Hi girls,
Happy Premmie Day!
Oh pooh on "no interest" from JHH NICU mums! It's just too much trouble and/or money for them to set something up. Personally I would like an evaluation form so I could give feedback. And I would CERTAINLY have taken advantage of parent support. Why else do mums turn up on this forum??
Trees are down on our street, but luckily nothing by our house. There are a number of smashed cars, and yes Newcastle council HAS been booking people for parking.....even if the car obviously had to be abandoned. Grrr.
We lost power for over 24 hours and water came up to the floorboards, but not actually in the house!! Next door's back yard is very low lying and had about 2m of water in it. They have been pumping it out for the past 3 days. Unfortunately, our hot water heater is on that side of the house and was completely underwater. It's (mostly) out now but there is still standing water, so I don't think we'll have hot water for a week. We're on a priority list for the plumber because of having a baby in the house, but the water does have to be gone. It's very smelly now. Thank goodness it's not summer--I think we'd have to leave the house.
Oh I found out that since we have a front loader, the washing machine will work on cold water intake only. It will heat its own water. So, one good thing! No dishwasher though. have to heat water for that on the stove. And, most important of all, NO SHOWER for the mum of the house. DH can take one at work.
Gemma continues to delight. She is 10 months old now, crawling everywhere and pulling up. She loves to play kneeling, or reclining on her left side--she rarely sits. I've never had a kneeling baby before! It's so sweet.
She says absolutely nothing. She does make some sounds, but no attempt at words. My first 2 talked very early, my 3rd one is still "emerging" at 2.5, so I am interested to see which pattern she'll follow.
Love to hear everyone's news.