never mind…

Anyways, right at the moment i feel like i do at work at the end of a night when im typing up my report and my eyes can just about stay open….so id best get to bed for some sleep and the final hurrah in the last week of school…

The fat man in the red suit is getting his stuff together….

not…long…now…

meanwhile…..a photoshoot outtake..

hang in there, i'll be right back xx

1. I discovered an itunes gift card in some tidying from my birthday in June and purchased the new Jamie Cullum and Michael Buble…kind of fits the season. Havent had a chance to listen to them both yet. But Jamie is bopping away in my ears as i speak…..

write….

type…

never mind…

2. I just dont understand Twitter. I tried to and i am still largely flumoxed by it. Ben calls it stalking….i am probably not in an informed enough position to comment..;p

3. I am having our car valeted…valayed…valayededed!!?? ….

Anyway I am probably a little bit more excited about it that is acceptable. It is, after all, a car and I am, after all, a level headed, sensible individual…but…a CLEAN CAR!!! WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH..no-one is ever going to be able to eat in it again…ever…ever…ever… water and things that don't 'crumb' is the way forward!

4. I keep telling this child to stop growing but he just won't listen..the cheek of it…

5. I went to Borders this morning and was very surprised to see closing down signs all over the store. I thought it was some sort of 'get them to spend loads before christmas' prankster type marketing at first. But then i chatted to one of the staff and she said that they had found out over the weekend and thought the store would only be open for another couple of weeks. I feel pretty sad and nostalgic about it really. I spent many an hour in there with my ante-natal buddies when Isaac was a baby…having a coffee and a natter. More recently my kids love to hang out there, its one of their favourite shops. They can grab a book and sit in the kiddie section and read…and of course i do have the memorable Potty training incident that will be ingrained on my memory forever….

ask me later….

6. In the above store this afternoon my 10 month old lovely decided to hoover up a sultana or raisin or something that had been left on the floor much to the horror of a new first time mummy that i had just bumped into. Just got to love baby immunity….right?…

right?….

*tap tap*

7. Poppy has been a cool little hanging out buddy over the past few days. She has been struggling to 'find' who she is lately i think. Since Maisie went to school i think she has been a bit lost…but in a good way…being a bit lost makes you look for directions. She is finding her way….

think that is bike grease by her mouth….

lovely 😉

8. Ballet shows are very very expensive….and im not just talking about the ticket priced either…yikes…im already mentioning to Matilda that 'not all girls have to do ballet!'

9. Poppy is learning Spanish at pre-school. She loves it. They did Flamenco dancing a few weeks ago and she calls it 't-menco.' Mind you I did ask her to say hello to me in spanish and she said..

'Bonjour'

um…….er…..should i?

nah…….

10. So we tried a little mini photoshoot on saturday for the christmas cards. But it didn't go too well. Involved sleeping babies, sulky children and the police..(another story probably best not posted to the blog)

So i didnt actually get a picture of all of us….and in the end ran out of time and desire…

so going to try again this weekend, its probably my last chance to get them actually in the post in time for the big day 🙂

just a little outtake…

brb

x

for example whilst talking to one of my kids about his/her christmas list i said…

'you know there are a lot of very expensive things on that list.'

to which they said…

'well, that doesnt matter because Father christmas can get them.'

Now dont get me dragged into a discussion on whether or not you should 'do' father christmas with your child or not..thats not up for grabs here..but i want to know how you explain that actually..*ahem* father christmas had a budget!

Anyway i like the idea of being setting aside a day to be thankful, not that you shouldnt be every day…but you know what i mean…

This was made ever more clear to me when i was in work on Wednesday night and had a sharp and very stark reminder of why i should be so very very thankful for all the wonder i have….

so i am thankful for…..

this incredible bunch of folk…

and not forgetting….

and they are just the tip of the iceberg……

what are you thankful for?

i love this expression on her face…kind of 'well you know im sat on the floor, on my brother's coat and thats okay..its interesting..sat here..on the floor….im not bothered….

..um…..

so i think….

'waaaaaaaaaaaahhhh'

heh heh..no she didnt burst into tears, she was okay and after this she decided to forage in my bag which is just to the right of her and she what she could find.

 

I know every month i come here with and lament the speed of time…its just not fair, it moves to quick and i just cant.stop.saying.it!

Someone said to me the other day the more kids you have the faster the baby stage goes by, probably because you are so busy. But these days with Matilda have flown. I was writing in my 2010 diary the other day and realised how close we are to her shhhh 'first birthday' and im just staggered that this time last year she was so nearly here…..

<sigh>

Anyway…Matilda Rose James at 10 months you are:

1. Going backwards, as in motion, its frustrating for you and us. You end up under the furniture and we have to come rescue you…often…

2. You like to stand, you get a bit smart and try one handed but so far that produces the mother of all wobbles.

3. If its on the floor its worth giving it a taste…

4. You have already sussed out that the iphones look int-er-esting…grabby grabby…

5. You have 1 dress and 1 skirt. We like trousers, they are easy and especially good when sliding round on your belly is the way forward…..or backward

6. You will not drink anything but milk. 

7. Still no teeth, hey still a breastfed baby..you wont hear me complaining!

8. You were the best behaved a your sisters ballet show. Sat and clapped your hands and pumped your legs to the music. You were enchanted i think.

9. early morning you decamp to our bed and snuggle for a bit. Although its a bit on the early doors side kid, i love the snuggly bit

10. You are still sleeping in the nature nest and bouncing it like an athlete. 

11. you have been to your first party. A swimming party for one of Isaac's buddies. 

12. You hair appears to be going curly at the back, it might just be bed head tho 🙂

13. You are still very cautious around people you dont know, particularly if they pick you up. Horrified usually describes your expression.

14. Who needs to learn to move when you have a big brother and sister who will tote you around the house, even if the way they carry you looks pretty unsafe…to me..

15. you take it into your head to do random back flips when sat up. You can be sat happily playing and then all of a sudden throw yourself backwards..its like spinal turrets…its not always a happy ending tho, sometimes there is something soft behind you, sometimes its the cold, hard floor…you may want to re-think this behaviour lovely.

My bonnie wee girl. We love you.