Not had time to update recently, not because I've not wanted to but mainly because I just seem to find 5 mins to myself in a whole day these days. Not that I'd alter that as most of the time that I'm not working I'm spending my time with Bean. He's growing well (last weigh in he was 17lbs 7 oz but as that was 2 weeks ago I estimate he's around 18lbs 12 now. Little chunk)
We've been in to Alderhey for the clinics and so far his TSH levels have come right down to 7.9 which is great but they need to be about 3 I think before they might lower his dose of Thyroxin. Other than that he's a little cutie, smiles loads, cries very little and is learning fast.
I'm back in work full time now which is hard going. He's not sleeping through yet, he's generally waking once and now takes 8oz per feed so I think the next step is weaning him and trying some baby rice and "goo". But as he's not sleeping yet it means I've not had a nights unbroken sleep in a long time which is definitely hard going on the ole body! No al doesn't get up in the night, he's a git for that as he doesn't wake up properly. But revenge will be sweet when he's gotta deal with wet bed and sick when he's older coz I ain't!
I'm enjoying work but I wish I could be off with him. It feels all wrong to leave him and I wish I had the option of maybe working 2 or 3 days a week but I dont at the moment. It's really not fair but bugger all I can do about it unless I win the lottery.
Al's still looking for work but that seems to be impossible unless you want to do sales, 100% commission, working 2pm - 11pm and saturdays and sunday. But he does start college next week so we shall see what happens when that finishes.
Still more to do on the house but the good news is that the bathroom is finally finished (HURRAH) so now we can start in earnest on the living spaces downstairs. This will start moving quickly once we have the wall plastered as we can get on with painting and adding the skirting boards and finally get some damn paper on the walls. I will be very glad to see the back of our neo squat and have wallpaper and a carpet!
First though we have to have a mass tidy up of "stuff" in the middle bedroom (or tip as it's known) and put what we don't need up in to the loft for now. Might make some space for more crap from downstairs but leave us a bit of room to actually be able to decorate... maybe!
I'm fed up now. I feel like this is just dragging and I have no holidays left to even be off and just get stuck in to it which is a pain as I couldn't do much when I was pregnant!
Ah well. I better just get on with it. I need to sort out all the baby stuff Bean doesn't need so that I can pass it on to my sister in law or Gems for their buns ;)
3 comments:
Yay for Bean's TSH levels. It sounds like he's growing well now :)
I can't imagine how hard it must be to have to leave Bean each morning. I was lucky in an unlucky way to be able to spend all of my time with Princi. In her first year the longest I spent away from her was 5 hours when I went to Bodelwyddan for the car assessment. That was hard enough. So, you, Miss Skips, are a superwoman!
thankee lady. Don't feel like one most of the time, old woman more like ha ha!
Aw yay for Logan and his levels and weight. He's so adorable. I really enjoyed my night with him last week. He was a joy to have. Fingers crossed that if you start going down the food + milk route you'll start to get more sleep.
I can't imagine how hard it is not being at home with him, it sucks that things couldn't be any other way but you are a fabby mum!
Oh and that bathroom looks fab. I never got around to mentioning it on Saturday. It looks so different now it's all done.
You'd better get that spare room sorted so we can come and stay! ;)
Many hugs to you lady
xx
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