TEENY AT TWO

How did my baby, the youngest of our three children, get to be two?  How is it possible that these two years feel like they have passed in the blink of an eye, yet we have made so many memories and learned so many lessons that it is hard to remember life without you. 

 

You are such a sweet natured boy; don't get me wrong over the last few weeks you have developed the ability to throw a half hearted tantrum where you lay yourself gently on the floor and scream loudly, but you are such an affectionate and sociable child with a cheeky glint in your eye and a smile that could melt a thousand hearts.  You love nothing more than to snuggle up with somebody you love for a good cuddle and when I say snuggle up I mean get yourself as close as you can to us and then nuzzle as far as you possibly can to us and I love that so much.

 

You are much more inquisitive than your brother and sister were at this age, possibly because they always had each other to play with and so didn't feel the need to be climbing onto and getting into all of the places that you love to.  You on the other hand seem to believe that you are invincible and think nothing of climbing onto the living room window ledge, the television bench or the tray of your highchair.  You never want to  hold my hand while we walk and are always keen to run off.

 

This year you have started nursery, learned to walk (at 15 months), talk (in small sentences by 20 months), sailed to the Isle of Wight, flown to Istanbul and forged beautiful relationships with some very special people along the way and that is just to mention a few.  I am so sad to see my one year old disappear further and further in the distance, but excited to see all of the things my two year old is going to bring to us over the next year.

 

Just as a bit of fun us to look back on when you are older I think if you were able to list some of things you love right now it would go something like this:- 

• A-lan-issssssss (Alanis) and Daaan-taaayyy (Danté) - the amount of love you have for your brother and sister is just completely unmeasurable.
• Food - I seriously don't know where you put everything you eat.  You really love fruit like gape, stor-bee, o-winge and nana (grape, strawberry orange and banana).
• Domas a' Perr-see (Thomas and Percy from Thomas the Tank Engine)
• 'appy (The song Happy by Pharrell)
• Peppa (Peppa Pig)
• Tis-soo (Dear Zoo)
• Whip whip (German Whip by Meridian Dan - So funny that my two year old boy loves Grime)
• Cud-dleeeeeee (cuddle)
• 'winkle 'winkle (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
• Row Row (Row row row your boat)
• Go ou'side (Going outside to play)
• Booby (A sleepy time breastfeed)

Happy 2nd birthday my sweet boy.

 

Love always.

FOUR YEARS OLD (2)

 

LIKES:

 

Everything that Daddy likes!!  Seriously Son it surprises me that, despite the fact that on a day to day basis you seem to be surrounded by women and are a sensitive little soul, one of your favourite things is just being one of the boys.  There isn't much you love more than chilling with the boys and the camaraderie that comes with it; whether it's rough and tumble or motorbike talk with Daddy, trying to play computer or getting the tools out with your big cousins, feeding the birds or checking out the shed with Grandad Bobby or an activity at nursery with your (male) teacher you are most at ease and at your happiest when you are to quote you "with the boys doing boy things."  Even when you play with your sister your favourite things to do together are to play with the trains, the Hot Wheels or ride your bikes!  Although on occasion you have been known to wear the odd clippy cloppy shoe and push the hoover or pushchair around with some of your girlfriends.

 

DISLIKES:

 

Hurting yourself which, given that you are your father's son, doesn't bode well as he has had more trips to A&E that your nan has had hot dinners.  You could almost win an Oscar for your acting skills following a slight fall or bump, although you haven't perfected the fake cry yet as I am afraid there are still no tears!  I am pretty sure that with you a trip to A&E is inevitable and it is probably a case of when and not if.  Your other big dislike is playing baby or pupil or whatever other submissive role your sister has in store for you on any given day, but you have not quite learnt to stand up to her yet without resorting to whining at her or smacking her depending on what mood takes you.  Like I said before though you are a very sensitive and caring soul and as dominating as your sister can be sometimes you still love her and your little brother dearly and it really upsets you to see them poorly or hurt or sad in anyway.  As much as you hate hurting yourself I'm pretty sure you would walk on hot coals for them if you could.



FOUR YEARS OLD (1)

 

 

 LIKES:

 

Jewellery, handbags, dresses, lip gloss, nail varnish, clippy cloppy shoes as you label them and anything else remotely feminine that you can lay your hands on; I can't even begin to imagine where that comes from because, as much as I like to get my glad rags on for a night out, I am not what you would label a girly girl so that is definitely nature and not nurture!  What else...?  Being outdoors; you are rarely more happy than when you are running about in the garden, the park or the playground at nursery school and poor weather doesn't phase you.

Your other big things are singing, dancing and generally performing.  You have recently developed a real love of music and are happy to listen (and wiggle) to most of what I play, but your current favourites are (thankfully) anything by Kimbra, Hottest Girl in The World (JLS) which I don't mind, but the rest are far too cheesy for me and include Live While We're Young (One Direction), Candy (Robbie Williams), Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepson) and We are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor Swift).  Yuk! ;-)  I think it is because you hear them on TV alot; you definitely know exactly what you like.

 

DISLIKES:

 

Not getting your own way.  You are a strong willed and impulsive young lady and not a force to be reckoned with; a leader and not a follower.  Oh my darling as much as I love you there are days where I find you such a challenge.  My poor mother must have said the same about me though!  There aren't many other things that I can think of that you don't like.  You're pretty adventurous and fairly happy to try most things as long as it is on your terms.  People had better not mess with either of your brothers though; there is no way you can stand for that.

SIX MONTHS OLD

So my beautiful baby boy turned six months last Monday.  SIX MONTHS...seriously where did that go?  I had wanted to blog a series of posts about him, including this one, last week, but he (along with his brother and sister) was poorly with a nasty cough and cold which typically left me without any time for blogging!

 

LIKES:

 

Most things really; you are a very smiley and content baby, but you particularly love booby, finger food, being worn in your Moby, your big brother and sister, new faces, old faces, in fact any faces really especially the ones that smile or talk to you.  What else?  Secret night time snuggles with either Mommy or Daddy you're not fussed which  (sshh like I said it is a secret) and  Mommy's terrible singing; you don't mind what I sing, but you do love Row, Row, Row Your Boat and Dingle Dangle Scarecrow.

DISLIKES:

 

This is quite a difficult one because you are very easily pleased at this age.  The only things that spring to mind are being strapped in your carseat, being in your pushchair, being ignored, being cold and having your nappy put back on because you would much rather have a nakey bum.

 

I love you to the moon and back my little cheeky (ba)nana xxx