Hi all, back from our weekend in the UK. Wedding itself was lovely but first time we?ve been to anything like this with a toddler (and a sick one at that) and really didn?t feel like I enjoyed the weekend as much as I?d expected. I was off work ill the day we left and DH was getting ill as well so we left home early to get an earlier ferry (and paid for the privilege) so we?d be settled in the hotel at a decent hour. M was really strange on Friday; out of his routine, time difference (only an hour, but to him it mattered!) full of cold and teething ? one of his molars has come through now ? and very overwhelmed by all of the people around him.
On Friday night he woke up at 11 and screamed for an hour, I managed to get him back to sleep, but he was up again at 4 screaming. I think it was his teeth (left cheek was really red and he was streaming dribble). So as a consequence I got 4 hours sleep the night before the wedding and DH didn?t get much more since we were in a hotel room I couldn?t head to the spare room.
Wedding day itself was great (apart from DH not taking care of M when he woke up from his nap as he was putting his suit on and taking an age to do his tie ? so I was running round in my bridesmaid dress trying not to let M get cheese spread on me!). M was really good in church and at the reception but we ended up leaving at 8 after dinner and speeches as he was so tired and DH was also ill. I?d entertained all these fantasies about M sleeping in the corner and us dancing away, normally M is such an easy baby, but being ill and outside his comfort zone didn?t really work.
Still was lovely to see My Dsis get married ? they are so happy together, brought a tear to my eye. And my other Dsis made it back from Oz in time for the wedding so was also great to see her and catch up.
Has really prepared me for the next wedding were going to in a few weeks though. I will be wearing something COMFORTABLE that FITS properly (I very optimistically wore a size 12 BM dress as the size 14 was mahoosive on my tiny, bf shrunken, deflated boobs ? was then very tight around my pregnancy expanded ribs when sitting down), that is not low cut (flashed my bra every time I picked up M), with sensible shoes (am really not used to stiletto heels, especially ivory ones that I have to keep worrying about getting dirty), that is not floaty and chiffony (since when M was on my lap he started wriggling and exposed my not very slim legs and the scary, granny control pants I was wearing to keep my post baby belly in). Hoping the next wedding won?t feel so pressured though since I?m ?only? a guest and not in the wedding party.
I am turning into a proper old lady. I was very pleased to be back in my own bed last night (with my own pillow). To think that DH and I met backpacking round Peru!
DH had the day off today as well, so between the two of us we managed to get the washing under control, everything unpacked and the food shopping done. Not looking forward to heading back to work tomorrow though 
Feeling physically better but out of the loop after the last week.
tally M doesn?t have any milk now except in his porridge in the morning. He won?t even drink it before bed (lord knows I?ve tried). I think if S?s drinking milk then there?s no problem with that. M drinks other stuff like water and juice, but milk is good for him too --if only the little blighter would drink it?
Keeping my fx for you ips
Good to hear you have a date strawb