Birthdays, break-ins and rashes…

Firstly a very happy 1st birthday to little Sarah for today.  The sun came out to say hi, just for you. Hope you had a good day. They grow really fast from here Ron, so enjoy it!

It was the main Gemini in my life’s birthday last Thursday and it was a special one as he turned 40! I can’t believe my husband is middle-aged, but as I said to him, forget the bit about being over the hill – just keep on climbing. Thank you to all of you who wished him and who came to his party. We had a casual boerewors braai at my parent’s house, for close friends and family in the evening and even the kids stayed up late and managed rather well. John brought his Juke box and it was lots of fun (thanks for that!) I hijacked Pia’s camera as I left mine at home and took what I hope are some nice (and perhaps some crazy)photos. I look especially forward to seeing the ones of Amy and Rowan sitting and playing so nicely together on the steps. I made my hubbie a vanilla and strawberry cream cake and my aunt made her divine Jerusalem pudding (not sure why it is called that, but it is so yummy) which also went down well. All in all it was an enjoyable night. My kids were exhausted the next day, but it was worth it as these special occasions don’t come around often.

On the Friday we went off to Langebaan for a few days. I caught a cold but was managing ok, while my mom ended up staying in bed with flu and as a result my parents only came down on the Saturday. The weather was pretty cold and horrible, but Amy still managed a few trips to the beach and had a good time. She kept trying to put her bathing costume on and despite the cold could not understand why I would not let her swim. She really loves it there and is so relaxed and happy. It also helps having all her favourite people around her. If one could add her uncle and great aunts to the mix, she’d be in heaven.  My brother actually spent the weekend in Clainwilliam and had a bit of an incident the one night with a man trying to break in through the window of their holiday cottage. Fortunately he ran away and was obviously alone and unarmed. I am grateful for that and that Rich and Sion were both ok. It must have been scary though. Then on Monday night, there was a break-in at the Plattekloof house. The alarm went off and the burglars fled without taking anything. Apparently there were three break-ins in the area over the long weekend. This news was horrible. I must admit although I enjoyed my time in Langebaan it was not relaxing this time for me as Nina has been out of sorts. Since turning 3 months old, she has been crying a lot and has been niggly. This is the age most babies get better, and she has been such an angel, so this is all rather upsetting. For the last 5 days she has also woken every three hours during the night (after previously sleeping through most nights), so I can only hope this is a phase and that she will be back to normal soon. I need to just figure out what is bugging her. In the meantime her rash continues and after two visits to the pediatrician, one visit to my GP and speaking to the pharmacist I am still no nearer to it being cleared up. It is distressing. I am trying a new cream now but if it too does not work, my next option will be a homeopath or skin specialist. I had another rash incident (maybe this means something?) – We also had a bit of scare with Amy. She developed a rash around her mouth that within minutes spread to her whole body. We stripped her down to her nappie and literally all watched it forming in horror. Eventually I pinpointed the cause – nuts. She had eaten two cashew nuts and it seems she is allergic. It was very scary and is strange as no-one on either side of the family is allergic to nuts. Now I have to be very careful with what she eats. Fortunately she never stopped breathing, as can happen, but then she did only eat two! Oh, what a weekend!

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