Seeing as though most of us are moving our blog to a different platform, I decided to check it out... and well what can I say - was the easiest thing ever! :) No hassles, no frustration - so far! LOL  Hardest thing sofar would be remembering the new password!

I miss blogging and the ease of doing so on the old platform. Im not leaving will do as the others and just refer you to this one! 


Anyways... 

We've had a testy week or two... My child has turned into a little monster if she doesnt get what she wants (Nusha can concur), 15 (almost) 16month olds can throw just a good a tantrum as any 2yr old...  She hits you, she BITES (even the kids at school - again sorry to the children & parents who has to suffer thru this, she will eventually stop!). So yes my little angel face has a 'dark side'. I know its  mostly frustration because they cant quite tell you what they want, maar sjoe - it gets bad at times. 

Jessica has also ended up in hospital for a week (2/09 - 8/09) with early stage pneumonia, Influenza A and iron deficiency...  She was her normal self (besides a bit of snot nose, but figured thats from all the dust in the air), until Springday - then started vomiting, by 02h00 Sunday morning took her to the Emergency Dr, by 13h00 Sunday she wasnt keeping anything in and we went to ER in Kloof Hospital instead. She pulled a Mom-moment, and puked in the hospital foyer... quickest we vacated that area! ;)  By 18h30 the paed had us admitted and in Isolation ward  - at the time they weren't sure what was wrong, so rather safe than sorry. We were moved to the normal ward on Tues. I stayed with her during the week, slept mostly in my clothes and even quite comfy in her hospital cot (I did have a single sleeper couch to my disposable - also comfy). The worse was the bloody drip.... at least they dont expect you to be present for that, but afterwards - she would keep pulling at it, or the alarms go off etc... okay as our 1st time visit to hospital, I wasnt use to any of this. By Wed I was a pro - resetting the alarms if its not serious etc.. hehe :)

She was showing improvement by Tues afternoon - back to her lively self. By Thurs she was throwing tantrums up and down the ward - I could die! Do you have any idea how sounds travels and echo's in a enclosed ward?? Thank goodness we could go home Sat! She did learn a new word or two, dudu and shh (and then she put her finger over her mouth!) too cute! 
*this is probably because I had to tell her a trillion times "shhh the other babas dudu"* 

She's still getting an Iron Sup for the next 3 months and we need to up her meat/iron rich food intake. 

And then yesterday I had a whoops with my car....R20,000 worth of damage, tata extra savings money, tata outbonus... at least we have insurance ne'? And its one of those stories you hear - But I really didnt see the guy... lol felt like an idiot! At least no one got hurt and Jessica wasnt with me at the time. 

Must give kiddo's to the insurance people (outsurance), it was sorted ultra quick, car going in for repairs Monday and Im happy to be the recipient of a courtesey verhicle! 

Hoping this is it... and that a 3rd thing wont strike! 

Next weekend its the Waterkloof Airshow (AAD), and we are going to attempt it with Jessica in tow. Im not sure how she will feel about the aircraft noise.. not looking fwd to it as I usually do, guess the idea of sitting in the sun most of the day, hot and sweaty with a (possibly) unhappy toddler - just doesnt sound like fun to me... or perhaps Im just getting old! LOL

let me get back to work... Have a good weekend!! 

xxx