Hospital

First of all I've attached a picture of Hannah. She has such a great smile - even if it's a little blurry. It didn't look that blurry when I took it though.

Saturday the 17th of Sept. In the morning.

So it's taken a few days for me to write another blog but I have a very good reason why! As the title would suggest it has something to do with the hospital. Nothing serious but I did waste a good part of my life and it's still not even over!

I'd been taking some medication for Mastitis. By the time my first lot of antibiotics had run out the issue still wasn't sorted so I organised some more with my normal doctor. Unfortunately on Friday when I called him to let him know it was getting worse again I was informed he's on leave for 2 weeks.

Saturday dawned with no improvement so after feeding Hannah I went to a random doctor to see what we could do. After half an hour of waiting I was able to get in to see him but he decided it was out of his hands and I needed to go to the ER. Off I went home with a little letter and a sad face. Jake, Hannah and I got to the hospital that morning at 11:50am. Hannah and Jake got to go home but I didn't get to leave until about 10:15pm. I got in to see a doctor quick enough but the waiting around after I'd seem him, waiting for a surgeon is what really held things up.

Below are some pictures of my arm. At the end of the night they decided that they would give me some antibiotics through an IV. I don't actually have pictures of the IV thingy but here are the pictures of after we took it off. Technically it should still be in my arm but we took it out this morning. It's hard to tell but to the left of the pad there is a red/pink mark and my arm is swollen.

Side on view without bandage.

The IV was hurting my arm quite a bit. In fact I'm actually in more pain now then when I went into the hospital in the first place! My body aches. I can't move my torso area without that deep ache kind of pain. It makes it hard to sleep and get up off chairs and beds etc. To be honest I'm actually glad this thing is out of my arm. They placed it right in my wrist which makes looking after a baby really difficult.

My entire experience with the hospital has been ... pathetic. It took over 10 hours to get this thing in my arm and get sent home. The surgeon and a nurse informed me on Saturday that someone would give me a call Sunday so I could go in and get an ultrasound. Not only did it not happen but when I rang the hospital some guy told me ultrasounds only get done on weekends in an emergency! My Hospital at Home (H@H) nurse kept telling me the same thing too. Why tell me Sunday in the first place if it's not going to be Sunday! 

I have to go into the hospital today for a check up because we took the IV out. We need to see if it's gone down enough for a tablet to work. My H@H nurse also rang after visiting this morning and told me that the ultrasound I need done may not even happen till the end of the week. I'm just on some list. .. And I need this ultrasound done so they can work out if there's an abscess in there they need to lance so it can get better.

Wish me luck! Doubt it will do me any good though. Hospitals are stupid.

7 weeks!

Yesterday Hannah was 7 weeks. 

We had a big day yesterday. After feeding and washing in the morning we got in the car and went to my work. This is the second time that we've visited work. They think she's even cuter in real life which I think is saying something because she's pretty adorable in pictures. We had a quick lunch with a couple of my mates down at the pub and then we were off to the Pediatricians. His office is just around the corner from work, hence the visit.

It was a really quick visit with her doctor. He decided that she's doing great and we wont need to see him again unless there's any major issues.

So at 7 weeks my Hannah is 4.63kgs and 56cms long. An entire 1.6kg more then she was at birth and 7.5cms longer. She's growing so big! 

After coming home and feeding again it was time to go for our walk with Aunty Sarah. It took us a little while to get going on the walk as Sarah wanted to play with her. She posted a picture of a smiling Hannah on her Facebook in case you're interested. (Oh, and I've still had no luck getting my phone pictures on my computer but I'll figure it out)

When we returned home we got to see Daddy who held her for a while before her next feed. She was fairly unsettled at this time but I think that's because she slept rough during the day. 

At about 1730 Nana Lamey came for a short hold and play on her way home while I finished heating dinner up (Jake helped). After Nana left we ate our dinner, I fed Hannah and then it was time for bed. Considering she was so grumpy just earlier she went down without a peep and didn't wake again until 5am. She's such an awesome night sleeper!

The only problem with her sleeping so much at night is that I have trouble sleeping. I tend to wake at random times and listen for her and I have to sleep on my back after a while due to fullness. The doctor says I'm a good milk cow though and she's going great so I guess it's a small price to pay.

She's such a happy child and I pretty much know her moods which makes it very easy. 

Have a good one!

Finally

So I figure it's time to start writing some posts. I did write a couple but they're not finished and I doubt I'll ever publish them so I'm starting over. I think I try to write too much about events that have already happened. I will endeavour to just keep to the present with maybe a few things past.

Today Hannah and I actually had a pretty uneventful day. She fed and slept and we went for a walk with Aunty Sarah. I made my very first roast today too! Beef =) I'm very proud of it. ... It's gone now though.

Her sleeping hasn't actually been the best lately. She sleeps fantastic at night time but during the day she doesn't seem to want to sleep as much. I can't complain though when she's hardly ever grumpy and only wakes once a night for her feeds. I normally feed her at 6ish, put her to sleep at 7pm and then we wake up when Daddy leaves just before 7am. 

Hannah after her sleep a week and a half ago.

She's growing up so fast! I already wish she were smaller. I can completely understand why people have more babies. 
I was going to put in a picture of Hannah smiling that I took on my phone but I've been trying to upload these things onto the computer for the last two hours and I'm just a TINY bit sick of it. .. I need a new phone. Another time hopefully.

I'll blog again soon!

Writers block!

Here are some pictures for you to look at - I can't write today so I'll just let you know brief points.
Ruth Kathryn and Jeremiah visited my house yesterday to watch Sailor Moon with me.
Here is a picture of Ruthy and what she chose to have for dinner - A ham and cheese pizza! Yum.

Here is Jeremiah and what he chose - Mashed potato, pumpkin, raw carrot, cuccumber and some cheese.

We also made some Vanilla Cup Cakes for dessert. They were yummy and cooked perfectly thanks to my new gas oven! They didn't burn like they would normally. So happy =)
Below is also a picture of the Palour Palm I bought with the Garden Grove voucher I received for my birthday - Thanks Family.

And that's all for today - Just thought I'd share something with you.

Love you.

Tammy - And her wonderful Jake.

Vanilla Slice

Here's just something I thought I would share =)

For Rorys birthday he asked if I could make him his very own vanilla slice. How could I refuse?? I found out last night that he's been charging his parents when they want a piece. How enterprising of him.

Damien has asked me how much it will cost for me to make another for him. Hehe

Everyone loves my vanilla slice =)

Tammy

Busy, busy , busy. Part 2

Here I am again! Eating frozen yogurt, mango flavour. I never really appreciated all the effort that goes into writing a blog but now I understand. It is time consuming!
On to the rest of our holiday spent in Wagga =)

When we arrived at the home we were welcomed in by Brooke and we all sat around chatting while we waited for Matt to get home from work. As some of you may be aware Jake's best friend is also Brooke's partner.
It was Thursday night. We spent time talking together and eating pizza. My favourite! We discussed many topics before finally heading to bed.

Friday was another work and Uni day for Matt and Brooke so Jake and I stayed at home. I read my book while Jake played on Matt's Laptop before we went to meet Matt in town for lunch. It was great, it always is when you're on holiday in a strange place at a Cafe that cooks well. Unfortunately Matt wasn't on holiday so he went back to work and Jake and I strolled along the main street. After a while Jake got a little tired so he went back while I continued to shop. We wanted to get something for Matt and Brooke to express our appreciation of their hospitality.
That night we talked some more, I read more book, we observed Matt and Brooke cook a really nice Chicken and Mushroom Risotto before watching V for Vendetta. It was almost 12 before we crawled into our beds. I was so tired.

Saturday! The day that holds special significance for myself; the day I was born. What a joyous occasion it was! After eating some breakfast of Salt and Vinegar chips we headed out to Junee to the Chocolate Factory. We all sat down and had hot chocolates and brownies before heading back into Wagga to see where Matt and Brooke spend a lot of their lives: Work and Uni.
That afternoon we had a small, light lunch and I got my hair cut off! =o =)
For those of you that don't know I recently had a hair cut (picture below). I decided I didn't really like it and in a bid to fix it got it cut shorter. I don't have a picture of it as it is now but I've had lots of compliments about it and I like it too.


Dad and I. You can't really see my hair but it's just above my shoulders. It's the best/only one I have.

My hair cut over with we went back home. Jake and Brooke watched some TV show comedy from their childhood while Matt and I did some reading. That night for dinner we went to La Porcetta. It was a pasta place and I love pasta. They were very busy but we managed to get a table. Once we had finished we got some gelati and went home again to watch Blood Diamond. Very good, very bad movie. I loved it but it was just so sad!
So in the morning Jake and I were leaving to go back home to Adelaide. We packed, loaded the car and went off to bed earlyish to organise our gift to them - We got them a card and a wall clock =) Oh, and some dried fruit because I love it.
During my stay there I used their gym balls a lot for various things so as a nice surprise, for my birthday they bought me one of my own! And some nice deep bowls because Jake and I don't have any and I mentioned that I liked theirs, I should get some. It was great =) I'm actually using my gym ball now while I type this. Back to the story -

Sunday morning was early but at least it was only 5:30am. We got ready, said our goodbyes and drove home to Adelaide. Our Kitty was very happy to see us the poor little thing. Jake and I unpacked our bags and I went over to the folks place to see Isiah and the others. They were over mums for Isiah's birthday dinner.

And that was our holiday. Wonderful but short. Jake didn't even get sick of me which is an added bonus. He did get sick though. Just a cold but it made him more tired then usual.

Here's where the rest of my story comes in. .. I went to bed Sunday night feeling fine. Was perfectly happy and healthy. I woke up Monday morning for work and realised with dismay that I was sick. I went to work and plodded through. It was a very busy day as Mondays are for me at the moment.
Tuesday I woke up aching in my throat so I called work, slept and went to the doctors. The Doctor told me I had a virus and gave me a certificate telling me to stay inside, warm and go back to work on Thursday unless I got worse. That day I slept some more and even had a minor fever! My first.
Thursday came and I was feeling better. Not best but well enough. I was still sick over the weekend, Monday and Tuesday but things weren't so bad till Tuesday night. I went to bed early because my head was pounding. Not a headache or a migraine, it just pounded when I moved or coughed or lent down, even when I was in bed sleeping! I decided that if it wasn't better when I woke for work that I should go see the doctor again. So that's what I did. Yesterday I called work again and went to the doctors. This time he tells me that I now have a sinus infection and I'm contagious =( I'm not allowed to go back to work till Monday and I have to stay inside all day. He thinks I'm sick because of going from warm places to outside constantly. I'm quite upset because I'm bored out of my brains and I want to go to work. 3 days is too long to stay at home all day with nothing to do and no one to talk to. Sigh.

And there we have it. My life. I hope you enjoyed it. This weekend Rory and Isiah are meant to be sleeping over because Damien and Natasha are going camping with another couple. I should be better by then. I have some Antibiotics.

A bowl of Special K, some left over Doritos, frozen yogurt, a mars bar and a litre of water later and I'm finally done. I can't go shopping for fresh food so I'm reduced to eating junk. There is more going on in my life but there's too much for me to write about right now. You've probably all given up by now anyway =) It is very long.

I love you all family. Always have, always will.

Tammy - And her wonderful Jake.

Busy, busy , busy.

Well here I am! Eating Special K on this cold, rainy morning in Adelaide; coughing and not at work. For those of you not in the know - I am sick. I know, it's very sad but do not fret too much for me as it is just your average sinus infection and virus. My story is quite ironic actually and to me, very annoying. I'll tell you all about it a bit later =)
I was talking to Amy last Tuesday for our nephews birthday and she encouraged me to write something about my holiday. Something small with pictures but I can never seem to do anything small, I apologise if this turns out to be pretty lengthy. Brace yourselves! Here we go =)

On the 5th of August my wonderful Husband turned 27. On the 14th of August I turned a mere 23. Just 9 days between the two birthdays and the perfect time to holiday. A few months ago I decided to pester Jake about us going on a trip with the idea to visit the snow. "We can go as a birthday gift" I said. "There's a special going at the moment with Mum and Dads holiday thing, very cheap". In the end I managed to turn him around to the idea. Yay! We organised our Annual Leave at work and managed to get from the 6th to the 15th of August off, and booked at our destination, Mansfield.

Jake's birthday didn't turn out the best. I worked full time up until we had to leave for our holiday and therefore didn't have much time to do things like shopping and other errands. On Thursday the 5th, our late night shopping night, I just had to go buy things. Jake definitely needed some warmer clothes and I just like to shop for me =p When I got home at 7 there wasn't any time for cakes and special wishes, we had to finish packing and get everything into the car for our early start Friday. It's just a good thing that Jake isn't much into celebrating his birth.

Friday dawned, after we'd already been up for 1.5 hours. There we were, up and out of the house, driving through the Adelaide Hills and beyond. Surprised? It didn't take us long to get ready and out of the house. It still took us longer then Jake was hoping though.
The rest of the day was spent mostly driving and chatting, Jake sleeping and me listening to music and reading. It took us 10 hours to drive over through the many towns and across the border, switching drivers regularly. We got into Mansfield, Victoria at 3pm our time, 3:30pm theirs. After finding our accommodation and checking in we unpacked and ate, watched a movie and then went to bed. It had been a long day and we were tired.

By the time we had awoken and organised ourselves the next day it was already 11. Jake had seen something about a lake the day before and so we went exploring. Lake Eildon turned out to be huge and not something we could actually walk around. We did venture a ways but eventually there was a puddle in the path that we just couldn't overcome. Jake did try to get over it but the log he'd stepped on wasn't stable. I held onto him the first try but fearing I might fall with him he told me to let go. On his second try to cross, the log moved under his weight and he cried "Hold on to me!" Of course I couldn't not laugh my head off as he almost fell in water and mud. =)
Due to drought and such the lake wasn't at his full capacity. I didn't take my camera with me and so have no pictures but I've found some on the Internet for you so you have an idea.


That is the entirety of the Lake Eildon. Big huh?


This is an example of what it looked like as we walked along.

During our walk back I tried navigating one of the many puddles we'd already crossed. After previously laughing at Jake for almost falling into the mud, it wasn't surprising when he started picking on me after I lost foot and shoe in a squishy spot. My shoes and pants covered in mud we laughed and continued to walk back to the unit.
For lunch we decided to go into town and see what was on offer. We stopped at a nice little cafe that sold baguettes and soups. After eating our fill we wandered over to the IGA to get some things we would need. That night we watched The Man From Snowy River, preparatory for our adventure the next day.

Horses! That's right, this day we woke early and went to a farm that ran Horse Riding Tours. It was awesome. There were just 4 of us on the tour. Another young couple from Perth and Jake and I. We got to walk, trot and canter the horses which were really quite fun; even for Jake who doesn't like horses.
Now, the reason we watched the Man From Snowy River the night before was because while on the ride we actually got to see the 'set' for one of the shots. For those of you who haven't seen the movie there is a scene where the actor and horse run down an unbelievably steep decline. We weren't on that same hill but we were on the hill opposite. Here are some pictures:


You can't really see it but the hill he jumped down is behind my right shoulder. About a quarter of the way from the edge of the photo to myself. There's a slight gap in the trees. You can see it when the picture is bigger.


Jake and myself! These were taken in black and white before I realised and I felt silly asking for more pictures. Oh well.


Me! We rode up this hill/mountain. Behind me is where we actually started from.


I wanted everyone to see the colour of my horse. Isn't he beautiful!? His name was Optus and Jake's horse was called .... I can't remember - Cosmo! That is what her name was.

While walking up the hill Rachel from Perth and I got acquainted. It was a peaceful 2 hour ride and quite enjoyable. I'd definitely go again. I was a bit sore at the end of it all but that was to be expected.
I think we read our books and Jake had a nap for the rest of that day. At some point I thought it would be fun to wrap my scarf around my head. I do have some pictures of it but I'm not going to show the world these ones =)

Just as an aside - My Kitty is sleeping on a pizza box. She's very cute.

The next day is Monday and it's time to finally see the snow! Yet again Jake and I slept in but that wasn't a problem. We hired some Ski gear and worked our way over and up to Mt Buller. When we got there we sorted out our gear and paid for a 2 hour beginners ski lesson. Jake had been previously when he was 12 but I'd never been Skiing before. I did pretty well during the lesson, falling over once! It wasn't to last though. When it finally came to going down the hill I fell over a total of 2 out of 4 times. .. I actually fell over more then that. Once was just while I was walking in Ski shoes, holding my Skis. Because of my falls I now have a bruised or fractured Coccyx Bone. It's not too bad though. Just a little tender.
It was a beautiful day to go Skiing, we were lucky. Only 5 degrees but it was sunny and I ended up taking clothes off. We enjoyed our skiing and went home very sore. We didn't actually take any pictures of us skiing or Mt Buller but here is a picture of the snow at the car park.


Snooow

Note to all: While Jake and I thoroughly enjoyed going Skiing we both decided that we wont ever go back to Mt Buller. As a mountain is wasn't very beginner friendly among other things. We'll try another mountain next time =)

Tuesday was originally going to be another day of skiing fun but because of the weather and because the other mountains were further away we spent the day in Mansfield. It was pouring with rain so there wasn't much we could do. We bought some books, had some lunch and had a look in a few stores before going back home again.

It was raining again on Wednesday but that wasn't a bad thing as we'd decided that we would go into Melbourne and see the Tim Burton Exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. I'd heard about it on an interview on ABC Classic FM and thought it would be interesting to go see.
We had a look around there and would've gone and seen a few other places around the city but because of the rain decided we'd just go back to Mansfield and eat some pizza.

Part of our holiday we had decided would be spent with Jake's sister who studies in Wagga Wagga; so on Thursday we packed up and that's where we headed.


This is a picture of the view from our front. It was very cold that day.

It was only a few hours of driving to Wagga. We managed to arrive at the perfect time! Just before 5 so we could find a McDonalds and have Chocolate Sundais before heading to the house.

I'm going to post this blog and do another one for the rest of it. I'm afraid that it wont let me post it because it's too big. Let us see! =)