Yep - you guessed it! We went to the Justine Clark concert today! We ended up taking all 5 kids since Max and Blake were free if they sat on our knees and to my surprise the babies really really enjoyed themselves! They sat and watched the whole thing clapped and cheered and waved their arms around and Max even had a little sing along on my knee "Laaa Laaaa Laaaaaaaaah!" So cute!! The other kids really enjoyed it too. Neevie happily danced and sang away through the whole thing. Lachlan and Cody were a little more reserved at first (I think Lachie might have thought he was too cool to sing in the beginning but it got the better of him by the end!) They all chatted about it all afternoon long so I am pretty sure they had a good time!
Other than that we are still dealing with illness in this house! I am really really tired of it! I have personally been battling a head cold for weeks now and it just won't quit. I have had a headache for four days in a row now and it is really quite debilitating! I have been unable to do much at all as bending over to hang washing/pick up toys/even pick up kids makes my head thump! It hasn't helped that I have a tickly cough and every time I cough I have to hold my head and wince in pain! I really hope it is better by tomorrow - otherwise I think a Drs. visit is on the cards for me later in the week!
Cody has has asthma issues for a few years now but never clearly diagnosed. He was always wheezy in winter as a baby and now in childhood he is pretty bad following a cold every winter. He has major coughing fits that almost cause him to throw up and render him useless on the couch when he is really bad. Thankfully I took him the the Dr last week and we ended up getting a proper diagnosis and a prescription for a new tablet called Singulair that is taken one a day as a preventer. So far he has been taking it and it has really made a difference I think/ We have gone to only needing Ventolin a few times a week (usually still after running or playing outside) as opposed to needing it every day without fail before!
Blake has had a really nasty rash on his back, sides and chest for four days now. I have no idea what it is any more. Initially I thought it was eczema, then I thought it might be ringworm given it's patchiness but the antifungal cream is not really working on it and it looks almost as bad today as it did the day it came up (Friday). He is really aggro and itchy and as soon as you give him the chance he is scratching at it till it bleeds on his chest (so he has had to wear those bodysuit singlets every day and has really quick baths while we hold his hands down). The only think I can think is that he already had eczema (mild) on his body and the day before it came up bad I had given him some 100% orange juice, which in hindsight was a bad idea. I have a Drs appointment for him on Thursday so we will see what the Dr says. I have no idea what to do for him now so I am hoping the Dr gives us a solution - fast!
Max has a few small patches on his back but nothing like Blake so who knows if it's contagious or a skin allergy or what...
Now... for other news....
Just in case I didn't have enough to do at the moment what with having five kids under 7 and being 25 weeks pregnant we have bought a block of land in the last few weeks! It's something we have been umming and aahing over since easter but we finally bit the bullet and did it! The block is in Wellard (in Homestead Ridge) and it's a half acre so we should have enough room to build a nice big house and still give the kids lots of room to run and play as they grow up! So now begins the process of sorting, cleaning and patching our house and putting it on the market. Then we will need to figure out where we are going to live while we build (should be real easy renting with 6 kids - NOT!) and it's pretty unsettling to think that I really want to start thinking about this baby and setting up for her arrival but I have to push it out of my mind since I don't even know where we will be living and where 'home' will be when we bring her home!!! Talk about crazy stuff!
Aaaah, Life is never dull in a large family!
M.
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