Friday, April 15, 2011

Still here ....achoooooo!

We are still 'on holiday'  in the UK. I have Pip's cold, thanks sweetie. The kids are doing OK with the change in time although they don't sleep more than 3 hours at a time. I am thinking we may need to sleep train again when we get back HOME. Hoooooome.

Oh home. Changing table at a reasonable height. Stroller. My bed. NANNY. Routine.

For those that asked Cal.pol is a paracetamol based suspension and it is great for children with colds or ear infections. I felt so crappy the other night I dosed myself up and slept very well! We are dosing down as they say over here - little doses in the day, whopping maximum dose at night. Not that it gets him to sleep through the night but it does get him stoned enough that I can do the snot sucking thing.

Mimi is delightful. She grins and laughs and is always with her grandpa. Pip, being a bit of a trooper, is doing his best but how crap must he feel. Virus, time change, hotel, stressed out mum. He still laughs with me but at night he has the terrors - screaming for all he's worth.

Tomorrow, instead of spending the day with my folks we are going to a Georgian village with a roaring river to eat fish and chips and get some fresh air. Yipeeeeeee. A real holiday day, as it were.

We are back in NYC on Wednesday lunchtime.  4 days and counting to sushi.

One thing is for sure. Any vacation we take from now on will be a walk in the park compared to this marathon!!

2 comments:

  1. Just think of all the wonderful memories you're creating (right?) and I'm sure your family is delighted to meet the kids. But,yeah, no place like home.

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  2. Hope you're back all safe and sound, and the return trip much less traumatic! Looking forward to the blow by blow.

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