Archive for February, 2010

Just Real Quick, More Later

its not a hemangioma.  Which I still can’t spell. They don’t know what it is. It will be removed in 6 – 8 weeks surgically.

February 25, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Adam  No Comments

Macaroni And Cheese

I have been asked for this recipe so often that I figured I just put it here, add a new category and give it its own tag! Macaroni And Cheese Serves 2 As A Main Dish With A Salad (see note below about making larger quantities) Preheat oven to 180 C/350 F 300 grams uncooked [...]

February 25, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Recipe  No Comments

Oh For F’s Sake…

So, being responsible parents, when Adam was born Simon and I put certain financial strategies into place. One was to set up an ISA.  No problem, only an ISA can only accept a deposit of £250 or more at one time in the UK (no idea if this is true of the US).  My mom [...]

February 23, 2010   Posted in: Belfast, Customer Service  No Comments

My Day At The Spa…

For Christmas, Simon’s parents gave me a voucher for treatments at the Aura Day Spa.  A few Saturdays ago was my appointment to use said vouchers. The one other time I had been to a spa in Belfast, for a manicure and pedicure, I had been highly disappointed.  Not by the way my nails were [...]

February 19, 2010   Posted in: me  One Comment

The MRI Results…

Just got back. It is a vascular anomaly or type of  hemangioma and may have a vascular inclusion, but that is not clear.  Totally benign.  *Not* caused by my dropping him at 3 weeks.  Perhaps triggered by that. Apparently the dermatology department have seen these a lot and have found that Beta Blockers, through studies [...]

February 15, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Adam  3 Comments

My Ongoing, Never Ending, List As To Why I Am…

the meanest mummy ever!! I make him wear a shirt. I won’t let him eat paper. I won’t let him pull the cord of the light on his tall cupboard so that the light falls on his head (light cord is now out of reach). I make him get out of the tub, even if [...]

February 13, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Adam  No Comments

He Did It!!!

Today at 8 months and 2 days Adam rolled from his back to his front! The first time he did it, Simon and I both missed it! I was in the other room and Simon was playing with him on the floor, only Simon got distracted by someone lowering sheet or blanket from the balcony [...]

February 13, 2010   Posted in: Adam, Nibble  No Comments

Letter to My Son – Adam – 8 Months Old

Dear Adam Yesterday you were 8 months old and Mummy is sorry she is a day late with this.  Daddy was away this week for 2 nights and you kept Mummy hopping! You have come on leaps and bounds in the past month. You talk.  Oh, not in English, but with vowels and consonants and [...]

February 12, 2010   Posted in: Adam, Letters  3 Comments

The Biggest Change In My Life Since Adam’s Birth?

I have no time to write in this blog. I am working on two posts, including his 8 month newsletter, because he’s 8 months tomorrow!  Simon’s been out of town on business so I’ve just been too busy to write. But I promise to try to do better for my, what did I decide? 15 [...]

February 10, 2010   Posted in: Nibble  No Comments

41 Years Ago Today

I was born.

February 5, 2010   Posted in: Nibble, me  2 Comments