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Zander: Wanted an eye patch like daddy.
Evie: Every photo I took of her this week had the same grump on. This one was the cutest.
Poppy: Over the worst of her chickenpox, shes had it horribly.
Ruby: Concerned baby is concerned.


This is late, very late but, oh my god... What a week - again.
Simon had his op on Monday and it went well although the recovery took far longer than he expected, and a bit longer than I pessimistically thought too. Not that hes recovered now but by the time I go back to work tomorrow he will at least be able to handle the parenting gig without me for the day. Hes pretty much needing to wear sunglasses all day inside, as the light is so bright to him and he gets headaches easily. The noise is getting to him more, almost like his senses are in overload mode. Its been two hourly drops for anti rejection and 4 hourly drops of antibiotics. That will continue for a long long time. He wears a clear patch over his eye at night to prevent him rubbing it, this will need to stay there for a very long time. The stitches themselves stay in 18-24 months.

Poppy and Evie had chickenpox. Evie's was bad but nothing compared to Poppy's. She was utterly miserable and sore and couldn't sleep or eat or even breathe without being upset. Her entire upper half was more pox than skin and she was so feverish.
I wanted to gnash my teeth at anyone who said things along the lines 'silver linings!', of how great it is to get them young and over and done with. Maybe I'm oversensitive with these babies because of their prem and fragile start to life but.. you know what? No baby should be in that much pain if it can be prevented. I held her half the night while she screamed and it was horrible for her. Eventually I had to let her cry herself to sleep and catch about 40 minutes myself so I could look after everyone else and god I felt terrible for it.
I would of preferred to get the two youngest ones vaccinated than have to go through this but they are too young for that one. As for Evie and Zander, I had thought they had already had a mild dose so we never bothered.
Ruby still hasn't got them. I'm terrified of when she does. She will have it the worst. I'm so tired.

Simon's mum has been up here twice this last week, and has been an utter godsend. I pretty much wouldn't of survived this week, with everything going on and all my assignments due, without her.

I had my research proposal due today, and I've got it in. The other assignment I got in too, somehow. Now I'm concentrating on the oodles of data to browse through for my research.

Oh and its our wedding anniversary today.
Me and the kids are celebrating by taking Simon across the city to a post op appointment where we will have to wait around for 2-3 hours but cant go inside the hospital due to the pox. Not sure how that will go.

This sounded grumpy. And I'm not exactly... just tired. 
And its five am.