Quick update

I am concious of the fact that I haven't written on here for a few weeks now and I have quite a bit of news but have got a million and one things to do in the next few days before we have a blessing for Millie on Sunday.
Couple of new things, Millie is now feeding well and has 2 bottom teeth, she is also starting to sit more and is moving round on her front and slightly backwards, not properly crawling as yet.
Martha was singing and playing with her toys tonight in the bath and then went- dai iawn, which means well done in Welsh, she can count in Welsh and does so regularly but this is her first word that she has picked up from Cylch. I have been quite worried about her grasping Welsh but I think she will do fine! Dai iawn Martha!
Right well like I said it was only a quick update so will try and get on here soon with more news!

Sisters!

Not a good week

As the title suggests, things are not good here at the moment, nothing really wrong I am just having an emotional week.
For the past couple of weeks Millie has been getting a bit fussy with her eating, however the end of last week she had sickness and the runs so put it down to her not being well. She is now and truely on the mend and has been chatting and rolling about like normal. (Big rolls now too, from one end of the room to the other!) Yet the fussyness continues. She will eat bread, yogurt and fruit of a spoon but nothing else. I have given her some other finger foods the problem is that she can't hold them for very long and doesn't take in much, so much so that the knock on effect os beginning to kick in- up at 4.00 this morning hungry. Its so frustrating and is starting to get me down.
Martha is good and is enjoying Cylch Meithrin, some of her older friends have now stopped going and are going to Nursery now, but on the upside there are some new children there who will end up being her class as they are the same age. She tells me a lot more about it now aswell, initially it was just toast, milk and Alice! The other day she told me she had chocolate cake because it was Seans birthday and that they had sung Happy Birthday- in Welsh! So all good there.

I had my scan yesterday and after an hour of waiting I was in there for 5 mins and they checked my ovaries and my kidneys and both were clear. I asked about my appendix and apparantly you can only see them if there is a problem with them. So had the all clear there, which I think was good news!!? Problem is I have been having twinges so not sure what the next step is!? I think the scan looming and Millie not eating have been getting to me a bit and haven't helped with my emotions. Other things haven't helped either but thats another story. Hopefully this is just a blip and we will have the long weekend this week and a short week next week so I am hoping that will make me feel better.

No more doctors please!

Well as the title suggests, yes more doctors were seen, not for Martha or Millie this time but me!! I had some stomach cramps, similar to whenI was in hospital before I had Millie so assumed I had pulled a muscle as thats what was diagnosed back then! Monday I couldn't move so thought I shoud check it out- doc thought it could be appendicitis, told me not to worry and have bed rest. I tried and was very lucky my parents came to my rescue. That night I felt awful and had shivers and my head was banging! However the next day I was fine, well not fine but a lot better. Unfortunately it didn't end there as Wednesday I was really ill again, another trip to the doctor and was taken into hospital. Inital thoughts were appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy or something ovary related. Well after a lot of attempts to get blood they finally got some and it showed something was inflammed, doctors thought it was unlikely to be appendicitis as they way it had been. By the Thursday I was feeling a lot better and as long as there was a clear scan I could go home. The scan didn't happen and I was able to come home. I now have a scan at the end of the month, so fingers crossed it will either be clear or something small. The hospital itself was a bit of a circus and I have had a laugh about a few ofthings that happened there since but the system in this country sucks. I can say that having been in quite a few hospitals now. No one person to blame just the systems in place and the lack of communication between everyone and doctors wanting to hear what they want to hear.

The weekend just gone was Easter and saw us travelling upto Liverpool. Liam and I had a wedding on Good Friday in Manchester. It was a lovely day (apart from the weather) and was the first wedding I had been to and not been pregnant since the start of 2006. So I let my hair down and had a really good time. We saw most of the family both sides of Liams and most of mine at some point over the weekend which was lovely and great to catch up. Thank you all for the chocolate and gifts.

Forgot to mention the birthday party that Martha went to, it was quite full on for a 3 year old- loud disco and quite grown up- it was what the brithday girl wanted and she seemed to enjoy, on the other hand Martha was a bit bemused and stayed next to me while we were there. She also had her Easter bonnet day- unluckily for me I was in hospital so didn't get to see her go- or the competition for that matter. It didn't seem like they had prizes but I am guessing Marthas was the best- you decide.

So we have quite a few quiet weeks now until our holidays and hopefully they will remain that way- in terms of health anyway! Liam is working from home this week and its nice having him around. Although I do have to keep myself more busy whilst he is around so that I don't disturb him- or at least Martha doesn't disturb him! She is getting used to him being out of bounds though so thats good.

Congratulations to Liz and Pete on the birth of thier little boy Pablo, he is so cute and had lots of hair- well done both!

On the final note - I went and got my hair cut today and have gone for the chop. So here is a pic so you can all see!

More rashes and doctors!

Last weekend was a really lovely weekend away in Centre Parcs. It had been planned for ages as a surprise for my mothers 65th birthday but of course it had to be kept quiet. Although saying that planning a surprise is/ was easier than it sounds! Everytime I had a quiet whisper to my Dad my mother would chirp up what you talking about!! Nightmare! Well anyway Martha and Millie were both on the mend and we were off to have a good weekend. Everyone managed to get there before my mother but typical of my mother she spotted my car in the car park on the way in!! A good weekend was had by all and the concensus is that we will make it an annual event. There is plenty of stuff to do there for all ages old and young, I think the highlight for everyone was the swimming pool. My Dad especially was a big kid going on all the slides. Martha loved being in pool and is so confident in the water. Millie was a little on the young side for the pool as it was a bit cooler than where we go swimming and by this time she had started to come out in spots!!! Yes spots, great big ones! I wasn't too worried to begin with as they were the same as Marthas but by the time Monday came round and it was time to go home they were more like big blotches and Millie didn't seem her normal self. When I got back to Ammanford I called straight in at the doctors. The receptionist saw the state of her but unfortunately I had to go through the system of waiting for a call back. So got home and settled and started to unload the car- guess what- phone call had to go back up to the docs!! Met this very stern doctor who started slagging off the doc for giving antibiotics to the girls for common colds!!! Millie had bronchitus and I wish he had seen her the Sunday before I took them both to the doctor. She was so pale and lifeless. Anyway he gave me some 'advice as a mother' then thought it was an allergic reaction too. I then had to go back upto the surgery either Tuesday if things got worse or Wed. Tuesday the spots had started to fade but there was still plenty. So decided to wait till Wednesday, I took her upto the doctors and by now a lot of the spots had disappeared. He showed me a picture and a description of what he thought it was. It was an allegric reaction to either the virus or the antibiotics but quite an aggresive reaction. I think persoanlly it was the virus as I had some spots appear on my belly at the end of the weekend. Plus in Marthas cylch last week they said some children had come out in spots- I bet they aren't all allergic to antibiotics!!
The good news is they are both on the mend now and hopefully will be ok for a few weeks. Well they had better be as next weekend I am home alone with the girls whilst Liam is on a stag do and then the following weekend we have a wedding. Its all go here in the Bennett house. Promise pics to be on the way soon. Especially after the weekend- Marthas first fancy dress party.

Busy few days

Since plodding along we have now gone to busy busy busy, more so with doctors and hospitals!!! Yes! Again! Martha and Millie have both had nasty colds for a couple of weeks and over the weekend both looked quite pale so I decided enough was enough and took them to the doctors. I don't normally go with colds but they had gone on long enough, plus poor Millie looked so ill. So saw the doctor and both were given antibiotics. Poor Millie had developed bronchitus, I knew she was coughing well but didn't think anythin of it, esp as Martha quite often sounds quite chesty but in the ast when she has seen doctors her chest has been clear. Shouldn't compare them! Monday afternoon Martha started to develop a rash and by the time 8.00 came she had had a couple of hours sleep but had woken up screaming complaining of a bad head and was covered in spots and had a temp of 40! A call made to primecare which resulted in a trip to yet another hospital, well actually I had been there once previously when preg with Millie. She was seen straight away and was told it could be viral but most likely a reaction to the antibiotics so was given some different one. Yesterday (tues) she seemed a lot better in herself but then in the evening the spots came up quite bad again and she had a slight temp. She was comfortbale in her sleep though so left her. I didn't sleep that well however! Today she was still covered and still running a temp so another trip to the doctor. She also thought it was an allergic reaction- i said I thought it would have gone by now but she said once its in the system it can take some time to disappear. Martha by this point was fine in herself and the spots were fading. So all good and keep a careful eye on them.
Martha and Millie both had a good sleep over lunchtime but when Martha got up the spots were huge and she was quite grizzly. I rung the docs and they had half day today- training. Again through to primecare. I had a phonecall back and the woman I spoke to said when they are running a temp and have a reaction like this, its quite common for the spots to be more prominent. Also she said if she is warm or cold it could make the spots worse. She said it could be an allergy to something completely different but it seems strange it started after starting the medication. It could also be just because she is unwell. Not long after I had spoken to the doctor the spots started to fade and she was quite well in herself. So fingers crossed! The doctor seemed to give me a lot more answers than any of the others and I was quite happy after the conversation. It seemed to make sense, especially as Marthas room tends to be on the warm side so could explain why the spots came up after her sleep. The doctor also said that the spots can come and go for upto 10 days after the last dose of medicine!! So we might have a spotty child for a few days yet.
Millie on the other hand is doing well and seems to be properly on the mend. Lots of smiles and giggles and less of the mucus from eyes and nose!
So hopefully I have seen the last of the doctors and hospitals this time around!! Oh its such fun being a parent of little children and their ongoing illnesses!
I must say a big congratulations to Jan and Murray on the birth of their little girl!! Well done, she will turn your world upside down, but its all great!
Will put some pics up soon, been a bit slack on the taking picture front at the moment so once I get snap happy again then I will be sharing with you too. Till then ttfn!

Plodding along!

So the another month of birthdays is upon us! Last week saw a few, including Liams and my mothers 65th! Not sure why March is so popular!! LOL! Last week Martha, Millie and I went and spent the day with my mother as a surprise for her birthday, so that was nice. Liam then had his birthday on Saturday, I got him breakfast in bed and then got back into bed for a lie in- cheeky or what! He was going to get up as he wanted to plant the grass seed in the garden so I didn't feel too bad ;) That night I had arranged for my parents to babysit so that Liam and I could go out. We had a great night out and had quite a few drinks, we had a little chat about the girls but then most of the rest of the evening wasn't about the girls and we had a really good time. Its been awhile since we have both been out together without the girls and both been able to drink.
Sunday we went out for lunch with my parents, Peter and Anna, which again was lovely. All in all a really nice weekend.
Martha is doing really well with the potty training now and instead of her going when we want her too, she actually asks which is great, she also uses it for both wee and poo! (sorry TMI!)
Millie really enjoys her food and is now on three meals a day, can't believe we are there already, its so scary! This time again and she will be one! She is really coming on now and has rolled over a few times and is a proper chatter box! Its lovely but already she is no longer a little baby that I can just hold in my arms! I loved her being small, in fact I love small babies. A few friends of mine are due to give birth in the next couple of months and even though those first few weeks are tough new born babies are so cute and tiny. You just want to wrap them up and keep them safe. Which leads me to wishing Jan all the best for next week, it will be all be fine I am sure.
So things are good here and we are plodding on with things, nothing too exciting planned for the next few weeks, so it will probably be the same for a few weeks. Martha got invited to her first birthday party today and its fancy dress! Gives me an excuse to get her the Upsy Daisy costume I saw awhile ago. Then Easter weekend sees us in Liverpool for a wedding. I see another drunken evening coming, we don't know anyone at the wedding other than the bride and groom, I don't even know the bride!! Fun fun fun!
Anyway we shall carry on plodding on for now!