A bitter taste of reality.

We're home. Home from paradise - our blissful family holiday week. It was pretty perfect wasn't it?!

Oh, how I miss this view already:

And I have to say it, but this 1st week back, has been pretty sucky!

Talk about life coming in waves. Last week on Hamilton Island was the calm, suspenseful build-up of the wave - it was the peak, all smooth crystal blue & shimmering in the sun. This week has been the crash. The frothy, foamy, fast, messy wash that hits the sandbank and swirls up a storm.

But I guess that's how life rolls. You gotta take the bad with the good. It's the good that gets me through.

We arrived back home on Monday evening. The flight home was fairly easy - Ryder slept for 3/4 of it. It was nice to walk back into the sanctuary of our home. It smelt brand new again, like fresh paint. We dumped suitcases in the entry way & began 'the normal nightly routine' of getting kids fed & bathed & in bed. Silly me - let our pantry & fridge run dry before we went away, thinking it was wise....{you know...so no food went to waste} but in hindsight it was stupid. It's not like we were going away for weeks or months!! So in consequence, Chris had to nip out to buy bread, milk & some hotdogs for dinner :)

Monday night was horrific! I started to feel unwell. Ryder hardly slept a wink. The night was long!

Tuesday rolled on in. I was in agony every hour with severe stomach cramping. I assumed I'd picked up a little bug on the plane, so braved up & got on with the mundane of being back home. Back to reality.

I took the kids grocery shopping - a big re-stock kinda shop. We did 9 million loads of washing. Made beds, cleaned kitchens, and attended ballet lessons. Straight back into life! Right where we left off.
Tuesday afternoon my Mum was involved in a serious car crash!! Thankfully she's fine (shaken up naturally) but their car was a complete write off :( scary! I hate thinking of the what ifs & could've beens!! I'm grateful she's A.OK!!!!!

Tuesday night was possibly the worse night we've had with Ryder {minus the nights he was sick & in hospital}. He was peaking high temps {again....gah!!!!} and crying as if in severe pain. He was refusing to sleep more than 20 minutes at a time. And amongst this, I was still dashing to the loo every hour {sorry for too much info} and in crippling pain. Chris & I hit a bit of low during that night. I just wanted to press a rewind button & be taken back to the peace & love & purity of last week. If only.

Wednesday, I took Ryder to the Doctor. Turns out he's got a bout of Tonsillitis. And cutting about 4 more teeth ....just to ice the cake! More meds for him :(

The last 2 nights have been **ever so slightly** better, but with me co-sleeping with Ryder in the spare room.

Hoping tonight I get to share a bed with my husband! Wouldn't that be nice. Just him and I.

This morning after getting to day 5 of severe cramping and other symptoms, I headed to the Doc, this time for me. Turns out it wasn't a gastro, but an infection inside my stomach. I've got some heavy antibiotics now - so hopefully I'm back to 'normal' {if you can call me that!} asap too!

OH THE JOYS!!!!!!!!

I've got absolutely nothing done this week. I've cooked a couple of meals, managed to fold & put away the 9 million loads of washing & replied to one {yes...only one} email, and that's about it! The week has come & almost gone....and I've spent all of it, either rocking, patting or attending to a miserable baby, keeping my head above water.....or on the loo myself. I haven't even had a coffee since Monday morning!! And for people who know me, or regular readers of this blog - you'd know that I rarely go a day without coffee....let alone FIVE!!!! I've just been too queezy & blah!! Oh yeah - it's been fun times here!!!! :))

However, it's not all doomy gloomy. I think I can see a slither of a silver lining in the distant......I'm feeling a little better already {after only 2 doses of the antibiotics}, Ryder is currently asleep in.his.own.cot!!!, it's Friday, we're all still together, and I think things are on the up! Phew!

I'm hoping next week will be a little more productive, and a whole lot more happier.

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Here's a few photos from our last morning on Hamilton Island, before we flew out....

After checking out of the hotel, and returning the buggy, we had morning tea at a cafe/restaurant along the front called SAILS.

Not a bad view whilst dining hey?

And they served a seriously goooooood Iced Coffee.

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Ah, YAWN!!!!!! It's a tiring life :) {10 months old today!!}

G'Night All. Happy Weekending!

P.S. I will update Bookworms Club soon.