Definately one of those days when you feel rather more relaxed onc e the children are in bed. There’s been nothing greatly wrong with the day, it’s just long for both of us. Helen usually has a long day at work, so buy the end of it I’ve got that ‘time for some peace and quiet’ feeling. both were up this morning with me and Helen, though both went to sleep no problem either. BB was out like a light. Lets hope it stays that way.
BB has developed a rather load ‘shout’ for want of better term, which she uses increasingly when she wants something. She shouts when she sees something she wants to eat, open the frdige and she is there shouting and pointing 
She shouts when you open the dishwasher, whatever it is she shouts. It’s a rather tiring noise when she ahs been doing it all day…..
BB has also turned into a real Speedy Gonzales with her shoes. At the library today during storytime she kept heading off in all directions, she got into a cupboard, and made it through two doors (that close slowly) to get to the outside – eeek! – just caught her in time. She used to just happily pottle around the area we were in, now she just heads off on a mission. She needs tethering I think.
So ok, early part of the morning passed with breakfast, some reading, CBeebies website, BB pootling etc. while I prepared a craft activity for Storytime which I was doing this week. SB decided to wear her Princess Belle dress to the library and she took her slippers as well so she could show them off as well. So that all raised a few smiles. Other than an escaping, wailing, crayon eating, crayon box emptying BB, storytime was fine, as ever SB was the last to finish her craft bit as she has to colour final bit, stick on a final sticker etc.
Home to meet Nanna and Grandad who had popped in for couple of hours, so reading, chatting, tea drinking, lunch, cakes etc. ensued. As theyleft BB woke up, so time for her lunch when she eventually stopped crying and fussing (about 30-45 mins, not like her). elinor slipped again into craft mode, she wanted to wrap somethign up for mummy, not sure what, so made some wrapping paper with various sparkles etc. on, made another picture, strung a load of pipecleaners together to make a chain – apparently it is a christmas decoration – according to SB we have got plenty of time to get more pipe cleaners and make lots more before christmas We were supposed to be doing soem more maths but somehow that didn’t happen. I ahd to get dinner ready before going to swimming, so inbetween gluing and sticking BB pottled about shouting at things, they played abit etc. Then off to swimming lessons where BB again made a break for a door once she spotted it open.
Home to tea (nothing like coming home hungry to smell you tea that you left in the oven all nice and cooked ) bath, arrival of tired mummy, a bit of playing, much munching on BB part and sleeping children.
Other Nanny visiting tomorrow , on the way to Norfolk, oh dear, better get and do some more house sprucing:-)
You’ve dropped a name in the middle there……Sounds like a busy day! Hope the sleeping has gone well.
Hmm, sleeping is better, just not quite perfect yet
Last night she woke something like 3.30 or 4. Took a bit of cuddling but went back to sleep with out feed. awoke again though at about 5.40. I’ve been trying to keep her away from Helen until 6.am but 20 mins didn’t seem worth arguing about.
Night before she woke up about 12 (but of course we weren’t in bed…) and then again about 4.30, dozed of, but again woke about 5.40. She has also woke afew tiomes and then gone back to sleep by herself. As we suspected, it was the fact that she saw Helen that made her so insistent about a feed. Having her in the other room with bed and cot means that there is the temoptatioin removed to just plonk her in our bed when she wakes, which wasn’t helping.