Quinny Zapp Xtra disaster!

The other night Henry and I were walking home along the same route that we have taken hundreds of times before. He was in his pushchair and it was still light out. We got to the car park by the pool when I went to cross the street and hit a tiny pot hole. Henry's pram completely toppled over- landing him on his cute little face and me on top of him. It was HORRIFYING. I couldn't get up for some reason. I think my bag was caught on the pram and when I finally got to my feet, I couldn't get the damn pram back to upright because it is so top heavy. UGH. My little boy was lying on the ground with his face smashed into the road and I COULDN'T GET HIM UP. He was screaming... it probably lasted all of ten seconds but it seemed like ten minutes.

I finally got the pram back to it's upright position and I saw the ground first. It was covered in blood. My heart sank and I started to panic. Then I got to Henry and saw that his entire face was streaming blood- out his nose and his mouth and all over his white jumper. I managed to get him unbuckled and threw the pram and my bag out of the road. I had NO idea what to do next. Luckily I was in front of the chemist and one of the men ran outside to help me. He told me to go across the street to the minor injuries unit. Thank goodness we were RIGHT there. I ran over with him and just stopped at the reception and started bawling. The receptionist was amazing and got us a seat and called the nurse out immediately. She checked him over to make sure that his teeth were all there and then told me I could feed him (my boob was out and ready!!) thank goodness. He latched on immediately through his swollen lip and bleeding nose. The boobs saved the day. He fed and fed and fed. I had both boobs out and didn't care who saw. I let him feed in whatever position he wanted, including standing in front of me. No one said anything but positive comments about how great it was I could comfort him and how amazing boobs are!! It turned out that he put his teeth through his lip and smashed up his face but nothing was broken and he's ok two days later!!! He ate a banana an hour later and slept through the night. Mummy didn't!!!

I just want to say that the Quinny Zapp Xtra is one of the worst prams I have used. This was not the first time that the pram almost tipped over. The wheels are TINY and have no suspension and therefore no give if you run into a pothole or a bump in the road. I have a few friends who have mentioned since this incident that they had similar times when this same thing *almost* happened. I can't get the image of my poor child lying in the middle of the road with his pram on top of him. It still makes me sick to think about it. I do not want this to happen to anyone else. I just bought a four wheeled pram with suspension. There is no way I can ever use that pram again and I don't recommend it to anyone.

                                                                Henry, that night.

      Henry today! He looks SO much better! Thanks to boob, some ibuprofen and lots of arnica gel :)

KEYS

We get the keys tomorrow!! We get the keys tomorrow!!! I am SO excited to be able to see the inside of my new house again. FINALLY!!! I need to start measuring and decorating. I am so happy that this has been taken off hold and I can move forward.

I am 17 weeks along now and baby is starting to move fairly often. I just want to get the 20 week scan over and done with so I can know that baby is doing well.

I will post pics of the new place as soon as possible so we can do a before and after comparison! 

NEW HOUSE!

We are FINALLY going to exchange on our new house! I have been waiting for this since late September and was hoping to move while I still had a relatively small belly. It looks like it'll be two weeks from now and I am so excited about the prospect of having my very own house to decorate as I'd like.

I am also excited about spring time in the country and having our own garden and hopefully our own allotment.  I know this summer might not be the most productive with a two year old running around a new baby, but I would love to do some planting.

So, I will post pictures as soon as I can from the new house. There are some walls that need stripping and painting and some flooring I would like to re-do but other than that, we should be able to move right in. I better start packing and getting rid of stuff that we just don't need anymore (my favourite thing!!)

sick!!!

Agh, what is up with 2012? I started off so positive and then insomnia and now this terrible virus has hit me. I am out of bed for the first time in THREE days. Philip has been amazing and he stayed home with Henry while I have tried everything to make this GO AWAY!

I think I am coming out on the other side- finally.

I will write more when I feel better. 

lots of stuff to think about

Today has been a hippy pregnancy/ mother day. I went to my local LLL meeting so I could discuss becoming a leader with the woman who helped me conquer my nursing challenges with little Henry at a few months old. While I was there, I met a woman who just gave birth to her first baby and used hypnobirthing. She raved about it and after looking into it further, it is definitely something I want to do! I am really hoping that with even more knowledge and a brilliant support system, I will be able to achieve the birth I dreamt about with Henry.

I also borrowed a book all about nursing while pregnant and tandem nursing which I plan to read tonight! I need to get as much information as I can so I can be fully prepared when the next baby shows up :).

I also slept last night but am still tired due to the other nights of little to no sleep. Henry refused his nap today so he's in bed at 6:30 p.m. I hope it doesn't backfire and he's not awake at 4:00 a.m! I took a bath in epsom salts and listened to some hypnosis on my iPhone especially for sleep. It worked. Thank goodness.

On that note, I am exhausted and going to read my book until it's a decent time for me to sleep. Nighty night.

insomnia

Insomnia whilst pregnant and nursing a 17 month old is no joke. It sucks and makes for one tired and CRANKY mama. That is all. I am too tired to write anything else.

It's going to take me a while.

So, I got out of bed at 8:30 today! woo. Henry slept 7:30- 7:30 and I went to bed at 10:30. I woke up like 100 times but I am so surprised with Henry!

Instead of lying around nursing all morning I stuck to my motivation resolution and got out of bed, made us porridge and went to visit a friend. My plan was to come home and have Henry nap while I made our pizza dough for dinner and then had a little rest myself.

Henry had other ideas. He REFUSED to nap. Even after an hour of nursing, rocking, patting and begging- the answer was still NO! Cue a bad mood for mama. I mean, this is my first day of getting out of bed at 8:30 and I slept like crap last night. I wanted a good hour to myself. I can't believe how tired I am and I am hoping that bodes well for a night of actual sleep?

I at least feel accomplished for sticking to my goal. I just wish I wasn't in such a bad mood with the little man. Only 3.5 hours until Daddy is home. Watch me count the minutes!