I'm Back!

Or at least I'm going to try and be back. With a new baby, housework, baby groups and a desire to get Sock Creations moving again, as well as a new project, I aim to try and find some time to blog too. 

I didn't realise I hadn't updated at all since my scan at 11 weeks. A lot has happened since then as you can probably imagine. To cut a long story short (to save boring you all and to post before baby wakes up!), I am now mummy to 11 week old Alex, a beautiful baby girl. She's also a clever little girl, who is about to also get her own blog so that her relatives who don't live locally can get to share her adventures and catch up on what she's been up to! For anyone who is wondering what it is that a baby does, you can find the blog here. She's still in bed so hasn't written anything as yet, but she's going to start later by telling you how cool her cloth nappies are. 

Here's a newborn shot of my beautiful girl, although she's not this tiny anymore, nor does she look like this anymore! 

Entertaining Olly

Today we have been doing some baby sitting for some friends of ours. Olly is nearly 2, and this was the second time we have looked after him, and the first time during the day, and in our home. It's been a while since we have had a toddler in the house, and it's not really very child friendly, with plenty of clutter, and breakables at child height. We also had the responsibility of providing lunch, with the worry that he might not eat what we do. I needn't have worried, as it turns out he loves roast dinners. It's not very often you see toddlers picking out the broccoli & carrots to eat before the Yorkshires & roast potatoes. I was amazed by how much he ate, and how well he behaved at the table. For me, I feel that sitting at the table and eating as a family is very important. Sadly, not many families eat this way.
The other thing I have been reminded of today, was that children don't need expensive toys to play with. Olly came to our house with a bag of Mega Blocks, an electronic car dashboard toy & a toy trumpet. Apart from a few minutes spent with the bricks, the rest of the time in the house was spent in the kitchen with the washing machine. When the washing machine was on, he stood in front of it, getting excited every time it started to spin. This is very funny and very cute to watch. When the washing machine was empty, he spent about an hour putting many things, including tea towels, fridge magnets & bottles in and out of it. It's been a long time since I've seen a child so easily pleased by something so simple.