Well, What a Week...

Well, yes Herbie the wonder car went for a drive without us and 3 days later we get the phone call saying he had been found...Monday (9th Jan) night we rang to cancel the insurance claim on the car, and our insurers. they offered us a free inspection to check for any other damage the theif/theives may have caused that wasn't visible. My god, quick, the tow truck was down within the hour.

As of Wednesday (11th Jan) of last he is no longer part of our family...After us ringing our insurer (Monday (9th Jan) night) to cancel the claim. We did know they would find trouble under the hood , but they also come back telling us the tail shaft was near on shot too. Transmission $900, Tailshaft $700. They insisted on the doing the inspection even though we told them not to worry. So they gave Michael the option, keep it and have to shell out $$$$ or write it off and get $$$$ back for it .....he/we/my parents went for the right off option.

Down side is back to a one car family for awhile, which we are already find a nuisance Mum and Dad have been good they have offered to pick Ryan up from CC on the nights that Michael needs to be at his 2nd job by 6:10pm. He finishes his day job at around 5:30 and wouldn't get home until possibley 6:00pm on transport, to then have to be somewhere 10 mins later.

I think his plans are to stay a one car family for 6 months, pay more off my car with the money we will be saving on petrol, rego etc....and then go out hunting...

Tuesday night (10th Jan) we had a lovely friend, Drew over for dinner. We hadn't seen him in about a year. It was so cool to catch up and just hang out. We cooked chow mein and he finally got to meet Ryan. He loved Ryan and much as Ryan loved him.

My poor little man though, as it was time to say good night to Drew, we went to wake him up only to find him in a pool off vomit, poor little thing, he had cried once earlier during the evening, as he does sometimes if he is dreaming and then went straight back to sleep. He continued to vomit. I put it down to over eating, but in hindsight I think it may have been a touch of gastro.

Remember gastro is catchy....got up, felt like crap but went to work anyway. I only made it to lunch and then I was on my way home. OMG not a pretty site, better off at home and not at work. I was lucky my wonderful parents were able to come down and look after Ryan for me while Michael was at his night job. Uuughhh...I ended up having Thursday off aswell. Which worked out well as Thursday is Nan & Pop day. Ryan spends the day with Mum and Dad. I could spend all day in bed. Only drawback was I had to go into work on my day off (Friday).

I really thought I was losing my little boy on Saturday(14th Jan). He just plain refused 3 feeds off of me. Very distressing as all he did was scream as soon as he saw them. He was still eating his solids well enough, but I was feeling so confused. I ended up ringing ABA and asked it it were possible he were self weaning. Possible, but not likely. It was more likely a passing phase and he would come back to it when ready.

The counsellor from ABA did ask if it were possible I were pregnant, or if AF's had returned as the hormones both these produce can alter the taste, smell for Ryan. Well guess what? No I am not pregnant, but after 19 1/2 months AF arrived earlier. So weird. Here is me thinking I am losing Ryan and AF arriving the same day, it was enough to do my head in. But on a brighter note things returned to normal yesterday and Ryan was quite happy to feed from me.

The feeling of being rejected was just horrible, heart breaking, although they do grow up and become a little more independent each day. And Ryan is proving this every day. I was in the kitchen yesterday and turned around to see him 'kneeling' up at the little table in the lounge. He had pulled himself up to that point. So proud.

Yesterday was just washing, groceries and then we went and saw Leeanne and John for awhile, to return the battery her cousin so kindly got cheap for us. Thank god it didn't make it into the car. The car was sold at auction on Friday we believe.