I miss the hot weather - am I the only one??
NYD was a HUGE improvement on NYE (I posted in Boo Hoo Room) and I spent the best part of the day with my parents (yes! a good day with my parents!) at their house, either by or in their pool, or resting on the deck, in the hammock in the shade. The pool is unheated, so only really ever comes into its own on days over 35 degrees, otherwise you jump in, splash for a minute or two and get out, repeating every half hour or so, depending on how hot it is. The last few days we've been able to jump in and stay in for an hour - pretty much what you get out of a 'normal' pool. So, that was my day. Oscar is finally 'getting' cold water and actually had fun by the end of it, practicing his water skills because he was relaxed enough. He was so funny, sitting on the edge of the pool, next to my dad, feet in water, sharing lunch and pointing to my dad's nipples hopefully!
I'm savouring these times because not only will there be no parents' pool next summer or ever again, or house on side of the hill that remains relatively cool even in 40 degrees, but I won't be able to just visit them with Oscar at a whim after this year - it will be a decision that involves a 3 hour drive.
So, now that we are getting along (despite my dad coming off meds...eek!), it would just be the way that soon they will be far away. Some would say that maybe that's why we are getting along, but I don't think so - I think we're just starting to fall into a rhythm of 'parents and daughter who is now a mother', and we are relating in a changed way. My mum now regularly comments that she admires and respects me for my 'patience with Oscar' and that Oscar is lucky to have me as a mum, because I deal well with his personality. That may seem a strange thing to say to most people, and many people say kids choose their parents - my mum didn't deal well with me at all and says now that I wasn't 'bad' I was just active like Oscar is, and she wishes she knew that then. So, I dont' think it's the move that had improved the relationship, it's Oscar becoming a little boy who is free to be active and is gently dealt with when he gets a bit too carried away with himself. I'm just musing now.
Did I read right? No one has picked up on it... but how exciting!!! You're so fortunate that your body does pregnancy and birth "well". I could handle more children but my poor old bod just wouldn't be up to it especially with my Hyperthyroidism. Speaking of which I would love to love the heat... but it's making me quite ill unfortunately 
Yesterday morning, after very little sleep, I basically couldn't shift myself off the bed... shortness of breath, feeling like I was over heating, taking my temp every half hour but it didn't get over 37.3 weird... felt like I was in a fever. But as soon as the cool change hit at about 3pm I was right! Got up, went outside, breathed deeply and logged onto BB! Hehe. Your pool time sounded lovely Maya... especially the COOL water aspect of it! 
How funny pointing at your dad's nipples (we call male nipples "Willisons" <-- a word from DH's childhood) Niall points at my boobies hopefully and I point at his Willisons hopefully LOL bit of a game we have. He just doesn't seem to associate his with "da" (drink). Kids want sustenance... better go...
I object to sweating LOL!
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