Riley’s very unhappy today, so I’m doing all I can to help his painful teeth, but it’s just not cutting it. He’s had very little sleep and I’m about out of adrenaline.

However, on a pleasant note, I got my first un-prompted “I Love you” from Keira today. I came in to get her up from her nap and she laid (lay? I hate that word) there, looked at me and said “Love you mum”. Aww…..

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