adventures in auntying

[llywela]

Layla-May is growing like a weed!



Three guesses who bought the bib in that last picture. I felt we should begin as we mean to go on!

ETA: one more, because: adorbs.

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[femsc.livejournal.com]

What a pretty little thing she is, to be sure!
How is Chelsea managing motherhood? I've been wondering whether she's able to cope or whether her various problems get in the way. She's so lucky to have a wonderful family to help her

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Chelsea's doing okay, on the whole - most of the problems she's had have stemmed more from being unwell than from her autism. She had such a bad birth experience - first the liver condition (cholestasis) and the inducement (being in hospital for almost a week was pure sensory overload), then the third degree tear from front to back, right down to the muscle - that'll take 3-6 months to heal, they say. She hasn't stopped bleeding yet. She had a slight infection at the time of the birth, and has suffered from thrush since. We're at 10 weeks now and she hasn't been well in all that time, although she tries hard to put a brave front on. She does rely pretty heavily on my mum's support (Jamie tries, but is fairly useless). But she's really good with the baby, and absolutely adores her - she errs on the side of being over-protective and over-cautious, rather than neglectful like her own parents. She has very firmly held ideas about how a child should be raised - she's basically trying to re-create her own childhood experience for Layla. It's actually quite touching to see how many of the things we did for and with Chelsea, she's remembered and wants to do for Layla.

If we could just steer her away from the very bad influence of her closest friend, she'd be fine...

The baby is doing really well. She's such a happy little thing, always smiling and chatting.

How are your lot?