Good morning,
Long time no post again but as you can imagine it has been a busy time. With only about two weeks untill the new one arrives we have been working really hard to get as many things tied up and finished off. We want to be able to have a break and focus on all getting to know each other when babe arrives. We pretty much finished work yesterday at last, Hooray! Now we just have a big list of nicer things to do like the garden and lots of sewing and knitting (on my part!) maybe even some decorating...so little time!
Rosa has been amazing the last month, the buscopan seems to have worked absolute wonders. She has generally been so much happier and more responsive and engaged with the world. It has been so brilliant for us all to have such a good run, especially at this time when we really need to feel that she is OK. Having said that the last week or so she has been teething again so getting her to sleep has been a bit challenging but despite being very tired and teethy, which would in the past have made her sensitive and introverted she has been in such a sweet mood very happy and distractable, just a bit manic and exhausting! We are quite sure it is the buscopan that has made the difference as we did take her off it at the end of the two week trial period and we could see within a couple of days the change in her personality, she started to withdraw again and was obviously preoccupied with things internal. We were due to go into the hospice and so decided after just a few days off it that we would resume it as we wanted her to be feeling tip top for our stay at Little Bridge House.
The visit turned out to be a total success and a real eye opener for us. It was difficult to let go and hand over her care but we tried really hard and because Rosa was in such a good place she made it as easy as it could have been.We were able to get over some of our initial apprehensions and doubts, I think it is a big deal for most parents the first time you let someone else care for your child but of course with Rosa it has been a very long time coming and we haven't really had the opportunity, confidence or desire to do it before. It still felt like tiny steps forward in reality but mentally huge steps, walking away and leaving her in someone elses arms no matter how qualified they are is challenging but when she obviously has a great time it makes it a million times easier and possible to be a bit braver and take a few more steps forward. The June visit couldn't have gone better. She slept and ate well and seemed to embrace the experience so G and I were also able to relax to some extent and enjoy the really nice room we were staying in, the sunshine and the plentiful and delicious food provided!.......
I didn't get round to posting this untill now.....so much for maternity leave! Update to follow very soon :-)