1. Noise
2. Toys
3. Boys
A quiet night from Son 2 aged 14m. Fireworks this morning though. The Man brought the boys up their snack - banana and apple pieces. “I want grapes,” said Son 1 aged 4y 2m. “We haven’t got any grapes,” I said. Son 1 grizzled a bit. Son 2 grabbed his tub, peered in, tried throwing it on the floor… grabbed Son 1’s tub, flung the banana and apple on the floor, snatched his own again and succeeded in throwing the contents out… and then hurled his Doidy cup of milk across the chair and mirror. It was a spectacular piece of tantruming, just because he didn’t have grapes in his tub. He was dumped back in his cot and left to stew. Well, boil would be a more accurate description. Jaysus if he’s like this now what happens when he’s had time to practise?
Getting Son 1 to Nursery on time was a Good Thing. We left late, the roads were awful, and I decided to try another route which was ok until we ended up in a long stationary queue. I’m usually pretty patient in traffic, but we’d already been late twice and I really felt like Flinging My Tub. We got there on time though, and I even saw the teacher for the first time in a week. I like the way Son 1 goes into Nursery now. Eyes darting around to see what the others are doing, checking out all the different toys out in all the different places… his brain really switches instantly to What-Am-I-Playing-With, rather than I-Want-My-Mum.
Back home after The Office Son 2 reached and shrieked for me as soon as I walked in, and then, once he’d clamped himself to my shoulder started looking round for the next bit of action. I did some books with him and got him in his bath. Son 1 went in the shower, Son 2 sat at the plug end playing with the bubbles, the Winnie The Pooh squirters and some plastic jugs. Son 1 was cleaning toys and polishing the shower screen. They were both enchantingly engrossed in their own games. For two minutes, till Son 1 “accidentally” poured soapy water in Son 2’s eyes. Waaaaaaaaaaahhhhh. It was hard settling him again, but we made it. Six weeks since I stopped feeding him, and I think he’s now happy with milk from a cup and water from a glass.
Tags: apples, banana, bath games, bath time, doidy cup, dropping off at nursery, grapes, sleeping through, tantrum, toys, tub
