It's felt like a busy week with not much time for blogging unfortunately. I think I may have to blog once a week from now on as it's hard to fit things in.
So this week has unfortunately involved sickness for both the girls. They started getting runny noses on Monday (the downside of childcare I expect). By Tuesday afternoon Lydia was getting quite bad and on Wednesday she was not happy at all. She slept most of Wednesday morning and that seemed to help her a lot. By Thursday she was back to her smiley self. Naomi managed to escape without getting too bad. They both still have runny noses so tissues are never far from hand at the moment.
Naomi had her immunisations on Monday. She was very brave and patient. We had to wait a long time between seeing the nurse, then seeing the doctor, and then back to the nurses again for the actual jabs. A long process. Naomi was more shocked than anything when they put the needles in. Two nurses put one each in her legs at the same time. They then "reloaded" and jabbed her again (there were a few immunisations that she was short of). It was for the second load that she had begun crying. But Dad blew some bubbles in the room and I gave her a cuddle and she quickly stopped. I was very impressed with her. Thank you for your prayers. She didn't suffer any side effects over the next few days other than bruises from where the needles had gone in.
Tuesday was Mum & Dad's wedding anniversary so we drove them to a restaurant in the evening for a romantic night. But it was sad when they returned as it marked the end of Dad's stay. I was very sad as it's been such a wonderful time. Both kids seemed to love having him around. Pete drove him to the airport in the morning but nearly didn't. Dad's alarm didn't go off so when Pete got up, expecting to find Dad eating his breakfast, he found silence and darkness. Lucky Pete was taking him and not a taxi that would have just left if no one was ready. But Dad got up quickly and got dressed and made it to the airport on time.
A good thing that happened this week was Naomi getting some full days at childcare. To start with they only had 3 mornings free but now some full days have come up. So from 8th November she will stay all day. Should be a good thing that she can join in for all the day's activities. I'm hoping it means I can get a lot more done without having to drag her around all the boring things (so far Lydia hasn't been too bothered by the boring things!).
I also went along to a Mum's group this week. It's a new group that someone has decided to start up as she is new to Anchorage. It turns out that quite a few of the mums are new in town so I felt in the right place. The Mum organising the group is arranging things for 3 days a week mostly. Unfortunately, they are the days that Naomi is at childcare currently but once she starts full days we'll be able to make at least one of the meetups. The group is aimed at the toddlers so it's a bit weird to go without Naomi. Maybe once I've got to know them a bit I could go without her, particularly if the activity is something Lydia would like.
I joined the gym this week with my membership starting next week. After 90 days we can cancel if we're not using it. They have a crèche so I'm hoping the girls will like it and I can go during the week, during the day. It's Pete who's not sure if he'll use it enough as he's so busy with work. It's not Re-Creation but it'll do for while we're here.
On Mum's last day, Pete stayed home with the girls while Mum and I attacked the shops one last time. We found another great sale and a really good shop. It's a bit of a drive away but worth it I think. We got some take-away for our last dinner together for this trip which was yummy but tinged with sadness at the thought of saying goodbye in the morning.
As expected it was very hard to say goodbye. The girls don't really understand what's going on but I was a mess. Lots of crying. It's been so wonderful having Mum around, on so many levels. Someone to talk to, she's helped with the kids, yummy meals she's cooked and the list could go on and on. I'm going to feel very lonely without her. She only left this morning so I'm still quite raw. Won't say anything else, otherwise the tears may start again and water and computers don't mix too well!
Pete is going to New Orleans tomorrow. A trip he had told me about a few weeks ago but I had completely forgotten about. He leaves early in the morning and gets back very late on Thursday night. So I feel a bit like a rabbit in headlights. I've gone from having two extra helpers as well as a husband to just me. It'll be an exhausting week. We've asked Rachel (the girl who came to babysit for us when we went to the mayor's ball the other week) to come and help me out for a few afternoons. It means an extra person to play with Naomi and help out with the awful bath/bed time routine. One of them usually makes a fuss at that time so it'll be good to have someone to help me. So hopefully the time will pass quickly while Pete is away.
It's been Halloween night tonight and quite a change from what we're used to. Naomi loved having lots of Trick and Treaters at the house (although there were a few masks that scared her a bit). We only just had enough candy (got to use the right words) for everyone and we'd bought over 150 pieces! There were some great costumes and some really poor attempts. But for the most part everyone was really polite and grateful which made it an enjoyable experience. I'm actually looking forward to next year and taking Naomi out all dressed up (although we may have to trade her candy for a toy at the end of the night!).
That's about it - a busy week and a sad end to it. Fingers crossed we all survive the next week. Going to be a challenge. Thankfully the snow hasn't fallen where we are quite yet but its creeping down the mountain and it won't be long now. That may be one challenge too many for me this week! Wish me luck!
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