How the time has flown! In some ways it feels like it was no time at
all that I was sitting down to write the page on Daniel’s birth (click here to see it)
but in another way it seems like it is a lifetime ago, well it is Daniel’s lifetime ago I guess! The
tiny little baby we brought home is now a 2 and a bit year old toddler who runs
everywhere, “There’s way too much to do to just walk around Dad!”, chatters away to us and is affectionately referred
to as “Mr. Independent” because he wants to do everything for himself.
Some of Daniel’s current favorites are:
· The Thomas Train
Set
· Building Blocks
· Drawing
· Swimming Lessons
with Mum
· The Wiggles
· Riding with Dad
on
“Big Bike”
· Riding his treadle
bike
· Riding his trike
· Horsy rides on
Dad
· The 10 Little Ladybugs
Book
·
At the risk of tempting the god of sleeping babies, I’m happy to report
that most nights we sleep right
through from bedtime to 06:30 / 07:00 O’clock now! Daylight saving has meant we’re a little
later getting him into to bed most evenings and the routine of looking at the
stars and moon has given way to a look around the garden.
Daniel has taken to swimming exactly the way neither Mum nor Dad did,
that is he LOVES it. We have a great instructor and their teaching method seems
to really click with the children.
One (of many) traits he has inherited from both of us is his love of
music. Saturday morning is music time
at Mini Maestros. Often we are greeted with the words ”music,
MUSIC!” when we wake him on a Saturday.
We’re slowly introducing Daniel to the idea that a little brother is on
the way.
There’s
a House Inside My Mummy was recommended to us, it
is a book for toddlers to explain the upcoming arrival of a sibling. Its very good.
Daniel has started to do things like giving baby a hug, e.g. hugging
Tania’s tummy and pointing to the picture of the pregnant mother in the book
and Tania and saying “samey samey”
i.e. the same. Between babies he knows from crèche and a couple of new arrivals
in the mothers’ group he has had a bit of exposure to babies and seems to
understand.
Every day brings new achievements and adventures. A
new word, a new activity, a new game or something new to laugh and play with.
He is our joy.
Andrew 04/12/2008