#1264 Saturday 14 November

Kaylia seems to be better ..... but I've caught the wog!  I was awake from 1am till I finally brought it all up at 5am.  Oooo it's bed for me today.

Kaylia and the mob are going to Lake Lesanaultia ..... Excuse the spelling .... I'm sick.

3pm. I now understand why Kaylia hasn't been happy!   In addition to the violent vomiting, the wog gives you lots of muscle pain and weakness.   I have stayed in bed all day and kept still .... so I hope it goes away quickly.

#1263 Friday 13 November

Well .... she made it through the night without being sick.  The bed was wet at 12:30 ...... but this means she was sleeping deeply ..... I was sleeping well too and I slept through the normal loo run time .... hence the accident.

I think she's over the tummy bug.  We will keep her home today just in case.

3pm. She's ok.  .... a bit more tired than usual but she's had some quiet time and some bath time ...... now she's happy.

#1262 Thursday 12 November

Poor thing ...... she's sick!   She got up at 2:30am and I found that she had vomited all the way from bedroom to bathroom .... now it's 6am and she's had another bout but this time in bed. The washing machine will work hard today!

No school for Kaylia today. Poor thing.

Midday ..... She's worn out.  .....  been resting all morning between bouts of retching.

5pm ..... She's been asleep all afternoon.  Hopefully that indicates that she's improving.  Tonight will tell.

#1261 Wednesday 11 November

It's 3am and an adventure has just concluded happily.   Maicon (Camille's partner) had gone into the city for his English lesson and arrived back at Midland at 11pm ...... and he was to catch the bus to Darlington.  At that point his phone battery was flat ...... and then he missed the bus stop near our home ..... got off at Glen Forrest a few kms away .... and walked back to home.   While all this was going on we began searching for him at 1am!  We retraced the route to Midland and checked at the Police station..... and had just begun checking all the places that were open at 2am .... when he rang to say that he was at home!  Phew!

It was a sharp reminder that our emergency preparation is not good enough.

While all this was going on, it was clear that Kaylia had woken herself up and gone to the toilet ..... her door was open. That is real progress!!  I think this is the first time that she has woken herself in the middle of the night.

Let me introduce you to Camille Lautredou ..... she takes over from Hannah in two weeks and this week is a gentle immersion time for her ...... finding out how Kaylia 'ticks'.

Camille is French  ... she lives near Qimper in Brittany.  Much of our day is spent in language work as both Camille and Maicon (more of Maicon later) need a lot of help with English. Camille grasp of English is much better than my French!  So we both help each other.

#1260 Tuesday 10 November

Ooo wot a night!!  Kaylia had a bad time last night ..... she didn't settle till 10pm ..... then was up at 2:30am with a wet bed.  This is the first wet bed in quite a while .... I was beginning to wonder if she had beaten it.

Our new aupair arrived yesterday.  Camille takes over from Hannah in two weeks time.  Camille is from France ....  this is a first.

#1259 Sunday 8 November

Kaylia slept in till 10am this morning ..... what a treat for us. When she woke she was very happy and she's been a big smooch since.   She's a delight!

As the time of departure for Hannah and Callum draws nearer, it seems that Kaylia has worked it out in her own way ..... she's become even more affectionate with them ..... I think we will all miss them.   It's been a very special nine months.

When I think back over the past 20 aupairs Naomi and I have been very fortunate .... most have been very special people ..... and so good for Kaylia.