The kids are getting so big! This is a good thing. I am definitely more a kid person than a baby person, and the older each of them gets the more I enjoy them.
Terrible framing, but wow she is beautiful! Amelia had her first birthday this month and her favourite present was, without doubt, her Baby Annabelle doll. It was love at first sight for those two! She has barely let go of the doll's hand since I bought it (a week before her birthday!). I would hide it (admittedly not very well, but Amelia is a baby after all), and she would dig it out every time and just hold its hand. She kisses and cuddles dolly and strokes its head; it is adorable. I'm looking for a good quality wooden pram for Christmas that doesn't cost the earth (seriously, who pays £100 for a doll pram? I barely paid that for a real pram!), any tips?
We bought her first shoes on Saturday because she is always so desperate to get down and crawl about outside, although she is not yet walking. She crawled through some wicked puddles yesterday, but don't tell Grandma ;)
Ben is just so Ben! This week he started playschool Monday to Friday mornings, 3 hours each day and he is loving it. Seriously, if ever a kid was ready to get into something new, it was Ben. I looked at a few places before choosing this playschool, and I ummed and ahhed about it for a while because the primary school on site doesn't have the best reputation, but I am so happy with my choice now. It is perfect for Ben: loads of space indoors, covered outdoors and proper outdoors; soft play; a playground with loads of bikes, scooters etc.; two 'forest schools' where they have set up like a forest with trees, logs and sticks all over and even a log cabin. They grow vegetables and build fires out of sticks (I don't think they light them ;)). There is even a speech and language therapist in residence. It's fab. So far he loves going and hates having to leave at the end.
His speech is up and down at the moment, as are his signs and eye contact. It's frustrating for all of us, but I will save that for another post.
Another major change for us is that D has a new job working shifts. He does 12 hours shifts, two day shifts (7am-7pm) followed by two night shifts (7pm-7am), then 4 days off. I still haven't decided whether I like it or not. It obviously depends at what point in the rotation we are! It is proving quite tricky for me to keep up with the house work: when D is working long hours I am usually in survival mode because I am so exhausted and have no energy for cleaning; when he is home sleeping I am trying to keep the kids and the house quiet, or else out; when he is properly off I want to spend quality time with him. I expect we'll get into the swing of it soon enough. This job is for a year, so if it ends up not working for us at least there is an end in sight.
It's all busy in your house then! Hope all continues to go well with Ben's set up and that the birthday girl has a fabulous time! Could eBay help with a cheap doll pram?
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