March to May 2010 Mommies

Well - the first day at the daymother went a lot smoother than expected. Tayla was happily distracted on arrival so that I could leave without any drama... and the daymother updated me regularly during the day so that I knew what was going on. And when we went to fetch the monkey - she threw a tantrum of note because she didn't want to leave her new friend or new toys!!! #devastatedmom!
I only the other hand left the daymom, and shed many a tear on the drive home, then when i realised how quiet the house was, then when i didn't see her smiling face looking through her window! Pathetic huh?!? Anyhoo - that was day 1...
Day 2 - the daymom brought her to the door to say goodbye to me and BIG TEARS! So i left quickly and didn't shed a tear at all today

We have had a week from hell so far... its been 7 days running of Tayla refusing her 7pm bedtime... tonight - miraculously - hubby got her down... but i'm too scared to say anything out loud in case we jinx it and she wakes up! What is up with the routine change?!?!? Phase i hope!

@Scribblingal - your view sounds positively stunning! I'm jealous! I could so do with a holiday!

So - its hubby's 30th next week... all the planning and all that finally coming together. So now its just the final touches... hoping to get a funky interactive centrepiece for the 5 tables... not sure what just yet - going on the hunt tomorrow for some ideas.

@Scribblingal - the business was at a bit of a standstill for the last 4 weeks with only having limited time to do anything... but June has started with a bang. I've been given Cellucity's business for all preggie ladies - gifts for when they go on maternity leave... which is great! Have my first order of 6 for June/July! And the maternity UIF I've managed to get into a courier company. The company is paying for my services to help the staff out. So now it is just up to me to get more marketing done with all my time on my hands going to approach most of the corporate companies down here and see if I can win them over!

Hello ladies. Typing this from a perch overlooking the majestic Pilanesburg, watching a wildebeest doing some sort of wild mating call - it's either that or his last stand before the leopard flies out of the bushes. For his sake I hope it's the former, although that would be quite a sight (both events).

Babyshoes, you made me laugh. Still chuckling away as I reply to your rather crazy question. No, I didn't do the Comrades. There's only room for one crazy comrade in our house, and it is most certainly not me.

Things have been rather stressful in our household, what with Mark doing the Comrades and me in a tizz about the research, but I managed to get off the latest draft of my proposal off last Thursday, and they're only getting back to me next week, so I have a breather, and what with the race done and dusted, things have been a lot calmer.

Beansmom, I hear what you say about Tayla not getting enough stimulation with you. I sometimes feel that Emily's not getting enough from me either. The school sounds really nice! I also have a really nice one lined up, just in case. How is the business going?

I'm on study leave as from next week when we get back, for a week, just to make some headway on the studies, and then it's back to the grindstone. I do quite enjoy not having to log into the office

Babyshoes, post some party pics!

Awwwww Beansmom - Im sure it will all be fine tomorrow! Let us know how it goes!!!

x

@ Scribblingal - I met Debbie through Thompsons Tours - used to work in the wholesale side of things and she was in retail. But yes - I did matriculate in 95... feels like a lifetime ago.

So Tayla starts at Paddingtons Daycare tomorrow I've got seriously mixed emotions about it but know in my heart it is the best decision for her! I am not doing enough to stimulate her at home and she needs the interaction. So they only take 3 kiddies her age, and they have 4-5 caregivers to those three kiddies which is great. She gets well balanced cooked meals for lunch every day and it is super professional. It is just going to be so hard after spending every waking hour with her the last 4 weeks. So I may have to do a ninja drop... cos the tears will be flowing... me not her!!! LOL

Good evening mommies...

Hope you are all well, just a quick post before I go to bed...

Luke and Heinrich's Birthday Party was a big success despite the cold... Saturday morning I was almost in tears because of the rain and be lunch time it cleared up nicely!

Have a stunning evening....

Thanks mommies for the Birthday wishes! Party is the weekend! Cant wait! Even tho it says there will be 30% rain, I am praying and hoping it does not rain and that Luke is over the cold that he has!

Bronz & ScribblingAl - thanks for the kind words and support!

ScribblingAl - I am based in CPT, I also think the Dr has Luke's best interest at heart and when we see him on the 23rd of June we going to determine the way forward and what can or cannot be done.

I feel sooooo much better knowing that the evel of opthalmology in this country is very high - I honestly knew / know nothing! Thanks ScribblingAl!

Hows the studding going Bronz?

ScribblingAl, are you taking part in the comrades?

Have a super day all!

x

Ah Babyshoes, congratulations on Luke's birthday - sounds like it was a very emotional day. Doctors can sometimes make things sound really scary - and it IS scary when it comes to your little boy. Are there no exercises you could do with him in the meantime - pretend you're playing games with him and try get him to get those outside muscles to work a bit? Maybe once they start working they'll carry on working on their own? But I can tell you this: the level of opthalmology in this country is very high, and they will do whatever they can to fix it (if they even need to intervene). So have faith in your doc. Are you in Joburg? Who did you go to? Sometimes it helps to go for a second opinion as well, just to put your mind at ease and to hear another side of things.

Beansmom, how're things at home without You You? One of my really good friends took her kid to a daymother for a few years, and she was really happy with the set-up. If you can find a good one then you really get the best of both worlds - Tayla interacts with other kids and gets that extra stimulation in a controlled environment, and on the other hand it's also like she's at home because there are only a few kids. Like one big happy family

Just a bit off the topic, from your post I gathered that you and I both matriculated in 95, so I was wondering if that's where you and Debbie met?

Bronz did you have any luck with applying for a supplementary?

Jacadebra, I miss your posts! They are working you too hard over there. How's work going? And how are the kids settling into the new arrangement?

Claudia_B, Emily also went through a rough sleeping patch during the day. However, she has cut two molars, so I reckon it's that. She has been incredibly miserable and a right moaner during the day too. Damn I'll be glad when this teething thing is at an end.

Des, how're you feeling? Not too long to go now. How's Connor doing? I guess he's a bit young to understand what's going on, hey? He's going to love having brother so close in age!!

Things here haven't slowed down. I've fallen behind with my research (again), and work has been rather demanding. However, there will be a bit of a break happening, as we're off to Durbs on Friday for the Comrades and then go to the Pilanesburg on Monday, so at least we'll have some time out - as long as I can leave the laptop at home (but being so far behind I might land up taking it along).