31 Mar

Mumpty Dumpty Sat on the… Cushion

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The Mumps update:

Lil’ One’s Mumps have come a loooong way since I’ve picked him up from his mum’s on Tuesday

Mum was supposed to be having him but after Me n Hales talked and realised that as she was at a loose end all week once she had finished her assignment it would make more sense for me to drive 30 minutes to get him and him spend the week at hers in the peace and quiet than for Mum to drive 2hrs to pick him up and then have his noisy cousin around him!

He went from generally laying down all day feeling sorry for himself (and with all reason poor little thing) to finally eating solids, chasing cats and even going for the eventual walkies around Hayley’s place (generally pushing around a car that is two times his size). The swelling seems to be getting smaller, he’s been having less fever and his appetite is back so SCORE!

But the best part of it all is that I get to see him every day this week for a few hours as I’ve been all over the place in my desperate search for full time employment…

So Hales gets to have most of the fun, although she has said he is sleeping alot and seems to need that but he’s been good for her overnight. She does seem to be his favourite person in the world at the moment, so I don’t mind… At least I get big cuddles too!

J seems to have been having fun as well as he and LO were giggling away at the table yesterday after dinner blowing raspberries and eating (AKA throwing all over the dinner table) apples.

Tomorrow TB will join us after school for a sleepover before going to vovo’s house on Saturday and the picture will be complete…

Life’s little things are GREAT aren’t they?!?

27 Mar

Mumps

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My Lil’ One has got the Mumps…

That explains why he was in such a cuddly mood on Friday when I went to see the boys, but it doesn’t make me feel any better…

Those are the moments where I miss having them with me full time the most. I miss snugging down with them on the sofa watching TV whilst they cuddle up to my chest… or in TB’s case, just lay against my side… for some reason he likes to snuggle up under my arm…

My boys mean the world to me… I wish I could be with them full time again… but things don’t always go the way e plan… Not being able to be there to nurse Lil One to health is the one of the times that kills me the most… specially when I am being accused to not trying hard enough (long story… and one that is not worth going on about so I just won’t)…

The ex asked me if I could go and stay with them for a couple of days this week… But I can’t do anything until Friday which is the day I’d having them fo the weekend anyways…

All I can do is wait and hope my Little Boy gets better soon so I am able hear that giggle that never fails to brighten up my life…

18 Aug

Adventures in 2 Wheels

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I am finally testing the Baby Carrier for the bike!!

This is the 1st of hopefully many 2 Wheel adventures of me and the Lil One (and in the future TB as well… If I can convince him that biking is fun! )

I hope you enjoy the little VLOG post! Little One and me certainly enjoyed doing it… (Special Thanks to The Wife for playing camera girl and putting up with me playing director and demanding more and more takes… until she gave up and decided I had enough takes already… )

Adventures in 2 wheels are a GO!!!!

What have you been up to????????

zya!

26 Jul

Confessions of a SuperDad wannabe.

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When I was a kid I wanted to be the coolest dad ever once I grew up.

And as I was growing up I took 200000000 notes of what I would have to do if I wanted to be Daddy Cool. I took note of my dad’s mistakes and promised I would never do the same. I promised myself that I’d always be there and that no work related issue would come before my kids. I had decided that I’d play with them as often as I could and that I was going to make sure they got plenty of attention. I had decided that I would read them bed time stories and sit with them to do homework and stuff…

Then I grew up and my inner-child hid away in shame.

I had some time to think for the past few weeks… I know I should have taken this time and done something constructive or so… but I have instead decided to do some sort of balancing on it… you know?? Like you do with your check book???

Well yeah… I am none of the things I wanted to be… Well… I am a dad.

But I don’t seem to be able to spend a long as I’d like it with my kids… Even though I am at home with them.

When TB asked me to come and play with him and I said I’d do it later because I was a little busy at the moment.