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Today was the 1st day back to kinder for cody, its term 3 he's doing well. here is a pic he drew today.

I got my blood test results everything but 2 were normal, i have high white blood cells and low iron.so now i have to increase my iron tablet doseage and also get more tests to find the cause of my high white cell count.

It's been a while

wow i didn't realise it's been almost a month since my last entry. Bit of an update on things
*budget- well it went out the window and now is being re-drawn up lol
* meal plan- in a effort to get tyson to eat vegies i'm now starting to puree them and put them in food he already enjoys.i'm still putting unpureed vegies on his plate in the hopes he will eat them.
*domestic godess-i recently got a steam mop and i love it no idea how i lived without one.it makes cleaning floorboards less of a chore.I'm slowly getting each room more oragnised and increasing storage.

cody- his blood tests came back, the genetic ones were normal and so were all his vitamin levels.so thats good. he does a cognitive test some time soon.he still scratches his face alot but he is learning to just escape the frustration either by reading books or going to play in his room.

tyson- is very much the drama filled tantrum throwing terrible two's,he is 3 in october.he is fully potty trained now no accidents he is very proud. he actually informs everyone he sees what he did on the potty haha.like today at a friends he yelled to everyone 'me did wee on big potty'. he still struggles with knowing when he needs to poo and when he is hungry but we are working on it.he's sleeping on his own and rarely creeping in our bed.

charlie- is 9 and half months now he started trying to take steps on his own to walk without holding on to stuff he has managed 1 step but then he becomes unsteady and falls.he is very much intrested in his brother's and what they do.he has grown recently his feet dont fit in his jumpsuits that have feet,and he is almost too big for his car seat in height.

me-i'm waiting for some test results for some health issues.i dont think my issues are serious.

Latest creation

I made a pair of split croth pants(pattern link) for Charlie.I used an old pair of pants.

Here is a picture after I drew the pattern on the pants.

On the right is the pants ready to be sewn.

The picture below was taken when i popped them on him to check sizing.

I still have to put elastic in and hem the legs.*more pics to come will add them once i finish*

things i made today

I have made some sunflower cookies to use up the sunflower seeds. The recipe i used is found here (link) also going to make more chicken balls the boys really liked them.

The verdict from cody on the cookies is they are yummy. He ate 4 in a row after his nap hahaha!

Also made something simple for dinner for boys(what kid doesn't love tomato sauce??)My boys loved this (look at charlie in the photo on right)

Animal pasta

1 pack animal pasta we use a gluten free one

1 can of condensed tomato soup

a few shakes of italian mixed herbs

dash pepper

cook pasta drain,then stir soup through pasta add herbs and pepper mix well then serve.

2 things i made today

Today i made soy apple muesli gluten free pancakes for the boys for lunch.
I used:
1 egg
1 cup orgran self raising flour
1 cup s26 soy formula(just use whatever milk you like )
4 tablespoons farex apple muesli cereal

The boys loved them.

Also made chicken balls (thanks to SS ladies for idea)
1 can chicken noodle condensensed soup
bread crumbs &flour
put in bowl to form dough then cover in breadcrumbs.and cook.

Boys are yet to taste them (made them ready for dinner -they are in the fridge waiting to be cooked ).We are doing the simplesavings.com.au challenge of $7.50 per person per week for the month of june for shopping,so expect more creative meals !

Start of another diagnosis journey

Tyson had his check-up yesturday,in the end its bittersweet.He is being reffered to the local developmental assement clinic, while its great he will be assessed alot quicker then Cody was. I feel sad knowing that we have started this journey with another child,depsite suspecting something wasn't right for a while.I guess in a way I half hoped to be told he was just normal,going through the terrible two's etc.

I guess the pain of being told yes you're child needs to be reffered for assessment,doesn't ever go away as each child goes through it.Allan took the news rather badly intially,mostly because we dont really know what has caused cody's problems,he's worried we'll just be put on a list and forgotten about for a year or so.My plan is if he ist seen by the end of the year i will go private.

We will be getting a specialist in to figure out settling techniqes for Tyson(still likes to be wrapped and with heavy blankets on him).This should be happening in a few weeks.

Allan is off to get a mole on his arm checked today after he showed me his arm and asked what i thought caused the mystery lump,I told him it coud be a eary sign of melanoma.He is pretty worried,given that he quit smoking just before Charie was born but had been smoking since he was 12,(he's now 24.)

eye test results

Cody has perfect vision the optometrist said. which is great.He was very co-operative for the eye test too.Not like cody at all lol.

Tyson is off to the Maternal child Health Nurse (MCHN) today to see if he is developing ok,I am bit worred about his speech and his tip toe walking,the fact he needs to be wrapped to sleep.