School illness and updates

Eth has been sick since the first day of school. He's functioned normally and he's not lost his appetite but last Tuesday I kept him home. He just didn't seem to be getting better. I made a Doctor's appointment for that afternoon. 

We went to see the Doctor and we were told that there is no infection and may take 4-6 weeks for him to get over it. Since then he's had an upset tummy and has been sick this morning. He won't have the day off school though because he's scared he's going to miss something. Looks like we will be going back to see the doctor though. 

Helana had her first 'proper' taste of food yesterday. She's just short of 6 months but all the signs are there. She's ready to begin weaning. We've only tried apple sauce and a few bits of our meals but she's taken really well to it all. 

Wedding planning is coming along nicely. Cake maker is booked. Still got to pay our deposit for the photographer. The caterer is a family friend so that's a nice easy one to sort. Not many things left to sort just to pay off. 

We think we've picked our first dance music as well. That will be a secret that only a select few know about. 

There is now no free weekend until the end of October. Lots of things going on. Mr has got suit shopping with his dad and brother for his brother's wedding this weekend and I'm off getting the very last few things (jewellery) for my outfit. Then he's working the one after. The next one is the wedding. When we come back it's my nan's birthday so pretty busy! 

Oh yeah then there's half term the week after! 

Eth is getting impatient about Halloween. We've decided to take him for his first trick or treating expierence this year. Only going to both sets of grandparents but he's still really excited. He's even told us that we all have to dress up. I can't wait if I'm honest, I love Halloween. 

I've been pretty busy lately with the eldest being at pre school and the illness that comes from it so I've not had the time to update. However I've been suffering from insomnia recently because of some issues that have arose that I have no control over but have upset me and I'm having trouble switching off from them. 

The first being that Eth seems to be acting out at pre school. Each day when I pick him up it seems that his teacher always has something negative to say about his behaviour. I'm not saying he's an angel at home and wouldn't act the way they are telling me but when I ask him what happened I get the other side of the story. It seems that even though his class is only small he doesn't seem to be getting the attention he needs. He's a smart kid and I have been fortunate enough to work a job that allows me to be at home during the day so that I can sit down and teach him things like numbers and the alphabet. However the school he is attending don't seem to understand that what they are 'teaching' him he already knows and is acting out because he's bored. There are some other things that I am not happy about and as parents we have decided to make an appointment with the school to see if we can find out why this is happening. I've even considered taking him out because I feel they are punishing him because he's 3 and one of the youngest in his class. 

Helana has come on leaps and bounds.  She's now pulling herself up from a laying down position. Still no teeth but still lots of chewing. She's also showing signs of being ready to start weaning. She's had a few tastes of some easy to eat items like rusks and wotsits. Things that are easy to gum. 

The mr and I have been talking about trying to have a night a month for just us. We haven't been out together just the two of us since last January. We are never able to switch off because once the school run is done, the kids fed, bathed, ready for bed and asleep we still have a ton of things to do before we go to sleep. I know my brain never rests. I don't know if this why we never get invited to go out or to special events because we have kids. It's really starting to annoy the both of us. It's not a nice feeling when you realise you've been excluded from social gatherings. If given enough notice I'm sure we could arrange someone to have the kids while we go out but we never get the chance. I know I feel 10 years older then I am but we're both only still in our 20's and we would like to enjoy them. 

First week at school

Ethan started nursery on Tuesday. Thankfully Hayd was able to have the time off to see him go to school. The morning was pretty stressful as Eth decided he wanted to have a lay in and with so much to get ready it was inconvenient. Luckily because he was so excited to go to school when I went in to wake him up he was in a happy mood. 

Breakfast was a faff. All eth wanted to do was watch cartoons and he forgot about his breakfast. After much persuasion he eventually ate it. 

About a week before we had a meltdown as Eth said he hated his uniform because it is red and he wanted a blue one. How do you explain to a 3 year old that isn't going to happen. He did relax about it and now is very proud to wear his uniform. 

The walk to school went much better than expected. We were early but because it was the first day of term the school was packed. I didn't go into the school with him once they had lined up because it was too crowded and I had Helana in the pushchair. 

When Hayd came out after settling Eth in he said that he felt like crying. This was the first time he's ever said anything like this. I on the other hand was ok. I know that Ethan is ready for more challenges and needs time away from me. 

We picked him up just before dinner as he only does mornings and he came out so happy and with a sticker. (He's come home with a sticker each day) However he didn't tell us anything he's done apart from the Wednesday as they had a welly whanging day which he seemed to really enjoy. 

He really seems to enjoy his time at school and even woke us up this morning at 5am to go to school. Just a shame it's Saturday!

Vey proud in his uniform