Sick of Being Sick

Hey there. Well I have made an attempt to write a bit more frequently! As you can tell in my title I have been a bit crook. Mainly with a cold. My fourth since being here!! As well as a bit queasy form morning sickness. Together they have made a wonderful combination. My immune system is really suffering and I seem to catch everything! I'm so over it.

Have been feeling very homesick and wondering whether I can last three years. The weather has been cold. 10 degrees and financially things have been tough with Cigna not paying for Lachy's treatments and the falling exchange rate making things even tougher. We are pretty devastated. We realise we won't be able to do the travelling or enjoying of our lifestyle as much. In a way we are in a worse financial position as back in Australia at least Lachy's therapy would be 50% covered. With each treatment costing about $250 Aussie its costing us a fortune but what can we do. He's making great progress.

Having a friend Cassie come over for lunch today so that will be nice. I made vege lasagne last night so will serve leftovers. Anyway will write soon. xx Bron

Six Weeks Pregnant

So I am six weeks pregnant. Hence probably why I have been so bad at keeping this up to date. Morning sickness is just setting in for me like it did last time at six weeks. Although not throwing up yet just queasy a lot of the time. So what's been happening I guess.

Well since I last wrote it has got much colder and almost depressingly so. I am not looking forward to winter and am very pleased to be heading back to Australia in Jan for 3 weeks for warm weather. I will be about 13 weeks preggo then so may be a nice surprise for a lot of people.

Lachy is settling in well at school and I am pleased to say the biting has stopped. He is now having three types of therapy and is really starting to make some progress. We have worked out that he has a mild sensory processing disorder and I am convinced it is this that can set of his behaviour. So now he is seeing an Occupational Therapist who will teach him how to slow his engine down and not to be so distracted by sounds. His speech is really coming along now. And he can say his name correctly - Lachy rather than Gachy when prompted. His behaviour is improving too. The only disappointing thing has been the insurance agency that is refusing to pay for Lachy's treatment. We are having to cut back his therapy to twice a month now and I am hopeful of even stopping his behaviour therapy by April. It is costing us a fortune ($250 Aussie per treatment session) . When we go back to Australia I am getting him assessed for an Autism Spectrum Disorder as then we will hopefully be able to get some money back when we are back there in Jan and July and August each year. Not that I want him to be diagnosed with this and if he is it will be mild I know but at least we would get back some cash for the treatments.

I have been keeping busy and most weeks really only have about one day to myself where I haven't organised something. Having lunch with a girlfriend on Wednesday actually. And Lachy has a play date with a little girl 4 floors down. Life here is great but I am really homesick, and feeling sick and bit wanting the lovely Melbourne air! Gotta go. Till next time.