a little while between posts...

Last week Eli and I went out for dinner at this great Indian restaurant we have found and then onto Oscars for a drink. It was a great night, but I had started to really feel something brewing in my chest, a lot of coughing and wheezing. Anyway it was just really cold and I felt it intensely, but then ignored it, as you do. Next day at about 4pm I was hit with a fever and flu like a freight train, it was like a matter of 20 minutes, I was fine and then I was just not. Anyway, upshot is I spent the night at the local Hospital and it was all a bit scary. The nurses kind of rushed me through to a bed in Emergency after ready my vital signs and it was the very first time I have had an oxygen mast, which for me was pretty full-on. I usually wait this sort of thing out, but thought because of the baby I should be checked out and to have the nurses react so swiftly was a little alarming. Anyway, turns out I had a bacterial infection in my chest and "The Flu", whether it was swine flu or not I can't tell, apparently we all have it. But I have been recovering slowly but surely, mainly with the help of hubby and Mumma. Mum actually spent pretty much the whole week helping me out with the kids, she was a God sent and I really don't know what I would have done without her.
The boys are great, they were a bit confused, and even angry when I would hop back into my bed after a small spell of playing "Mum, you're not sick anymore" Kai would say. But I have to say a scare like that has made me realize how much I need to keep well and look after myself more, which when lying in a delirium I swore I would do, but of course I'm almost back to all my old bad habits, no slippers on cold tiles, sheer tops in arctic weather, chocolate breakfasts and bare feet outside in the rain, etc... as you do.

chillys in the hillys...

It's been pretty chilly this week. Lots of fires going at night and rugging up during the day. Eli got back on Wednesday and it's been great to have him back home again. He is adjusting to the cold and time difference, so he has been a bit dazed. The kids are pretty cute with him, they keep running up to him for a hug and kiss, It's like they keep seeing him for the first time. It just makes you realize how much of our comings and goings effect them... they absorb everything even if it doesn't seem like it.
I have been working a little, but also just putting a lot of time into the house. It's amazing how when it's cold you have to do lots of prep, make sure fire is ready for the night chill, make sure all beds have warm, fresh sheets, hot water bottles, hot chocolates... I must admit though, I kind of love it. I remember when I was young I would love to play nurse and make everything perfect for my sick patient, it's like that again... I love making all the small details around the house perfect for everyone. I warm PJs at night and set up fire so it only needs a match to go, I even love having dinner on the go before the kids get home so they can walk into the warm aroma. Anyway, this will all probably fly out the window once I'm knee deep in nappies and baby puke... but for now it's fun trying to be Carol Brady : )

funny little boy...

Liam has been talking so much these last few weeks... He is saying such funny little things, like "I love you darling" to his nanny. He always needs to talk on the phone whenever I am on it and is now able to say more and more. It's so fun to watch him develop, Mum keeps telling me to get the video camera out as we are really slack about videoing anything, I know she is right, it will all pass by in the blink of an eye... hmmmm, must remember to ask E where the camera is when he gets back.

happy birthday neepy...

Happy birthday to my beautiful husband and best friend.

pirate party

The kids went to Kai's mate, Abiah's birthday today. It was a really fun party and Sally (Abiah's Mum) did a great job putting it together. The kids loved Pass the Parcel and the Pinåta. It was just nice to sit with some mums and talk while the kids ran around having a ball. Kai and E left Liam and I to have a sleep in the afternoon to go and help Kai's karate class remove some hate/racist graffiti from the building. They ended up going to see a movie together (Night at the Museum 2) and didn't get back until 6pm. I was pretty pissed that I fell asleep for so long with Li as I am anticipating a long night of insomnia now, which is usually followed by an even longer day of tired Mum hell... Usually the only thing that helps that is packing the pram and taking off and walking, so that's the plan.

cubby house

I remember making little cubby houses when I was little. I loved it, and would always imagine it would be my new house where I would live forever...

sunday book club

This weekend has been a pretty busy one for us, yesterday the kids and I met Celeste and Unmani in Belgrave for a BBQ in the park. It was a really nice day and all the boys ran around for hours. Eli didn't come and I was kind of sorry I discouraged him as I think he would have really liked it, and there were other guys there too. I thought it was just a Mums and kids thing... oh well next time.
Today E definitely wanted to stay home and spent most of the day in bed with a stomach flu. I took the kids down to Gayes for our book club meeting. Not everyone was there but it was still great. Actually I think this week was actually the first week we all started to passionately talk about, and in some cases defend the books and authors we loved. It also made me think about since joining these two book clubs I have read and thought more about what I am reading than ever before.
Anyway, today was good, the weekend was good, but still I felt just a little on the flat side... not to be confused with fat side : )
I think I've hit my mid-way pregnant woman hump and just have to get through it and start preparing for the new little person we will all soon be meeting.