After starting with a hiss and a roar the blog has been sadly neglected. I do have some good excuses though. No really.
My Dad arrived from NZ so we have been doing lots of catching up. I have really enjoyed seeing him and Scarlett build a really close bond. The downside of this is that Dad brought a really nasty ( read lasts for ten plus days) cold with him. He came down with it the daycafter he arrived, then Scarlett caught it and then me. I am still sick which has really just been a jolly nuisance.
We had a great weekend away in Indonesia last weekend and I will post all about that with some photos. That is certainly the first of the bills. The second came when I broke my tooth.
I went to the dentist last night and am halfway through having a crown placed on the tooth. It was a relatively painless process apart from in the picket, $ 1800 plus! Ouch when we have just had two holidays in short succession. No shopping for me for a little while.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Monday, 1 August 2011
Another day of solo parenting
We knew that when Tet took the job in Singapore that it would involve a certain amount of travel. They swore up and down that Tet would be away no more than one week a month. As they say on the Tui billboards-yeah right!
Some months he is away for a couple of trips but increasingly he is away three or more times a month. It makes for some pretty tough times for Scarlett and me. There are heaps of pluses to us living up here but the total lack of family support can be really trying.
We had a pretty cruisy day today though. Helped in no small part by the fact that monkey slept through the night in her own bed for the second night in a row. I woke really early though as I am totally not used to sleeping through the night! It was useful though as the itti bitti limited edition nappies went on sale at 530 our time. If I had waited till a decent hour I would have missedout on the nappies I liked. I will have to post some pictures of them on Scarlett when they arrive.
We pottered around home this morning and monkey had a good. Nap till lunch. After lunch we hit the supermarket and stocked up on Scarlett's favourite snack edamame. The rest of the day was spent at home with lots of stories and playing games.
Grandad arrives from NZ tomorrow so that will be fun. Scarlett is quite excited.
Some months he is away for a couple of trips but increasingly he is away three or more times a month. It makes for some pretty tough times for Scarlett and me. There are heaps of pluses to us living up here but the total lack of family support can be really trying.
We had a pretty cruisy day today though. Helped in no small part by the fact that monkey slept through the night in her own bed for the second night in a row. I woke really early though as I am totally not used to sleeping through the night! It was useful though as the itti bitti limited edition nappies went on sale at 530 our time. If I had waited till a decent hour I would have missedout on the nappies I liked. I will have to post some pictures of them on Scarlett when they arrive.
We pottered around home this morning and monkey had a good. Nap till lunch. After lunch we hit the supermarket and stocked up on Scarlett's favourite snack edamame. The rest of the day was spent at home with lots of stories and playing games.
Grandad arrives from NZ tomorrow so that will be fun. Scarlett is quite excited.
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Perfect timing
Our daughter Scarlett is a treasure but her sleep patterns have been wearing us out the last few months. She went from sleeping through the night in her own cot in her own room to waking six times a night and spending most of her nights in our bed.
We finally decided to get serious with her and I started refusing night feeds. It was pretty full on as Scarlett really likes her "boobies" and did not take kindly to being refused. After four nights she stopped asking and we have noticed a big increase in both her interest and intake of food during the day. We were still having her in our bed from about three most mornings.
Last night was the eighth night of the change and it really was D day as Tet is in China from Sunday to v late Wednesday night and I really wanted this issue sorted before it was just me dealing with her. Scarlett must have realized as she slept for eleven and a half hours in her own cot last night. She was still sleeping so deeply that Tet couldn't say goodbye before he left for the airport.
She is in a great mood today but was pretty unhappy about going down for her morning nap. She has been down for thirty minutes now though so fingers crossed she is a happy wee bunny when she wakes!
We finally decided to get serious with her and I started refusing night feeds. It was pretty full on as Scarlett really likes her "boobies" and did not take kindly to being refused. After four nights she stopped asking and we have noticed a big increase in both her interest and intake of food during the day. We were still having her in our bed from about three most mornings.
Last night was the eighth night of the change and it really was D day as Tet is in China from Sunday to v late Wednesday night and I really wanted this issue sorted before it was just me dealing with her. Scarlett must have realized as she slept for eleven and a half hours in her own cot last night. She was still sleeping so deeply that Tet couldn't say goodbye before he left for the airport.
She is in a great mood today but was pretty unhappy about going down for her morning nap. She has been down for thirty minutes now though so fingers crossed she is a happy wee bunny when she wakes!
Friday, 29 July 2011
Here goes nothing
I have been meaning to start this blog for a year or more but life has been pretty successfully getting in the way. Our adventures in Singapore and as a little family of three have been surprising and, at times, really challenging. I fear we will forget so much of what has happened to us so hope this blog will give us the opportunity to reflect on what an amazing opportunity we have been presented with.
I am also hoping to post some of my crafty activities here and share them with the world, such as they are.
I guess I can learn how to insert some pictures into this blog as I go along.
I am also hoping to post some of my crafty activities here and share them with the world, such as they are.
I guess I can learn how to insert some pictures into this blog as I go along.
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