din-o-saur. scary. wagging tail.

so it's pretty clear now that time to write blog entries is going to be snatched, and they will variously contain

(a) moaning about working too hard
(b) moaning about not having time to do anything
(c) updates on various effluents that are the product of kiddy illnesses
(d) general moaning about other stuff
(e) some mention of interrupted sleep, lack of sleep, desire for sleep or generally feeling tired

so. onwards.

granma left on saturday and the kids were in a fairly stable state. felix' eyes were clearing up. he was fairly bouncy. jasmine was finally getting over her cold and cough.

come monday morning, jasmine's eyes were totally stuck together. since nursery was not an option daddy took her to the natural history museum as a treat, followed by lunch at the v&a, and they had a whale of a time. since then it's been a constant litany of "i go mu-se-um. saw din-o-saur. grrrrr. scary. din-o-saur wagging tail. like a doggy. tee hee tee hee. i go 'nother museum. have lunch and pudding." (past tense, still a nascent skill)

come tuesday both kids are in nursery and we think, finally, we're able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. till i got a call to go and pick felix up because he was ill. so more frantic calls to the bf ensued, and we tensely "negotiated" whose diaries are more important with neither wishing to give way, imploring messages were left with nani (my mum) to come to the rescue and i rushed home to pick him up.

he's got the nastiest of bugs. we're talking lots of diarrhoea, some copious vomiting, persistent fever, suspected ear infection, more eye-goo (blocked tear duct?) and a lot of crying, screaming, yelping and insisting I carry him everywhere. nani looked after him for two days and has been a stalwart oasis of calm. even when she was cupping handfuls of watery vomit to prevent any more from going all over the sofa, and particularly when i was having a near total stressy meltdown. superwoman. lifesaver. granmas are great. what more can i say?

tomorrow bf and i are doing half days each. then bf will keep him home on monday in the hope that all the sickness flushes out.

work continues to be fast-paced, chock full and challenging for both of us.

needless to say, we have both lost a lot of bounce.

but then there is jasmine. beautiful, patient, radiant, funny, energetic, gracious, gentle jasmine who is well again, on great form and going from strength to strength.