Somehow it is blog day again. It went around so quickly this time! We have had such a busy week - a busy summer actually. Dad and Colleen came up for the weekend to stay at Sapphire Beach in the holiday house with Georgia and family. While they were there, Mum and Geoff came and stayed at our house for the weekend. It was very weird having both sets of parents in town where I usually have none! Dad and Colleen popped over for a visit on their first day, then we had a family dinner at home with Mum and Geoff. The next day we had a beach day with Dad and Colleen at Sawtell Beach. It was lovely, even though it was a little windy. That night Mum and Geoff stayed with the kids and I went and met Dad and Colleen and Georgia and the boys for dinner at the Jetty. It was really nice to be able to have a grown up dinner out! And really good to see Dad and Colleen again. Their visit was short and sweet. The next morning I met up with them for a quick goodbye at the Sunday markets.
It was really nice having Mum and Geoff around too. I got too used to it. Before they left we squeezed in lunch at the Moonee Tavern (which is just awesome for kids!) and a beach trip to Sawtell (where Mum almost got washed away in a wave - just joking Mum!). They left today, and yesterday there were lots of tears. Carmie misses them so much, and the goodbyes are really hard on her. She was quite out of sorts for the evening. Georgia leaves on Saturday, so tomorrow is our last family day before everyone goes.
We also had my good friend Ciri up with her husband Michael and daughter Sophia. They have been staying in Scotts Head, so they drove up to join us for dinner and a night of VR fun. It was really fun. It is amazing how many more people we have seen living up here in Coffs than we did on the south coast. It's nice because we are still anonymous in town, but we still get to see familiar faces sporadically.
Today the kids finally got back to horse riding, after four weeks off. It was a really good lesson, even though Arley didn't want to go and is really annoyed that all of his activities are starting up again. This afternoon they went back to swimming lessons, and then had a play with their friends Will and Charlie at the pool afterwards.
I am looking forward to getting back into some semblance of a routine. I have felt very scattered lately. I finally went to the doctor about my insomnia. I told him that I have tried everything, and he told me to tell him about my life. When I was done he said he is stressed just listening to me, and that it is obvious to him that I have anxiety. I don't feel anxious however, but he told me there is no way I couldn't be! So he has put me on an anti-anxiety/anti-depressent med. I have been on it for three days now, and I don't feel much different. It is supposed to take about two weeks to kick in. I am really worried because apparently when you get off this med, the come-down is really bad...but I have to try something for the insomnia because the come-down couldn't be worse than a lifetime of not sleeping. So, while my life is the whirlwind that it is, I guess this is what I will be taking.
I took Carmie to the paediatrician on Wednesday. I had taken her off the dex five days before because she wasn't sleeping or eating properly, and she didn't look well. She was weighed at the doctor's, and she had lost a kilo in four weeks. She is already so slight. The paediatrician is keeping her on the dex, but at a really low dose. The benefits to her are good, so we are trying to find a dose that doesn't have side effects but will still help her. Arley goes to the paediatrician tomorrow morning for a med review.
Poor little Arley had his front tooth removed yesterday. A few years ago, Carmie hit him in the mouth with the car door, and his tooth went grey. It finally started hurting, and it was all infected, so the dentist had to pull it. Arley was a total champ, but I was a nervous wreck. He hates the way he looks now, but I think he looks cute. The root of the tooth was absolutely enormous, and the dentist said he will just be one of those kids who holds on to their teeth until age 8 or 9. He hasn't lost any naturally yet. So he will either have a gap for a very long time, or have one big tooth in front. Great. I'm taking him to an orthodontist on February 1st to see about getting his palette expanded. Poor kid, he is saddled with it all!
I don't think I have any more news. I'm hoping next week is a calm one!
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