Karen's Journey

Boy another week gone by and we are into September and spring already!

Firstly, well done to Helena on having her surgery done yesterday and from the update on her blog (by her beloved Craig) and on Rachel's blog - it sounds like all is going extremely well for her recovery! I sent her a text today and she is sounding so cheerful and I can't wait to catch up with her once she is home.

Secondly - thanks for the comments and emails regarding Rachel's class trip at daycare... we went with our gut feeling and said no to her going with them. She was the only one that didn't attend but had one on one attention with her care giver at creche so she had lots of fun with Tish :) She will have plenty more opportunities to attend other trips during her 4 years there!

We got the photos back from creche - not sure if I mentioned that we were quite disappointed with them but managed to select 4 to get the basic package. We got them yesterday and they do look great but now I just gotta work out the new scanner (okay not that new but I haven't used it as yet) so I can share them with you all.

There has been a nasty tummy bug going around the creche and after a week I was quite thrilled that Rachel hadn't succumbed to it.... well until last night that was! About 5 mins after I walked in the door and we had just put her in the highchair when next minute she did the most full on power chuck! EWWWWWWWWWW!!! So she had a bath, 1/2 her bottle and bed... got prepared with getting bedding etc out just in case we had an urgent change required during the night. But it wasn't required as she slept soundly all night - well until she started chatting about 5am :) So due to the 24 hr policy at daycare, I stayed home with her (much to the annoyance of my boss but tough titties) but boy it was a very full on day with Rachel being very, very clingy indeed!!! So apart from that she was her normal happy self until after her lunch bottle (or less than half of it) when she brought it back up again! So back to bed for her and when she woke up, hmmmmm it had started at the other end if you know what I mean!!! So rung daycare and told them she won't be in tomorrow either - sounds like the bug is quite nasty and knocking both staff and kids for six! She ate about 1 fish finger mashed up and then a wee bit of fruit for tea, and then half her bottle before going to bed. So will be interesting to see how she is tonight... and then again tomorrow.

I shot up to the supermarket after tea and bought a new pack of disposables for her as that is the only problem with cloth naps and diaoreha! But it is only the 2nd pack of nappies that we have had to buy in 6mths! The last time was when she had diaoreha just after she started at day care!

We have a real busy weekend ahead of us this weekend so fingers crossed we are all over the bugs by then! We have had 3 invites to 3 different birthday parties on Saturday so are attending two of them :) And then on Sunday, we have a family portrait sitting that we won at the child show we went to Porirua a few weeks ago - only problem being it is right on Rachels afternoon nap time so it will hopefully go ok. But it will be nice to get a decent photo of the three of us!

Anyway, time I was outta here - but before I go I will share a couple more photos of Rachel (and me) that were taken last weekend by my brother who was up from Chch. He has a fascination with Rachels eyes! LOL