Bugs, Babies & Life Stories

Today Caitie had her second gymnastic grading and ended up with 88.40 points out of 100 and the Silver medal.

They have to do 10 things on either the floor, beam or bars and get 10 points per item.

I did manage to do my cake for Pip's birthday celebration at Mothers Group. I was really pleased with the way he turned out. And even more pleased that it didn't end up smashed on the ground as I hurried out the door, I stopped but the cake seemed to just keep going!!!!

I can't believe how much money we have spent on medication in the last 3 weeks!!!! (I'm so glad we have our health card otherwise there is no way we could have afforded it!)


Before we went away last Thursday the girls were on there antibiotics for Chest infections and Tonsillitis and Andrew had a bad case of the flu or so we thought. Then Andrew got the Gastric bug so was throwing up for 2 days then it was time for us to go away for our 5th Sunday 4 day get away.... I have to be honest and this was not a fun time. I had to pack the entire van and then tow it all the way up to Blue Lagoon, set up the van, Andrew did help put the annex up as it is not a job for a short single person. He then spent the rest of Friday in bed. Oh Yeah Pip started throwing up at 12am on Thursday night but was back asleep by 2:30am. Saturday was a good day we all got up went for a play on the beach, went for a swim in the heated pool and spa had some lunch, a nap and then went to The Entrance to watch the Pelican feed and eat cold rock ice cream. Sunday Andrew was a right off again and by Sunday night was throwing up again... So Monday morning I got up and pulled down the entire annex on my own (my hands are still sore), packed the van around Andrew still in bed and then towed the van all the way

Andrew got an Dr's appointment at 3:30pm, so went dropped him up there went to the post office and then back to pick him up. Rex said that there was no need to be greedy to get attention as he diagnosed him with Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Gastroenteritis and wanted him to go straight up and have a chest xray to rule out of confirm pneumonia. So we headed up for the xray and had to hang around till 5pm to pick up the films to take them back to Rex and if he did have it get another antibiotic. It was confirmed and he was told to have at least a week off work.


Pip continued to have random temperatures and the same with Caitlyn. On Friday I took myself and the girls back to the Dr. All chest infections gone, tonsillitis gone, but Caitlyn now has an infection in her glands so is on another antibiotic and I am on antibiotics for Bronchitis.....


Andrew is doing better, Pip is now better, I'm just plodding along and I'm praying the Caitlyn is better as she started to throw up last night!!!

I went over to Penrith while she was sleeping to buy the BIG (66cm) Pillow Toys and put them on the lounge beside her. When she woke up she sat up her eyes lit up and she climbed up with them and had a look of total amazement on her face, they all then got big kisses and cuddles. They have been a hit ever since as she has feed them, wrestled them and danced around the lounge room with them. They are just the right height for her and Caitie has enjoyed them too.





I'm attempting my cake making skills again for Mothers group on Monday and as the theme of the year as you can see by the gifts is "In the night Garden" so I'm making a Iggle Piggle and he is Blue and Red, just like last year..... I wonder what blue and red character we can find for next year!!!

Caitlyn found the empty washing baskets and decided to cage herself in, what she didn't count on was Pip coming along and poking her through the holes.

After a long and slightly scary night with Caitlyn, (She had temps of 39.9 and at 2am jumped up out of bed ran down the hall way screaming out "Aunty Jella, aunty jella where are you I can't find you", I settled her back down and then 20 minutes later she was screaming out again " Mummy Mummy help me, look look their all over my bed" I couldn't get her to settle down so took her into the hall and asked her what was wrong and she said " You saw them mummy" What Caitlyn?, "the animals they were all over my bed you saw them", I took her into our bed but after about 5 minutes there were crocodiles in my bed. At this point we both moved out to the lounge room with the light on, where we spent the rest of the night in fitful sleep till about 4am where she settled down till about 7am)

We went and saw "Dr Loppy" (Dr Stubbs that is but he is Dr Loppy to Pip as that is what she calls lollies and she always gets a lolly when she sees the Dr). Philippa has a chest infection and has 1 course of antibiotics, Caitlyn has a slight chest infection but more importantly has Tonsillitis, so 2 courses of antibiotics.

I'm hoping that after having 3 lots of antibiotics that we will have a better night tonight, but we are giving Church a miss tomorrow and mothers group on Monday as the last thing we need is them infecting someone else.

Oh yeah and my diagnosis of Andrew is he is a male with the flu so he is dying.......

I will not be blogging tonight as even though I am not going to Youth Group, Majella and Marcus are still coming over as Majella wants some help with something to do with the Engagement and Marcus is having 'withdrawal' from not playing with the girls.....

We would value your prayers as Pip has not been well for a week now with temperatures and a bad chesty cough. Andrew woke up with a blinding headache this morning and can't kick it but still has to do a games night at youth group tonight with 3 leaders down. Caitie has been complaining of a sore tummy again and today was sobbing for about 2 hours as she was in so much pain. She has picked up a bit this afternoon but I fear it will come back tonight! I have a Dr's appointment for both the girls tomorrow it is just getting till then. I am really tired as I have been up to them all week and I still have a bit of a leftover from the flu too.