Then another minute passed...

And another week is gone but not much has changed for Kelly.

She is still loathe to walk through the kitchen with its spices and dish washing and it is a struggle to find something that settles her uneasy stomach and sensibilities.She can keep food down now maybe, depending on the food, and her fluids are up substantially.

We still had to go back to the hospital though since Kai had a tumble onto concrete at day care. He started to vomit after I picked him up and I thought it might have been that he was getting quite stressed in the car but after the second time, I decided to err on the side of calmly freaking out and we went to the hospital. I mean it's not like calling wolf when nothing is there, more that there's a feral husky. Looks pretty close.He was checked out and got the all clear and the whole incident was nice reminder that no matter how much your children have vomited on themselves, you just pick them up and hug them.

(Above - The Bump.)

Kai had his first nightmare about a fortnight ago and it was about a dinosaur coming. He came into our room and I let him snuggle up on my side. For the next week he seemed to have these dreams and come in at 1am and snuggle in. I couldn't help myself. Kai had never been one to snuggle and sleep next to us without kicking and playing around. He's back to waking at 6am now and eats two bananas before we've even woken up.

(Above - An example of Kai drawing skills.)

(Above - Another example of Kai's drawing skills.)

Will be interesting for Kai this weekend as we head down to the Coast and visit his cousins for a birthday. When we come back, we'll be bringing his Uncle Ross with us who is sure to be a good influence.

(Above - Kai, Nana, PoppyScott, & Ross getting some quality time.)

Me? I'm keeping up to date with my study. Tried to study at Maccas with Kai in the play area but I could only get through a few pages. It's hard but while Kelly is sick there really is no schedule that I can stick to. Kai is only happy playing by himself for so long. That's why we are having another baby. To keep Kai amused.

Kidding.

Love and shrugs,
Evan.

Tah Dah sometime later...

Well, yes, here we are.

We are happy. I mean, as if everything that we have been through and overcome and are still bumping our shins into in the dark wasn't enough; we're going to go through it from the top once more. There are obvious reasons to do it, obviously, and ways to get there but as soon as the sickness hits, there are no rational arguments. This sucks.

Kelly is in her 12th week now and is suffering and yes, I know it ends and she knows it too but right now reactions (namely to food) speak louder than words. This morning we rushed off to the A & E at Maryborough Hospital after Kel hadn't been able to keep anything down, especially fluids, for about 2 days and felt weak. Her level of dehydration thankfully hadn't gone too far and she was put on a drip and some anti-nausea medication.

We're home now, and I think Kelly has settled into the routine of watching a girly TV series (last time it was Sex in the City, now it's Gilmore Girls, I love that show btw). She is off pretty much everything apart from fruit chews, orange and grapefruit juice, crackers, paddle pops and fruit chews. This is going to be interesting. I think Kai and I are going to have a lot of separate dinners as when I gave Kai some frozen peas for dessert, he offered some to Kelly and she had to run out of the room.

Everything is now run by me, although this was sort of already the case since I took up full time daddyhood and study, and the requests are sometimes the most baffling and infuriating part of the whole process for me. That and the fact I’m going to gain weight, and I’ve got nausea, and gas as well.

Stupid empathy, why does it not understand how I feel!

I know, she knows (Kai doesn't have an idea yet) that this gets better. I’m really sad that this has to happen at all, let alone again. The sickness I mean, not the pregnancy. I mentioned she was pregnant didn’t I. Well she is, and we are really excited, inside, under the fatigue and unwashed demeanours.

Whoever it is that is coming they're due the end of January.

Pretending it’s a beesting,

Evan.

HelloIt's been a long time, but the things that seem to change rest with Kai.
He is so much more talkative now, and so very proper in the way he explains or asks for something. It is a fine thing to do by teaching your child to say excuse me and ask politely but it means that refusing to help him has to be explained in quite a detailed way. Not that this is by far a bad thing it's just quite peculiar when I stop to think about it.
Treat him as a child, talk to him like an adult.His interests for the while rest nearly completely toward vehicles, especially the different types of trucks and construction equipment. He loves being involved in cooking and only accidentally makes a mess. He also has been playing musical instruments a lot more with the two new additions being a harmonica (there is nothing better) and a recorder (there is nothing worse).
I love hearing him in the morning playing the harmonica by himself while we're still in bed.
He is drawing, painting and playing well but can flit from cars to toy kitchen to trains to toys.
I've stopped work for the moment and am still studying. I am loving just being home with him all day. I missed this for so long, I missed him, and now I feel like I am again a real physical part of this family.

Cheerio

More Pics From the Park

Photo's in the Park

I finally got this photo from work today and I thought it was a lovely pic of Kai. I know what you are thinking, work? We have team photo's in the park each time we get a new team member. I didn't have anyone to look after Kai so I had to bring him along, lucky my Boss brought his little boy along aswell so they could play together and well, run away together.Between shots James and I were running down the hill after our very energetic boys. But we did manage to get some good pics, eventually, we did use a bit of bribery to get the boys to sit still. Towards the end, Ashley was taking random shots of us packing up and somehow managed to take a really nice one of Kai. So I thought I would share it with you.

Take care
Kelly

Hi All,

We are very overdue for some new photos.


As you can see he has taken to all things musical. He loves the guitar and the drums and loves being in the centre of attention.

Kai loves being outside, he will spend hours in the garden exploring, digging, collecting things and having rides in the wheelbarrow (If only there was room for me)

The study. The gate is usually closed, but when it is left open, Kai will make a run for it and not get off the chair.

Kai is growing up and I am glad he is over the baby stage. He is talking so much, it is so nice to understand each other. Almost time for potty training (2 in November) and a big bed, I am enjoying this stage so much I don't think it is time for baby #2 just yet.

Talk to you soon, hopefully

Kelly

Mr Cool