Well, I managed to tear Chance away from strimming the jungle that is commonly known as our back garden and Kez and I dragged him to the park ....
Trip to the park - Sep 2009 from Emma Hooper on Vimeo.
A sad day for us all
Well, Chance and I decided to not go to Nicki's funeral today after all. We spent a lot of time deliberating about it last night and decided that, as it was a minimum three hour drive round the M1 and M25 to Canterbury that it would be unfair to take Kezia all that way. We know she would've been crabby by the time we got out the other end and we didnt want to be the family who ruined the peace of the funeral with a screaming baby. We have had at our own moment of remembrance of Nicki in our back garden, sat under the lovely blue sunny sky telling Kezia our memories of our friend. It's so very sad, and we really did want to go to the funeral but we have to think of her family and about what they need, not what we need for closure. After all, they will never have this opportunity to say goodbye officially to her again and we owe Nicki enough respect for her funeral to be carried through with dignity. Hopefully, where ever she is, she understands why we took the decision to be at home today. So here's to you gorgeous girl - we raise a glass in your memory and promise to always keep a place in our hearts for you. Rest in peace sweetheart.
In many ways it was just as well that we decided to not go to Nicki's funeral today as at approx 6am this morning Kezia decided she would test her mamma's reactions by projectile vomiting across the double bed! She'd only had a bottle about an hour before hand, so there was loads of the stinky stuff and boy, did it go miles! We couldn't fully work out what had happened, but we think she probably stuffed those really long fingers a bit too far down her throat. I don't think she's realised yet that she doesnt need to ram her arm in up to her elbow ... perhaps after last night she will now! Kids eh?!
Other than that everything in the Hooper household is good as we come towards the end of the week. Chance is working from home today and struggling with some reporting, so the air is intermittently blue around him! chuckle.
I think I'll persuade him to do something nice with us tomorrow - I can feel a day out somewhere is in order to blow away the ole cobwebs ...
In many ways it was just as well that we decided to not go to Nicki's funeral today as at approx 6am this morning Kezia decided she would test her mamma's reactions by projectile vomiting across the double bed! She'd only had a bottle about an hour before hand, so there was loads of the stinky stuff and boy, did it go miles! We couldn't fully work out what had happened, but we think she probably stuffed those really long fingers a bit too far down her throat. I don't think she's realised yet that she doesnt need to ram her arm in up to her elbow ... perhaps after last night she will now! Kids eh?!
Other than that everything in the Hooper household is good as we come towards the end of the week. Chance is working from home today and struggling with some reporting, so the air is intermittently blue around him! chuckle.
I think I'll persuade him to do something nice with us tomorrow - I can feel a day out somewhere is in order to blow away the ole cobwebs ...
The christening gown and a day of injections!
Well, this month sees the arrival of little Kezia's four month birthday. Who would've thought that time would pass so quickly?
Each day she can do something new. It's fascinating to watch and I am so proud to be her mummy!
This week has seen her really chuckle on demand ... and I've finally found some key things that make her chuckle. At last! I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever get the hang of it. Nothing more embarrassing than saying to people "oh yes, she laughs at things now" and then not being able to make her chuckle! tee hee
I'm starting to get things into gear in terms of the christening now and have decided what type of gown she will be wearing - are you ready for this?! I'm KNITTING her a christening gown! Mad you might think, and quite probably! But the only gowns that I really like are seriously expensive and made in America and I dont want her to be in something that lots of other babies are likely to be wearing this year. She is an individual baby and should be dressed as such! And christening dresses do look cheap if you just get the cheap ones, I have found. SO, I have a lovely pattern that is a gorgeous long dress and have got some sparkly white wool to knit it with. I'm also going to do a cape to go with it. :D Should be individual enough I reckon! chuckle. And as it is winter and christmas I think a wool one will go down very nicely. I'm also going to make a petticoat shift to go underneath it too. Go me!
Yesterday lil Kez had her last lot of immunisations ... three injections this time! Boy, did she scream the place down! I think this lot must've really hurt becuase she was far more fractious this time round than with the other ones. Yesterday was a minefield of crying for her. All she wanted was to be held and each time she dropped off to sleep I would put her down, but she would then howl in her sleep, so I spent most of yesterday with her strapped to me in her sling, bless her old heart. This morning she has only woken up for a feed and a short play and has gone straight back to sleep again. With any luck she'll sleep through most of the day and get it out of her system. Poor lil gal. Thank goodness we dont have any more for another 8 months. And at least yesterday was the worst of the injections. She wont have to have three in one go again. Phewee is all I can say. It did make her hungry though, as last night she ate three ice cubes of a pureed dinner called Grandpa's Sunday Lunch, then she scoffed down two pureed cubes of apple, and one cube of chocolate mousse and then amazed me by following this one with nearly a whole jar of pureed pear and banana! I've never known her eat so much! She must've needed it to help her immune system fight off this new round of bugs.
Am hoping that she starts to feel better after today as on Thursday we have a day of activities planned and on Friday we're off to Kent to go to Nicki's funeral ...
Each day she can do something new. It's fascinating to watch and I am so proud to be her mummy!
This week has seen her really chuckle on demand ... and I've finally found some key things that make her chuckle. At last! I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever get the hang of it. Nothing more embarrassing than saying to people "oh yes, she laughs at things now" and then not being able to make her chuckle! tee hee
I'm starting to get things into gear in terms of the christening now and have decided what type of gown she will be wearing - are you ready for this?! I'm KNITTING her a christening gown! Mad you might think, and quite probably! But the only gowns that I really like are seriously expensive and made in America and I dont want her to be in something that lots of other babies are likely to be wearing this year. She is an individual baby and should be dressed as such! And christening dresses do look cheap if you just get the cheap ones, I have found. SO, I have a lovely pattern that is a gorgeous long dress and have got some sparkly white wool to knit it with. I'm also going to do a cape to go with it. :D Should be individual enough I reckon! chuckle. And as it is winter and christmas I think a wool one will go down very nicely. I'm also going to make a petticoat shift to go underneath it too. Go me!
Yesterday lil Kez had her last lot of immunisations ... three injections this time! Boy, did she scream the place down! I think this lot must've really hurt becuase she was far more fractious this time round than with the other ones. Yesterday was a minefield of crying for her. All she wanted was to be held and each time she dropped off to sleep I would put her down, but she would then howl in her sleep, so I spent most of yesterday with her strapped to me in her sling, bless her old heart. This morning she has only woken up for a feed and a short play and has gone straight back to sleep again. With any luck she'll sleep through most of the day and get it out of her system. Poor lil gal. Thank goodness we dont have any more for another 8 months. And at least yesterday was the worst of the injections. She wont have to have three in one go again. Phewee is all I can say. It did make her hungry though, as last night she ate three ice cubes of a pureed dinner called Grandpa's Sunday Lunch, then she scoffed down two pureed cubes of apple, and one cube of chocolate mousse and then amazed me by following this one with nearly a whole jar of pureed pear and banana! I've never known her eat so much! She must've needed it to help her immune system fight off this new round of bugs.
Am hoping that she starts to feel better after today as on Thursday we have a day of activities planned and on Friday we're off to Kent to go to Nicki's funeral ...
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