Poorly sick!

We have been very lucky so far with Olivia and not had any major illnesses the occasional cold but nothing more. However it appears she is like her mummy and when she gets a cough she takes ages to get rid of it. Last time we ended up with simple linctus to help her shift it.

Anyway a few weeks ago she had a cold with coincided with getting her tooth this also came with a cough - a vapouriser in the bed room helped us to deal with this. I know it is suggested to raise one end of the cot but Olivia wiggles so much that she ends up sideways often at the top or bottom of the cot so raising one end won't work with her. We thought we had shifted the cold but now she is off her food and not drinking as much milk and that horrible cough is back so much so she threw up in the car the other day so I had to clean the car seat cover and figure out how to remove it and put it back on! She has managed to be sick at least once a day since and now she is weaned it is horrible - I'm not good with sick but have been surprised at how well I have coped.

Now I am back at work I have to rely on others to tell me how my daughter is and I know she has had a temperature at times this week as well. Anyway today I have been home alone with her as Mr T is on a long overnight shift so is at work for 24 hours. The only time Olivia has let me put her down today has been when she has had a nap! This isn't like my independent little girl who can get annoyed if you interrupt her playing! She has snuggled on my lap and watched the tv or played with her toys on my lap but woe betide if you try and put her on the floor to play. She did have a 2 hour nap this afternoon (unheard of since the newborn days!)maybe that was the calpol.

She is now in her cot fast asleep hopefully until the morning. Anyway I am blaming teeth for all this but how long do I leave it before taking her to the doctors?

A new start

Term started on Wednesday with the children starting yesterday. It felt weird not having a class to greet and I still don't have a base so am camped out in the staff room carry my belongings to and fro in the car - this is quite hard when I have the pushchair in there as well! I spent Wednesday listening to other teachers discussing what their plans for their classes are and yesterday I spent stamping books and doing my homework ready for my course today (typical had a whole holiday to do my homework and leave it until the day before!).

I found the reading I had to do very difficult as it just didn't make sense - Luckily today we have had the opportunity to discuss and so things are a lot clearer now.

My training will take a whole year with courses one afternoon every fortnight - I am training whilst doing the job and can't wait to get on with this fantastic opportunity. I will hopefully be having a huge impact on some of the lowest ability children (often the hardest to teach). It is going to be very intense and a steep learning curve for both me and the pupils I end up working with but I am ready for this challenge.

When not doing Reading Recovery (every morning) I will be teaching a range of whole classes throughout the school allowing the other teachers to have their much needed time to plan, prepare and assess. It will be great to work across the school and get to know a wide range of children.

Now how do I fit in all my studying as well as be a good mummy?