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I wasn't born particularly LUCKY- no silver spoons clogging up my airway or anything, I suppose it just turned out that way.
Unfortunately it hasn't been the kind of LUCK that helps you win the 'lotto' In fact I never won anything of any significance in my life.

This LUCKINESS started when I was about 24 and was diagnosed with a condition that was potentially debilitating, however it transpired I had the non-progressive type and have been living with very few symptoms since..So there's my first lucky strike.

The next time I truly felt LUCKY (apart from meeting my husband but i think Paul was the LUCKY one there lol) was when my firstborn Patrick was found to have an eye condition and fortunately only one of his eyes was affected.




When Gia came along naturally I felt so LUCKY to have a beautiful little girl, but not so much when she turned out to be totally different to Patrick and was quite a difficult baby. By the time she turned one year old it became apparent there was a problem. Eventually after 3 1/2 years we had our diagnosis of Aspergers and the jigsaw suddenly fit. We were very LUCKY, she had a 'high functioning autism' (sorry Petunia)

Kayla who was born 17 months after Gia was a dream baby and is only now turning out to be the defiant teenager she isn't.




So you can see I am steeped in LUCK .... so how come sometimes I look at others and feel so much resentment and jealousy.

And another thing, other mothers telling me that Gia is great ...'sure she's no different to my own.... they all do that ...she's going through a stage... ' those opinions infuriate me 'Take her off, I want to say, and live with her for a week, even a day, then give me your opinion'

Anyway (rant over) I want to say I do really appreciate how FORTUNATE I've been and I wouldn't change my lot for any 'lotto' money
I only have to look at my family and into my childrens' faces to realise how truly LUCKY I am x x x

Embarrassing/funny moments

Hi
you have been challenged to reveal your most cringe-worthy or simply hilarious moment
THANKS KAT X X

jazzygirljenpetunia

WHO THE HELL.......?

We, as in Paul, I and the 3 kids had been invited to a 4 yr olds birthday party on a lovely sunny day about 3 years ago. Because I had never been to the house I phoned for directions ... 'yeah yeah I know it.. new estate, number 4 ... great see you then' Got to the house... yes this is it, bouncy castle out the back, number 4 and we all trooped in I knew I wouldn't know many people there so we passed through the front room just nodding at the other guests and went into the kitchen where Gia went straight out the back to the bouncy castle I rested Kayla down on the floor in her rock-a-tot and stood up to scan the room for a familliar face
My eyes alighted on a little figure in a communion dress looking curiously at the brightly wrapped gift in Paul's hand I turned to meet Paul's eyes and it was the same thought that passed between us -It was the wrong house -I looked at everyone standing around staring at us but saying nothing and whispered to Paul 'Get Gia...'
This was no easy feat as she was already having a ball on the castle so he just picked her up and I grabbed Kayla and hissed at Patrick to follow us and we just walked back out through the front room and as mature adults we were didn't utter a word, just got the hell out!
I think the kids were too stunned to object such was the speed we retreated and you never saw anyone strap them in the back and get away as quick Poor kids had to endure their parents almost peeing themselves with laughter for the next half hour (We did eventually make it to the right house)

PATRICK'S DAY

I never imagined I'd have anyting in common with Jordan..Was is it I hear you say? Her humungous implants ? Her abrasive interviewee skills? Peter Andre? Read on -all will become clear

Our first born, Patrick, was a dream baby slept loads, hardly cried and was happy and content At 6 months my MIL said he had a turn in his eye we should get checked out so unconcerned I brought him to eye clinic and was a bit alarmed when they sent us to Dublin for a 2nd opinion However both Paul (hubby) and I agreed that the worst case scenario would be if the had to operate on our little boy to straighten the turn We saw Professor O'Keefe in the Mater private In hindsight it must have been hard on him to drop the bombshell that our baby was blind in his right eye when we were totally unprepared for such awful news It turned out that Patrick had been born with ONH (optic nerve hydoplasia) which means that his main optic nerve did not develop in the womb... he would never have sight in his right eye and nothing could be done to give him that lost sight So thats where the(only) similarity with Katie Price comes about Her eldest boy Harvey was born with the same condition but in both eyes (which is the norm- we were very lucky) However Katie Price did not believe nothing could be done and carted him off to LA to be pumped with steroids and god knows what with the result that he has a load more health problems, I believe as a result of this intervention!

Patrick has led a perfectly normal life, is popular in school, clever and a great sports guy even donning the black n' amber helmet and taking his fair share of pucks He is aware that he has to mind his sighted eye but it doesn't single him out in any way His Dad and I are definitely 'glass half full' types of people so we are thankful that it wasn't worse We've been to both Temple st and Crumlin so perspective has been dosed in large amounts

My life as I know it now started not with Gia's diagnosis but her birth. Although we already had our cherished little baby boy something about having a girl allows a mum to have dreams and aspirations that we may have had ourselves In my case I wanted my little girl to grow up with confidence and assurance From early in her little life we realised she was very different to her (biggish) brother
My dreams of having a little girl with the name Gia were realised and she was the most beautiful little thing with dark sallow skin and eyes like chocolate ( she is 1/8 italian)
It seems with every little baby i got broodier so it wasn't long after i stopped breast-feeding Gia I was pregnant with Kayla (a living doll)
So thats us Patrick (now 7 1/2) Gia (5 1/2) and Kayla (4 & a bit )