What a day!

Today has been one of those days for me. I have been rushing around doing stuff, and the day has just disappeared!

Giving Blood: One of my first jobs for today was to go and give blood in Chatteris – I have been giving blood for a few years now and have clocked up my 11th or 12th bleeding-session now, which is good. I do try to go every three months, but haven’t been for a while, as the last donor session was when Claire was overdue to give birth. Despite what people think, it doesn’t hurt much and the sense of helping someone, somewhere is quite rewarding. And, I managed my own personal best of just 4 minutes, 33 seconds to donate the blood. Must try to beat that next time! Also, I always manage to see someone in there that I know, which passes the waiting time considerably! But I would really recommend making an appointment though, as turning up is ok but you have to wait! I didn’t make an appointment this time, and really wished I had!

Jack’s Jabs: The next thing to tick-off on the list, was to take young Jack to the doctors for his second round of jabs! I think Claire thought she’d get out of taking him this time, especially after the first round a couple of weeks ago! We timed the waiting room really well, beating all other mums and dads in there, and ended up waiting about five minutes or so. When we got in there, the nurse soon jabbed one leg, (loud screams) and then just as he calmed down, she jabbed the other leg (again, loud screams). He was a really good boy, considering that the needle was literally about half an inch long and went straight into the side of his leg, which isn’t much bigger itself! Needless to say, he cried a bit in the waiting room (we had to wait 15 minutes afterwards in case he yakked) but the car-ride home was… loud.