I’m very aware of how much both girls are growing up and changing each week, but occasionally something really makes me stop and think about it. This week, the trigger has been lots of talk about school. I overheard a conversation earlier in the week about the problem parents face when taking school age children…
Libby has been busy making herself the centre of attention this week. At a time when I hear on the news that children are no longer learning to speak properly because of their reliance on iPads and computers, Libby is proving them all wrong. This evening, I put Lia to bed and went to see…
This week, we have been getting used to the new dynamic of having two mobile children in the house. It’s just over a week since Lia started crawling now, and it really does make a big difference. I have to be much more careful when I nip out of the room. Lia doesn’t seem to…
I’ve just sat down to write this post and looked back at last week’s Thursday photo to check what number I was up to. I can’t believe my last Thursday photo was only a week ago, we’ve had so many adventures since then. Today, we made the most of our last full day at Bluestone….
Happy New Year! We started this year in the best possible way, putting Lia to bed at around 8 pm yesterday and not getting her up until 7.40 am today. This is the third time she has effectively slept through the night, but the first time she hasn’t been awake at 5 or 6 am…
Libby and Lia have both had a wonderful Christmas. Having asked for nothing but books, they have nearly 50 new books between them, as well as some book themed items and a few other things thrown in for variation. Christmas lunch was somewhat unusual, with Lia having the time of her life rubbing parsnip into…