Morning everyone,
Well, I'm back from our little trip down to Kent. We visited 2 possible schools for the dcs and viewed 1 house that we wont be able to afford unless they drop the price by about £100,000 or we win the lottery, but as we don't play the latter is very unlikely .
Ooh, it's these sort of decisions that we are about to take now that make parenting feel like a daunting task. We took the dcs to see 2 potential schools. Both look excellent compared to their current school, even though their current school is supposed to be one of the best in our area. Both schools are different. One is about the size of their current school, but a much more active school, much more involved in the wider community with a lot of after school activities and a very strong PTFA. The other one is much much smaller, about 100 pupils, in a smaller villagem, but also very involved in the community. DS likes the last school and dd likes the first one. I think it's a sign of their personality really, dd liked the hussle and bussle of the bigger school with lots of space to run around. DS liked the cosiness of the last school + the fact that they can eat outside when the weather is nice . It's just such a big decision that we're about to make. A bigger decision really than whether to breast feed them or what nappies to use, because it will affect the course of their life, their future, the friends they'll make, the secondary school they'll go to, where we'll live,... It's so daunting. I was hoping for a relaxing mat leave and instead I've got this hanging above my head and I have to prepare a presentation!
I want to thank pula and sausagen for the advise. Especially the rule of 3 is useful, because the more I think about it the more issues that come into my mind! I do have a 10 min limit and a 3 slide limit too. My main problem is now thinkin about tackling those challenges and whether I'd need references for that too. I'm also getting in touch with them about moving the date. I haven't been able to do that yet due to our trip.
I hope all poorly lo's are better by now and the same counts for the bad sleepers.
sausagen Interestingly the leaflet my school health team's bed wetting information service (or whatever they're called) told me about the hormonal causes too, just like that MN'er someone else was on about. They also said that there is a strong genetic link in bedwetting, which I think is my ds's problem. We do try the odd nappyless week, but never succesful. Washing his sheets I don't mind, it's the wet duvet that's the problem. The only time he has longer periods of being dry is in summer when it's very hot.
I saw that other osteopath on tues. She was much much better. She did some decent work on my pelvis, though at the moment I can't feel all that much difference. I'm going back tomorrow for some more pulling and stretching and she's getting in touch with her old mentor who is apparently an SPD guru. In the meantime I'm getting fed up with the constant pain, even co-codamol is starting to loose it's effect. I'm seeing my mw tomorrow, so I'll see if they can squeeze me it to see my GP while I'm there so they can prescribe me something stronger. I'm trying to tell my baby to come in about 5 weeks, not 7 and definitely not 9!