Seven Things

I would write about if i could just find the words, or energy – or well both

1 – Its Craig’s graduation on Friday and i cannot wait to see my hubby up there collecting his diploma. He really deserves it and i can totally see myself getting all misty eyed. The girls are staying with my sister but that evening we are taking them and going out on a lovely family celebration meal.  I even get to go shopping for a new outfit tommorow .

2 – Finally the plans for the future are settled, Craig is going on to do his PhD . Something to do with Lasers but its a fancy title that i can never remember (that doesn’t make much sense to those not into physics anyway) .  It was a hard choice as its basically another 3.5 years in education , money wise for the moment we will be slightly better off but not enough to live completely comfortably . In the end though it feels like the right decision , not only will it be worth it in the long run but its what Craig wanted to do.  Its normal (ish) hours basically 9-5 Monday to Friday and he is not allowed another job. We will almost be a normal family.

3 – Natal Hypnotherapy seriously ROCKS , ok i can not vouch how good it will be for labor but for a sleep aid its amazing. Sure i fall asleep about 1/2 the time when listening to it but even those nights i stay away i fall asleep in moments . Im just so relaxed and comfortable , the last few months i have been struggling to sleep at night and this is like an answer to my prayers.

4 – How amazing Eilidh is these days, as full of life as she can be and just so funny,clever and most of the time completely insane . She chats all day long and seems to (think she) know everything, she is almost 20 months now and i forgot how much a great age this was. She has really been great lately with little tantrums or acting out . Its the silly stuff like the “chase” before naptime, she runs away and i have to try and catch her – after a minute or to of this she will run to her cot and try to climb in . I lift her in and thats that.

5  – How Rebecca seems to be changing everyday, im not declaring the surgery a success BUT its made a difference and its just hit us in the last few days. She is still husky and breathing a little rough but her volume button has definetly been cranked up a little. I really noticed for the first time the other morning when she was screaming (in a fun playful way) , pre-surgery her screams were silent – nothing would come out. Now there was a noise, and it was loud enough for me to hear from another room .She is also doing so well with potty training but its just outside thats an issue, i have to be brave and take her outside without a nappy on  – we have been using a pull up and she just uses it as a nappy.  The biggest problem is her attitude just now, she is acting completely 3 and well the fussing/moaning/whining constantly is really getting on our nerves. Not to mention the hitting and violence in general . We really have to toughing up on discipline.

6 – The great big re-do has started, we have started decorating the living room although i guess its un-doing just now as we are only stripping the walls still. Much harder job than you would think. Except for the girls room every other place needs done (which makes 1 bedroom ,kitchen, bathroom , living room and hallway) . It seems almost overwhelming just now but we are trying to do as little as we can get away with in each room , as soon as its done we are putting this place on the market.  We are thinking we will rent on a short term basis (6 months proberly) while we find another place to buy. Property prices and mortgages in general are crazy just now and its definetly not a sellers or buyers market. We just need away from this place.

7 – My sister gave me some clothes down yesterday, some of my old stuff that i had gave her. I was so happy to find they all fitted really well just now, most were a little big but just sat perfectly and were nice and comfy. Best thing was i bought these things a about 6 weeks after Eilidh was born, its a nice confidence boost to find the stuff are fitting the way they did then but now im 30 weeks pregnant .

Well it was going to be more but its getting on , just need to decide what to do first – hot bath or eat some cake?