Three Ring Circus

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All this and then…

Ivy made it through the night but left in the wake of a sleepless, sick child, is her mother, who feels barely a human, let alone a human capable of looking after many.
My washing machine ( a most valuable tool in a house of nine) decided to break, as if in sympathy for my broken […]

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Where I talk about febrile convulsions…again.

In the small hours of Wednesday morning, Ivy, who, for all intensive purposes has had a great month, spiked a temp and had a febrile convulsion.
It was only one.
My mummy head screamed to scoop her up and take her to the hospital but just as I was about to leave (It takes an hour to […]

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Brace Face rides again.

The braces are on.
There’s not alot I can say to describe the metal that envelopes my daughter’s teeth.
The experience was as good as it could be.
The girl’s mouth is incredibly sore today and I am respectful of her pain.
She has kindly permitted me to show you the photos of the ordeal, so I can keep […]

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So not cool.

We had soccer today and like every weekend when we have a home game, Imogen and Madeline asked if they could take Ivy and Noah to the park.
Usually, I say ‘no’.
I can’t see the park from the field and besides that, I like everyone to stay together, to cheer the boy on, you know.
Today, I […]

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Weekly Winners

Oh, my friends, hasn’t this week rocked around quickly? I can barely believe it is Sunday again but here we are ready for another issue of Sarcastic Mom’s Weekly Winners. Hope you go on over and check out all of the wonderful photos.

 Busy hands

Not many boys can pull off pink…
 
but Noah can.

Dryer fluff.

Clinging to Aunty Kris
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The […]

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In Noah’s world.

The boy’s nose is running and his eyes are red and scratchy.
He comes into our room and snuggles down.
He cups my face and says… ” You kiss it better, Mummy”.
“Awwww”, I soothe, “Do you have a cold?”
He considers this for a minute, considers his surroundings and the fact that he is snuggled up in the […]

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Dentist week and William’s notes.

I wish I could name names sometimes because yesterday I took Ivy and Noah to the dentist.
Not just any dentist but the best dentist in the world.
She was lovely. thorough and has brought us one giant step closer to havivg a type of Ectodermal Dysplasia for Ivy and Imogen.
I’m not really sure what having a […]

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Crazy…

I know you all know I’m crazy, right?
So it will be totally safe to tell you that I have been having these awful nightmares and you will accept that just as you accept that I am as nutty as a fruitcake.
Nightmares are a recent addition for me, as an adult. Sure, I had them as […]

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Space face.

Imogen’s time for braces has come.
Yesterday she went down to the Children’s Hospital and had spacers placed on her back  molars. Ironically her molars are overcrowded, where, in the front, she has small and missing teeth, leaving huge spaces in between each one. It hurt her, alot. They had to prise her molars apart to wedge […]

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Cushing’s Syndrome

Ivy has the beginnings of Cushing’s Syndrome.
Here is a picture of Ivy when she started the prednisone
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This was about a month in, January, weighing just under 12 kgs
This is Ivy at the beginning of May.

Weighing it at 15kgs.
See her face, the roundness, the loss of her neck? It’s known as ‘moonface’ and is a typical sign of […]