1. Action Man
2. Crikey
3. She Can’t Fly But I’m Telling You…
0605. Son 2 aged 18m. The usual. Downstairs for snacks and drinks. Son 2 stopped off in the lounge. Doing his little jig. Over to the shelf with the DVDs on. Pointing. “Mama.” This means “I’ve got a good idea. Let’s put The Wiggles on.” In the kitchen he disappeared out the back by the washing machine. This means “I’ve got a good idea. Let’s go outside.” Back upstairs The Man had a shower and first Son 1 aged 4y 6m, and then Son 2, got in and joined him. And then they were back in the lounge. Both boys played with The Wooden Railway and I put The Wiggles on for Son 2.
The boys went to the Aquarium today with Wonder Nanny, her Nanny friend, and the two little boys she looks after. They went around twice. They touched rays’ eggs and lobsters. They saw the giant octopus out of its tank. Son 2 loved it. I came in just as the boys were finishing their tea. Son 1 acted out the giant octopus. Son 2 tried to Go Outside. “Can we play Pirate Snakes And Ladders now?” Son 1 asked Wonder Nanny. We looked blank. “On top of my wardrobe.” Son 1 said helpfully. “Where did we get Pirate Snakes and Ladders?” I asked. “When I was four. From Best Friend.” “Have we played with it since then?” “Not for a long long time.” I went up to the big bedroom and burrowed in the eave. Son 1 did indeed get some presents for his birthday (and for Christmas) which we put away almost as soon as they were unwraped because he had so many. He’d seen the Snakes and Ladder set in the Aquarium shop, and remembered it from six months back. Crikey.
Son 2 howling with temper and tiredness at bedtime, so I picked digger books to make him feel better. “Di Di Di Di” he now says when he sees the digger page. “dum dum dum” for the dump trucks. The words are coming through. His bye bye is strange - a perfectly formed adult phrase delivered in an adult tone. I will do another list of words. I am still putting my head right into his cot to help send him off to sleep. He has started slinging his arms round my neck, grabbing my hair and pulling me close. I don’t see enough of him. wednesday tomorrow, which is a Good Thing. And I got out for a run, which is another.
Tags: Aquarium, childhood, children, digger books, Early waking, expressive language, families, lobsters, parenting, Pirate Snakes And Ladders, rays, receptive language, sleep routine, thomas wooden railway, Wiggles, Wonder Nanny
