Hi darling,
Today has come to a close and I must say, it was a really lovely day. :)
Firstly, both kids woke at not long after 7am and nothing extraordinary had happened over night (just the usual feed from Miss E). So, I was feeling pretty good. :)
I got through the milk feed and both kid's breakfasts and then put Eliza down not long before Nicole and Charlie arrived. Nicole 'babysat' while I had a shower (much needed!) and then we had a nice play date. Harvey was being a little bit of a terror at times and I had a few serious conversations with him.... it's the hangover from childcare. Sadly, his nap didn't go well, either - so with only 1 hour sleep under his belt (due to coughing), he was also a bit of a terror in the arvo. Natalie (who came to visit for the arvo) commented at dinner that even though he may have not been 100% delightful - his version of terrible is no way near as bad as she sees other toddlers behave... So, I'm forever grateful that he's generally a really good kid. On that note - I was mentioning to Emily that I'm not putting him into Gymbaroo classes this term given that he's often the worst student there - jumping out of the circle into the middle and refusing to come back... She said - 'oh it must just be here (meaning at home) because he's really one of the best behaved at Treehouse'. Maybe I judge him too harshly at times....I'm not sure. Hmmm...
Natalie arrived about 1:30 and we had a lovely afternoon of chats, mars bar slice, a trip to the park and then she stayed to help get the kids ready for bed (including dinner, bath, book etc). I put on some spag bol for her and I and Paul also joined us after work. They left at around 9pm...it was really nice.
So, I'm now just downloading to you as I watch a bit of Biggest Loser enjoying a glass of red and two Twinkies. :)
I had a call from Nicky Martin today and she's going to come around here after the kids have gone to bed tomorrow night to enjoy a bottle of red and some girly chat. I thought that was seriously nice of her! We've never really done any girl:girl catch ups sans hubbies... I don't think. She's such a lovely and giving person! It made me really think about myself and I wonder if I do enough to be kind to others....? I would like to be more like that. I am going to make an effort to reach out to be kind to other people a bit more... I know that I have a lot of thoughts of doing that sort of thing, but often they just stay as thoughts....
So... Corina came today and because there was a little less house for her to clean, I had her iron 5 of your shirts. I think you'll be wanting to re-iron some of them. Maybe she felt rushed. ;)
Other little tid-bits from today:
- I watched a little girl go down the big slide today on her own. I asked her mum how old she was and she turns 2 tomorrow.... Instantly I wondered if I try to protect Harvey too much. I mentioned to her that I've never let Harvey go down the big one on his own (although, I know he's close to being able). She asked if he was my only child (as if that explained it), I mentioned not my only, but my first. The little girl was going down on her tummy, so Harvey copied and off he went! No problemo! But - it was certainly a slow-slide day today.... but yeah, he's fine...and growing up. :)
- Eliza had two good naps today: 1x 2 hour and 1 where we woke her at the 2hr20m mark. She denied us of the 3rd short nap before dinner so was little Miss cranky pants before bedtime (like serious crying), but I was really happy that she got two decent naps today! It feels like forever (albeit 2 days) since she's done that....
- My RRR transition coach rang me today at just before 5pm to discuss the process. She's going to now call me back at 1:30pm tomorrow to properly chat, although she mentioned that she'd received an email from Rebecca (GM) saying that I'd like to opt for leaving the bank. So, I take it that that won't be a problem. I'll let you know more tomorrow.
- Your sis looks lovely and pregnant, but still waiting to really pop yet... She's feeling less nausea though - which is good. 20 weeks tomorrow.
I think that's about it. I don't have any pics of today, sadly... I'll take some tomorrow. I plan to head down to see Dad.... I'm sad to screw with Eliza's morning nap again, but I know seeing him is important.
Oh - and here's my sizes:
Jeans - 28 waist, 30 length if you can get it... I'd love some smart dark jeans - skinny fit, but not the super-skinny ones.... BTW - Size 28 is my pre-pregnancy jean size, so if you're feeling generous I'd love some slightly bigger ones to wear now while I'm adjusting?? Size 29 would do it. :)
Tops - Size 'small' if it's a looser T-shirt fit. 'Medium' if it's figure hugging. The T-shirts that I have from Gap are size Medium and are bigger than I would like. I must have slimmed a bit. Remember that my boobs are HUGE...
Skirts/dresses etc... Size US 6 should do it. Size 8 would be too big, but size 6 will still be a bit tight at the moment. I don't think there are any size 7s out there, but if there are, that would be what I am.
For my birthday - I would love a calorie burning fitness watch. Ie - the one that tells you how many calories you've burned in a session. I also mentioned this to your sis, though...
For the kids - I'm only buying Harvey Size 3. So, any summer gear would be size 3 and for winter gear, I guess you could do size 3, still? Or even size 4?? But I'm not sure about that....
For Eliza - she's a size 00 or 0 for summer. And Size 1 for winter stuff. (next year).
It would be great to get Harvey a new GAP hoodie and trackie dacks... the nice ones that are thicker with fleece on the inner. Eliza has a GAP hoodie and jean dress. For her, some nice summer dresses (from anywhere - not just GAP) in the 6-12 month size (0), and if they have some jumper dresses for winter (long sleeves in a knit) in a size 1. And maybe some GAP jeans for her in size 1...can be blue and/or pattern or different colour that may look cute. Maybe a couple of pairs of jarmies for Harvey in size 3. Not onsies as they are too challenging with toilet training. Maybe a nice hat or cap for him too?
Hope you're having a great time!! Let me know if you have time to skype tomorrow....
Love you.
xx
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