Kirsty has the sickies :(

Kirsty complained of a sore tummy around dinnertime and didn't eat much dinner at all. She woke up around 11pm and puked :( She was sick a few times til around 1am then fell asleep again. She whimpered out a few times in her sleep as her tummy was crampy. Poor girl. She's just after having 2 colds within 2 to 3 weeks.

Winter bugs suck!

Reduced appetite

Kirsty used to eat quite a lot but for the last month she mucks about with her food, esp dinner at night she hardly eats dinner now. She used to eat a bigger than toddler-size meal plus 2 yogs n fruit.

I can tell she's lost weight. She was 29lbs in Feb n I had her weighed on Thurs she's now 32lbs. Not much gain but I'm positive she gained more and lost some. By no means is she skin n bone but its so different to have her hardly eat :(

Flu Jag

OMFG I'm traumatised. I took Kirsty for her flu jag just now. They offered to put it in arm or leg so I opted for leg so I could cuddle her right in. The nurse stuck the needle in her leg and Kirsty wriggled like crazy trying to get it off her!! Bloody nurse near took a heart attack trying to hold the leg still, push the plunger and remove the needle.

Then the nurse stupidly said "oh dear god that would have hurt her". FFS!!! Had she said nowt I'd have been none the wiser, yes it was sore but all over & done with. But she had to go and say that!! I've to take her back in 4wks for a 2nd dose (apparently the under 5s get 2 doses the very first time they get it)

LeapFrog Scribble & Write

OMG we just back from town and hubby bought something in primark, the bag was on the back seat of the car beside Kirsty., but it was upside down writing to her. She shouted mummy it's W!! I said pardon cos I thought "you did not just say W" (like double-u how we say it!!!!), she said it's W on the bag...... it was the M in Primark but upside down so it WAS a W!!!! I'm absolutely astounded!!!!

Recommend this toy to everyone!!!!

Playgroup update

Tuesday past was the first day back at playgroup after the week off during the October holidays. I was sure we would experience regression and Kirsty would need help to re-settle again. But she surprised me by running right in!! She did great!! However, yesterday was not so great :( As we entered the playgroup hall, she turned to me and said "mummy please don't go to work" :( She really knows how to tug on those heartstrings!!

She cried as I left her but the playleader didn't phone me during the session so I know she settled down. She got upset when I went back for her again.

It's really bizarre... I see this all the time in my line of work (childminder), but it's something completely different when it is YOU in this situation. With parents who bring the child/ren to me for care, I try to encourage them to keep the goodbyes short and sweet so it doesn't prolong the upset. It's easier on the child. But being THE parent with the upset child, I now know it's not so easy to just walk away. It goes against all my motherly intuition to just "walk away", even though I know myself it is best. The child usually stops crying  fairly soon after the parent leaves.

I just pray that she settles quickly as it's so so hard being in this situation :(

School playground

Today we went to collect a mindee from school and usually Kirsty is good at sticking beside me. She might wander to play on the painted alphabet (it's painted on the playground tar) but she only goes for a minute or so then comes back and it's about 15 footsteps from me.

However, today we had to go round to the back of the school. The bell rang and I said to Kirsty stay beside me as it gets very busy in this area. Mindee came out, next thing I know, Kirsty is gone. My stomach dropped, my heart raced and I felt physically sick!! She was only "lost" for about 5 minutes but it was the longest and most scary minutes of my life. She had wandered back round the corner, through the gates into the next playground. Grrrr!! Needless to say she got a stern telling off!

Sporting the bear hat!

Lately I have been making a lot of crochet hats and Kirsty wanted her very own bear hat, cute huh!!