What is going on?

I've mentioned in the past that I'm very rarely sick, however since February (the Kur) every week has been something different. Last week it was a sore neck, as in pill popping so that I could function sore neck. It's finally on the mend but it's left an impression on Ciara and Enya. Both girls watch me and if they see me rubbing my neck or wearing the warm pad, they'll say "sore neck, kiss sore neck" and then of course I have to lift them up or bend down so I can get a soft gentle kiss on my neck. It is the sweetest thing out and I love it. They can be so gentle and caring some of the time, when they not hitting; scratching or biting one another!

Ciara and Enya have also learnt to fill in words in songs, our latest (to give you some idea of our weather at present) is:
it's raining it's pouring,
the old man is snoring,
he went to bed,
and bumped his head,
and couldn't get up in the morning
I sing it and they fill in the last word in the line. Both girls also sing to themselves when they are playing, although that is more like humming, without any words. They also try and sing the songs they've learnt in play group but as they only know two or three of the words, it's guess work what they are trying to sing. In fact I usually guess the song by the actions they are trying to do rather than the words.

Sshhh

I took this after play therapy on Friday. Little Enya was so tired she couldn't even finish the biscuit and believe me this child loves her biscuits!

Photo time again!

Photos taken this morning while waiting for the roller blind repairman to arrive- the second roller this year (the third in a year) broke and has been replaced. Only another 6 to go!
PS Not such good photos of Enya as she was very camera shy this morning

Sisterly love

As well as the usual sisterly abuse that abounds in our house (isn't sad when the most common words out of Enya's mouth are "naughty sister hit you"- both girls use "you" when they mean themselves) there have been some flashes of sisterly love too.

Today Enya choked on a piece of fruit bar and I landed up laying her over my legs and whacking her on the back to get it out, I asked her if she wanted something to drink. Ciara standing nearby and watching all the action turned around and went to the kitchen and fetched a cup from the table and brought it back to her sister and gave it to her. After Enya had had a swallow, she gave the cup back to Ciara who then took it and put it back on the table, with the comment "cup on table". This interaction was so sweet (and unfortunately so unlike most of the recent interactions between them).

Both girls are also fascinated by tissues since they had that nasty cold last month, if they see a pack of tissues lying around they empty it and then wipe their noses on each tissue one by one before throwing them in the bin (ok throwing them on the floor- I can dream can't I). Today for the first time I saw Ciara wiping Enya's nose, complete with supporting the back of Enya's head to make sure Enya stayed still. Thank goodness Enya thought this was a big joke the 3 times Ciara did it, but methinks we're going to have to start hiding the tissues again!

No photos today as I'm only slowly getting back on my feet after my darling daughters shared their bug with me. A truly nasty tummy bug and having experienced it myself I'm surprised how well both girls handeled it.

Oy vey!

Things got a little suspicious when Ciara asked to cuddle repeatedly this afternoon after we'd been to the carwash. She even came and lay on me when I went to sit (okay lie) on the sofa. However she didn't have a temperature and had eaten the same as Enya had all day so I wasn't worried. Things got a little more interesting when she got a wicked case of hiccoughs, but she still was smiling so I wasn't too worried.

Then she started puking.....projectile vomiting and retching so hard my stomach muscles were aching in sympathy. Poor baby cleaned her system out and then just wanted her bed. I'll probably have mattress duty again tonight!

I really had hoped all the sick bugs had left the house, we need a couple of healthy weeks now!!

Brrrrrmmmm brrrmm!

We really enjoyed the first warm sunny day this spring. After play group yesterday morning (did you recognise the girls' version of the word "playgroup" -it was the title of yesterday's post ;0)) and a lovely long midday nap, we spent yesterday afternoon outside in the garden and riding bobby cars on the patio.




It is such a pity that today we're back to cold, gray and wet again!

Grayploop!

Today we had our first playgroup session at the local Mother Centre (Mutterzentrum). It is childcare offered once a week for 3 hours run surprisingly not by a professional childminder but by another mom (we had a lovely chat before I entrusted my darlings to her) and her 2 helpers for 7 children. All the children were around the same age which is a huge bonus.

The girls had a ball playing with the other children and didn't miss me at all, I'll take that as a sign that my girls are secure enough in themselves and trust that I will always come back to them. They were happy enough to see me when I came to pick them up but also looked like they had had a fun morning.

I enjoyed the free time and had a wander around the shops (finally a chance to do some shopping with out the accompaniment of whinging). Next week though I'm taking a book and going to have a nice long read in my favourite coffee shop! I'm also planning to leave them there longer, as this week because it was the first time and I wanted to get a feel for the place and people, I only had an hour and half free.

Needless to say Ciara and Enya crashed as soon as we got home and I think, today, it might just be an extra long nap ;0)