We're back!!

Wow its a long time since i've sat sown and done this!!
Firstly I need to appologise for not posting for so long!! After we had finally got settled and moved i kept putting off updating, the longer it got the worse it got at how much i'd have to update, and its finally got the point now i'm being naggd so much i've decided to just "start a fresh" from where we are now.

Basically since I last posted we moved, I became 22 and ed has started his new job,Abigail and I had 3 days in Dorset in a log cabin, i've had an episode in hospital and Abigail has had a few virus' and chest infections but we've coped really well!!

Here we are now 20th December 2006, ed has broken up from school today i've been dashing round like a headless chicken organsing Abigail's Birthday on Saturday and of course Christmas!!

Abigail and I are both healthy and looking forward to next week.

I hope this finds you all well and I hope this shuts some of you up nagging me to update, and I promise now i'm over the hurdle of the first post I WILL now keep up to date.

Lots of love to all

13th September 2006

Just to let everyone know that I won't be online for a while. Its been a manic week with Steve's Birthday on Saturday mums on sunday and we're moving tomorrow and then my birthday on Friday!
Hence the lack of blogginess! :) Very stressfull time!
Abigail lost weight again last week at clinic she lost only 3oz in 2 weeks but a little worrying so her milk has been changed again - she loves it but im starting to wonder if that is causing the squits which she has had since sunday (milk started on sat) I'm going to give it a week and see how we get on.
So we're nearly packed up and ready to go - we get the keys at 11am - depending on what time the money transfers hands.
We're really excited Abigail is a bit confused as to what is going on - she had great fun unpacking her toys as I was trying to pack them today!
Well i better get on there is sleeping to do before tomorrow and more last min packing and then moving!

My new address will be

20 The Ray
Springfield
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 6JU

I dont have the phone number yet - will have to wait for it to be sorted but will let you all know.

Hydro Active Challenge

Abigail proud of her medal!

Abigail winged up!!

Abigail looking where she is going!

Me and Katie

The Angels and their leader!!

Alice all Angel'd up!

Me all angel'd up!

Abigail and Mummy on the train

Dissapointment

Well, we haven't moved, something has happened further down the chain and we couldnt exchange contracts. We are really dissapointed and disheartened now.
We will hear from the solicitors again on monday and hopefully have some news

FINALLY!!!!

The call.....

We got it this morning to say we could pick the keys up for the flat on Friday 1st September 2006!!!!

At long last!!

Clinic 23/08/2006

Abigail and I went to clinic to see the health visitor and get Abigail weighed. She weighed 16lb 13oz!!!
The health visitor is very happy with Abigails progress but a bit concerned about her eyes as when she concentrates on something she goes cross eyed so she wants to refer her to get it checked out. It might just be the muscles have not formed properly.
Apart from that she is great! :)

Wales 14-17/08/2006

Ed, Abigail and I went off to Wales for a short break in an 5* Hotel.
We had a lovely time and Abigail LOVED the swimming pool. It was just lovely to get away on our own as our little family!!
The hotel was gorgeous and Abigail liked the cot they provided there so much she slept through the night one night!!!
We visited some of dad's family and picked up dad's ashes. I haven't decided exactly what to do with them yet although I have a few Ideas.
Abigail also sussed sitting up on her own while we were away! :)

Marjolein's tx call 09/08/2006

Well at 5.30am this morning my mobile started ringing half asleep I picked it up to see the name Marjolein - I immediately knew why she was ringing - why else would she be ringing me that that ungodly hour!! I answered the phone and she said guess why i'm calling you at this hour and I said I know!! I think she was quite confussed as to how I knew but I said why else would you be ringing me!! She was in the ambulance on the way to the hospital to get her new lungs!!
Well I cried with happiness and aprehention all at the same time.

Well she is doing SO well and you can follow her progress at

http://marjoleins65roses.web-log.nl/

Simon and Mo’s Wedding 12/08/2006

The big day arrived and sadly the weather wasn’t with us! God did it pour!! Ed looked after Abigail while I was thoroughly pampered in the morning with a hair cut and styling and then make up done!! Came home to get ready and to get Abigail packed as she was off after the wedding for her sleepover with Nana Hils, Granddad Simon, Aunty Lillie and Aunty Emily while Ed and I went to the reception as children were not invited. We had a lovely time at the Cathedral and Abigail was really well behaved except she did two poo’s!! I was getting really worked up as it was the first time that we’d left Abigail with anyone over night!
The meal was gorgeous and we even had a few dances but by 10pm I was so tired we left and went to bed! It was so nice not to be woken up throughout the night but I still woke up!! L Imagining I could hear her crying. Boy was I glad to go and pick her up in the morning! But apparently she had been SO good and not missed us at all!! L
Annoyingly our camera ran out of battery after taking a few photos at home so there aren’t many photos I’m afraid!

Clinic 09/08/2006

While we were away Abigail really loved her solids and really got the hang of them so going to 3 meals a day!! So we were really excited after 3 weeks to get Abigail weighed! We were shocked to find out she was 16lb 5oz!! Our little chubster! Oh and we’re finally in 3-6 months clothes!!!

France 24/07/2006- 04/08/2006

Wow so long since I’ve updated and we’ve done so much – just haven’t had time to update so I am afraid I am updating about a month in a day

We went on a family holiday to Boudeilles sth France. Mum, Steve, Ed, I, Abigail, Harry, Becky and Margaret Steve’s mum to stay with Steve’s Aunt and Uncle who live in Boudeilles. We decided to do the driving over 2 days as otherwise it wouldn’t be fair on Abigail being stuck in her car seat ( boy am I glad we did!!)
We didn’t arrive at the hotel to stop over at until 12.30am!! Poor Abigail didn’t know if it was day or night but she settled really well!
The next day was slightly better and we didn’t get so lost and arrived in Boudeilles at around 5pm and stopped to ring Rick Steve’s uncle to ask for him to come get us (we had planned and arranged with him that we would get to the town of Boudeilles and ring him and he would come and meet us and we would follow him to his farm house. I don’t think you can really call Boudeilles a town it consisted of a river and 2 shops!!) Anyway we couldn’t get through to Rick when we dialled the number some French operator and in our broken French we figured out she was trying to say that she couldn’t connect us!! Grrr After an hour my mum gave up and started walking up the road bearing it was 40 degrees outside we were NOT leaving the air conditioned car!!
Mum was trying in broken French to ask if anyone knew where this English couple lived and bumped into a woman speaking English! Well she nearly cried with happiness and this woman walked up the hill to where there was a signal and used her phone and rang Rick and he came and rescued us J
He showed us back to his house and we settled in.
Abigail decided that she didn’t like sleeping in her travel cot so decided to get up every 2 hours during the night!! (not much of a holiday for mummy and daddy)
Ed and I went canoeing with Becky and Harry the canoeing was very hard work and are some funny tales to tell the bruises have nearly gone now!! Poor Harry had the worst bruises and cuts!! Never knew canoeing could be so painful!!
Mum, Ed, Harry and I also had the once in a lifetime chance to go up in a microlite! It was amazing!! Very scary I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do it but did it and am SO glad I did!!
We did lots of swimming in the evening as it was just too hot to go outside in the middle of the day! Abigail loved swimming especially in her swimming chair! She has no fear of the water which is really good.
The second week the weather was not so good it rained a lot and was no where near as hot (but still shorts weather for us brits!! He he)
We went out for lots of lovely meals tasting the lovely French Cuisine and I tasted so many things I’d never have eaten in my life before and mum had Abigail for 2 hours one evening so Ed and I could go out for a nice meal – it was lovely being on out own with out the whole family although I wished we’d taken Abigail as there was a 5 month baby in the restaurant so I was feeling very left out without my little princess. We had a laugh when we found out after the meal that Ed had ordered eaten and liked snails! (I told him it was fish!! ;) )
The time went so quickly and it was time to load up the car and head of for our 2 days of travelling again to get home I was NOT looking forward to it. But after all it was nowhere near as bad we left Ricky and Pauline’s at around 10am and got to the hotel at about 5pm!! So had a nice relax and got to see the hotel in the day light! The second day when we got to the ferry it was delayed which was annoying as all there was at the port was a very smelly toilet and some chairs with a bar with tea in a plastic cup and baguettes that looked so crunchy I think I’d have broken all my teeth so we were very hungry and trying to keep Abigail amused – not so fun!
Once we were on the ferry and got a sandwich Abigail had a nice nap but the sea was very rough (hence the delay) and Steve took a turn for the worst and was very poorly in the loo with sea sickness.
We had a lovely clear trip back from Dover to a HUGE pile of washing. But it was worth it!!

This week in pictures

Grampy Steve gave Abigail a chilli to chew on

She was most upset when mummy took it off her before she actually bit into it!!

Abigail's piano lesson

She now can push the keys herself!! Daddy is very pleased and hoping she will have passed grade one by the time she is one!! ;)

Abigail brushing her new tooth!!

Abigail and Nana Maz

(Abigail is very proud with her new toothbrush!!)

The first tooth!!

Well the title explains it all really, yesterday lunchtime abigial was chewing on some cucumber and her first tooth as broken through the gum, It is on the bottom the first right one!! Bless her she really cried but now just keeps feeling it! As soon as it has grown a bit more i'll take a picture to put on here!! My little baby is growing up!!!

3ft people festival 11/07/2006

Well what an amazing day!! In Chelmsford they had the 3ft people festival it was all set up for under 4's and a brilliant day it was there was so much to do!! Abigail was in her eliment, she loved the singing and music and the art (she tried to eat everything) and soft play was good too!! The animals were great poor things being touched but 350 kids!!!

William and Kate came too and we made a day of it! There was also a mums pamper corner and I had a hand massage and mini manicure!!!

Abigail loved the animals and even touched the snake!!!

We had a great day and had great weather for it!! Now for a long sleep to recover!!

A well over due catch up!! 04-07-2006

Oh dear how ashamed am I!! Thank-you for all your emails asking how we are and the ones for telling me to get my ass into gear and update my blog too!! To tell you the truth I think those were the ones that made me do just that!!
There are just not enough hours in the day you know!! I have been so busy with Abigail, me going into hospital, days
out and of course Ed's birthday!

This weather has been too hot for too many days out though! And has some what put a hold on my training!
Where to start argh :S hmm... ok

I went into have my colonscopy and stayed in longer than expected. I don't remember any of it my dr told me after that one of the IV drug they'd given me is the date rape drug!! Nice!!
Due to laying around from that I got a stonking chest infection! So my energy levels have been even lower than normal!

Ed's birthday was great it went down really well abigail laid on the bed saying da da da while he was opening his presents! It was so cute.

I hope everyone is ok and enjoying the nice weather, its 3 weeks today till we're off to france. I promise i'll update again before then!

06/06/06 The Beach

Well what a lovely day we've had. Alice Kate William Abigail and I went to Southend to the beach today it was the first time Abigail and William had been to the beach. It was so hot. We decided to go as Alice was home from Uni so she came over for a couple of days to help get ready for going into hospital this week and with the extra help we ventured for a day out!!

It was so hot I ended up getting really burnt even with factor 30 on!! I made sure Abigail didn't though!

We sat on the front eating chips and ice cream and Abigail ended up

eating lots of my icecream!! :) Abigail also had her first taste of sand!!

William is so much bigger than Abigail as you can see and he is only 5 days older!! Abigail also had her first experience of having her nappy changed in the car boot!!

The excitement of it all and Abigail fell asleep on the beach

It was so nice having the help of Alice with me. She was brilliant with Abigail!

I'm not looking forward to going into hospital tomorrow as I'm going to miss abigail SO SO much but i know she'll be fine she will be with Ed and my mum!

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the lovely weather!!