Little Jumps and Leaps of Faith

Ben worked out how to jump last week, just before his first session at play group. He was doing little jumps in the kitchen whilst we were getting their breakfast ready. Within minutes he had taught Harry how to do it as well. So they now both enjoy jumping about !

This week it was their first two solo sessions at playgroup, I had to get them there for the start of the session and then walk away, leaving them with the group leaders, a real leap of faith for me. I hated leaving them behind, although they didn't bat an eyelid and couldn't wait to get going.

Harry & Ben are really enjoying play group, they are going for two morning sessions a week and can't wait to get into the hall to play with their new friends. Ben has already got a girlfriend ! she is a sweet little thing called Jasmine who spent their first session at playgroup following Ben around, walking two steps behind him like a little shadow.

Harry hasn't quite got the grasp of the peddle cars, he keeps saying it's his turn but when he gets to a car all he wants to do is push other children around in it. I can't work out if he is a control freak and wants to be in charge or is subservient :-)

I rather suspect it's the first

Ben has been making lots of sticky pictures, painting glue onto card and then sticking bits and bobs to the glue. Where as Harry likes to crayon more and paint. It is funny watching them they are quite different in what they like doing.

I will take some photos of their erm...artwork and include them next time.

Time flies by at the moment, so much to do. We have workmen starting next week, replacing the fascias and guttering on our home and changing the door lock on the front door (more on that later). So it will be low maintenance and will look smart, then in a couple of months we have other workmen ripping out our tatty en suite bathroom and making it all smart for us. No doubt I will mention this more when it happens.

It was my birthday last week, 39 :-(

Carol had the day off and we were getting ready for the boys second taster session at the playgroup. We got them in their pushchair and I turned round to lock the front door and found that I couldn't get the key to turn. This meant that there was a key in the lock on the inside and it also meant that we were locked out !

So Carol had to take the boys to playgroup on her own whilst I devised a way to break into our home. Which turned out to be scarily easy. I have since fixed this and our house is now very secure. The workmen will be changing the style of our front door lock, so we actually have to lock the door with a key, it won't automatically lock behind us when we pull it closed. This means we will never be locked out again. I got to the playgroup 15 minutes late, which I thought was pretty good going all things considered.

So it was a bit of a stressful start to my birthday. But all in all it was a nice day

Well that is all I have for you this time. Cheers Si.

First day at play group

Time flies and yet again I am overdue a blog entry. The boys have been getting on well and this week marks an important milestone in their development.

Yesterday the boys went for a taster session at their new playgroup. Carol had the day off work and we all went for an hour to the playgroup. We sat at the side of the hall and watched them play with all the other children and the fun activities the playgroup provides. Harry & Ben thoroughly enjoyed themselves and had a bit of a paddy when it was time to go, they really had a good time and obviously didn't want to go home just yet.

Today, I took the boys back again for their second taster session, this time I had to drop them off and leave, then pick them up an hour later.

Apparently they had a great time, although they aren't used to cups just yet (they still have their cups with lids and a drinking spout at home), so both of them had wet tops where they had got a little too ambitious with their new drinking style.

Harry & Ben were amongst the last few to be brought out to the front door by the staff and Ben was getting a little upset as the room was emptying, he was having a little bit of a cry when I got him, but it was a bit half hearted and soon went when he got his little biscuit I had brought with me for just such an eventuality :-)

Soon they will go for a full day on Fridays and Mondays, I will be lost without them and probably a lot more upset about it then they will be :-)

I am sure of this because this morning they raced off into the room before I had a chance to kiss them and wish them a nice day !

Here is a photo of the boys taken yesterday morning, just before their first playgroup session.