come in, sitting there with chairs and bedsheets surronding me Rebecca leaned over and gave me the sweetest kiss. Her sister followed her lead then of course they kissed each other. It ended with a group hug, me sitting with a girl on each side , four arms around my neck.

Moments like those make all the bad times worth it