So what have we been doing?
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ailbheWe went on HOLIDAY for a WHOLE WEEK and we weren't sleeping in spare rooms or visiting family. It was BRILLIANT. We stayed in Seren Loft again and brought everyone's bikes on the train and had a lovely time. Cycling in the countryside is scary though; limited visibility, narrow roads, no footpaths, etc.
We have almost started having our house torn to pieces and put together again better. To that end we've been packing everything into boxes and triking it to a storage unit a mile away; on Friday morning a Man with a Van is coming to take the big things we can't fit in the trike, like the king sized bed and the sofa. And then we're off for two weeks to stay in spare rooms and visit family, which will be great in its way, and will also mean we won't be here when they knock down walls.
We're all getting more sleep! Astrid wakes maybe three or four times a night now, which is fine, and if I could just learn to sleep without her beside me it'd be even better. But I can't sleep until she has her first waking and comes into my bed, because of not being able to hear her breathe. I'm sure I'll get over it soon enough. Emer wakes only once, and not always that, and Linnea doesn't call us in the night at all. All the emotional upheaval hasn't been great for bedtimes but we'll get there.
Housework is still a terrible ordeal. Five people just seem to make a lot of mess. And we have too much stuff; we're getting rid of things as we pack boxes to make space for the builders, and I hope we can get rid of more when we unpack again later, but there's masses of Stuff, much of it "perfectly good really if only we repaired it." I need to Freegle a bunch of partially broken stuff for someone to mend and use/sell at some point, I think.
Astrid continues to grow and thrive after her operation. She's gone up another half shoe size, which is fine because we have all the outgrown shoes from the other two, and is getting fat enough to start outgrowing some of the clothes she's had 18 months. She's also much more cheerful now that she's not starving and exhausted (not hyperbole).
I'm in physical recovery from 15 months of broken sleep and constant worry. My arthritis is getting better, I think I'm having fewer migraines but I could be wrong, and if only I wasn't so covered in insect bites and constantly queasy I'd be fine. Um, tired, but fine.
Tell you what though. I ADORE my Mirena coil. The mood swings are incredibly less and the physical symptoms are practically all gone except the migraines.
We have almost started having our house torn to pieces and put together again better. To that end we've been packing everything into boxes and triking it to a storage unit a mile away; on Friday morning a Man with a Van is coming to take the big things we can't fit in the trike, like the king sized bed and the sofa. And then we're off for two weeks to stay in spare rooms and visit family, which will be great in its way, and will also mean we won't be here when they knock down walls.
We're all getting more sleep! Astrid wakes maybe three or four times a night now, which is fine, and if I could just learn to sleep without her beside me it'd be even better. But I can't sleep until she has her first waking and comes into my bed, because of not being able to hear her breathe. I'm sure I'll get over it soon enough. Emer wakes only once, and not always that, and Linnea doesn't call us in the night at all. All the emotional upheaval hasn't been great for bedtimes but we'll get there.
Housework is still a terrible ordeal. Five people just seem to make a lot of mess. And we have too much stuff; we're getting rid of things as we pack boxes to make space for the builders, and I hope we can get rid of more when we unpack again later, but there's masses of Stuff, much of it "perfectly good really if only we repaired it." I need to Freegle a bunch of partially broken stuff for someone to mend and use/sell at some point, I think.
Astrid continues to grow and thrive after her operation. She's gone up another half shoe size, which is fine because we have all the outgrown shoes from the other two, and is getting fat enough to start outgrowing some of the clothes she's had 18 months. She's also much more cheerful now that she's not starving and exhausted (not hyperbole).
I'm in physical recovery from 15 months of broken sleep and constant worry. My arthritis is getting better, I think I'm having fewer migraines but I could be wrong, and if only I wasn't so covered in insect bites and constantly queasy I'd be fine. Um, tired, but fine.
Tell you what though. I ADORE my Mirena coil. The mood swings are incredibly less and the physical symptoms are practically all gone except the migraines.
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Date: 2013-08-01 09:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-08-01 04:39 pm (UTC)Such excellent news about Astrid, and I'm really glad the Mirena is working out for you.
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Date: 2013-07-31 05:31 pm (UTC)Good luck with the house- I know those things are massive to deal with.
Thinking of you and sending support for your physical recovery.
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