I’ve been saying for years that N needed a new bed. As soon as he grew out of the cotbed really. He just inherited the bed that was originally in his room, and that was the old bed that had been the OH’s teenage bed. Yes, a 35 year old hideous floral 1980s divan bed….
Moving up in swimming class – is it his thing?
Swimming classes have been hard work for N. From starting at 4 months old, then changing from baby and toddler swimming to normal swimming lessons. It took him 6 years to achieve his 10 metre badge without a float aid. I always thought swimming isn’t really his thing. But maybe it is. He’s just been…
A first sleepover with friends
N’s slept over at the farm lots of times over the last 4 years, but never had a sleepover with friends. Quite a few of his friends have had them before, but last weekend, a friend was having a birthday sleepover party and N was invited. In the run up he was so excited. And…
The biggest achievements can come from little things
Sometimes the biggest achievements aren’t always huge. Yes, the big milestones are important. But sometimes the achievements that make you swell with pride are the ones that children have slogged away at and you never thought they’d get. In N’s case there have been the usual big stages that he’s achieved easily: Riding a bike….
The first mini tennis match experience
Unbelievably, at the age of 7, N has played his first tennis match for his team. It’s come around a lot faster than I expected with a short turnaround from being asked. But their mini tennis team has started. And Sundays aren’t going to be the same again. N’s been playing mini tennis for 2…
