Verdict

Sooooooo...

Spoke to Grandma (aka Mother In Law) and she said she would love to look after Bean as much as we need, whenever we need... So we are out of here! Oh my goodness! A whole new phase of life awaits. I am so excited - I really believe that moving South will do us all the world of good; DB will have all his friends to help him relax and make him laugh and a reason to stop working, we will have babysitters so we can go out once in a while together (!!! woooooooo!!!), I will have friends but also be able to make new ones I hope through ma and baby groups and settle in properly and Bean will have so many grown ups and babies to play with and adore him :0) Fantastic! Our quality of life will be better and so, hopefully, we will be les grumpy and insular and prone to combustion hehe. Having a baby is stressful! Workwise I will be able to work 20 hours straight off and will try and scrabble together an extra 10 - I reckon 30 hours of good work a week should be just dandy. I really look forward to it!

For now I am just going to catch up on books and journal articles and maybe go to a conference or two. I am meant to be getting three hours work done today but DB has been coming down with the Flu all night so doubt that will happen. See, if we were down south then I could just ring Grandma/Aunty and ask if they could look after him for a few hours for me and so my work could always be done. Up here it comes a definite third after Bean and DB's schedule (not that illnes is on schedule but you know, his work and fitness is! And he wouldn't consider battling through, just sits and whines as men are sometimes wont to do hehe).

Anyway, my bubs has come over to say hello and is trying to type too so I better sign off ;0)

Just have to let my Supervisor know. Think I might tell a white lie and say my childcare fell through.

UG the baby has been for a poo! Oh noooooooooooooooo!

x J