Wednesday 31 October 2012

How do men work?

It seems to me that men spend the little time they have spare where they are not thinking about food or sex (in that order?) trying to figure out what woman want....

But how often do us woman take five minutes out of our busy life's to think about what the men in our life's want really?

Here are my thoughts....

I think men want a lot of the same things as us, they want to feel loved and they need to feel wanted and god knows they need to be told we appreciate them. 

I think men want and need cuddles. 

BUT...do men like romance? Hotel stays candle lit dinners or are they just thinking of what comes afterwards? 

I like to think i cover the basics and i always try and make an effort, and i love 'looking after him' do men want or need looking after? 

I lovingly make his lunch for work and add notes sometimes, i always buy his fave things to pack. And i always have his uniform ready for him. 
I cook him nice meals, i book us 'dates' and i always have open arms when he wants or needs a cuddle. 

But i have been thinking lately that now the kids are a little older and i feel comfortable leaving them for a bit, of booking a night away just me and him...but i cant ask him or it wouldn't be a surprise.

So what do men really want? 

Monday 29 October 2012

the 8 week calorie countdown!

Well today on numerous occasions i have been reminded that we are starting the dreaded 8 week countdown to Christmas. 
That is only 3 paydays people! 

It also means that like every year for the past 5 years i have panicked and thought what am i going to wear! 
It is the day where all our family come together and everybody always looks so nice...and then there is me, in yet another frumpy long top with leggings and curly hair.

So i get looking online, like you do and type in the depressing 'plus size clothing' and actually to my amazement  i find some really nice things and they have it in my size....i just do not have the confidence to wear them. 
But logically thinking 8 weeks is not that close and if i really wanted to wear the 'too die for dress' i could probably loose a decent amount of weight to get a bit of confidence at least, so that is the plan! 

Usually us girls wait until the 1st day of the new year to roll around...why wait let's be honest with our self's....why not get an 8 week head start? 
So starting right now i will eat less, eat better and exercise a lot more. 
I am setting myself a little goal of 1 stone before Christmas that's 14 measly pounds...(imagine how easy it is to spend £14) 

Its time 'mummy' does something for herself and stops letting herself go as that is not the person i wanted to be! 

Who's joining me? x 

Saturday 27 October 2012

Let's get messy!

Me and my girls just love to get messy, And i think it has great benefits to!
I think a lot of parents would love to get messy and creative but worry mostly about the aftermath of destruction.
 Us as parents seem to spend our life running around trying to keep the kids entertained while keeping the house clean and a cooked meal on the table...but sometimes we just have to take a step back....

As our children celebrate yet another birthday, its another year where we go to bed feeling guilty that we did not get around to doing what we wanted with our child that day as the hoovering needed doing or the laundry needed ironing..am i right? 
So instead of going to bed with regrets yet again just change the routine now....as time really does run out and soon your children wont want to play with paint or jump in muddy puddles that time will be gone before we know it.

I try everyday to get creative one way or another and my all time fave things to do involve sensory play, using there senses in different ways, talking about them, learning about them, at the same time as having fun cant be a bad thing huh. 

So today i will tell you all about our sensory baths...




 This is my little girl at 12 months old, i dyed her bath water orange(it was much brighter in real life and dint look like pee lol) using just a few drops of food colouring. 
This does not stain the child, the bath or leave any stickyness :)
I then added plastic shot glasses and straws and she loved it!!! 
We learn't about pouring, blowing through the straw, the colour orange, drinking bath water lol she had a good time. 

Every night i make bath time a fun play and a time to learn and they don't even know they are learning. 
The possibilities are endless have some fun with it! 

Try a purple bath with some lavender oil for extra sensory play and add some purple objects. 

I would love to see some pics of how creative you can get with this :)

Friday 26 October 2012

Life with a Diabetic...child.....

Hi there... Well this could be a long story so put the kettle on and ill jump right in! 

My little O has type 1 diabetes. This is the type of diabetes that makes people need insulin. 
She was diagnosed eventually at 25 months old. 
She has just turned 4 and we are coming up to her 2 year anniversary which leads to a very emotional Jodie hence the need to blog tonight. 

When O was about 17 months old i started to become a bit concerned by the amount she drank, i did not really pay it much attention until i was literally changing her nappy every hour to save it leaking. I took her to the doctors to be told it was normal and to make sure she was eating enough and not filling up on water... i asked for her to be tested for diabetes for the doctor to tell me under 4's cant have diabetes. 

Months past and we celebrated her 2nd birthday, all was well but she was not eating as well as she had in the past and was napping more again i rang for help and they said her two year growth spurt. 
One day i woke up and went in to wake her and her older sister up for breakfast and she did not want to get out of bed, she just cried and told me she was tired so i left her to it. an hour later i brought her down and she drank and drank and drank she would not eat anything..she had not used the toilet so my mother in law said to give her brown sugar in water to drink and she was downing two litre bottles at a time, she would not move of the sofa, no matter what i bribed her with, she showed no interest in anything! By now i was seriously concerned and took her to the doctors again...they told me she had a mental breakdown because her older sister had started school and she was depressed! This ripped my heart out! 

The next morning, as i tried to get her out of bed she told me she did not love me anymore and all she wanted was to go to sleep....i rang my mother in law to collect my older daughter and spent the morning laid in my own bed crying. I snapped myself out of it eventually carried her downstairs but she screamed....and screamed and screamed for hours...she had not slept in nearly 24 hours..she had screamed the whole time...i rushed her to a+e they sent us home with antibiotics for an ear and throat infection. again i asked for THE test to be refused they also said she did not have thrush and that it was nappy rash. 

The next morning after she still had not slept she became very lathargic i could not decide whether she was sleeping or passing out, so i rang my mum to collect us so i could take her back to the doctors...i started to undress her and she was bones...overnight all of her bones were visible and she was never a thin girl......upstairs a toy ambulance was going off for the whole morning(weird much?!) i rushed her to the doctor sat in a chair with her and flatly refused to move until they tested her for diabetes all they had to do was dip her urine! so they did.....5 minutes later we were in an ambulance being blue lighted to hospital with O in my arms...in a coma! 

She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes within minutes and hooked up to insulin, heart moniters and everything else scary they had she was in HDU. 

Normal blood sugar levels are between 4-8 O's were 39.9...her blood had started to turn into acid burning her organs....

My baby nearly died because the doctors would not do a simple test! 

To say i still get emotional about this is an understatement..i have never and doubt i will ever trust a doctor ever again. 

O is now on pump therapy which i will talk about more in a future blog... but she is very well. 
She is doing as well as can be expected and having diabetes does not stop her doing anything!
 She is a very happy, cheeky, cuddly little girl who loves being diabetic...most of the time, I am glad she is at an age where she knows no different for now.  Here is my brave girl. 



Getting to know me and mine.

I thought i should introduce my little family :)


 

Here they are....i love them all so much! 


Thursday 25 October 2012

FMP....First morning pee...

Yep! That's right i'm going there.....

So your sleeping in bed enjoying that exciting dream and it strikes....CRAMP!
 Right in the calf....
You sit bolt upright and you throw yourself onto your hands and knee's, Then onto your back clutching your leg writhing in agony your eyes shut tight...because  we all know its worse then giving birth at this point!
 Finally the pain starts to ease off and you let go of your leg and take a few deep breaths you survived.
Your just drifting back off and then...your alarm screeches through the silence, you make a dive for it, Your only mission at this point is to shut it up as quickly as possible so it does not wake the baby!
 In your heroic dive you tonk your elbow of the bedside table and curse under your breath!
 You find the blasted thing at last just within your grasp but somehow the gadget thing has hidden inside of your pillow case... erm how?! 
Still screaming at you you throw your hand into the unknown and finally turn it off, You collapse from all the drama fall silent and listen out for the baby...silence. 
Crawling out of bed you do a little victory dance avoiding the creaky floorboards and generally being stealth, You reach the bathroom sit down...sigh a breath of relief and let the magical moment happen. 
Cherishing the moment you start planning your day, This will be the first and last time you get to pee in peace today!
You decide on a shower now rather then waiting for nap time later so you stand and resume your stealthy creep across the landing to the towel shelf, Reaching your destination you gently creak the door open and reach inside. 
All of  sudden your alarm screams at you louder then last time and so you suddenly make a run for it but to late the baby begins to wail, The older girls wake up to the sound of your heart breaking, Your dreams shattering. 
You hear fast and furious foot steps as the kids begin their first fight of the day..who gets to use the toilet first?
The baby is smacking her head against the bars of the cot and shouting mama...you silently curse yourself for making the rookie error of  hitting snooze!
The dog begins to bark at her excitement of having her first morning pee and THAT is how my day began.....is it Friday yet?!

Thursday 18 October 2012

Well, where to begin! 

I am Jodie i'm 25 years old (just!) and me and my partner have 3 gorgeous daughters. 

S is 5 years old, she is a very bright little girl, she is eager to please, and just so funny! She is a big softy and  an emotional girl she is my superstar! 

O is 4 years old, she is very reserved until she knows somebody well. She is a huge girly girl yet very stubborn and strong willed...this girly will always get her way one way or another! She has type 1 diabetes, she is my brave little cheeker! 

C is 14 months old right now, somewhere in between her sisters, she is a snugly little one, but likes to get her own way! She has a super fast metabolism and requires a constant sugary diet to keep her happy and healthy!

We also have a 10 month old working cocker spaniel puppy, who i began training to alert us to olivia's diabetes alerts. but due to recent family life the training is on hold to a point. but this will be taken up again. 

Not forgetting the kitten Maisie she is brand new into this crazy mix i call my life :)

I am a stay at home to my girls, and i love it! 

I hope to blog about family life, health, home making, crafts and whatever else i can think about in the meantime....please bear with me and mesage me anytime. i look forward to blogging and reading others blogs. 

x Jodie x