AUTHOR: Kat and Kev TITLE: Busy Week DATE: 9/14/2007 04:57:00 PM ----- BODY:

I am sorry I haven't bee blogging much lately. It seems like since we got back there has been just one thing after another. Have I mentioned that E had a cold this week. He's doing better, but on the whole it wasn't very fun. He's gone off his food a bit, so he has been extra grumpy as well. The sleeping situation hasn't resolved itself, though he has had a few better nights. It is amazing how you get used to it. I feel pretty functional considering I've not slept more than a couple hours a night in weeks. However, my body seems to be disagreeing and I seem to have a bit of a sore throat and a sore back. Oh well, I am sure I will survive. We have also had lots going on this week. On Thursday we went into Glasgow for the day. I met up with other mums that use slings. It was fab to see other slings and how they work and just talk to other mums that use them. I am going to be setting up a similar group in Stirling with another woman. I then took Ellis to see Kevin and meet Kev's colleagues. It was nice, but a bit overwhelming. The new building is fantastic. Being in Glasgow had me thinking for a moment that I wanted to move there. There is just so much going on, plus loads of amenities. There are green grocers everywhere (somewhere you can get decent, fresh fruit and veg...not like the supermarket crap) and lovely cafes and things going on. The Sling Meet was at a cafe called Theo's which specifically caters for families. It has a play area and offers loads of things going on like mum and child knitting groups, women in business dinners, toddler groups. Stirling has the MacRobert centre at the university, but its an arts venue and it doesn't have the community focus. And while its child friendly, its not exclusively for kids. Anyway, I started thinking that I want to be back in the swing of city life. Kev and I discussed it and it just doesn't seem feasible. We pay basically nothing for rent here and it gives us a lot of freedom on a limited income. Glasgow rent would be a lot more ad buying wouldn't be realistic there at all. Plus, I am still feeling confined by the state of the house and its size, so its probably more about that than glasgow. Maybe I just need to visit more often. Ellis and I also went to baby sign class yesterday. It was really great. He was fascinated by the bubble machine. Both the sign class and the sling meet were great mum and baby groups because they had a focus, not just competition of the under 1s. we had common interests and there was no sense of cliques at all. I feel much better about mums groups after these two, as mine continues to fill me with dread. Anyway, pic of the day is Ellis in the bath with his toy. He is trying to get both his foot and the toy in his mouth at the same time: and you can see how that ended:

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