Katies Paediatrician Appointment

Quick update on Katie… We got to the child development unit and immediately bumped into the Portage manager who has been so lovely. She was really pleased to see Katie and told her colleague who we were… she was lovely too. She said she had typed up all of Katies notes the other day and [...]

Farewell to the “Noughties”

This last decade has been eventful for me. It started off pretty badly if I’m honest. I wasn’t in a good place back then. I spent New Year of 1999/2000 in a pub with some friends. I can remember what I wore, I still have the top somewhere stashed away! It was a very ordinary [...]

Katie is 3!

On Tuesday my baby girl turned 3. We had a really wonderful day! We gave her a Baby Annabell doll which has been a huge hit. Nanny & Grandad have got her a pram for her to go in for Christmas! She was at playgroup in the morning and we sent in a birthday cake [...]

Katie: An update

Yet again I have copied this from an internet forum where I have lots of wonderful, supportive friends. I need to document the progress that is being made with Katie and it might be of interest to others. Today was pretty horrendous It started with attempting to get her to playgroup this morning. She screamed [...]

Working things out

I’ve copied this post from an internet forum where I have many good friends. It basically saves me typing it all out again! Well the speech therapist & preschool support specialist arrived at 9.30am and were here until 12.40pm! I am exhausted now but Katie is at playgroup for the afternoon and I have a [...]

And breathe…

I have calmed down now. Katie is asleep and will hopefully awake in a better mood. I love my children so much but they are so so different. I sometimes struggle with their differences. Robyn has always been the sensible one and I wish Katie was more like her. On the other hand Katie has [...]

Real ambulances & toy ones too!

This morning I told Robyn she could bring down her playmobil box from her bedroom. It’s not something I allow her to bring downstairs very often because of all the tiny pieces. I trust Robyn to look after it in her bedroom but Katie having a free reign with it spells disaster! The girls have just [...]

Sad times

We are currently struggling to come to terms with the fact that Robyns Granny is dying. Granny Mary is Robyns biological fathers mum. She is the matriarch of their whole extended family. She holds things together and people go to her for help when they are stuck knowing that Mary will do whatever she can [...]

The Things Children Say

Don’t you just love the things that kids come out with?! Over the years our family has gained lots of expressions thanks to various children who have given us little “Gems”! A few examples… “Oooooh it’s a bit windmill” (Windy!)… from Sophie “The moon can’t talk actually” (after being told “The moon is saying ‘time [...]