Healthy Again

Very good to be feeling healthy again. After a 3 week stay in Adelaide a laproscopy, colonscopy and endoscopy they didn't find anything particularly wrong - which I was pretty bummed about at first as I just wanted some answers. However they diagnosed me with irritable bowel syndrome (again) and said that it gets a lot worse with stress, and they put me on some new medication. 2 weeks later and I am feeling a lot better!! I've postponed uni for the moment and will go back to studying after the wedding, honestly I really wish I didn't have to go back at all but I am so close to finishing my degree it would be stupid not too.
The last 2 weeks have been really good, especially the last one, I have finally felt as though I am getting on top of things, I'm handling my stress well and have only have 1 anxiety attack, which in 2 weeks is very good for me.
Jamie and I have been having a lot of fun during this week, now that the house is organised and I have extra time now that I am not studying I have been 'rediscovering' Jamie - sounds silly but we have been having a lot of fun together and it feels really good to be able to do things he wants to do without having to say 'sorry I just have to finish this assignment' or something similar.
Here are a few photos of the last week.

Coloured rice

face painting

made a castle

riding at the Newey

enjoying some winter sunshine!

apparently this is balancing on his bike

learning to ride standing up

Still Waiting

Last Sunday I had had enough of being in pain, waiting around at home for answers so Scott drove to me and munchkin to Broken Hill where my parents had driven to pick me up and brought me back to Adelaide. On Monday morning Mum took me into an emergency room, after several tests and an me feeling positive that they may actually do something to help me, they sent me home. I felt very devastated. Luckily the next day the gynecologists called and said they could get me in the next day for an appointment. The specialist booked me in for a laproscopy next Wednesday, though he doesn't think that the problem is gynecological, he wants to rule it out completely.
Since being in Adelaide the pain has been getting worse and I have started bleeding quite badly when I go to the toilet, very glad I came down here where I am closer to specialists and hospitals if it does suddenly get even worse.
Both Scott's family and my family have been incredibly good to both munchkin and me, keeping me comfortable and keeping munchkin entertained. I do however miss home and Scott very much. Scott is driving down on Tuesday night and will stay with me until at least Sunday.
I have a gastroenterologist appointment the following Monday and most likely I will go in for a colonoscopy on the Friday, so Scott will go back home for 3.5 days and then drive back to be with me again for that.
Everyone please cross their fingers for me, I am scared and I desperately want to know whats wrong so we can go back to our lives.
I've dropped Uni for the time being, which has taken some stress off of me and allowed me to relax some. It does mean an extra unit needs to be done in the future, but for now my health needs to come first.
To my beautiful friends back home, I miss you and I hope you are all doing well.
xxx

self absorbed me

This sickness, what ever it may be, is really taking a toll on me, not only physically either. Not being able to do most things I want to get done, or go out and do has put me in a constant state of feeling very agitated and trapped. 5 and a half weeks since I initially got really sick and went into hospital a few days later. Still another 2 and half to go until we go back to Adelaide to hopefully get some answers.
My beautiful little family have been so supportive, even my munchkin has been pretty patient through it all and will most of the time be happy with whatever is happening in the house. My man is incredibly supportive (tears!), leaving work to take me to appointments, doing the shopping for me, helping me around the house and looking after Jamie, he is never worried about the fact that the house is so messy because I don't have the energy to get it clean. He is just amazing! I could go on forever about him.
On a different note, Munchkin is sick.. as sick as he gets anyway, which is complaining about a sore throat and how annoying it is to cough all the time, but still racing around pretty much as his normal self! Really wish I could steal some of his energy.
Hope this illness disappears soon so I can stop being so self absorbed and get back to my normal life that I am missing so much!

21 Questions to ask your Kids.

Saw these questions on Facebook and thought I would find out what Jamie answers were:
(These answers are straight from his mouth with no editing).

1. What is something Mummy always says to you? - Clean up! (I hope this isn't so but I had just asked him to clean up the lounge before he was allowed to play on his computer)

2. What makes Mummy happy? - Cuddling.

3. What makes Mummy sad? - Um... grumpy.


4. How does Mummy make you laugh? - doing funny things (like what?) - like jumping and flipping .. (can't say I've been doing much of that lately but I'm sure it would be funny!)

5. What was Mummy like as a child? - Happy.

6. How old is Mummy? 6, 7, no 17, 18!

7. How tall is Mummy? 1-teen. (umm sure)


8. What is Mummy's favourite thing to do? do uni (oh yay!)


9. What does Mummy do when your not around? um I don't know. (wouldn't try and guess)

10. If Mummy becomes famous what will it be for? turtles... (ok weirdo)

11. What is Mummy really good at?  running (I WISH!)

12. What is Mummy not very good at? flipping.

13. What does Mummy do for her job? Uni.

14. What is Mummy's favourite food? chicken

15. What makes you proud of Mummy? riding your bike when I was little in the seat in the back of your bike.

16.  If Mummy was a cartoon character, who would she be? Lightening McQueen (of course, is there any other?)


17. What do you and Mummy do together? Hang up the washing, playing on the computer playing harry potter, playing games.

18. How are you and Mummy the same? have the same grumpy face (lol!)

19. How are you and Mummy different? Your big and I'm small


20. How do you know Mummy loves you? when I'm cuddling you and kissing. I love you Mum (aww)


21. Where is Mummy's favourite place to go? To Adelaide. and sometimes Mum wants to come to Cobar.

Pineapple and Carrot cakes

Still working out how to use this blog page.
A friend of mine asked for a recipe for cupcakes I made with pineapple and carrot in them.
Here is it (really yummy and scrumptous recipe!)

Mini Pineapple and Carrot Cakes

prep time: 10 mins. Cooking time: 15 mins. Makes 24 small cupcakes (or 12 larger ones).

1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda
1/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
225g can crushed pineapple, drained.
2/3 cup firmly packed finely grated carrot.
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg. beaten lightly.

Cream cheese icing:
125g cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon icing sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons milk

1. Preheat oven to moderate. Green muffin pans.
2. Sift flours, soda, sugar and cinnamon into medium bowl.  Add pineapple and carrot; stir in combined oil and egg mixture (do not over mix).
 3. Divide mixture into muffin tray. Bake for 15 mins (i found this enough for 12 bigger cakes as well). Stand for 5 mins in pan before turning onto wire rack.
4. Meanwhile combine ingredients for cream cheese icing in bowl and spread over cooled cupcakes.

Intro

This may just be another procrastination from the things I should be doing like uni or cleaning but I wanted to record things, especially the growth of my beautiful boy, who I will nickname Munchkin for this blog.
Life never seems to be boring for me, there are always dramas of some sort happening and I long for the day when life will be peaceful for a while.
The moments dramas include me being ill and no one seems to know whats wrong. I am playing a painful waiting game, the next investigation is a colonoscopy which I have to travel to Adelaide for in July.. until then its a hefty dose of medications.
Also Munckin's father (who has not contacted us in 5 months after a couple of years of extreme unpleasantness) has started his contact again, though I am not replying at present and I am looking for a new lawyer to try and handle it all.
On the up side my head has been clearing a little after being very stressed and sick with a stay in hospital and I am feeling positive today. Our wedding and honeymoon are getting closer and they give me a very excited smile whenever I think of them.
Munchkin is happy today as well and the sun is shining and warming the place up after such cold weather.
I am still unsure as to how much I will share on this blog, I will play it by my mood (and how much I am procrastinating uni work).