Katy can't sleep because of heat?

A middle of the night BLOG, but part of a good night so far, so don't worry :)  The big fab fan has made my room comfortable and my slumber occur naturally.  It is getting light and the birds are starting to sing.  Quite beautiful.

Katy had an awful night last night, and I am left not sure of the reasons for this.  In the end, I think it was because it is too hot.  I don't think the core of it was my illness, but don't actually know.  I guess in the end it is mixed. 

We made birthday party invitations.  She is going to play football in Longford Park on Saturday afternoon with mostly boys.  Then she is going to watch a film with girls.  I am unlikely to join in.  Dave is happily ready to be referee and to share out pieces of pizza.  My sister from Jersey is looking after me, while my mum heads home for weekend break.

Martha and Katy are currently sharing Martha's room while my Mum uses Katy's room.  Katy does not get settled in bed.  She is crying that she cannot sleep.  With my jelly legs, I am trying to help Katy get settled.  I invite her into my bed for a cuddle, and then return  her to her bed.  She is now trying to sleep on the floor.  She messes with the big fab fan and denies touching it.  I try to find some medicine -  medised, as a means of helping her sleep and discover that we no longer have any.  I give her calpol, which appears to work, for about 30 mins ...

At midnight we have Katy awake and crying (she even takes a picture of herself on her IPOD touch).  I move her back into her bedroom - making my mum use the front room (we have a mattress down there at the moment, too).  Katy and I go through her star chart for going to be on time.  We agree that she cannot have a star for tonight!!!   We do go through the last two weeks and give her a star for every day that she went to bed properly.  Adding up the stars we find that she has enough stars to win her prize - to go and see Despicable Me 2 in the cinema.  We agree that I will take her in two weeks time.  Her birthday party film is Despicable Me.

I sit on her bed, while she says she cannot sleep.  In the end she drops off and I return to my bed.

At no point has she shared any thoughts with me, except that she cannot sleep.  If I can get the photo from her IPOD touch, I will add it.  She looks truly awful.  She has puffed up eyes and a downturned smile and looks like she will never be able to be happy.  Her face is swollen and sad.  The problem here are my IT skills - I don't know how to use an IPOD.  I have a blackberry.

Martha has started using the "Ask it Basket".  This is a joy to me.  She has written an anonymous secret message that I will not share, and we have been able to talk about it. 

love you all

Sarah xxx