Telling the Girls

When we discovered we were having another baby, the first people we wanted to tell were of course, the girls. We told them at dinner and their reactions were 'really? really? really??' They had been saying for ages about when I have another baby in my tummy and seemed really excited. Since then Lucy asks me at least 5 times a day 'Mummy, is there REALLY a baby in your tummy?' and wants to look and see where it is!! They have been very good at keeping it a secret so far .. wonder how long that will last!!

We are very very excited, and cannot wait to get another little baby, it will be just before Amelia's 5th birthday.

A few videos

This is the new thing in the house 'Say hello to my little friend'. No - they dont watch Scarface - a small prawn says it in Shark Tale!

And this was Amelia trying to do Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes - Lucy doesnt even bother - she has been taking Street Dancing tips from her Big Sister though!!!

School

School started last week. Mornings only. I had been dreading it for such a long time. I still feel cheated out of 6 months wit hher ... but started she did! She was really quite excited about it - they had been eased in with several open afternoons and meeting the teachers.

She was very quiet on the way though - posing for a few pics with Ciaran and JAck, but clingy otherwise. She wanted me to go into the classroom with her, but started crying when I said I had to leave. It was just horrible - telling her I had to leave when I just wanted to run out with her. Luckily, the teaching assistant came over and started talking to her - and she was all smiles, happy for the attention and happy for me to leave. And then she had a great time - it took us a long time to get bits of info from her - essentially all they do is play - but she had made a few new friends and is just loving it. Its her second week now and she is still happy to go - she even walks into the classroom from the playground with her teacher - I am so so proud. Next week they will attend for full days and it will be interesting to see how that goes!

Lucy got a bit jealous for the first few days - we spent the weekend making a real fuss of her too and she is back to normal. One of my worries about Amelia starting school would be that they would not play together as much .. but I need not have worried -they still play together all the time ..

Holiday!

We had our caravan holiday to Mersey - it was utterly briiliant! Girls had a great time, sleeping in the caravan with Mummy and Daddy.

We spent time around Mersey, in the swimming pool, at the beach finding crabs and oysters, and chilling out in the caravan...the girls made friends with the children next door and had a great time. On the third day, Amelia took a dive off some monkey bars and really hurt her face. It was just horrible, her mouth was swollen up like a monkey. She was so brave, but did ask to go to hospital!!

On the last night we went up to 'the disco' and there was a little kareoke night.. Lucy was straight off on the dance floor...on the stage!! Amelia had to dance with duncan or I though! They wanted to sing some kareoke, but they were full length songs. So we asked the DJ if they could just have a little turn on the mic - they turned off all the music and Ameli sang Twinkle little Star and Lucy belted out Frere Jacqe - Horrid Henry Style ... WHere are you? Bedtime is for babies... Get up now!! and they had the biggest cheer of the night!! Very Very Proud x

Having babies

Today we had an extensive game about having babies. Both girls had various dolls and soft animals stuffed up their tops, I had to drive them to hospital, where the babies were born. It so funny to hear their ideas about having babies!
Amelia - Im just going to have a sleep and a Doctor will stitch me up.
Lucy - I want a cup of tea first.
Amelia - That pesky baby was lying on my bladder so I had to wee lots.
Lucy - I bought donups.

They then fed their babies, and had a discussion about breastfeeding tops - Amelia now wants me to make her one!! Lucy asked when I would have some more babies in my tummy!!

All in all - childbirth seemed to be pretty easy for them - if only!

Fave moment of the Day
'You asked for that'. - Amelia after knee-dropping Duncan on the chest as he was stealing Lucy's new toy dog!

A&E

Friday night, the night before her party, Amelia hurt her arm. Her and Duncan were playing on the bed 'wrestling' and Duncan was trapping her arms and tickling her. She started crying and saying her arm hurt, and for a while we thought she was exaggerating, but it became clear she really had hurt herself! We gave her some calpol and sent her to bed, hoping a good nights sleep would be all it needed. But she woke up at 9.30 screaming her head off, refusing to move the arm and generally was in a complete state. We called Liz & Geoff to come over while we took her to the hospital. She cheered up a bit on the way but refused to move the arm and didnt want us touching it. I thought she might have had the ligamenets pulled in some way, which can happen when you swing them by their arms.


We waited about and hour before seeing a nurse who tok all our details and sent us to the childrens waiting room to see a Doctor. The childrens waiting room is full of toys. Amelia immeadiately brightened up and asked us to play with her and grabbed a toy. With both hands. We immeadiately asked if her arm was ok and she confessed that it felt fine now and even leant her body weight on it to show us! Well we just started laughing - it was a complete pain to be there .. but at least she wasnt actually hurt! We actually ended up discharging her as we waited another half hour and had still not been seen. We didnt get home til 11.45!!!! Ridiculous!! The little monkey.

Amelia's Birthday

Amelia's birthday was a bit delayed this year... due to illness. Her birthday was a Saturday and on the Thursday night, Lucy threw up everywhere, she was no better the next day and I ttok her to the Doc, who said she would prob get worse before she got better but that she wasnt contagious ... so we postphoned Amelia's party for a week. She didnt mind though and had a lovely birthday - got some great presents. Emma had bought Gabriella and Madeleine down for the weekend for the party so the ycame and saw us anyway, which Amelia loved, and al the grandparents came too. However, both girls threw up their dinner, and I started being sick that night. when duncan started being sck Sunday morning, we knew the Doc's prediction of her not being contagious was a little optimistic. We spent Sunday, all four of us , on the settee, watching films and napping. It was horrible. We had to delay her little playschool chums party from the Monday to the Thursday. Amelia recovered quickly, as did I , though Lucy and Duncan suffered for longer. and Lucy did a dog pooh in the Factory Shop car park. Yellow, runny and smelt of death - not her finest moment .. yet she is very proud f it and still talking about it now!

Finally the parties got underway. Abbie, Isabel, Joe, Estelle and Laila came for her playschool friends party and they had a great time, they had some balloon models, painted faces and ate loads of cakes and generally just thundered up and down the stairs having a great time. Its so nice to see her with her own friends that she has made herself! Then on the Saturday we had her family/family friends party and had a great time. All the children had their face painted and Duncan was kept very busy doing balloon models for them all - they loved it. It was a tiny bit overwhelming for Amelia, who did once ask to come indoors with me and read a book ..... but she had great fun. So all in all it was a belated, but fun birthday and she had a great time!