poor little thing is still not very well, she is subdued but has a few happy moments, but i think her tummy is still sore and she still has a runny bum.
for the first time in her little life she is wearing disposables as i havent been able to keep up with the washing and drying of the cloth ones. she has a bit of a nappy rash cos of those horrid disposables, i am so glad that is it just once in a blue moon she has to wear them
we have no idea what caused it, but my tummy is still upset too, it may be a stomach flu rather than something we ate, as i think we would be ok by now if it was something we ate but who knows
all for now as i am k-nackered(to use your term mum) running around trying to get her better, dealing with the poo, not sleeping great and worrying. takes it out of you
28 February 2005
26 February 2005
fever and sickness
my poor wee darling!
went to work on thursday night and within an hour had a call to come home, little princess was throwing up all over Gak, and was very poorly
rushed home and found Gak covered in mmm not very nice stuff and little tiana just hanging on, sweating and looking so pale. got tia changed and off to the hospital, was seen within minutes, the doctor taking a real good look at her - he even did a tummy scan - and we were sent home(thankfully) with rehydration fluids, a yummy medicine to reduce her fever, and a acidbaccilus(spelling?).
i spent the night awake and trying to keep her fever below 40, with damp towels, the fan on, and worried like i have never been in my life before. she was so helpless, listless and soooo quiet, which for a baby as noisy and active as tiana was the most worrying thing.
yesterday she slept on and off all day clinging to me, spitting out her yummy medicines and eating boobie like there was no tomorrow. it does amaze me that my body can respond to her need for boobie and keep making milk even though she doesnt drink that much normally
today she is a little subdued, but nearly back to her normal noisy self and it is so nice nice to hear her laugh and shout
went to work on thursday night and within an hour had a call to come home, little princess was throwing up all over Gak, and was very poorly
rushed home and found Gak covered in mmm not very nice stuff and little tiana just hanging on, sweating and looking so pale. got tia changed and off to the hospital, was seen within minutes, the doctor taking a real good look at her - he even did a tummy scan - and we were sent home(thankfully) with rehydration fluids, a yummy medicine to reduce her fever, and a acidbaccilus(spelling?).
i spent the night awake and trying to keep her fever below 40, with damp towels, the fan on, and worried like i have never been in my life before. she was so helpless, listless and soooo quiet, which for a baby as noisy and active as tiana was the most worrying thing.
yesterday she slept on and off all day clinging to me, spitting out her yummy medicines and eating boobie like there was no tomorrow. it does amaze me that my body can respond to her need for boobie and keep making milk even though she doesnt drink that much normally
today she is a little subdued, but nearly back to her normal noisy self and it is so nice nice to hear her laugh and shout
21 February 2005
in laws arrgghh
my MIL (mother in law) arrived today unannounced as always with great grandad, aunty and some other worthy from the village in tow, let themselves into the house(door wasnt actually locked but well) and then polished off about 2 and a half pounds of my chocolate!
not just any chocolate mind, the choccy that lawrence had brought back for me from the states, choccy that you can not buy in taiwan, choccy that does not have that added anti-melt shite in it, choccy that i was savoring, choccy that I really wanted to eat, not that i am bitter and twisted about it
phuckers!
not just any chocolate mind, the choccy that lawrence had brought back for me from the states, choccy that you can not buy in taiwan, choccy that does not have that added anti-melt shite in it, choccy that i was savoring, choccy that I really wanted to eat, not that i am bitter and twisted about it
phuckers!
19 February 2005
GAK is back
after three long weeks, gak (great aunt kate) and gus (great uncle steve) have returned from their holiday! phew! maybe now i will be able to do dishes, cook food and even breathe sometimes while the baby is being entertained by them!
they only got back last night and already, james and i have eaten dinner by ourselves, i am normally on the tiana diet, were she eats all the good bits of my dinner therefore reducing my calorie intake significantly.
as we were finishing our dinner i said, "oh, sometimes it is nice to eat without tia." and james, bless him, said "i was just thinking i miss her being here, and was wondering if we should take a doggy bag for her" he is so in love with that little girl
tiana has learned to "drive" a remote control car, it is a little yellow vw beetle, and she happily makes it go back and forwards with the remote control, hours of endless fun
they only got back last night and already, james and i have eaten dinner by ourselves, i am normally on the tiana diet, were she eats all the good bits of my dinner therefore reducing my calorie intake significantly.
as we were finishing our dinner i said, "oh, sometimes it is nice to eat without tia." and james, bless him, said "i was just thinking i miss her being here, and was wondering if we should take a doggy bag for her" he is so in love with that little girl
tiana has learned to "drive" a remote control car, it is a little yellow vw beetle, and she happily makes it go back and forwards with the remote control, hours of endless fun
13 February 2005
strawberry fields february
went for a nice long drive today in the glorious winter sun, was cool around 25C, as we were driving up to the mountains we saw people picking strawberries! how cool we thought and decided to join them
an hour and a few kilos of strawbs later, tia was covered in hay, straw and of course strawberry juice and pulp, we smiled at each other, paid for the strawbs, bought some cream on the way home and had a delicious dessert.
another of the reasons that i love living in taiwan, strawberries and tomatoes are winter crops! cant wait for the summer season of mangoes, pineapples and lychees.
an hour and a few kilos of strawbs later, tia was covered in hay, straw and of course strawberry juice and pulp, we smiled at each other, paid for the strawbs, bought some cream on the way home and had a delicious dessert.
another of the reasons that i love living in taiwan, strawberries and tomatoes are winter crops! cant wait for the summer season of mangoes, pineapples and lychees.
12 February 2005
my back hurts!
now she can walk my dd (darling daughter) will not get in her stroller! i walked up and down to kate and steves house today, now I know it is not far, but if you are bent nearly double holding the hand of a toddler(omg she is isnt she!) and pushing a stroller that you mistakenly thought she would be in your back hurts!
everyone exclaims on the the way past "Oh she can walk, when did she turn 1 year old?" and of course i have to reply that she is ten months old and stubburn(the determination comes from our side of the family, the stubborness from his of course). Is it too early to start lying about her age??
everyone exclaims on the the way past "Oh she can walk, when did she turn 1 year old?" and of course i have to reply that she is ten months old and stubburn(the determination comes from our side of the family, the stubborness from his of course). Is it too early to start lying about her age??
11 February 2005
oh my god she can walk
ohoh now all my troubles are doubled! tiana can walk! nothing is safe anymore! arrghhhh
i can walk!
after all these weeks of practise i can do it!
milk machine and daddy took me to eat dinner at daddys friends house and after being told i couldnt crawl on the floor (dirty and zhang zhang de) daddys friend helped me to my feet at the far end of the lounge from the milk machine and let me go. after a wobble or two i found that i could just walk over to milk machine, so i did, laughing and shouting at everyone to watch me
i can walk!!
i can walk!!
milk machine and daddy took me to eat dinner at daddys friends house and after being told i couldnt crawl on the floor (dirty and zhang zhang de) daddys friend helped me to my feet at the far end of the lounge from the milk machine and let me go. after a wobble or two i found that i could just walk over to milk machine, so i did, laughing and shouting at everyone to watch me
i can walk!!
i can walk!!
07 February 2005
how do some mums do it??
tiana got up super early this morning (for her) and was grouchy as hell bue would NOT go back to sleep.
a nap in the car followed by meeting a friend and his two kids for a play in the park seemed to make her happy. we got home had some lunch and she had another nap at 4 pm, at this point i went to the bathroom for what feels like the first time today and ohhh myyyy god! what a state i am in!
my hair looks like i have been dragged through a hedge backwards, forwards then sidey ways! i have stains on my shirt of god only knows what, but they look kinda greasy and muddy at the same time. i have a big dirt smudge across my face(musta been that damn hedge) and even leaves in my hair!
now, when we were at the park all the mums looked like they "had just stepped out of a salon" nice hair, clean clothes on them and babies, even some make up and i just assumed stupidly that i looked like that too( except the make up bit of course), not the "i had just stepped out of a storm" look which is the best description of how i look now!!
i bet their houses are clean and tidy too!!
a nap in the car followed by meeting a friend and his two kids for a play in the park seemed to make her happy. we got home had some lunch and she had another nap at 4 pm, at this point i went to the bathroom for what feels like the first time today and ohhh myyyy god! what a state i am in!
my hair looks like i have been dragged through a hedge backwards, forwards then sidey ways! i have stains on my shirt of god only knows what, but they look kinda greasy and muddy at the same time. i have a big dirt smudge across my face(musta been that damn hedge) and even leaves in my hair!
now, when we were at the park all the mums looked like they "had just stepped out of a salon" nice hair, clean clothes on them and babies, even some make up and i just assumed stupidly that i looked like that too( except the make up bit of course), not the "i had just stepped out of a storm" look which is the best description of how i look now!!
i bet their houses are clean and tidy too!!
04 February 2005
how many baths do i need in one day?
9.15 am Milk machine has fed me my wake up boobie, has changed my wet bottom and is off to put all my wet nappies/diapers in the wash(i wish she would make up her mind what to call them). Milk machine bought two kinds of nappies you know one with popper thingies and some with velcro. I love velcro, i can open and close it, open, close, close, open, close, open! great noise!
9.20 am mmmmmnnnmmmnn phew thats better, i needed that poo! open, close, open oh it has two sides open, close, open, close, open, ok so now if i crawl away? wohooooo no more nappy.
9.25 Milk machine is back! you should see the look on her face apparently poo poo on my bottom, the floor, the rug, my face, my arms and hands is a big no-no?
9.30am bath time! eww soap doesnt taste good! seems familiar though!
10 am milk machine is hanging out my diapers in the sun. I love being on the balcony naked, it is great. ohhh i need a pee pee i shouldnt have drunk all that bath water. splash splash, mmm now if i put my hands in the yummy soil, and back in the pee pee and back in the soil ohhhhhhh i made mud!
10.15 am bath time!! didnt i just have a bath?
12 pm milk mmmm time for a nap i have had a busy morning. milk machine is mumbling something about having to clean everything up. i guess she doesnt like napping as much as i do
1.pm mmmm milk yummy
1.30 pm time for some porridge and banana
2 pm milk machine says that porridge and banana would be a great hair styling product and that i look like a punk, whats a punk? she says ask your aunty yael
2.15 pm in the bath, i hate having my hair washed! wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaaaaaaaa i thought this was called "no more tears"
3 pm playing peek a boo and pig face with milk machine is great
5 pm daddy is home! throw me higher daddy, higher daddy
7pm tv time on off on off on off on off on off
9 pm time for a bath?? then off to bed mmm milk is great
9.20 am mmmmmnnnmmmnn phew thats better, i needed that poo! open, close, open oh it has two sides open, close, open, close, open, ok so now if i crawl away? wohooooo no more nappy.
9.25 Milk machine is back! you should see the look on her face apparently poo poo on my bottom, the floor, the rug, my face, my arms and hands is a big no-no?
9.30am bath time! eww soap doesnt taste good! seems familiar though!
10 am milk machine is hanging out my diapers in the sun. I love being on the balcony naked, it is great. ohhh i need a pee pee i shouldnt have drunk all that bath water. splash splash, mmm now if i put my hands in the yummy soil, and back in the pee pee and back in the soil ohhhhhhh i made mud!
10.15 am bath time!! didnt i just have a bath?
12 pm milk mmmm time for a nap i have had a busy morning. milk machine is mumbling something about having to clean everything up. i guess she doesnt like napping as much as i do
1.pm mmmm milk yummy
1.30 pm time for some porridge and banana
2 pm milk machine says that porridge and banana would be a great hair styling product and that i look like a punk, whats a punk? she says ask your aunty yael
2.15 pm in the bath, i hate having my hair washed! wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaaaaaaaa i thought this was called "no more tears"
3 pm playing peek a boo and pig face with milk machine is great
5 pm daddy is home! throw me higher daddy, higher daddy
7pm tv time on off on off on off on off on off
9 pm time for a bath?? then off to bed mmm milk is great
03 February 2005
02 February 2005
things i do and dont like to eat - by tiana
Things I like to eat:
- milk(number one on the list)
- anything mummy and daddy are eating
- porridge (I am half Scottish after all)
- soil
- leaves
- dead insects mmmm crunchy, now I know what my teeth are for
- socks, mine are best but mummys are good
- paper especially tissue paper or important receipts
- eyes or noses of stuffed animals
- bananas
- anything in the supermarket trolley especially paper/plastic bags
- the guard rail on my stroller
- the handle on the wooden walker daddy made for me
Things I dont like to eat:
- soap! found this out two nights ago in the bath ewwww!
- oranges
- baby food
- cheese ewwwwww i can scrape it off my tongue and smear it all over things (so maybe it is not food, is it counted as a toy?)
- soap! i found out last night in the bath - seemed familiar though mmm
01 February 2005
bloody bureau crats
The taiwanese are hellish! especially if they live somewhere else, especially it seems, Edinburgh. I guess cold weather doesnt suit their tempers!
After turning down my Police Report because it came from Scotland instead of the UK, I had to send the british one back to the uk to get it authenticated and notarized, with a copy of everything from my birth certificate and passport, to my shoe size and likes and dislikes!
the BOCA accepted all the paper work and sent it back to Harry who is helping me out on this, and then he sent it on to Edinburgh to the Taipei Rep Office, all sounds fine you think! HA! The power of attorney that was accepted by the british and commonwelath office was turned down by them! Phuckers! they said it has to be notarized by a notary here in taiwan!
So i spent the day up and down the stairs of a very confusing building, paying for i am not sure what, calling friends to get them to come and vouch for me, running up and down the stairs again with them in tow(have i mentioned this is all to get a stamp on a piece of paper that the british government have already said is real and authentic?) finally five hours and 20 quid later, they give me the piece of paper that says Harry is allowed to get this peice of paper stamped for me! Not sell my house, not invest a million pounds, not even vote on my behalf.........just get a authentic piece of paper stamped!
arrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
After turning down my Police Report because it came from Scotland instead of the UK, I had to send the british one back to the uk to get it authenticated and notarized, with a copy of everything from my birth certificate and passport, to my shoe size and likes and dislikes!
the BOCA accepted all the paper work and sent it back to Harry who is helping me out on this, and then he sent it on to Edinburgh to the Taipei Rep Office, all sounds fine you think! HA! The power of attorney that was accepted by the british and commonwelath office was turned down by them! Phuckers! they said it has to be notarized by a notary here in taiwan!
So i spent the day up and down the stairs of a very confusing building, paying for i am not sure what, calling friends to get them to come and vouch for me, running up and down the stairs again with them in tow(have i mentioned this is all to get a stamp on a piece of paper that the british government have already said is real and authentic?) finally five hours and 20 quid later, they give me the piece of paper that says Harry is allowed to get this peice of paper stamped for me! Not sell my house, not invest a million pounds, not even vote on my behalf.........just get a authentic piece of paper stamped!
arrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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