Thursday, 7 November 2013
Im rubbish!
I am so rubbish at this. A year is far too long to have gone without an update so I will split the updates over a couple of pages to make it easier to read!
OK so I will begin with the rest of the Paton tribe first. Our seventh edition arrived on September the third weighing 8lb 14....another girl! Jack is well and truly outnumbered now but we think its lovely that he has all these females to look out for him in years to come. Our sixth daughter is called Iris Mary Paton and is just a delight like her sisters and brother. Jack absolutely adores her and she gives him the biggest smiles when he talks to her. Really very special to see.
Ive found going from six to seven by far the hardest leap Ive done. I think because we are contending with the dreaded teenage years with the eldest two girls and also the business, it has made it quite a difficult change. I sometimes feel like I'm drowning rather than swimming!
The business is galloping along at lightening speed. It has been such a terrific relief that is has become a success this time. We have worked so hard that I truly believe it is our time for something good. I will include a picture of some of the desserts we do just so you have a clearer view of what we do. We have some really large customers on board now so the only way now is up. I must say though that there is no crueler job whilst you're on a diet!!
I think that's all I can update with for now. Will attach a couple of pictures of our new addition as well.
I really will try my best to keep this updated more often. An early new years resolution.
OK so I will begin with the rest of the Paton tribe first. Our seventh edition arrived on September the third weighing 8lb 14....another girl! Jack is well and truly outnumbered now but we think its lovely that he has all these females to look out for him in years to come. Our sixth daughter is called Iris Mary Paton and is just a delight like her sisters and brother. Jack absolutely adores her and she gives him the biggest smiles when he talks to her. Really very special to see.
Ive found going from six to seven by far the hardest leap Ive done. I think because we are contending with the dreaded teenage years with the eldest two girls and also the business, it has made it quite a difficult change. I sometimes feel like I'm drowning rather than swimming!
The business is galloping along at lightening speed. It has been such a terrific relief that is has become a success this time. We have worked so hard that I truly believe it is our time for something good. I will include a picture of some of the desserts we do just so you have a clearer view of what we do. We have some really large customers on board now so the only way now is up. I must say though that there is no crueler job whilst you're on a diet!!
I think that's all I can update with for now. Will attach a couple of pictures of our new addition as well.
I really will try my best to keep this updated more often. An early new years resolution.
Thursday, 28 March 2013
We are back!!
Eeeek I'm so sorry that it has been so long. Things have been very busy in the Paton household! I will start with a little update on the rest of us and then move onto whats happening with the main man.
Sooo I'm still in the middle of my access course in the hopes of becoming a midwife in the not too distant future. Its difficult at times and I feel a bit swamped with the work, I almost give it up on a regular basis and then I watch a birth programme, read a book or something on line and I think actually I will make a really good midwife. Ive almost qualified as a breastfeeding peer supporter I just need an assessment and a graduation party and we are all done. Very exciting.
Also we have just started up our own business again. We are doing the same thing as last time and baking great cakes and desserts for the trade. Its very stressful but exciting as we know that it will be highly successful this time.
Probably the biggest change in the household of Paton is the fact that number 7 is currently baking! Very big shock for us just after Christmas. We hadn't planned on any other small people but here we are and we are excited. It was obviously meant to be. Jack is convinced it is a baby boy this time. If you ask him he says baby boy and if you say girl he says NO in a rather stern voice. So we will see in August whether he is right.
Onto the dude. He had his DDAVP trial to see whether it would work for him, therefore allowing his consultants to know which medication to give him if he needs surgery for any reason. Its widely available in all hospitals so is actually the best one to use. He was such a brave boy as he always is, let them insert the drip with no fuss at all. He wasn't keen on having his blood pressure taken but he never kicked up a stink or anything. His blood pressure started at 120/80 but sadly the DDAVP dropped it very drastically to 66/58. He will need the heamate P in the situation of an emergency or surgery. It just means that if we go on holiday we will have to carry it with us and he will have to go to the big children's hospital in Manchester should he need it.
Jacks speech is coming on an absolute treat. He is such a funny little character. He never ever fails to put a smile on our faces, everybody that meets him just adores him. He still doesn't let anything get to him. He is still a mini man but his growth is steady, i laughed this morning as his favourite tshirt is a toy story one which his uncle bought for his third birthday. Its a 9-12 month shirt and he still loves it and it fits him perfectly. He will be 5 in June hahaha.
He was in the newspaper at Christmas, after he did his Christmas play. I will put up a picture of the story which I think was lovely. He really is such a special little man, I just cant explain how proud I am of him. His walking can still be a little toddler like at times and we are hoping that his physio can see him soon just to see whether he has improved. He has moved up to 30 month level in some of his school work which is just incredible.
This bottom photo is Jacks one direction pose!
Sooo I'm still in the middle of my access course in the hopes of becoming a midwife in the not too distant future. Its difficult at times and I feel a bit swamped with the work, I almost give it up on a regular basis and then I watch a birth programme, read a book or something on line and I think actually I will make a really good midwife. Ive almost qualified as a breastfeeding peer supporter I just need an assessment and a graduation party and we are all done. Very exciting.
Also we have just started up our own business again. We are doing the same thing as last time and baking great cakes and desserts for the trade. Its very stressful but exciting as we know that it will be highly successful this time.
Probably the biggest change in the household of Paton is the fact that number 7 is currently baking! Very big shock for us just after Christmas. We hadn't planned on any other small people but here we are and we are excited. It was obviously meant to be. Jack is convinced it is a baby boy this time. If you ask him he says baby boy and if you say girl he says NO in a rather stern voice. So we will see in August whether he is right.
Onto the dude. He had his DDAVP trial to see whether it would work for him, therefore allowing his consultants to know which medication to give him if he needs surgery for any reason. Its widely available in all hospitals so is actually the best one to use. He was such a brave boy as he always is, let them insert the drip with no fuss at all. He wasn't keen on having his blood pressure taken but he never kicked up a stink or anything. His blood pressure started at 120/80 but sadly the DDAVP dropped it very drastically to 66/58. He will need the heamate P in the situation of an emergency or surgery. It just means that if we go on holiday we will have to carry it with us and he will have to go to the big children's hospital in Manchester should he need it.
Jacks speech is coming on an absolute treat. He is such a funny little character. He never ever fails to put a smile on our faces, everybody that meets him just adores him. He still doesn't let anything get to him. He is still a mini man but his growth is steady, i laughed this morning as his favourite tshirt is a toy story one which his uncle bought for his third birthday. Its a 9-12 month shirt and he still loves it and it fits him perfectly. He will be 5 in June hahaha.
He was in the newspaper at Christmas, after he did his Christmas play. I will put up a picture of the story which I think was lovely. He really is such a special little man, I just cant explain how proud I am of him. His walking can still be a little toddler like at times and we are hoping that his physio can see him soon just to see whether he has improved. He has moved up to 30 month level in some of his school work which is just incredible.
Friday, 5 October 2012
Little about me!
Just a little about where I am up to at the moment.
Im not sure whether I have mentioned before that I want to be a midwife. Is something that I have always been passionate about and so much so now. So many of my friends and family have been through so much in the last year that its made me want to help people even more. From IVF to sadly sleeping angels. I really want to do it. However trying to fit everything in is so hard at the moment.
Im doing a GCSE Maths and an IGCSE human biology from home which is hard as I am the worst person at maths EVER.
Im also doing a health science access course at college and its very full on. I now have 2 assignments on the go one for the sciences part and one for the psychology part. I also have 3 core skills booklets on the go. A maths one, an IT one and a personal development one. On top of all this I have the house and children and Im also still learning to drive. I dont have a lot of spare time at the moment and I know its going to be exceptionally difficult to get onto a midwifery course but i know that if I can get that chance I would really make a great midwife (and I dont big myself up about things normally).
Im not sure whether I have mentioned before that I want to be a midwife. Is something that I have always been passionate about and so much so now. So many of my friends and family have been through so much in the last year that its made me want to help people even more. From IVF to sadly sleeping angels. I really want to do it. However trying to fit everything in is so hard at the moment.
Im doing a GCSE Maths and an IGCSE human biology from home which is hard as I am the worst person at maths EVER.
Im also doing a health science access course at college and its very full on. I now have 2 assignments on the go one for the sciences part and one for the psychology part. I also have 3 core skills booklets on the go. A maths one, an IT one and a personal development one. On top of all this I have the house and children and Im also still learning to drive. I dont have a lot of spare time at the moment and I know its going to be exceptionally difficult to get onto a midwifery course but i know that if I can get that chance I would really make a great midwife (and I dont big myself up about things normally).
No news is good news...
Well hello there,
Its been ages since I last updated on here and I'm exceptionally happy to say that its because there has been nothing to say. We seem to be on a nice smooth road at present and Jack is bobbing along quite nicely with everything.
He has now started at school. The first week was stressful on both myself and Jack. He cried when he got in the taxi every morning and I can honestly say that first time was one of the hardest things Ive had to do as a parent so far. Ive been there to hold the hands of all my children on their first days at school and been the first familiar face they have seen when they have finished for the day. To not be there for Jack was just heartbreaking. He was so frightened as well.
However, since then he gets in happily, almost skipping some mornings and he is loving school. He especially loves it when they do baking and is very proud to be able to show you what he has made. I will share a couple of pictures at the end of this blog of the things he has made so far.
He tells us every day about how his Kayleigh-May is and was very concerned explaining in his way that she had a sore ear.
At the moment he is going through a bit of a 'naughty' patch! He floods the toilets by switching the taps on and putting the plugs in. He will then stand at the door with his arms and legs spread to try and keep you from going in. Its naughty but we did have a little laugh last night when we got in bed that he thinks he can keep you out haha. I'm not sure whether maybe one of the children at school has a thing for flooding the sinks.
We have had a paediatric appointment since I last wrote and his EEG results have all come back normal. He said this doesn't mean that there is nothing going on but we are all happy to leave things as they are at the moment. He does still space out at times but its not quite as often as it was for that brief period. We will wait and see how that goes for now. We mentioned to them that every poo that Jack does is runny. They have put it down to a toddler diarrhoea that should sort itself out when he hits around 5. It has been tested in the past although that was back when he was 2. Again I'm happy to just plod along just for now as he is still being seen every 6 months anyway. They mentioned maybe checking his hormone levels because of his size but since he is in proportion again I think that it would be best to leave things. I really don't want him to have to be pumped with any kinds of drugs or medication when things are going OK.
His speech is still plodding along nicely. He has started to say 2 and 3 words in a row. He still cant use any fill in type words so doesn't say and, the, is or anything like that. Its literally 2 words. Its all wonderful progress though and more often than not these days I can understand what he is saying which is great for me but must make Jack feel so proud as well.
Its been ages since I last updated on here and I'm exceptionally happy to say that its because there has been nothing to say. We seem to be on a nice smooth road at present and Jack is bobbing along quite nicely with everything.
He has now started at school. The first week was stressful on both myself and Jack. He cried when he got in the taxi every morning and I can honestly say that first time was one of the hardest things Ive had to do as a parent so far. Ive been there to hold the hands of all my children on their first days at school and been the first familiar face they have seen when they have finished for the day. To not be there for Jack was just heartbreaking. He was so frightened as well.
However, since then he gets in happily, almost skipping some mornings and he is loving school. He especially loves it when they do baking and is very proud to be able to show you what he has made. I will share a couple of pictures at the end of this blog of the things he has made so far.
He tells us every day about how his Kayleigh-May is and was very concerned explaining in his way that she had a sore ear.
At the moment he is going through a bit of a 'naughty' patch! He floods the toilets by switching the taps on and putting the plugs in. He will then stand at the door with his arms and legs spread to try and keep you from going in. Its naughty but we did have a little laugh last night when we got in bed that he thinks he can keep you out haha. I'm not sure whether maybe one of the children at school has a thing for flooding the sinks.
We have had a paediatric appointment since I last wrote and his EEG results have all come back normal. He said this doesn't mean that there is nothing going on but we are all happy to leave things as they are at the moment. He does still space out at times but its not quite as often as it was for that brief period. We will wait and see how that goes for now. We mentioned to them that every poo that Jack does is runny. They have put it down to a toddler diarrhoea that should sort itself out when he hits around 5. It has been tested in the past although that was back when he was 2. Again I'm happy to just plod along just for now as he is still being seen every 6 months anyway. They mentioned maybe checking his hormone levels because of his size but since he is in proportion again I think that it would be best to leave things. I really don't want him to have to be pumped with any kinds of drugs or medication when things are going OK.
His speech is still plodding along nicely. He has started to say 2 and 3 words in a row. He still cant use any fill in type words so doesn't say and, the, is or anything like that. Its literally 2 words. Its all wonderful progress though and more often than not these days I can understand what he is saying which is great for me but must make Jack feel so proud as well.
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Holiday and last day of nursery
Well hello everyone,
We have been having a busy time here at the moment. Jack has finished nursery now :( I just cant put into words how grateful we are to the staff for everything they have done with Jack and Im sure they will miss Jack as much as we will miss them too. Its heartbreaking really but hopefully we can take Jack to see them sometimes.
His last day of nursery was so sweet. They had a little awards ceremony and each of the children won an award. Jack won explorer of the year as they said he was found doing a bit of everything. haha.
We have been on holiday as well. We went to Brixham in Devon. We all had a truly wonderful time. Its such a beautiful part of the country and we cant wait to go again. Jack threw himself into everything that we did. He LOVED the beach and even did some paddling in the sea. He did fall into the water at one point which was so funny, he has been telling everyone aahdooof (this is what he says for fall over), he also found it hilarious. He really enjoyed dancing in the club on the evenings. We also went on the golden hind full scale replica and he has been doing 'garrr noises all the time.
Ive got a couple of pictures to share with you. One is the last day of nursery. So cute, you can also see how his thumbs are affected by the hypermobility on this one. I also have one of him enjoying the beach. As always thanks for reading and checking in on us.
We have been having a busy time here at the moment. Jack has finished nursery now :( I just cant put into words how grateful we are to the staff for everything they have done with Jack and Im sure they will miss Jack as much as we will miss them too. Its heartbreaking really but hopefully we can take Jack to see them sometimes.
His last day of nursery was so sweet. They had a little awards ceremony and each of the children won an award. Jack won explorer of the year as they said he was found doing a bit of everything. haha.
We have been on holiday as well. We went to Brixham in Devon. We all had a truly wonderful time. Its such a beautiful part of the country and we cant wait to go again. Jack threw himself into everything that we did. He LOVED the beach and even did some paddling in the sea. He did fall into the water at one point which was so funny, he has been telling everyone aahdooof (this is what he says for fall over), he also found it hilarious. He really enjoyed dancing in the club on the evenings. We also went on the golden hind full scale replica and he has been doing 'garrr noises all the time.
Ive got a couple of pictures to share with you. One is the last day of nursery. So cute, you can also see how his thumbs are affected by the hypermobility on this one. I also have one of him enjoying the beach. As always thanks for reading and checking in on us.
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