211207 - UK

It has been a totally insane multitasking day today. I tried to go to the toilet three times without any luck. That insane. I better do some recording to remember. Maybe just for my own sake for pathetic sentimentality but never the less. It’s my blog and then my decision. Finally I have a little power on something :-) Everything happened at the same times it seemed. I woke up at 0330am wondering where Neil was with Mary Ann. I was supposed to have her from 3am. Neil sat with her in the living room. I sent him to bed and sat with Mary Ann in the living room instead with my porridge and tea. Then the day was started.
0500 Mary Ann was washed and feed.
0545 She slept with me and I watch a dvd
0630 Did some laundry and tiding up
0730 I bathed and got dressed. Arranged some of Mary Ann’s changing things and made some rye bread lunch and had “lunch”
0845 Made breakfast for Neil served in bed. I thought we could be a little cosy together. I wanted to feed Mary Ann in there as well. But I was not comfortable so we went to the living room again.
0855 Changed Mary Ann and feed her
09.30 Left the house going for doctor appointment at the hospital. I brought Mary Ann. Neil went with us and left us there and went to the hairdresser on his own. He stayed in town to do a lot of different errands to the photo shop after extra copies of Mary Ann pictures from his mum to mine, buying new t-shirts for him self where he had a credit waiting for him and a little of shopping.
I had an appointment for some new rheumatism drugs – I thought. But they were not ready for that because they hadn’t given each other the massage about it. So I came for nothing. Although I then had the change to test how it would be to be on my own outside with Mary Ann. I had her in a baby sling. It went very well. I could get up and down their chairs on my own because I didn’t have to hold my hands on her. It was possible because they have a lot of extra special pillows on their chairs. Mary Ann slept peacefully for the 1,5 hours it took of the outpatient department with waiting and all. When I was at the doctor’s room I just laid her on the bench with her little duvet over her. Actually I don’t use a duvet but a pillow because that fits better with her size for now. I had a little problem to explain to the doctor that I wanted heavy medicine now despite the fact that I don’t feel my joins are swollen and warm. I only want it to stop the development and the attacks of sudden pain and uncontrollable failure of functioning joins. I think he finally understood the importance of that. He will do some more tests on me and call me back in again. I hope I’m able to come due to the weather situation, if I’m alone with Mary Ann, if I can go on my own then and so on. I worry a little about these things. The doctor reflected on the fact that I must have activity in my rheumatism again now. He asked me details about my work. I found it was because the office of sickness benefits had asked him. We talked about how easy it was for me to work instead of be at home with Mary Ann. He gradually said that he could feel how important it was for me with my job. He also thought I was wise so have more medicine to cope with work and everyday life. He guessed that I might be able to be back work round April depending on how quick he could get me started some better medicine and how quick it would help me out. He asked me to think of having fewer hours at work. Fewer are better then nothing. I’m pleased that he wanted to give me some better medicine soon. Cecilie called two times while I was with the doctor.
She wanted to come and see us. But I couldn’t come and get her and then also drive her back to her mum’s house again because Mary Ann had to bee feed as soon as I went home again.
1210 I had something to eat at home
1220 The mail man came as I tried to go to the loo
1230 My friend Rikke called and I had to go to the loo while I talked with her
1300 Running out of time I quickly had to change Mary Ann who should eat at 1300
1350 Mary Ann was still eating while the phone rang a number of times. In the end I had to answer. That was the carpenter. While I talked with him the dog saw a possibility to jump up on my lap. Alarm! I had to hang up on the carpenter because Mary Ann was lying on my lap. I’m not too sure a baby can survive a nine kilo dog on top of her. I had to call the carpenter back. He said he wanted to come and see me. I was better to tell him to get in by him self since I still sat with her. Finally I got her to eat well again and then all these disturbances. Frustrating. While the carpenter was here both phones rang. In the end I had to answer still trying to feed Mary Ann who now had to be placed in her bed because the carpenter had forgotten my measurements. He stood there measuring how long my arm was. The phone call was the occupational therapist from hospital who wanted me to talk to the OT from my local region about – the ….. crib. Never mind the carpenter at least got his measurements of me again. He will hurry to build a functional playpen for me.
1400 The carpenter left and Neil came one minute after. As soon as I saw Neil I just burst it’s an insane day. He didn’t hear me since also he had been in contact with the big world today and needed to tell me all about it.
1410 I had to take Tiree out on a walk despite the fact that I wanted to have a nap. But Tiree has been all crazy and Mary Ann needed some quiet time. So I took Tiree out to the recycling shop, wastepaper container, drug store, grocer and the post office (where I made arrangements with the neighbour in the queue). I had to pick up four parcels. One from Auntie Julia and Uncle Donald with Christmas presents for Mary Ann and Cecilie. Thank you so much for that!
1530 Unpacking the parcels and putting them away.
1545 Writing blog for Wednesday
1630 Mary Ann cried, so I made a bottle for her since Neil was in the shower.
1730-1815 I finally had my nap with Mary Ann while Neil made dinner, cleared away and did some laundry, from where I left it in the morning.
1815 We had dinner together to chat about the day. Or that was the intention. I had to go to the loo and to check on the crying Mary Ann. When I came back Neil was all done and had cleaned up after the dinner. Then he had to run to kill the barking dog … I mean to ask the dog politely to stop barking.
18.45-22.30 Writing blog for Thursday and Friday

Good night!