1. Early reading
2. Flashing Blue Lights
3. Down In The Cot
Son 2 aged 13m started off in his cot but wailed long and loud at some time post-midnight. I had taken a whacking slug of Night Nurse so The Man went to the rescue. In the morning we were all up late. I felt a lot better this morning… some clear blue water now between me and death’s door. Son 2’s started having an opinion on which books we should do in the morning. Today’s favourite was the little Word book… pictures of things to do with The Park, The Beach, The Farm, Wild Animals etc. I think he’s using it and other similar books like dictionaries. He sits very still staring at the pictures and listening to the words. And then at the end flips the pages back to his favourite ones.
In the car, Son 1 aged 4y 1m played with his flashing blue light sabre from last night. He was late for Nursery, and clung and clung. He wants Son 2 to go to Nursery with him. He wants to stay at home with Wonder Nanny and Son 2. Oh boy. I really do think he’d be bored at home, but maybe the New Nursery is just too far and too school-like. The Office was, as usual, like stepping inside a mad computer game where for every one thing you successfully swat, three more leer up laughing. For nine hours. I staggered out, got into the car and drove home, remembering this time to put my headlights on. A blue flashing light followed me for many miles. Till I realised Son 1’s light sabre had bumped itself on in the rear passenger footwell.
The Tumble Drier man came while I was at The Office. It’s mended, hooray. And Wonder Nanny made muffins and minestrone soup while Son 2 was sleeping. Son 2 was being bathed when I got back. Son 1 was playing with a Pirate spotting book I bought from an Usbourne woman’s stall. I cuddled Son 2, sang him his lullaby, gave him his milk and PUT HIM DOWN IN HIS COT hooray hooray. Much excitement. I can’t remember the last time I put him to sleep in his cot - not since well before I stopped feeding him. I gave up at the point where I just couldn’t feed him to sleep any more, so it must be a couple of months. He woke up once just as I’d finished with Son 1, and he yelled and yelled so I had to start again with him. But he’s been sleeping there quietly so far for the rest of the evening so far…
Tags: blue flashing light, books, cot, learning to talk, light sabre, mastitis, nursery, sleep problems, sleeping in the cot, The Office, tumble drier, Usbourne
