Sunday, 26 July 2009

Grandparents and moving

We had a really good day yesterday visiting Catherine's Grandad. It always amazes me how she can go for ages without seeing her Grandparents but that she still has a special bond with them all. Her Grandpa is also visiting at the moment, but she found it very confusing that Nanny did not accompany Grandpa this time!

Having said that, Catherine is actually quite stressed at the moment. I thought I would have seen all Catherine's responses to stress through her treatment, but the 'moving house stress' is coming out much differently. She is getting a bit shouty and everything 'isn't fair'. So we keep having chats to talk through everything that is happening. I'm also giving her as much 'mum-time' as I can, because I find that this seems to help her. She knows that most of her friends will be leaving on Wednesday, and being a socialite (!), this is the bit that always hits hardest with Cath. During our summer placement, she spent most of it missing her friends! It is also weird for her seeing all her things packed up to take with us - she has spent half her life here and can only just remember moving the first time.

Anyway, she was a bit sick this morning so I'm going to keep an eye on her today. Her blood counts are good so she should be ok.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your pregnancy! May it be a wonderful experience for all of you.

Wishing you luck with the changes in your life. I hope C adapts easily!

Suzanne