Wow! Congratulations on the birth of Lyra Rusulka, that's such lovely news! And it’s brilliant you’ve been able to EBF and on what sounds like a good birth experience (apart from the boring induction bit of course). I'm so glad you are both alright. Can't quite believe that you are on no.2 already!
How is Phoebe coping with the change? And how is it being a mum of two?
I hope Lil, Count and Moo and your little ones are ok too. Count how are her hips coming on? Have you had any more contact with the medical professionals? Moo how is Elinor?
Well, I've been back at work for nearly 3 months now and it's been ok actually, much to my surprise! It's difficult because the school is in special measures (the bad OFSTED was the week after I went on ML so it wasn't my fault!) so we have lots of monitoring visits (yeah, the week I went back - great) but other than that I'm really enjoying the mix of life. I was getting a bit neurotic stuck at home to be honest, even though I did make an effort to get out everyday, etc so it's good to be back out with my colleagues and the children. The only downside is the marking which as ever is excessive and I’m afraid it’s the thing that has to give in my work-life balance!
Lil I work 3 days a week and I hated the idea at first but now I'm quite happy with 3. It gives me 60% of my prior income and I still have 4 days with my Alec. He's loving nursery - I think he's getting a lot out of it, what with all the messy play and interacting with and getting to know other children. He's never cried at drop off and only cried at me at pick up for the first time last Friday, because I waved at him through the window and then disappeared, oops! He calmed down eventually though.
I am having to be more organised though and get into a proper routine. Internet food shopping means I don't have spend a quarter of my days off at the supermarket so that helps massively. I’ve just had a cleaner come to the house today for the first time, that felt weird but sod it – it’s two extra hours with my baby.
We TTC on a half arsed basis for one month, then I got scared as the baby would’ve been due in December and I was worried about being stuck indoors for months on end with a newborn and toddler. Then last month we tried reasonably hard and I suspected I might have been pregnant but I think I got the date of ovulation wrong. It’s really hard temping when you have a child who likes to wake up at random times and half the time I’ve forgotten. I went by CM and nipple soreness but unless I really did have a 17 day luteal phase then I was totally wrong!
This month however is it. We are going into full on TTC mode. I’ve mostly given up drinking, am back on caffeine free stuff, now we just need to have sex! I really hope it happens in the next three months! Especially as one of my NCT group just told us she is pregnant. I’m not jealous of her but I would like to be in the same situation myself. I just hope I have an easier pregnancy this time (if I'm lucky enough to get pregnant) as looking back on it, last time wasn’t pleasant compared to most people I knew, what with the sickness, SPD and the fact that I’m short and had an enormous bump!
Anyway, I have new desktop computer now so I hope to be able to update more frequently (I hate typing on my ipad).
Congratulations again Rus!