Night times are hit and miss. Oscar has been waking up during the night and thinks it's time to get up. It takes him awhile to settle back to sleep but I guess his body is getting used to what it feels like to sleep all night long. For his body, a five or six hour stint of sleep probably feels like two nights worth of sleep! Charlie has been waking too for a drink or toilet stop and Harry has suprised us with quite a few nights of sleeping through. He still says every night at bedtime that he's going to sleep all night long.
Both Oscar and Harry had an itchier than usual few days as we ran out of Manuka Paint. Their skin is looking much better now after a few days of using it again.
Amazing what a difference one tiny drop of it can do for their skin.
Charlie is getting more affectionate by the week. He's asking for kisses and cuddles from both Andrew and I or snuggles up to us for a cuddle. I'm guessing he now knows we are able to give him more affection, he's not having to compete with itchy boys.
Of course we gave Charlie affection but it was always interupted or brief. Now when he is cuddled up with me I daren't move! As I've previously mentioned these times with Charlie feel so special and I feel like I have a lot of making up to do on this.
We have had lots of people comment on how good Harry's skin looks and reminding us how bad he was this time last year.
He really is a different child. He's a wee boy enjoying his childhood. Harry's kindy teachers have commented on how caring and empathetic he is towards others. I put this down to what he's been through and the care that Andrew and I have put into getting the boys well again.
Our room is nearly all painted and our new bed arrived this week. So nice having a big bed. I made a sign saying no kids allowed and put it on the bed and Oscar cried when he read it. I'm sure you can guess the boys have taken no notice of the sign!
Life is so much easier for us now. Life seems mostly normal and what a releif for us. During the school holidays we went to a friends for dinner and she very kindly catered for our long list of dietry requirements. Aside from the food aspect, going out for dinner as a family has been pretty much a non event for us as it was too hard on minimum sleep. We were all exhausted by the evening and with tiredness brings more itching. As soon as the sun went down the boys would be itchier than during the day!
We also took the big boys for a ski lesson over the holidays. They had so much fun. All these new fun things to do...
We are no longer existing, we are living!
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