Well, the illness lasted a while... I came down with whatever Elizabeth had at the weekend, and Edward the weekend after that, so we had a period where everyone was exhausted and full of cold, with a horrible cough and so forth. Not swine 'flu though! Then we had a mad cap lead-in to Elizabeth's birthday. Last week I set off to ToysrUs on Wednesday night to buy 'dolls and more dolls' which translated as a high-chair and bath for her dolls and a changing bag full of plastic lotions and potions from Edward. We had a busy day on Saturday - Sainsburys for party essentials, then Halfords to get her bike helmet (using £10 voucher) for Christmas, then M&S for adults sandwiches, then I baked all afternoon - fairy cakes, muffins, birthday cake, jelly. We got up EARLY on Sunday and I made the children's cream cheese sandwiches, cut the cucumber and melon, washed the grapes, packed the car with the painted banners, balloons, borrowed amp with mp3 player attached, extension cable, toilet rolls, blu tak, tape, pins, cakes, party bags - you name it. We collected the keys at 10am, then had a mad hour setting up with my Mum and Dad helping out. We set up the tables at end of the hall for the littlies, with red table cloth, cups, plates, hats etc (all from Matalan), got the music sorted and set all the toys out. Her friends arrived from 11am, and the party went on until 1pm - wine and music a very good idea (note for future years!). Elizabeth seemed to really enjoy it, even though she didn't want to blow her candles out!
We cleaned up in about half an hour, and packed up the car - home exhausted, then Edward didn't sleep that night so utter exhaustion on her birthday. She opened her presents in our bed - loads of things from her friends and aunties and uncles, and she loved Edward's present. I'd made her a Peppa Pig card... Spent the day playing with her toys. Husband came back from work for lunch, and at tea time Nanny and Grandad came and brought her dolls house which I made up that night so she could play with it the next day.
Can't believe she's three, three long years since she came into the world! Thoughts have turned to #3 quite a bit more, with all indicators looking like ttc in January with a target date of September. Not a clue what we'll do about more space. We had thought about talking to Chris' dad with a view to extending this house, and are keeping our eyes on properties for sale (one came up for sale at Tanglewood close today), and we went to see the new houses in Hadley built by the same company as the ones being developed at the back of the school.
Concerns at the moment include Edward not sleeping (still) and being awake for one and half hour stints in the middle of the night. Also swine 'flu - to have the vaccine or not. Also, me going back to work. I've been really stressed about what day I'm going to work, but a new development as of last week: could be working Saturdays on a 16-week fastrack GCSE course, which although it sounds difficult, could actually work to our advantage. So apart from being very very tired, feeling slightly more positive. I start counselling for PND next week, and Edward's hospital appointment is the following week!
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