Mary Anns has turned one :-)

Mary Anns has turned one :-)

Saturday, 5 January 2008

010108 - UK

Today was a very quiet day. I enjoyed a long relaxed day with Mary Ann. It was also a day where I started thinking about old times. I suddenly remembered how I have bottle feed my kid sister. That made me think that it must be more difficult to feed Mary Ann. Because I was round 5 years old when my mum let my bottle feed my sister. And Cecilie can’t feed Mary Ann in an age of 11. So maybe Mary Ann doesn’t eat well enough. Still I’m just glad about every drop of milk she eats. I’m sure it’s important she doesn’t feel any frustrations from me. So I’m relax about it. And why shouldn’t I? If she was breast feed we had absolutely no indications of how much or little she has. Other things on our minds today has been Tiree. We have for months talked about finding another home for Tiree. We can’t cope with her. We don’t exercise her enough. And that’s not a life for a dog. She is such a good dog and should have the very best. We have talked with Cecilie about it so many times. We have given her some ultimatums several times. If Cecilie wants to keep Tiree she should also show some interest in playing with her and walk her. Therefore I had an ad on the Internet hoping to find a good family.
Mary Ann had her first night sleep on her own. Not in her own room since it’s a little cold but in Cecilie’s. That went fine. She woke us up once. Neil gave her a bottle very late last night and I gave her one very early morning. So that is a good routine.

311207 - UK

It is due day today! Mary Ann was supposed to bee born round today.
Mary Ann throw up when Cecilie wanted to give her a good bye and Happy New year hug. Amazing that so much can come out of that little body. That scared me. Onto I remembered once Cecilie throw up as well and with a huge amount. But there’s still a difference on a five year old how can survive with a little less nutrition and then this little preemie that still needs every millilitre. Cecilie when had to change all her clothes and wash her hair and so did Mary Ann few minutes before Cecilie had to go to her cousins and our friends over came over to celebrate the New Year with us. We started our day with them to have the top of our wedding cake. That was kept to celebrate when we have had our first born.
Our friends brought their dog. But that didn’t change anything for Tiree. She still barked as much as ever. We let her in the neighbour’s house. They were not home and had made everything ready for Tiree with high music and covered windows. I hope that made Tiree a little less aware of the fireworks.
It has been a crazy day where I ran out of formula in the same hour as I had to pick up the New Year menu. So Cecilie went with Mary Ann and I to town to four different drug stores while Neil slept after have been up the whole night with Mary Ann.
We had a nice evening with our friends although my rheumatism suddenly went totally insane. I started cutting back on my medicine. I should start taking a little less every second day. That went fine. So I thought I could cut back every day since I don’t normally have to take so much medicine. So why shouldn’t I start having a little less again? I really found that I can’t cut back. For the first time after giving birth I’m not in doubt. The birth has changed something regarding my rheumatism. But no worries I just take a little more medicine onto I can get on some more standard medicine. Then things will be normalized again, I believe. Mary Ann took all the fuss with fireworks and all very well onto Neil popped the cork. Then she screamed like never before. Happy New Year little one!