Sometimes I do despair with N and school work. Just everything seems so hard in getting him to do things. I do wonder what he’s like at school, whether they have the same battles. Or whether he’ll happily sit down and do it there because it’s school. But it does seem that only 4 weeks in to year 1, we’ve reached the moment when things click. Reading His reading last year was painful. He didn’t seem to remember words, he didn’t… Continue Reading “That moment when things click”
Aside from our early summer camping in Woolacombe, I wanted to take N away for a few days at the end of the summer holidays as well. He was bursting to go on a plane for the first time, but with me not having an in-date passport and he not having one at all, I was pretty limited on where to take him. Because it was summer, I wanted to go somewhere with beaches rather than a city break somewhere… Continue Reading “First flight and a trip to Jersey”
Ever since first playing tennis at school last year N has enjoyed the game. They have an external coach from a local club come in and do junior lessons for them, and after playing in the summer term, N was given a referral letter to play at the club. Tennis was my sport at school (before squash took over at uni and afterwards), so I’m pleased that he enjoys it so much. For a 5 year old, and thinking about… Continue Reading “Joining the tennis club and a clingy child”
It’s started. N’s 5 years old and he’s already kissed a girl. I was surprised to say the least, but then I remember back to my first school days and a 5 year old called Brian who kissed me during story time. So maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised. Especially as N is a really huggy and kissy child. Although usually only with family. Last week I arrived at nursery to pick him up from after school club to them… Continue Reading “Kiss the girls – pretty ones only”
A couple of months ago, N had 1 wobbly tooth. Only 5 days later, he then had a gap where 2 teeth were, plus half a new tooth through and a little white tooth just about showing through the gum. Oh, and then 2 weeks later a 3rd fell out. Yes, those milk teeth started falling out at the age of 5, the same age I was when I lost my first. It seems so young. There are 3 boys in his… Continue Reading “Milk teeth and tooth fairy tips”
N’s feet have finally grown. His school shoes still fit ok but he needed new trainers which are always harder to buy. His insteps aren’t particularly high, he’s an F fitting, but velcro fastenings never seem long enough on trainers for some reason. So we headed off to Brantano to find some trainers in the hope they’d have enough choice there and which weren’t ridiculously priced given they’ll get wrecked fairly quickly. They confirmed his feet had grown, only 1/2… Continue Reading “Shoe laces – a big mistake”
It’s another big first moment. Yes, N has his first wobbly tooth. It crept up on me. I know several other 5 year olds who’ve recently lost their first, but thought we’d be waiting a bit longer. But no, he woke on Monday morning telling me proudly that his tooth was wobbly. I think he was a little confused about how it’s still wobbly 2 days later. He was obviously imagining a brief wobble and then it falling out immediately… Continue Reading “The tooth fairy cometh – first wobbly tooth”
Children grow so quickly, but when you see them every day, it’s hard to see it until they grow out of their clothes. Or are stood next to someone else’s child and you realise they’ve shot past them in height. But I’ve noticed that footwear can make a real difference in how they look. Put them in a certain type of shoe, and all of a sudden they look 2 years older, and you’re wondering where the years have gone.… Continue Reading “Barefeet to boots – the 7 stages of children’s shoes”
When we started thinking about N’s birthday party it was all a bit of a blur. Unless your child has a particular yearning for one theme, you can come unstuck with all the offers out there. We joined up with his best friend as their birthdays are only a few weeks apart and they’d be inviting the same people from school and NCT, and then it was on to party planning. The party theme You’d think 2 boys the same… Continue Reading “A Mad Science party for 5 year olds”
N’s now turned 5 – yes, that final week of him being 4 rushed past like anything. So I remembered to sit down and do my birthday interview with him…now he’s a year older. We’ve been doing these since he was nearly 2 1/2 years old so I expected a lot more conversation. But N’s obviously a child of very few words when it comes to a formal question and answer session. That’s in total contrast to what he’s usually… Continue Reading “Birthday Interview with a 5 year old”
