Well, we just had a resounding blw success. Dd ate half of an avocado cut into thick slices lengthways and a quarter of a banana. Only one lump of avocado came back out and practically no mess! I was gobsmacked and really proud at the same time - what a clever little madam. Not looking forward to the nappy though.
Had a bit of a traumatic morning .
I am not prone to flights of fancy and am a bit sceptical on the old psychic and supernatural front. Two night ago dd was really restless and I turned to face her and put my hand on her chest only to catch sight of a sort of dark shadow at the end of her crib, I just thought "you are overtired and mad woman, ignore it and go back to sleep" but dd was thrashing about and wouldn't settle and I kept on catching sight of it out of the corner of my eye. Eventually I had to get up, grab dd and leg it to put the landing light on. Left the light on all night and slept with my hand on her chest, but still felt very anxious and took ages to get back to sleep.
Last night, went to bed and found I was anxious again so had to sleep the light on and had the distinct 'feeling' there was something 'there' again. Dds apnoea alarm went of three times and I could only find a reason for it once.
This morning after the school run dd fell asleep on my lap so I decided to stay there and have a cuddle as I was too tired to do much anyway. After about half an hour I heard a loud bang upstairs, followed by another loud sound that sounded like when the boys tip one of their toy baskets full of lego or megablocks etc out on the floor and then a dragging noise. It made me jump, then I thought, "don't be daft, its the neighbours" sat there for a bit, heard it again! This time I decided to go upstairs, have a look around and look to see if the neighbours cars were there as that would reassure me (took dd with me upstairs and was actually shaking). Nothing was out of place upstairs and the neighbours were both out! Called my mum in a panic, she was at the hospital, but called me back. She came straight round and did a 'house cleansing' and also got two of her friends who are very well respected in the 'spiritual' field to tune in and send light and energy to me, the children and the house.
I was totally freaked out and I am really not one to be like that. My mum has always been a spiritual person, but I have always tended to take her with a pinch of salt, interested but distant and sceptic iykwim.
The house does feel better, I have to say.
The only thing I can think is that when we first moved in we were told by one of mum's friends that there was a bad energy coming from the non-attached neighbours' house and that it had an impact on this house, which is why it has always been such an unhappy home historically. Now they have been remodelling their house over the past few weeks, culminating in having all the plaster taken off the walls and replastered, walls moved and today all the floors up for rewiring. Now if I wasn't a sceptic, I would think they have disturbed something and it has decided to move in here!
So whaddya think of that then laydeez?!
Off to do last school run for 6 weeks now, back later.
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