Rabbit Rabbit
N’s quite partial to rabbits. Not like that, before your mind starts whirring and wondering, given he’s only 2 years old! He has a Peter Rabbit soft toy which his Gran gave him as a present when he was born….
Thoughtful discussion
Dad confusion
There’s been serious ‘dad confusion’ going on this week with N. We’ve all gone through the bad cold & cough lurgy that seems to be going round. N suffered a temperature at the end of last week, but apart from…
Toddlerisms no.3: Chill
Another toddlerism, this time it’s ‘chill’. After meals N likes to chill with his dad. This usually involves clambering all over him while he’s trying to rest, sitting on his chest/head/arm, or simply cuddling up with his taggy blanket and…
Party trick – tongue twister
My son is strange. Or rather his tongue is strange. He has a party trick already, at the age of 2! He’s just started sticking his tongue out (not brilliant), but I’m intrigued. He can make it into a (rounded)…
The Colour Yellow
I seem to recall reading in one of the numerous ‘your child is now 2 years old’ email newsletters I received, that now N is 2, his memory will improve and he’ll be learning things like numbers and colours, and…
Body comparisons
Maybe I’m strange, and I’m the only one who does this. Not sure I should be admitting it, but I compare N’s size and shape to other children we meet. I like numbers so I suppose it was always natural…
Toddlerisms no. 2: the importance of chairs
N views chairs as an important tool in his daily activities. He’s now got really particular in where he sits at the table. Breakfast he sits at one end where his dad usually sits for lunch. Lunch he’ll sit in…
Toddler Bathing
N loves having baths. He would spend hours in them if he had the choice. He’s a bit limited on the bath toys front, but that doesn’t seem to worry him. A couple of sponges and a few scoop things…
Toddlerisms 1: toothbrushing
I’m going to start a new toddlerisms ‘series’, for want of a better name. Really it’s just to record those quirky little conversations or words that N comes up with that make me chuckle. At least it’s likely to provide…
Babies and Dolls
N’s never really shown an interest in dolls or babies. He’s pointed at babies in books, but any dolls in pictures he’s also referred to them as babies. He has no dolls of his own (he did have a set…
Do children equal mess?
Pre-children, I think a lot of people probably think having kids is going to equate to mess. I suppose to a certain extent that’s correct once they’ve got paraphenalia, toys, books, clothes etc, there’s a certain amount of storage needed…
