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| paths ready for concrete |
Not Impressed!
Wednesday 30 November 2011
All plastered!
all the walls are plastered now and drying out! the path to the garden has been cleared ready for concrete too!
Saturday 26 November 2011
2 more weeks to go!
Well this week the scaffolding has come down and we can now see the outside! and the inside has now been partly plastered!
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| View from garden |
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| back door |
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| Bethany's Bedroom |
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| Bethany's bedroom |
Friday 25 November 2011
Hospital visits
Well seems like a long time since Bethany has had lots hospital visits! And as normal they have all come together at once! At least we have had some good news and it hasn't all been depressing!
Ears - Bethany always fails the hearing test as she has glue ears! Then they ask me can she sit unaided to which I reply every time NO oh ok! well we can't really do the test. They decided to test her shock reflex dropping a hard ball in a wooden box but Bethany was concentrating on sitting on mummy and trying to bounce that she didn't even blink typical she jumps the following day when mummy sneezes next to her! We've tried hearing aids didn't make much difference and were always falling out bit useless really. Said no to gromits as stew my husband had one and has had 1 ear infection after another! So we are now trying a Baha band (http://products.cochlearamericas.com/support/baha/baha-for-children) if the doesn't do anything then hoping they will discharge us!
Eyes - We went to see the eye doctor recently. We have been seeing him yearly since Bethany was born. She has Cortical Visual problems and optic atrophy and was registered as severely sight impaired/blind last year. Which means half priced TV license now! Think its very funny that my 3 year is the TV license holder! Well appointment went well Bethany will track some objects and lights. The consultant has decided not to see us again as because Bethany's head hasn't grown since she was 3 months old nothing much has changed with her eye sight. so i guess that is good news and its one less appointment a year!
Kidneys - Bethany's genetic doctor who we saw in Aug decided that Bethany should be sent for a kidney scan as some children with her deletion have problems with their kidneys. So off we went to the hospital! We followed the instructions on the letter to where we should go and when we turned up (good job I was early) I was told that I was in the wrong place so I pointed to my letter and instructions and told them this is where I was told to go. So off I went to find correct department for Bethany's scan. Our appointment was for 10.30 and I was there for 10.10! I don't think this has ever happened before but we were seen earlier than our appointment time! normally all Bethany's appointments run an hour late! Poor Bethany hated having the scan even though the jelly was warm and we had pretty lights and music to help. The doctor made me laugh when she asked if Bethany would lie on her front so she could scan the kidneys from the back I told her no! By this time Bethany was very unhappy and shouting and crying at us! (you can;t blame her she has had so many people prod and poke her and stick needles in her I think I would scream and cry too) So she sat on me for rest of scan she redder and redder and very blotchy. I asked if everything was OK to which she said ill go talk to the consultant and he may want to do some more scanning! Well that always worry s me! Anyway she came back and told me everything looked fine what a relief!
Neurology Paediatric consultant - This appointment can sometimes be depressing! Good news first is that Bethany has finally gained some weight and grown in length yea but as normal her head hasn't grown since she was 3 months old! New drug (Azithromycin) added to daily cocktail we already give her! It's an antibiotic that she takes every other day thru winter to help with chest infections and hopefully keep her out of hosp fingers crossed. We discussed Bethany getting referred to Rainbows hospice http://www.rainbows.co.uk/ for some respite. I have sent an application in and now just have to sit back and wait for them to contact us! Bethany's doctor doesn't think she will live beyond her teenage years. Prob explains why she is acting like a teenager now! by bot getting up in the morning and sleeping in very funny.
Heart - Bethany genetic doctor wanted her to also go for a heart scan to check her heart was ok! So after fighting thru rush hour traffic we finally made it to the hospital! we then had to go into south block! Bethany always has app n stays in east block so we got a little lost finding cardiology ward but eventually found it! We then found out they only have 1! Paediatric heart scan machine and it was currently in neo nates! Really a huge university hospital and it only has one machine was children! Anyway a little after our app time we getting taken thru for the scan. Bethany was a superstar and didn't complain. The best news everything looked fine and was normal.
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| Beautiful pic to make you smile |
Ears - Bethany always fails the hearing test as she has glue ears! Then they ask me can she sit unaided to which I reply every time NO oh ok! well we can't really do the test. They decided to test her shock reflex dropping a hard ball in a wooden box but Bethany was concentrating on sitting on mummy and trying to bounce that she didn't even blink typical she jumps the following day when mummy sneezes next to her! We've tried hearing aids didn't make much difference and were always falling out bit useless really. Said no to gromits as stew my husband had one and has had 1 ear infection after another! So we are now trying a Baha band (http://products.cochlearamericas.com/support/baha/baha-for-children) if the doesn't do anything then hoping they will discharge us!
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| Does this make me look like i have special needs! |
Eyes - We went to see the eye doctor recently. We have been seeing him yearly since Bethany was born. She has Cortical Visual problems and optic atrophy and was registered as severely sight impaired/blind last year. Which means half priced TV license now! Think its very funny that my 3 year is the TV license holder! Well appointment went well Bethany will track some objects and lights. The consultant has decided not to see us again as because Bethany's head hasn't grown since she was 3 months old nothing much has changed with her eye sight. so i guess that is good news and its one less appointment a year!
Kidneys - Bethany's genetic doctor who we saw in Aug decided that Bethany should be sent for a kidney scan as some children with her deletion have problems with their kidneys. So off we went to the hospital! We followed the instructions on the letter to where we should go and when we turned up (good job I was early) I was told that I was in the wrong place so I pointed to my letter and instructions and told them this is where I was told to go. So off I went to find correct department for Bethany's scan. Our appointment was for 10.30 and I was there for 10.10! I don't think this has ever happened before but we were seen earlier than our appointment time! normally all Bethany's appointments run an hour late! Poor Bethany hated having the scan even though the jelly was warm and we had pretty lights and music to help. The doctor made me laugh when she asked if Bethany would lie on her front so she could scan the kidneys from the back I told her no! By this time Bethany was very unhappy and shouting and crying at us! (you can;t blame her she has had so many people prod and poke her and stick needles in her I think I would scream and cry too) So she sat on me for rest of scan she redder and redder and very blotchy. I asked if everything was OK to which she said ill go talk to the consultant and he may want to do some more scanning! Well that always worry s me! Anyway she came back and told me everything looked fine what a relief!
Neurology Paediatric consultant - This appointment can sometimes be depressing! Good news first is that Bethany has finally gained some weight and grown in length yea but as normal her head hasn't grown since she was 3 months old! New drug (Azithromycin) added to daily cocktail we already give her! It's an antibiotic that she takes every other day thru winter to help with chest infections and hopefully keep her out of hosp fingers crossed. We discussed Bethany getting referred to Rainbows hospice http://www.rainbows.co.uk/ for some respite. I have sent an application in and now just have to sit back and wait for them to contact us! Bethany's doctor doesn't think she will live beyond her teenage years. Prob explains why she is acting like a teenager now! by bot getting up in the morning and sleeping in very funny.
Heart - Bethany genetic doctor wanted her to also go for a heart scan to check her heart was ok! So after fighting thru rush hour traffic we finally made it to the hospital! we then had to go into south block! Bethany always has app n stays in east block so we got a little lost finding cardiology ward but eventually found it! We then found out they only have 1! Paediatric heart scan machine and it was currently in neo nates! Really a huge university hospital and it only has one machine was children! Anyway a little after our app time we getting taken thru for the scan. Bethany was a superstar and didn't complain. The best news everything looked fine and was normal.
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Plaster board, electrics! all happening
Well the plaster boards has nearly all been put up, the wet room floor has been concreted! and the electrician has been and put in sockets and all the wiring for the lights! starting to see what it will look like now! And the window has been moved!
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| View from Bethany's view |
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| Sky light |
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| The new moved window |
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| New plug sockets |
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| Looking into Bethany's room thru storage area |
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| New Bathroom floor |
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| Bethany's Room with plasterboard up! |
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| Bethany's room |
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| Sky light with plaster board round it |
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| All white covered in plaster board! |
Stud walls go up
Wow everything is moving quickly now the stud walls have started to go up and we can see the shape of the rooms forming the roof has also been tiled!
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| The Wet room |
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| The new roof |
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| Velux window for the wet room |
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| Storage area and wet room |
Thursday 17 November 2011
Inside is huge!
The outside wall has come down to join the new extension to the old part to make a huge space!
The builders have started to put the tiles on the roof and started to put the frames up inside for the stud walls! the bathroom area is now visible!
The builders have started to put the tiles on the roof and started to put the frames up inside for the stud walls! the bathroom area is now visible!
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| This is where the bathroom will be |
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| the end part will be Bethany's bedroom |
Monday 14 November 2011
Day13-16
Well things are moving quickly most of the inside of the old extension has been ripped our the old roof has been taken down and the new roof timbers have gone up!
Check out the pics and the mess!!!!
Check out the pics and the mess!!!!
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| this will eventually be part of Bethany's new room mmm someone order a skip please! |
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| old extension looks huge with no wall it bathroom in it! |
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| Scaffolding |
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| No ceiling! |
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| mmm messy garden! spot the extension! |
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| Outside bath anyone!!! |
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Day 11 and 12
Wow the walls are nearly to the roof and they have taken the outside bricks down!
This is what the outside looks like now!
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| Monday |
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| Tuesday |
This is what the outside looks like now!
Saturday 5 November 2011
Day 10
We came home today to find the walls are higher and the bathroom floor had been concreted! with a plastic roof over it!
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| Bathroom Floor |
Thursday 3 November 2011
Day 9
It's like Christmas morning every time we come home from work we never quite know what we will find!
Here is what we found today -
Here is what we found today -
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Day 8
Well the walls are up to floor level. You can see where the wet-room will be and part of Bethany's new bedroom.
The section at the bottom of the picture its the wet-room. It will be only slightly bigger than this! and will contain toilet and sink! The section at the top of the picture is part of Bethany's new bedroom! all very exciting seeing it take shape now!
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Tuesday 1 November 2011
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