Overlap

Well the boys are no longer in care, and we've had our first week at home.


It feels like we've all taken a big deep breath of fresh air and we are all starting to relax. The difficult thing is that I haven't finished work yet, so there has beeen a bit of overlap where we are just sort of juggling our work around them being home. Because of that I've noticed that Mr 3 is really missing the stimulation of kindy. I look forward to being able to create time and space at home for him to engage and learn the way he was at Montessori.


We are moving in the right direction, wheels locked like the Tonka truck...

Two little meat heads

I always worry about how I am going to get my boys to eat what I cook.


I choose my words carefully when describing what we are having - the idea being that it has too be truthful (so they don't reject it based on it being a lie) but also sound yummy.


So tonight when Mr 3 asked what was for dinner I could have said "sausages, rice and carrots" but "yummy meat heads with sticky rice" apparently is much more appealing.


It went down in a flash!

Last week of care

Today is Monday. The boys have 3 more days of care (including today - as they've just left).


I am off to bed post night duty. I am tired and achey but I just want to get to bed, so I can get sleep over and done with and go to pick them up.


Mr 3 always requests that I pick him up first. He likes to see where Mr 2 has been all day. It is lovely when I'm able to collect them in that order because it gives Mr 3 some time to re-attach and connect before picking up his brother - he then meets him with a warm embrace.


Generally they request a trip to one of the local parks after care, they need to shake it all off... and it does help me get into the 'swing' of things too - excuse the pun!


Here they are watching the ducks and turtles at one of our local parks;

Now off to Zzzz.....

Siblings

I am the same as any parent who gets tired of their own voice by the end of a day with the kids.


It can be tiring to be constantly trying to find the balance between intervening and not, what to say, how to say it kindly, trying to stay calm when the boys are squealing at each other.


A fantastic book that has lots of helpful tools to helping your kids get along is Faber and Mazlish's 'Siblings Without Rivalry', they say;

"The family is where we learn our relationship skills. The way we teach our children to relate, even in the heat of a battle can be a permanent gift to them."

Childcare Countdown

6 more days of care.

My little hobby

Some people collect stamps or coins for a hobby.


Not really sure if you can call collecting nappies a hobby?


But I do love modern cloth nappies, and I have a real soft spot for the ones created individually by WAHMs. They are incredible creations, embroidered or appliqued with beautiful pictures on soft minky.


They are as simple as snapping or stuffing, lining with something to make them easy to clean, washing, drying and re-snapping. I enjoy the whole process!

This is where my little 'pretty' collection has gotten too... we have regular ones too for daycare. Although they won't be used as much soon!

Rain watching

Protective brother: "don't go down the wet stairs"...