Good evening ladies.
Rowan I am on the whole happy with what I do but if I could choose I would be doing research eternally lol. I so loved my Art History course! And I loved researching and writing papers for it. Going to museums and looking at the objects there and actually understanding them at a level that goes beyond the appreciation for beauty or oddity was amazing. Sadly one tends to forget a lot
I used to know the Renaissance wing of the V&A like my own flat. Now I would be hard pressed distinguishing a single sculptor
When I was 18 to 21 I thought I would be an (art) historian cause I never thought I had enough talent to make it as a painter. But then I stopped my History, Art History and Archaeology studies in Fribourg (Switzerland) as I couldn't cope with the classic university system (totally up to you when you go and what you do to a certain extent). I went to art college in London and did Illustration as a BA there. Later I came back to Art History and since I did it and my MA at Christie's who are linked to the university of Glasgow I really got to see behind the scenes too. It was an amazing course!
I think if you have worked in HR and have a good amount of experience in that then it will most likely count towards any study you would do in that field. So if you enjoy it then I'd say go for it!
Glad work is picking up for your DH
And wow only 9 weeks to go til Michael is here!
Your comment about your cossie did make me laugh. You poor thing lol But I bet you aren't nearly as huge as I was by then. I was ginormous! lol
Yay for leading strings and M walking! Do you have the kind that are like a little backpack in form of some monster or animal or the more traditional ones?
Kosh sorry I forgot what it is you do again. What kind of research do you do? And also how long have you been in the UK? Had you not mentioned it I would have thought English was your first language.
As for nursery costs
we cannot afford it. I doubt it will become cheaper where we are either. Downside of living in a really expensive borough. Mind you it was not as expensive when I moved here in the mid 90s. Sigh.
Hows sleeping going with Gael now? How often does he wake at night and how are you coping with work and lack of sleep?
Charlie sorry you are having a tough time with S. Hope things are getting better? Hope you are getting a bit sleep tonight
How much does your DH help? I know you BF but does he sometimes watch her between feeds so you can get some kip? Would you believe that my friend and her now 6 week old find it hard cause she is bored?? Her baby is so easy that she doesn't know what to do with her time when he's sleeping - which he seems to do most of the time when he isn't feeding, being changed or cuddled. I never had that! lol
Sabrina I used to have that nasty smoker's cough! Not fun! But then I did smoke lol. Poor little Finn. Is it any better today? Glad the Gaviscon is helping him and he isn't throwing up as much. Is the doctor's note for the nursery to attest that he isn't suffering from something more severe than a cough that makes him vomit or is it so that they can give him gaviscon if needed?
Excellent news also on his progress with walking. I just cannot see it happening with our boys any time soon.
I am so envious! But I guess he is a bit older so there is hope yet.
Storm Aw poor L and sounding like a kitten! Can you give her a bit of honey in her milk or is that still a no no? I just remember that my mum gave us this when we were hoarse.
As for moving into your dad's house, I totally understand how that would be a difficult decision. But I too think that your mum would be happy if you would make it your family home. As long as you can do the work you want, it might be lovely to live where she lived maybe?
Teething molars sounds like hell! And on top of the poor little thing being ill too! Not fair! And of course not fun for you either as you don't get any sleep again.
Claire how is Lucy this evening? I hope she is definitely getting better now and will regain that weight, poor little girl! She sounds so petite and delicate compared to my huge boys! I don't know what shoe size they have as they are no where near walking yet.
Sleep sounds good! Is that just cause she is still ill I wonder or has she finally learnt how to do it? I really hope it is the latter
Borboleta congrats on Thiago walking so well now!
Have you baby proofed the house now that he walks every where by himself?
Sorry last night was so bad. I know you don't want to do CIO with him yet but what would happen if you put T in his cot and didn't rock him? In our case I swear that my boys go back to sleep faster when I don't go to them. But maybe you could just sit by him and shush/pat? Or have you tried this? I hope you get a good night tonight
Clio sorry you were not too well with your issues.
I can imagine that working with J at home and awake would be impossible! My boys aren't mobile yet but when I did my card commission I mostly did this when they were in bed. It is almost impossible to concentrate with them being loud and boisterous, even if OH tended to them.
Did you manage to print it all out safely though? And how many more lectures do you have to prepare from scratch?
I hope J did take his nap even though he started crying? Warmth makes me sleepy too but I sleep much better when it is cooler in the room. Don't you? Though I do realise that there is cooler and then there is Canada lol. My father and his 2 brothers were brought up in Norway after they left Romania and it seems that his mother and her whole family had an obsession with fresh air. My dad told us stories how cold it would get up there in winter and yet they were forced to leave the windows open at night. My grandmother's brother Onkel Ivan used to come and check every hour or so. Apparently they huddled all in one bed for warmth. Barbaric to me but funny too. My grandmother had her windows wide open at night to the day she died. And her chronic bronchitis every winter had nothing to do with that, oh no. She was like a Viking though, never complained and always battled on. Gosh I miss her!
And I agree, that is not a pity party at all! This is indeed a serious consideration. Thing is, how well would you cope with just taking care of J and yourself without the stimulus of lecturing? Would you be ok, even apart from the money aspect? Maybe if J were to go to nursery a day in the week so that you have two days you might cope better?
As for us, all is ok. Sleep is as usual really with 5:30am wake ups but sometimes they go back to sleep for a bit longer then. But even if they don't, that is still fine compared to how it used to be. Luckily I get to sleep tonight so I am feeling quite cheerful. Still trying to battle my anxiety with reason and I am doing ok, on the whole. Two nights ago Dominic slept till 3:30am before wanting his bottle. Did I get to enjoy those 5 and a bit hours of sleep? No. I woke at 2 cause I was obviously subconsciously worried that he had not called yet and then lay awake staring at the monitor willing him to twitch in his sleep. I was suddenly convinced he had stopped breathing. In the end I got up and checked on him by putting my hand on his chest.
. Luckily he didn't wake but until he then called at 3:30 I did not sleep. And then of course Sebastian woke at 5:20 and so did I. And though the boys then dropped off again till 6:45, I only dozed. Sigh.
Ok I know I probably forgot half of what I wanted to say but I need to have a bath. I haven't had one or a shower in 2 days. EW!
Hope you are all ok and get loads of lovely sleep tonight
!!! 8:40pm till 6:20 am
she seems a bit on the dinky side to me as she has sooooo many 12-18 month clothes that are just far too big for her,she is still wearing some 6-9 month stuff
and she has little feet too. I took her yesterday to get new shoes as she had gone up 1/2 a size to a "massive" 2 1/2
and I had to still buy her the prewalker cruiser shoes as the walker shoes don't start until size 3!!! seems a bit silly 
! But none in my belly 
