And I have my very, ever so sexy compression stockings. Oh Dear Bejeesus!! And they are white. At the clinic, thats all they had. Mind you, camel or white they are still stockings that aren't "tres sexy".
The nurse was really friendly as she measured my legs. She said that I will proberly just need one of the normal sizes because if you have a different shape or size leg to the so called norm, they can make a pair especially for you. Now who's lucky to have a pair of compression stockings made especially for them and fit like a glove, uumm sausage casing!
I got mine from the Mathilda Medical Centre in Central and they are latex free. I've tried them and they feel OK, so lets hope all will be alright. My dr said that normally for short haul, we shouldn't have any problems.
Atleast now I know what to look out for. So any cramp or pain is going to have me totally paranoid.
The bags are cram packed. The girls have managed to get what ever they could into them.
Oh well, half the fun is in the packing and preparing the cases so I just let them get on with it. At least someone can have fun doing it!
I-pods and dsi is charged to hopefully keep them quite and occupied at some point.
As long as the essentials are in.
Mathildes blanket - check, camera-check, sunscreen-check and bikinis-check.
So here's to spending some quality time with my girls and my hubby, good food and just relaxing and not having to worry about a thing!!
Thailand here we come!!
29 March 2012
Winnie the Pooh
Anyone with kids has probery watched Winnie the Pooh - a few hundred times at least.
When Olivia was about 2 years old,she was a Pooh bear fan. DVD's, teddies you name it. Everything was PB.
She has now long gone out grown these DVD's and Mathilde has never really been all that interested in the little bear who loves honey, until recently that is.
This week I dug to the back of the DVD drawer and pulled out all the PB movies determined to get my little Mathilde to sit through at least a few minutes - I mean seriously who doesn't like pooh? Yes, Ok I have a special place in my heart for Winnie the Pooh.
We started with Pooh's Heffalump movie.
She was engrossed. I loved watching her little face act out all the emotions that she went through with Roo and Lumpy. Her eyes lit up, she loved watching Roo and Lumpy run and play.
Ah, now I remember why I love them so much.
Olivia got home so we followed with Springtime with Roo then again the Heffalump movie.
Olivia, who hasn't watched these dvd's in donkeys years was hooked. I had the two of them living each and every move and emotion.
When Olivia was about 2 years old,she was a Pooh bear fan. DVD's, teddies you name it. Everything was PB.
She has now long gone out grown these DVD's and Mathilde has never really been all that interested in the little bear who loves honey, until recently that is.
This week I dug to the back of the DVD drawer and pulled out all the PB movies determined to get my little Mathilde to sit through at least a few minutes - I mean seriously who doesn't like pooh? Yes, Ok I have a special place in my heart for Winnie the Pooh.
We started with Pooh's Heffalump movie.
She was engrossed. I loved watching her little face act out all the emotions that she went through with Roo and Lumpy. Her eyes lit up, she loved watching Roo and Lumpy run and play.
Ah, now I remember why I love them so much.
Olivia got home so we followed with Springtime with Roo then again the Heffalump movie.
Olivia, who hasn't watched these dvd's in donkeys years was hooked. I had the two of them living each and every move and emotion.
26 March 2012
The count down.
Three days and counting!
End of March is finally here which means that we'll be jetting off to Thailand for a week.
This break will do us all the world of good.
Clear our minds and make the months after more bearable.
After much bending and twisting of my husbands arm to take a few days off so I could arrange this get-a-way, he finally gave in.
Just last night he said that he's so happy that I talked him in to taking time off as he really needs this break!
So here's hoping that next time he won't need persuading!!
The girls are really excited. Hell, so am I.
No cooking, cleaning, wondering what to make.
BLISS!!
Lazy days, sun, cocktails on beautiful beaches and having hubby all to myself with no phone.
Of course the girls want to take all their worldly possessions, so I'll have to pack and lock the cases before they get back from school.
Roll on Friday.
End of March is finally here which means that we'll be jetting off to Thailand for a week.
This break will do us all the world of good.
Clear our minds and make the months after more bearable.
After much bending and twisting of my husbands arm to take a few days off so I could arrange this get-a-way, he finally gave in.
Just last night he said that he's so happy that I talked him in to taking time off as he really needs this break!
So here's hoping that next time he won't need persuading!!
The girls are really excited. Hell, so am I.
No cooking, cleaning, wondering what to make.
BLISS!!
Lazy days, sun, cocktails on beautiful beaches and having hubby all to myself with no phone.
Of course the girls want to take all their worldly possessions, so I'll have to pack and lock the cases before they get back from school.
Roll on Friday.
20 March 2012
Childs play
What to cook for the kids is a question that is always on my lips! We want something that wholesome and good for them and at the same time something they will actually eat.
When it comes to food and eating, my girls are like chalk and cheese.
Luckily my eldest, Olivia has out grown her picky stage and is generally a good eater and appreciates good food.
Mathilde on the other hand has always loved her grub and has been a pleasure to feed and watch as she uum and yums as the food goes down.
The past week I've made this chinese dish twice packed with different vegetables and served with udon noodles.
Eating with chopsticks, somehow makes everything a whole lot tastier even though it does take a bit longer.
They have these plastic chopsticks that are attached at the top therefore making it easier for them to manipulate giving them a thrill when they realise they can eat with sticks.
I want to send one lucky reader one pair of these kid friendly chopsticks. Your kids will love trying to eat their food with them.
All you have to do is tell me whats your kids favourite food. I'll let you know who gets them next week Monday.
When it comes to food and eating, my girls are like chalk and cheese.
Luckily my eldest, Olivia has out grown her picky stage and is generally a good eater and appreciates good food.
Mathilde on the other hand has always loved her grub and has been a pleasure to feed and watch as she uum and yums as the food goes down.
The past week I've made this chinese dish twice packed with different vegetables and served with udon noodles.
Eating with chopsticks, somehow makes everything a whole lot tastier even though it does take a bit longer.
They have these plastic chopsticks that are attached at the top therefore making it easier for them to manipulate giving them a thrill when they realise they can eat with sticks.
I want to send one lucky reader one pair of these kid friendly chopsticks. Your kids will love trying to eat their food with them.
All you have to do is tell me whats your kids favourite food. I'll let you know who gets them next week Monday.
Pea and feta fritters.
I made these little beauties bursting with green goodness.
I had help from the trusted, helpful little chef, Mathilde. She loves cooking. Both of my girls do.
These were delicious. Olivia devoured them.
Mathilde was reluctant.
As much as she had fun making them, when it came to eating them, that was another story.
She loves flapjacks, peas and feta on there own but with it all being mixed together, she was so not having it.
The recipe called for basil. I had none so substituted it for a handful of fresh mint.
Ah, peas and mint a sublime combination.
Made into bite size portions, these would make a great aperitif.
The recipe is from a blog called A baby called Max
Green fritters
1 and a half cups of frozen peas (cooked)
1 and a half cups of self raising flour
3 spring onions finely chopped
75g feta cheese, crumbled
2 large eggs
a handful of mint , chopped
1/4 cup of milk.
Beat eggs and milk. Mix in flour and then rest of ingredients. Heat a pan and drop dollops of the mixture and leave to cook.
Bon appetite !!
I had help from the trusted, helpful little chef, Mathilde. She loves cooking. Both of my girls do.
These were delicious. Olivia devoured them.
Mathilde was reluctant.
As much as she had fun making them, when it came to eating them, that was another story.
She loves flapjacks, peas and feta on there own but with it all being mixed together, she was so not having it.
The recipe called for basil. I had none so substituted it for a handful of fresh mint.
Ah, peas and mint a sublime combination.
Made into bite size portions, these would make a great aperitif.
The recipe is from a blog called A baby called Max
Green fritters
1 and a half cups of frozen peas (cooked)
1 and a half cups of self raising flour
3 spring onions finely chopped
75g feta cheese, crumbled
2 large eggs
a handful of mint , chopped
1/4 cup of milk.
Beat eggs and milk. Mix in flour and then rest of ingredients. Heat a pan and drop dollops of the mixture and leave to cook.
Bon appetite !!
12 March 2012
Conjuncti - what?
Here we go again, off to our true and trusted paed.
Mathilde woke up with yellow, gunky eyes this morning. She could still open them so I guess thats a good sign. Followed by what sounded like an allergy caused cough - yes, I do consider myself quite the expert after 6 years of this malarky!!
We arrived on time and had a little wait, just enough to have a weigh in.
Confirmed, she has all of the above, so we collect all the meds that go with it. The pharmacist always jokes about how much I contribute to their well being and always invites my girls into the back and gives them a stash of sweeties. I think she tries to compensate a little to make me feel better about leaving a hugh amount each time.
I don't mind.
Their dr is always there, always takes the time and is a great doctor.
Moving to a new country every few years, this is always my number one priority - find a good doctor. If you don't and you have kids, you're officially screwed and your life won't get any easier.
Also no long cues at the pharmacy with a sick kid in tow. Here in Hong Kong the doctors office give you the meds directly. They have a pharmacist and she deals with you one on one. Ah pure bliss.
In the waiting room when we came out there was another little girl with red, swollen eyes. My guess.... a really bad conjunctivitis. Poor thing, she kept rubbing and rubbing. Luckily we've dodged this one.
I find that with Mathilde I'll quite easily let things ride out a bit. Not like with Olivia, I was at Dr Ranchod (her dr in south africa) every other week.
But some things are worth nipping in the bud. Luckily us mamas with our few years of experience and knowing our kids know when its time to get them to the dr!
Mathilde woke up with yellow, gunky eyes this morning. She could still open them so I guess thats a good sign. Followed by what sounded like an allergy caused cough - yes, I do consider myself quite the expert after 6 years of this malarky!!
We arrived on time and had a little wait, just enough to have a weigh in.
Confirmed, she has all of the above, so we collect all the meds that go with it. The pharmacist always jokes about how much I contribute to their well being and always invites my girls into the back and gives them a stash of sweeties. I think she tries to compensate a little to make me feel better about leaving a hugh amount each time.
I don't mind.
Their dr is always there, always takes the time and is a great doctor.
Moving to a new country every few years, this is always my number one priority - find a good doctor. If you don't and you have kids, you're officially screwed and your life won't get any easier.
Also no long cues at the pharmacy with a sick kid in tow. Here in Hong Kong the doctors office give you the meds directly. They have a pharmacist and she deals with you one on one. Ah pure bliss.
In the waiting room when we came out there was another little girl with red, swollen eyes. My guess.... a really bad conjunctivitis. Poor thing, she kept rubbing and rubbing. Luckily we've dodged this one.
I find that with Mathilde I'll quite easily let things ride out a bit. Not like with Olivia, I was at Dr Ranchod (her dr in south africa) every other week.
But some things are worth nipping in the bud. Luckily us mamas with our few years of experience and knowing our kids know when its time to get them to the dr!
6 March 2012
My little girl is destined to be on stage.
This morning she was standing in the lounge holding the flashlight on top of her head. She had drawn the curtains so it was quite dark. She called me and said she wanted the light to shine down on her and make a circle on the floor.
Who knows, a little star in the making??
5 March 2012
Pitter patter!!
We've always wanted three children. Well, since I was pregnant, I knew I wanted more and hubby has always wanted more.
When everyone is happy and heathy, its easy to get caught up in the ok, lets do it, moment. And the same goes for when everyone is sick and you're doing the night shift making sure fevers are down. And you think 'hell no!! No more'
Olivia, who is our first was a fairly easy baby. We lived in Switzerland and being away from family and friends and hubby only getting home late, it was just the two of us. Although she was easy going, I remember, on more days than one that as soon as hubby came through the door, I'd literally plop her into his arms and breathe a sigh of relief. Its physically and emotionally draining being the only one doing it all from morning 'til night.
It was hard. There's no doubt about it. No sugar coating here. Sure we all love our new borns but no-one prepares you for what you're about to go through.
Yes, there's the cute smiles, first girgles, all the milestone - check.
But with that comes the other so-called 'joys' of parenthood.
Sleepless nights, feeding every hour or so.
Nappy changing in the middle of the night and if you're lucky, whole pj changing because poo has either leaked from the legs or shot right up their backs.
Having breakfast for lunch and dinner well, yes dinner.
Consider yourself lucky to get a wash, brush your teeth and hair and out of your pj's before 12 o'clock.
Being able to go to the loo whenever you want and alone, the alone part gets worse as they get older!
Sore, leaking boobs.
Sleepless nights.
Feeling like a zombie during the day and did I mention complete lack of sleep, yip, I think I did. But that is what did me in! The lack of sleep.
But then we go and do it all again.
Yes, we do.
And..... I will.
We had Mathilde, our second when Olivia had just turned 4.
Before that, I, WE DID NOT FEEL READY!!!
Having a second baby was nothing like the first. You're calmer and cooler. You already have your routine with the older one. She goes off to school, baby gets dragged along to school, extra curricular activities, birthday parties you name it. You've been through the trips to the er, high fever and you try to deal with them in a calmer manner. No more rushing off to the paed for everything little thing.
As my mom so eloquently puts it.... she gets dragged up.
She was super easy, or maybe I just wasn't fretting so much.
Olivia has always been a great big sister and loves her little Mathilde. I was really worried about how she would react to her.
We always worry if the eldest will accept the new addition, if they'll feel left out?
That morning Alex went to get her to bring her to the hospital to see her little baby sister . She was mesmerised and asked all the usual questions, not many of them baby related. Whats that in your hand ( the drip ), why is she always asleep, when will you be home?
She then looked at me and said OK, we can go now! I said no your sister has to come with us. She replied ' No, she can just stay here'.
Well after that we thought we were in for a real trying time but.....no, not at all.
They get a long like a house on fire but sometimes, like with all siblings I have to step in and keep the roaring fire under control. Just keep the coals going and no flaring up!!
When Mathilde was smaller, we said we would try for another brother or sister a little earlier this time, seeing that it wasn't 'so' bad and all. It was surprisingly easy.
Easy in the sense of dealing with two children as opposed to one. Don't get me wrong, being a parent is by no ways easy. I have days where I just want to run away and scream!! But that's another topic.
The thing is, I know that this one will proberly be our last.
So the thought and excitement of maybe never being able to say ' Ok lets make a baby' , feeling pregnant and going through the pregnancy and actually bringing your little baby into the world again, to me, is a pretty sad and grim feeling.
The moment they are born and put onto your tummy for them to scamper up is just amazing. Tears of joy and the immense love you feel is just indescribable.
And then there's your partner.
Mine was amazing. He was so in control and calmed me many a time. I couldn't have done it without him! Sure its not him who has to get that wee one out, but then again we all we know that. But him being present and there for you makes all the difference!!
So yes, baby fever has officially struck the Leclercs!! Even the girls are talking about having a baby in the house.
Its all so exciting, don't you think??
When everyone is happy and heathy, its easy to get caught up in the ok, lets do it, moment. And the same goes for when everyone is sick and you're doing the night shift making sure fevers are down. And you think 'hell no!! No more'
Olivia, who is our first was a fairly easy baby. We lived in Switzerland and being away from family and friends and hubby only getting home late, it was just the two of us. Although she was easy going, I remember, on more days than one that as soon as hubby came through the door, I'd literally plop her into his arms and breathe a sigh of relief. Its physically and emotionally draining being the only one doing it all from morning 'til night.
It was hard. There's no doubt about it. No sugar coating here. Sure we all love our new borns but no-one prepares you for what you're about to go through.
Yes, there's the cute smiles, first girgles, all the milestone - check.
But with that comes the other so-called 'joys' of parenthood.
Sleepless nights, feeding every hour or so.
Nappy changing in the middle of the night and if you're lucky, whole pj changing because poo has either leaked from the legs or shot right up their backs.
Having breakfast for lunch and dinner well, yes dinner.
Consider yourself lucky to get a wash, brush your teeth and hair and out of your pj's before 12 o'clock.
Being able to go to the loo whenever you want and alone, the alone part gets worse as they get older!
Sore, leaking boobs.
Sleepless nights.
Feeling like a zombie during the day and did I mention complete lack of sleep, yip, I think I did. But that is what did me in! The lack of sleep.
But then we go and do it all again.
Yes, we do.
And..... I will.
We had Mathilde, our second when Olivia had just turned 4.
Before that, I, WE DID NOT FEEL READY!!!
Having a second baby was nothing like the first. You're calmer and cooler. You already have your routine with the older one. She goes off to school, baby gets dragged along to school, extra curricular activities, birthday parties you name it. You've been through the trips to the er, high fever and you try to deal with them in a calmer manner. No more rushing off to the paed for everything little thing.
As my mom so eloquently puts it.... she gets dragged up.
She was super easy, or maybe I just wasn't fretting so much.
Olivia has always been a great big sister and loves her little Mathilde. I was really worried about how she would react to her.
We always worry if the eldest will accept the new addition, if they'll feel left out?
That morning Alex went to get her to bring her to the hospital to see her little baby sister . She was mesmerised and asked all the usual questions, not many of them baby related. Whats that in your hand ( the drip ), why is she always asleep, when will you be home?
She then looked at me and said OK, we can go now! I said no your sister has to come with us. She replied ' No, she can just stay here'.
Well after that we thought we were in for a real trying time but.....no, not at all.
They get a long like a house on fire but sometimes, like with all siblings I have to step in and keep the roaring fire under control. Just keep the coals going and no flaring up!!
When Mathilde was smaller, we said we would try for another brother or sister a little earlier this time, seeing that it wasn't 'so' bad and all. It was surprisingly easy.
Easy in the sense of dealing with two children as opposed to one. Don't get me wrong, being a parent is by no ways easy. I have days where I just want to run away and scream!! But that's another topic.
The thing is, I know that this one will proberly be our last.
So the thought and excitement of maybe never being able to say ' Ok lets make a baby' , feeling pregnant and going through the pregnancy and actually bringing your little baby into the world again, to me, is a pretty sad and grim feeling.
The moment they are born and put onto your tummy for them to scamper up is just amazing. Tears of joy and the immense love you feel is just indescribable.
And then there's your partner.
Mine was amazing. He was so in control and calmed me many a time. I couldn't have done it without him! Sure its not him who has to get that wee one out, but then again we all we know that. But him being present and there for you makes all the difference!!
So yes, baby fever has officially struck the Leclercs!! Even the girls are talking about having a baby in the house.
Its all so exciting, don't you think??
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