Mama Mimics!

Ha ha ha ha, our children really do give away all our bad pointS don't they ha ha. Cheeky is pretty good at this...or bad for this dependant on how you look at it lol. We have gone through phases of several different things, some good some bad, some i can think of others, well nappy and now potty brain is taking over. From him i have had...always in public of course..... "Oi", "Get down NOW", "oh goodness sake", "stop it"... to name but a few, it amazing that you don't really realise you do these things until you child copies you.....he also really mimics me in my actions, he is good at cleaning, he puts his toys to bed and goes through the whole goodnight ritual that i do with him, he likes to pass me my towel when i have had a bath or shower, and ask me if i need a wee wee lol, it is very very sweet. Today however came a new mama mimic.... oh dear i was laughing hysterically, but goodness it is so awful when i think about it. We had stopped behind a couple of cars at the traffic lights, when, from the little car seat behind me, came a huge sigh, followed by a rather loud "COME OOOONNNN" shock followed by laughter at cheeky's road rage, or rather mimicking mine .... i actually think i am rather a calm driver, but i suppose we all get a bit uptight when in a rush, or about to run out of petrol and the car in front is going slower than a slug lol! Cheeky and i did have a little giggle about this for the duration of the journey, but i have promised myself that if he does this again i won't laugh! Priceless!

That Baby list!!!

When i was pregnant with cheeky i got a list from toys r us of all for the things i needed to buy so i was equipped for my baby. Did anybody else follow one of those?.....maybe just me, i was clueless..... i bought most of the things on the list and still didn't feel ready lol.... seriously now there is one item missing off that list that is extremely well used and needed when you have a baby/child..... STAIN REMOVER.... my advice to anybody having a baby, buy this stuff by the bucket load. I have tried many and my current fave is a stain remover spray gel by tesco, its really cheap too...hehe....

Two cheeky monkeys!!

Had rather a busy day today, busy in a good way. This morning i took cheeky to a summer holiday toddler group that my friend told us about. It was quite nice, rather quiet but everyone was pleasant which i feel i very important at a toddler group. We have been to a few before where you just feel completely judged and uncomfortable, this one was nice, and it is on twice a week for the duration of the holidays. Cheeky remained close to me as always, however he did have a moment when he went to get is juice and forgot where i was, he didn't cry however he just studied the room and when he saw came bouncing over with a huge smile..... Muuuuuummmmmmmyyyyy! (aw) After toddler group we had to go and pick up cheekys cousin, sister has just had her second baby so needs the rest. Cheeky fell asleep in the car and A was pleased to see us, and creeped into the car when i said whisper as cheeky is sleeping, bless him. Two toddlers safely in the car i had to think quick what to do for lunch, really due a food shop so not much in..... Do i take them out, shall i buy picnic food (down came the rain as i though that) in the end i was sensible (lol ) and just picked up some sandwich fillings and bread, crisps etc. Cheeky and A were great in the supermarket, singing away.... very loudly... and tickling each other and me helping me choose which yogurts, which bread lol, it was great fun. Once home again cheeky and i sat down to lunch, A, ran off to play in cheekys bedroom, i calmly told him that his lunch was on the table when he was ready (a few small eating issues atm). They played so well for a couple of hours, whilst i went round picking up balls out of the ball pool, trains, cars, little people and goodness knows what else. They shared and played together, which was lovely to see as sharing is a issue....like all children....eventually A sat down and ate some lunch, then they both shared some crisps, had a yogurt each and shared some raisins, little pigs ha ha. I knew it would happen....eventually A got it on him and started throwing toys down the stairs, they behind cheekys bed and then......the little horror....out of cheekys bedroom window. I was mortified as they were bouncing on the velux window on the way down and most of them got stuck and are still stuck on the kitchen roof. I am quite surprised actually that cheeky didn't join in lol. By this point i decided it was probably time to take A home. So shoes and coats on and off we went, leaving the mess behind :(. The giddy behaviour continued at sisters house... but the main thing was that they were happy and occupied and i could have a cuddle with baby L :) ooooh she is gorgeous. Grandparents turned up the boys went crazy excitied and became extremely loud, sister got stressed so i took them off to the park and they ran off some energy running up and down the hill before i dropped A off again and took cheeky home for teatime and bed.... where he is now all cuddled up. :)) So yes there is a running comentry of my day, nice and boring YAWN lol x bedroom window

Television, friend or faux??

I have always had this feeling that children watching television is really bad. I remember once watching a documentary and on it a child was strapped in a high chair and sat in front of the television. I was disgusted, i always thought my children won't watch television. Obviously this is easier said than done, pretty much everybody has a television, and pretty much everywhere you go has a television, we have one in our home as well so this didn't exactly go to plan. Jo frost advises suitable television in moderation, along with most people surrounding us we were well aware of cbeebies. For cheeky's first year the only time he really saw any of it was at my sisters house, my nephew was quite into, In The Night Garden and Waybuloo. Cheeky wasn't really interested in it tbh. Obviously as he got older he developed and interest but never an obsession and i definitely relaxed my no television rule, deciding i didn't want to make him 'different' and if i am honest cbeebies is kind of great if i have housework to do or a call to make. Having said that television time is still limited, and i do watch an episode of anything before he watches it to make sure it isn't filling his head with rubbish. I must say the majority of cbeebies is educational. So for the time being cheeky's favourites are Chuggington, Zingzilla's and Everything is Rosie, up until very recently he loved Waybuloo and In The Night Garden, he still loves the merchandise but is overly fussed about watching them. I really hope i am doing this right, i would never just sit him in front of the television he is always free to play.... so am i a hypocrite or just realistic!!!

Sleeping Beauty!

By day cheeky is a total jekyl and hyde, he can go from dancing and signing, to screaming blue murder in about 20 seconds. Sometimes i can't help but laugh in total shock, its is just ridiculous. By night he is pretty steady, generally goes to bed at 7 oclock, bottle, bath (sometimes the opposite way around) story, bed. Sometimes late nights are unavoidable, and an early night is often the only way to keep us both sane. I have however noticed something which seems a little strange. Earlier in the week cheeky had a late ish night, it was about 8.30pm when he went to bed, i was thinking he would probably sleep in a little later, how wrong i was he woke at 5.10am (his normal waking time being about 6.30). Last night he had an early night, he just decided after teatime he just didn't want to be awake any longer and cried for night nights, so he was asleep by about 5.50pm (really early i know) yet this morning he didn't wake until 7.30am?! One very baffled mummy here?!!

Baby Boom?!

I seem to be surrounded by baby births at the moment. I became an Auntie again at the beginning of the week, and a friend had a baby on my birthday, i seem to be hearing about lots of births, bumps, pregnancy sickness, baby names, breast or bottle, boy or girl.....and i must say i am full of advice ha ha, having had one difficult baby who just loved to scream, i am on hand with lots of tips, still however not imposing on people. Anyway happy baby August lol x

Potty or Potty!

I have recently started potty training with cheeky. My approach is just to relax and enjoy the process, whether it takes a month or a year that is just fine. I have a tendency to get stressed about things, sleeping, weaning, cot to a bed, all of the transitions with cheeky have worried me and stressed me out so much, i am just always so desperate to get it right. Anyway we bought a little blue potty with a boat on it just before Christmas and i have kept it out in the living room ever since. Cheeky quite enjoyed putting it on his head or putting his little figures inside it..... until very recently when i started removing his nappy for half an hour or so when we were in the house. Obviously we have had so many Miss hap's, the mop has been very well used. Each time he had a wee wee on the floor i said ooh quick sit on the potty (like a bit of a game) initially he didn't do anything on it he just used to sit there. Until about two weeks ago when he did his first wee wee on the potty, i was actually crying i was so proud of him, we did a little dance called the 'good job dance' ( if anybody could have seen us they may have thought we were potty lol) and said lots and lots of wows! From then on thats how it went, we still had lots of weeing on the floor but each time he used the potty we danced and sang etc. Today we stayed at home for the whole day, just the two of us, perfect quality time :) and i kept his nappy off, just to see what happened...... and wow i am just amazed and so so pleased we haven't had a single accident all day, the potty has been used, we have danced the good job dance endlessly and there has been lots of hand washing, smiling cuddling, goodness i am so so so proud of him. Still a long way off him losing the nappy completely but that is fine, i am calm about the process and we are both enjoying it so much.