Mr Baby moves out

A lot of my past posts have not been about Mr Baby. I guess in a way that is a good thing, as it shows I do actually have a life of my own, but this should in no way mean that I have been neglecting Mr Baby (who isn't a baby anymore, but let's just call him that because I am used to it and because I love it).
He isn't one who can be neglected that easily. He keeps me on my toes all day long. Makes a lot of mess, talks a lot, his three favourite words - mama, duck, dog. He tells long stories about the duck and the dog, from which we can only understand these two words.
His favourite phrase these days is 'O nooo'. Deliberately throwing his toys in difficult places and then exclaiming O nooo and running to me to tell me what he has done and how I have to solve the problem.
I love my little munchkin so much that I really do think I have forgotten the rest of the world for him.
However, I am not being too clingy, and have thus successfully and hopefully finally removed him from my bed for good. He has been in and out of our bed since he was born, but this time, I am determined not to take him back.
While I am not opposed to the idea of co-sleeping I cannot handle anymore kicks in the face in the middle of the night. Also I need my arms free, not tucked under his head, as he likes it. So since a week now I am enjoying my free space in my bed.
On that note I would end today's note. Here's to happy sleeping!

CBR complaint response

Updating - my special needs test is on 31st of July; more than a month after my driving exam, and according to the CBR complaint department, they pushed me up on the waiting list! I wonder how many months would I have had to wait if they hadn't bestowed this favour upon me.
The test doesn't cost anything, but I have to hire the car from my driving school, which means I pay for an hours lesson - 46 euros.
Sigh.
Let's see what happens on the morning of 31st of July. 

Complaint to CBR

My well wishers suggested I complaint to the CBR on the examiner's remarks on my height at the very start of my exam, which made me nervous and broke my confidence, and above all made me feel insulted.
Read here http://myamsterdamlogue.blogspot.nl/2013/07/too-short-to-drive.html
I did write a complaint letter, which was duly responded by a phone call within two days. The woman on the other line tried to explain the examiner's actions by saying that in the past they have witnessed breaking problems with people shorter than 160m.
My response to that was, that this point should have been made aware to me before the actual exam. On the date of your driving exam you do not want to hear or experience anything out of the ordinary, which I did, and unfortunately it ruined it for me, and I drove worse than I normally do.
The lady on the phone listened intently to my complain for which I am thankful, but couldn't offer much in return to my complaint. She is supposed to get back to me soon to tell me when my special needs medical test will take place.
I will surely write here about the test and its outcome. So watch this space!

Too short to drive?

Today was the big day of the big exam. A test to how well have I learned to drive in the last five months and 25 lessons. Well the answer was not good enough.
I failed the test, I know my mistakes, the same mistakes that I was making in my lessons. The point which made the examiner's decision very easy was when I started to change a lane without looking properly while a car was coming form behind. A major blunder I know, which I made because I got distracted by my gears. That's why I have always been a fan of automatic cars, because I just hate changing gears.
Another sad part was that even though my parking skills are very good by now, when the examiner told me to find a spot to park I kind of panicked. I was taking too long to find a spot and when I did I couldn't park there properly.
I know that I can pass the exam if I try again. I know I need more practice. My instructor thinks I need to focus more, I don't know how I can focus more than I already do.
However, this was all normal and expected.
Now let me come to the unexpected and strange part of the exam.
The examiner was not an old man with glasses like I expected, it was a young woman. The first comment she made to me while I sat in the car was on my height. I told her that I have no problem driving the car and car reach the clutch and the break easily after adjusting my seat.

However, the examiner was not satisfied and took me to a special test to see if I can break hard enough to enable the ABS. She was again not satisfied at how I performed. I have never been taught to break hard and obviously was a bit hesitant in breaking with full power. However, the examiner looked at me and said “Is this all the power you have?”

After the exam she told me that she is putting me up for a special medical needs test because of my short height. My examiner politely suggested that I can just use an extra cushion on the driving seat, but obviously the examiner had other plans for me. 
I left the exam center in silence and shock. My instructor was surprised. He said he was quite curious to know what kind of a medical test I am going to have.
Can the CBR actually tell me that I am too short to drive or only able to drive certain kind of small cars. I wonder. And if they say I am fit to drive any car, then why the need to do this test in the first place?
I don't know whether to laugh on this matter or cry or scream. But again I am regretting my decision to try to get a driving license here in the Netherlands. One part of me wants to quit now, but the other part says that I have come too close to quit now. 
Let's wait and see.