Firsts and lasts

So the time has come for the littlest one to move into her own room. She's not 6 months old until October but she is starting to out grow her Moses basket.
I have mixed feelings about this. We only discussed having two children so this would be the last time this event happens. It marks the end of the newborn stage.
On the other hand she won't be far away and it will be nice to have our own space back.
The eldest starts at nursery in a week! I'm obviously a little sad about it but I'm excited too. I'll have time to devote to the youngest and my time won't be taken up by naughty corners and tantrums. Well not for a while anyway.
We haven't really had to do much to get him excited. Since his stay and play a couple of months ago he's been asking to go back. It's been hard trying to explain the summer holidays to him when all he's wanted to do was go to school. I'm sure this will change as soon as he realises it's not all playing. We shall see though.
As usual the bank holiday has been a wash out so we've spent much of the day in our pjs, under a blanket and watching films. This is the last bank holiday before Christmas! Where has this year gone? Thankfully I'm not due to return to work until the new year which means it's the first Christmas ever that the mr and I will both be at home. We can actually have a Christmas.

Teething already!

Helana has been chewing her fist since she first found her hands at a couple of months old. She is now 4 1/2 months and chews anything like crazy. Her gums are rigid and you can make out a tooth at the front although it has yet to break through. Ethan didn't cut his first tooth until he was 6 months old but it looks like his sister may be earlier. 

I found Teetha crystals worked the best for Ethan when he was cutting his teeth. I also brought him an amber necklace to help deal with the pain. Some people say they're great others don't rate them. I believe they work. However anyone will tell you that I won't reach for painkillers until the pain is unbearable. So I'll try anything else before dosing the kids up. 

I'm not saying that I don't use painkillers at all, of course I do but I believe you need to give your body a chance to deal with it on its own. 

Something else I relied on with Ethan was funky giraffe's bandana bibs. I used to have to change his top several times a day because his dribbling was constant but once we got some bandana bibs that stopped. They say that you don't need to change the bibs as the absorb the liquid but Eth was such a dribbler that some days in had to change them once. Helana has already had to wear hers but she is no where near as bad yet! 

I hope this first tooth won't take much longer. 

Snibston discovery centre and toddler trantrums

After the mr working 7 days last week and not having a weekend we decided to go out for the day to Snibston Discovery centre (after much texting back and forth between the sister in law). It was a bit of a hectic morning getting the kids ready to go out and picking the car up from the parents in law but we made it. After Ethan trantruming because he didn't want to pick his auntie and uncle up he fell asleep which made for a peaceful journey. It was the first time we'd been out with them and I was a little nervous as how they would react to Ethan and his temper. 

Once we arrived he was a different child. Well until we got inside and he was having one of his days where no one could do anything right. Helana on the other was a gem. Didn't make a peep once and would probably slept all day if we hadn't woken her up to feed her. 

I thought the museum was great but I felt like I didn't really have much chance to take part because I was pushing the baby around and trying to calm a toddler. Maybe I'll revisit again either when Eth is a little older or even leave him with his grandparents. That's the thing about being a mum, you put everyone else's needs before yours. 

There were three large crocheted lioness' on display. They were made before the 2012 Olympics and went on your around the UK. www.lionheartproject.com if you fancy reading about it more. 

The fashion gallery was quite interesting. They had all sorts on display. Clothes through the eras, different materials and how they are made and even try your own weaving. 

(Corsets on display)

They even had an original wedding dress from the 1950's which is exactly like mine but a tad longer. Of course I didn't tell the mr that. 

It was a shame we couldn't explore the outside but it was tipping it down with rain. 

I WILL go back another time. 

When we got back home it was time for Helana to discover something. She finally rolled over! Just to prove it wasn't a fluke we watched her do it a further three times! She's not even four months old until this Saturday. A very proud mummy moment. Might of shed a tiny tear. 

This Saturday it's a family BBQ on the mr's side for one of his cousin's 21st. We've had no choice about going. We've been told we ARE going. Joy! I'm a little bit nervous because even after 5 years of being together there is still a fair few of the family in law I've not met. Could be interesting.