Running, running everywhere
N’s turned into a little runner. Being a toddler, he runs everywhere. Whatever he’s carrying, he tries to run with it. Thumb in his mouth, and he’ll run. It does worry me sometimes, as he’s not the most careful. He’ll…
Thoughtful discussion
Mini Masterchef
I think I wrote recently about N enjoying ‘helping’ me cook. Here’s the post if you missed it. He’s definitely a mini masterchef in the making. I have to be so careful as now he thinks he’s a pro at…
Music for children
We’ve never really played nursery rhymes to N. I do have a cd of them which I played once in the car, but I wasn’t keen on the grating versions and N didn’t seem that thrilled with it so we…
Cheap ride
Before I had a child, I always pitied the parents in shopping centres having to drag their screaming kids away from the pay character rides they have wherever you turn. The children wanting to have another go, the parent needing…
Cheeky behaviour
I thought N was getting grown up as he’s no longer been taking his taggy blanket or Peter Rabbit toy to nursery. Just before he was due to start nursery, I thought it might help to have something to help…
Mine and My
N’s at the amusing stage where everything’s ‘mine’. It’s always ‘MY this’, ‘My that’ or ‘MINE’ all said above normal volume. It can be a bit annoying when items clearly aren’t his, or if he’s taking offence to other children…
Swimming backstroke
“On our back we lie nice and flat” so goes the song at Waterbabies to prepare them for swimming backstroke. But until now (and we’ve been swimming since 4 months old, he’s now 27 months), N’s flat out refused to…
Television Thomas
Oh dear, it seems to have started. N doesn’t tend to watch kids tv that much. Generally he’ll ask for Tractor Ted (think we need more versions as he’ll know everything about milking and pea harvesters, but that’s about it)…
Bath toys and water spouts
So whose children have lots of bath toys? Once N could sit up, I was keen for him to have something to play with in the bath. You see all these exciting toys with wheels and spouts for pouring water…
Sunroof fun
My new car has a panoramic roof. Not actually a sunroof (I’m not a fan of those as I’ve found in the past they can end up with seal problems and therefore lots of condensation and ice inside the car),…
Arty play
Today’s been a funny day. Initially I had plans to take N to the nearby National Trust place for an Easter Egg hunt or swimming to make up for having no swimming for a few weeks, but morning plans failed…