Feeling better

I stopped giving Edward his morning breastfeed on 31st May, much to his bitter disappointment, and as we were on a roll, called time on the post-lunch feed too. I've had over a week of that, and to be honest am begining to feel more human again in the morning. It may just be coincidental, but I find I can get up much more easily, and get Elizabeth washed at, say, 6.30am, and be ready for when Edward gets up. He chatters in his cot until usually just before 7am, giving me time to have a shower and be ready for him. I just change his nappy now rather than attempt to wash him before breakfast only to have to repeat it all over again. So, after I don't know how long, am finally getting on top of the morning routine!

I took Edward to the doctors yesterday as he is wheezing really heavily when he breathes. He seems ok in himself, but he's had a cough for best part of a week, and the wheezing seemed to be getting steadily worse. He was checked over, and a little oxygen monitor was put on his finger giving a reading of 96% which is apparently good, so I was told to just keep an eye on him and bring him back if he gets worse.

Elizabeth was ill on Sunday. She was really not with it, picked up a bit when given Calpol (complaining of a headache etc), felt bad again around tea-time, then worst nightmare scenario, threw up when she was just settling off to sleep. My plan to be prepared turned out to be a big mistake. I'd covered the top section of her bed with the spare duvet cover, and she ended up being sick on the spare, and on the 'real' one, so had to strip two sets of bedding off. Thankfully she wasn't sick again. I kept her off nursery on Monday, and she went back in yesterday morning, fine. She seems quite sleepy and lethargic around tea-time, and has a bad cough like Edward. When will they both be well?

We've had an E-bay success story!!! I singled out the double buggy model that we wanted - a Maclaren Twin Techno. I isolated two - an almost brand new one that was quite pricey, and a one in Wolverhampton that had a start price of £90. The model costs £270 in the shops, so we were prepared to go up to about £120 or so, but of utmost importance was the cleanliness of the buggy after our disaster last time. I had reassurance from the seller that the Wolverhampton one had only been used a couple of times and was spotless, so last Saturday after Casualty we both sat and went through the bidding process expecting it to be swiped from under our noses, but got it for £90. The next day I rang the man, he delivered it, and we were delighted to find it is spotless, really perfect. The headhuggers and cosytoes were still in their original packaging, it is in lovely condition, and am DELIGHTED with it! We always say we focus on our problems rather than successes, so it gives me great pleasure to keep thinking about our brilliant buggy, a third of the price, good as new, and sitting upstairs in Edward's room awaiting the new arrival.