I'm rushing on here quickly because today is a race to keep up. Last night I kept Cerys downstairs with me, sleeping her on her old cot mattress while I slept on Tom's old cot mattress beside her. The plan was that I put the waterproof cover on the mattress, lay a couple of towels over it and try to keep her nappy off for the night. With me beside her she did stay in one place thankfully although it was a night of being kicked in the face and howled at. She was in equal discomfort to the trauma that Zee went through and sleep was very minimal and erratic with lively patches between where I'd have to either dispense calpol or put calamine lotion on her spots. Her lower regions and her scalp were giving her the most pain and often she would simply cry with frustration..
This morning when I woke Gav handed me a coffee and I was amazed to find that I was able to pretty much bounce up and start the day. It's funny how your body can just get on with it sometimes. Thomas is a day behind Cerys with his spots and I suspect that he'll be the one in most discomfort tonight. Thankfully Cara seems to have a mild dose, hopefully that doesn't mean she'll get it again. She does have spots all over her body but quite liberally scattered and isn't in much discomfort at all.
I managed to get Cerys through the morning with no nappy too which has meant a lot of mopping up and I've only just popped one on to put her to bed with Thomas. I've put them together for their nap this afternoon as they need all the comfort they can get. It was very tempting to sleep with them but both girls are home and badly want some attention too. I've already given the babies three baths today so they're due some fun. We did manage to do some potato printing this morning en masse which was fun although there was a lot of bickering over who had which shape from the girls.
Right got to wrap up now. I'm in demand for a change!
xxx
