14/02/2008

I'm not as keen on blogging without photos - but blondie here can't find the lead again maybe i should tie it round my neck!!!
I'm now nearly 19 weeks pregnant its flowing by so fast! I've had a few appoinments now the specialist is very positive although I have to have another c-section but maybe deep down i knew that!
I have another scan in a couple of weeks which im really looking forward to so I can see the baby again.
Its been half term this week so Ed's been home which has been nice for the extra help. Unfortunately I have a bad back so we haven't done much but its been nice to not do so much bending and lifting!
We're still looking at double pushchairs are totally lost if any readers know of a good one let us know we'd be interested to hear your reviews!!
Pippa is growing fast has just turned 4 months and still has as much energy we are now driving her to an open park to let her run and not lead walk her as its just not working! She loves this and is good as comes back to her name. Her toilet training is so much better obviously still the odd few accidents but she is sill so young! I have to get some new pics up here!
I hope this finds everyone well and i'll try update some photos soon :)

21/01/2008

Well its been a busy few weeks but looking back I don't actually know why we've been so busy! Abi is 100 times better now and back to her normal self. I unfortunately had a horrid ear indection leading to a perforated ear drum last week and felt very sorry for myself - ear ache is so invading!
Ed has been working hard but is now doing his private teaching at home which is much better as he is only "away" for the lesson time not all the traveling time too.
I have been looking at pre schools for Abi I saw one last week that I really liked and am seeing another tomorrow morning. Abi will be starting after Easter so she is used to coming before the baby comes she is definately ready - not sure I am to leave her for 2 1/2 hours but i'm sure i'll appreciate the rest!
Pippa is growing fast is now allowed outside but really isn't getting the hang of walking on the lead!
I have my first appointment with my specialist who will look after me throughout this pregnancy on Wednesday its hard to believe that i'm 15 weeks already- it is flowing by.
I hope this finds you all well and thanks so much for all your lovely messages and emails after finding out my news :)

Overdue Catch Up

Well here is an overdue catch up I uploaded some pictures to jog my memory as to what we've been up to!! Unfortunatly there are not alot of pictures of Abi's Birthday and Christmas as we made the mistake of getting lots of video footage and forgetting the poor camera!
Anyway here goes!

Abi on Christmas Day at my mums (one of the hours she was actually awake!)

Abigail's Kitchen we brought her for her Birthday
Abigail on her birthday in her pretty dress (Aged 9-12 months which was huge!!)

Abi about 10 mins before we were due to leave for her party at the wacky warehouse!! I'd sat her down to help me pump up balloons!!

Abi and Eleanore at the playgroup Christmas Party

Our lovely new puppy Pippa

Abi and daddy at the Zoo looking at the girafes

Our other news pretty self explainatory I think :)

Leading onto my scan I had yesterday at 13 weeks and 1 day I am due with our second baby on 15th July 2008 :)

Well here is my brief update of all the has been happening heres to a happy and healthy 2008 to everyone :) x x x x

A Prayer request

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I will update soon. We are all well

21/12/2007

Hi all,
A very delayed post here I think. Lots has happened unfortunatley Abi's bad luck hasn't really changed she is still poorly has now lost quite a bit of weight and is really not herself just sleeping on and off all day.
It was her party for her 2nd Birthday today I can't believe it has been 2 years since I started this blog and my little bundle of joy came into the world!
Abi did attend her party perked up for a little bit but spent alot of it watching havng cuddles Ed seemed to enjoy himself though (it was at the wacky warehouse!!) When it came to blowing out her candles she wasnt too sure so I had to blow them out so now we need to get practising before sunday!
I have lots of photos to upload up here will try get it done over the next few days.
Marjolein came for the week at the beginning of december we had a lovely time very tiring! (those new lungs have definately given her a new lease of life!!)
We also now have our gorgeous chocolate lab puppy pippa who is keeping us very busy!
I hope you are all ready for Christmas I unfortunatley am not and am going into town with my star of a cousin tomorrow for lunch and to get the last bits.
Sending lots of love to you all x x x x

20/11/2007 One thing after another

It really is one bug after another for poor little Abi this winter. Abi now has croup and a chest infection so is on Steroids and anti biotics with raging temperatures and really struggling to breathe having coughing fits all day and night, none of us are getting alot of sleep including Abi as soon as she doses of she wakes up coughing again poor little thing is exhausted.

05/11/2007- a weekend away

I apologise for the lack of blogginess but I'm back now and have had a gorgeous weekend away. Julia took Abi and I away for the weekend to her parents house for the weekend, we've had a lovely time and been thoroughly spoilt. It was so nice to be away and not thinking every two mins oh I must do this and that. Abi loved having all the attention. Unfortunately Ed couldn't come as he works on Sunday. He really missed us and came in from work today with a huge gorgeous bunch of flowers for me :) I really am so lucky!
We're all settled back now and I didn't have too many emails to get through :) I'm getting much stronger and have more energy now just need to build my appetite back up.
I hope everyone is ok of course i've added I few photos of the weekend for you too see it was GORGEOUS!!!

17-10-2007

I'm sorry for the lack of bloggingness but for once I do have a good excuse!!

On Thursday night I was sat watching tv relaxing when I had excrutiating pains in my side under my ribs on right hand side which took my breath away. My immediate thought was that I had a collapsed lung and was rushed into hospital. Luckily it wasn't but not so lucky I have a gall bladder infection and possible stones!

I was admitted to a surgical ward put on a drip anti biotics and morphine Iv and told they couldn't opperate to remove the gall bladder straight away as the infection was so bad it could cause sepsis! great!!

Anyway i'm home now on oral antbiotics and strong painkillers (not quite like morphine though which completely knocked me out!!) and have to wait for infection to calm down and then go back to have my opperation to have my gall bladder out!

I'm just glad to be home now it was the most awful experience and i missed abi so much!

Hope this finds everyone well and I will keep you updated when I'm awake as when I eat it agrivates it and also not eating makes me very weak and just want to sleep!

A couple of hospital pics!!

Abi playing on daddies shoulders
Mummy and Abi having a cuddle the day I came home waiting for my drugs to come up very bored!!

Abi's rash on her face and neck after eating mango! So now thats apricot, plum and mango she can't eat!

A few kitten pics update

11-10-2007

Thurday lunchtime we went out to lunch with my good friend Tracey and her mum my "Aunty" Den. We went to Harvester it was lovely to see them and Abi enjoyed the attention!

She seems much better in herself just tires easily but I can understand that it has really taken it out of her! Anyway you'll see why this is a back dated post in my next post!

10-10-07

A cheeky little monkey sat watching mummy in the kitchen

Isis playing with her kittens

One little one venturing out!

A little kitten trying to find its mum

The view from my kitchen sink its so pretty with all the autumn colours :)

A quick update to say we couldn't get in a drs this morning was emergnacies only! Have updated a few photos for Becky of the kittens they have started to venture out of the box today and then cry their eyes out and get their mum to put them back in again.

Abi had Eleanor round to play for an hour today first time since before she was poorly after 40 mins she cried her eyes out asking to get into her bed! Bless it wore her out so much! As you can probably see she is still really pale.

Mum rang today from south africa - she did the most amazing thing today bottle fed a lion in a reserve! They are having an amazing time - abi was very confused once she'd spoken to mum as she thought she was back.

Got dinner on now ed due in any min so must dash.

09-10-2007

Abi and Aunty Alice at Pizza Hut
Daddy anf Edwin moving the sofa we borrowed while ours was being cleaned

Abi in her pushchair wearing last years coat as she doesnt grow!

One of the kittens once it'd had its flea treetment (was not impressed!)

Abi asleep in her big girl bed (we changed her cotbed from a cot to a bed as it was killing me getting her in and out all night while she has been unwell) - the bed guard we brought didnt fit so used the chair up against it to stop her falling out!

A nice one of Alice and Abi

Alice Rich (Alices boyfriend) and abi

A skinny abi doing some colouring in the kitchen

A quick update with some photos that explain the last few days. Abi now has energy for a few hours but is sleeping every 2 hours for 2 hours during the day and then a good 15 hours at night she is so exhausted and lost so much weight its horrible but positive that she is better than she was she finished her anti biotics yesterday and is going to see the dr again tomorrow to see what the plan is he wanted to see her 48 hours after she came off anti biotics so i'll let you know.

I took mum and steve to gatwick last night and stopped of at bluewater on the way back for a spot of shopping without abi it was really weird shopping without a pushchair - i brought abi a different side to her bed to stop her falling out and a certain person who reads this blog birthday present so wont tell you what that is!!

I'll update tomorrow once i've been back to dr

07-10-2007

Ooohhh a new colour get me!!!

Sat here lonley tonight as Ed is out at a Harry Hill gig! I'm sat with my feet up watching x-factor I've not got any ironing to do as I did that all yesterday Abi was in bed by 5.30pm and Ed did all the washing up from the roast dinner!! So i'm preety lost - always wanted it and now I want something to do lol! I even ironed my bed linen (now thats desperate!)

Mum and steve are off on their hunnymoon tomorrow to south africa for 2 weeks i'm taking them to the airport at 3pm. Going to really miss her and I think Abi will too!!

Abi seemed slightly better again today ate some dry cherios for breakfast 3 small mouthfuls of sandwich for lunch and 3/4 of a small portion of roast dinner for dinner - the most in over 2 weeks!

Isis and the kittens are doing well - they have been wormed and treated against fleas now and are growing fast!

Abi meant to have her swimming lesson tomorrow but she won't be going so will actually have a Monday mornin to myself for a change :) before I have to drive to Gatwick and back of course.

06/10/2007

Thank-you all so much for your kind messages. Poor little angel really has had a rough ride the last few weeks. I think the infection is finally shifting she keeps coughing and being sick mostly phelgm (only way she can really shift it I think as she cant cough it up) her temps are still coming and going but certainly much less.
We had an interesting 29 hours when the whole of our road had no power!!! With a poorly soldier that just wanted to watch barney on the sofa this proved rather tricky!!
I've just done 2 hours ironing so am all upto date now so thought i'd update you lovely lot!
It was so lovely today to see Abi actually eat something as she's gotten rather skinny the last few weeks even though there wasnt really anything for her to loose!
Hope this finds you all well. Off to do an online grocery shop now for all the fridge and freezer food we lost during the powercut!!

01/10/2007

A quick blog just to let you all know Abi was really poorly this morning with temp of 40.3 and hard to wake again so took her straight to dr - she has a chest and an ear infection so is now on yet another course of antibiotics. I really hope she picks up soon. Thanks for all your kinds messages and emails they really cheer me up :)

30/09/2007

Abi giving a little hello wave even though feeling poorly!

One of the kittens!

Aunty Becky and Abigail having a cuddle on the sofa

A quick update as Becky is here so I have 5 mins piece which is really rare recently!

We have had a quiet few days Abi seems better for a little bit then goes back down! The temperatures are coming and going thick and fast! Dr seems happy for me to carry on giving calpol to reduce them!

Ed had a great night out (ps rebecca i don't have clue who he is ;) ) Ed was full of telling me about it at 1am when he got in!! Julia and I had a nice couple of hours and ended up having a curry as she'd already had pizza that day and some diam bar cake from Ikea - YUMMY!!! She went early as Abi had a really high temp so brought her onto my bed and cuddled her!

We had Mum steve Becky and Harry round for dinner last night which was lovely abi refused to eat though!

This morning was the first morning that Abi asked for breakfast in over a week which is really positive!

Becky is here this morning as she has a cake bake at school tomorrow and needed to make some cakes. When she asked I did think it meant helping her - not making them for her while she laid on sofa with Abigail ;)

The kittens are now a week old and have trippled in size they are so cute. Isis is being a great mum. They are going to start walking and opening their eyes in the next few days which is when the trouble will set in i'm sure!!

26/09/07

Haven't updated for a few days as not alot has happened but I have a really poorly soldier again today. She went to bed at 6.10pm last night and woke up at 9.45am this morning but 11.30am she was asleep in my arms and slept till 3.40pm! She had a temp of just over 40 this eve (104 for you oldies ;) ) then was really sick which brought it down to 38.6 (101) and has gone back to sleep.
I really hope she is better tomorrow pool little thing!
The kittens are growing fast - doubled in size since saturday and are so cute they still can't stand up or open their eyes.
Isis has certainly given me a few heart attacks with them she sits on them carries them round and i find them everywhere so she is now confined to the kitchen!
Ed is off to croydon on fri night to see Derek o corer (spl ) guy from most haunted! So julia and i are going to have a girly night in once abi is in bed with wine and pizza are really looking forward to it!

Some more kitten pics