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Mommy vs the caffeine fix

Afternoon. So I would love to say this was tale of addiction and desperation is made up for entertainment purposes...but its not .
Today I realised I may have a problem of the caffeinated kind. It all started when I went to make my morning brew , I glanced into my coffee jar and to my horror it was empty. Now normally it wouldn't bother me , I either go buy more or just make do with tea but today was different.  I needed that coffee and by 1pm I was going stir crazy ,I honestly poured hot water into my coffee cannister to see what was left....nada. it was then I became desperate and found an old coffee pod (the ones you use for those machines , I have a coffee maker but it's on top of the cupboard and I'm a short arse) . I popped a hole in the top and poured water in carefully , then I cut a hole in the bottom hoping It would filter through...it didn't. So I cut again and added more water. This time burning my hand , at this point I decided I needed to empty the coffee sludge from the pod and filter It into a mug. 1 problem , I have no filters , I decided to use an old pair of tights (clean of course , I'm not that desperate ) I held it over the cup and poured. I was left with coffee water , somewhat grainy but not totally un drinkable. I added milk , sugar and left it to go stone cold for four hours like all parents do so I never got to drink it anyway ! Sigh.

Mothers instincts

So it's been a while since my last post (which also happened to be my first !)

Now whilst I'm hoping to keep the majority of my ramblings funny and light hearted this little one is slightly more serious. 

As a mother of 3 boysterious lads we've had our fair share of knocks,bumps,bruises ,coughs,colds and pretty much everything else in between. Today is a little awareness on meningitis and trusting your mother or fatherly instincts . Here goes....

Our youngest (5month old william) had woke  with a temperature was a little grumpier than normal and had a 'strange' look about him something just wasn't right! 

He was refusing his bottle and was just overly fussy, by 11am he's temperature had risen to 38oC so I gave him calpol and carried on with the chaos of the school run and a toddler to chase after. At around 4oclock William still hadn't had his normal feeds and it was then i spotted his head, his soft spot (fontanelle) had swollen and was hard to the touch and he had become 'twitchy'(his arms and movements were almost puppet like) . Instantly I recognised this as a cause for medical attention . Straight to A and E,  after a quick assessment it was decided he was to be admitted for observation . He had perked up somewhat so I was a little calmer sadly I was wrong and from that point he quickly got worse. Within minutes he had started to grey in colour and became stiff and arched  (his head was practically touching his bum!) his temp peaked at 39oc and they immediately decided to give him a cannula and start antibitoics for the treatment of meningitis. Now I have suffered anxiety for many years and one of my biggest fears for my children is meningitis (I once knew a family whose little girl was taken in hours and it's scared my ever since ) for a moment i thought we would lose him . We had a rough night but he responded well ,I'll cut it a little shorter now , after 2 days and lots of meds we were allowed home under instructions to return every night at 10pm for more iv. Antibiotics.  After 7days all of his blood result had returned and were clear. They have no idea why he was so ill but I feel so lucky. He's had a rough week with needles,prodding , scans and all sorts but he's O.K, he's here and thankfully he's recovered. The doctors said that because he was brought in so soon he was treated before anything nasty could properly take hold. Although it wasn't meningitis I thought I would link a website with symptoms if youd like to read over it as it starts like so many other common illnesses. Our consultant told us the rash associated with meningitis doesn't always occur and normally appears once the infection has taken hold, best to seek help before a rash appears.  If something doesn't feel right trust your instincts and call your doctor or nhs111 

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Meningitis/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

Take care xx 

Pleeease let that be chocolate

As a grown woman I was pretty certain my hide and go seek days were over...I was wrong. " James , James ,JAMES !! What's all over you? *please let it be chocolate * "
"Silly mommy ,its poo poo. Me hide it"
I've just spent 25 minutes trying to find hidden poop around our apartment, left lovingly by my two year old potty training monster . my favourite one was most definately the hidden present in the mop bucket. Cheers mate
Fun times
Have your dumplings ever left you a treat?

On the plus side I've started my 'detox' diet today and my 'treasure' hunt distracted me for a little while from the groaning and moanings coming from my abdomen .

Xoxo
The poop wrangler