
Itâs been a bit of a rubbish couple of weeks over here lately - first Max was ill, then I was ill, then Max was ill again, while I was still ill - and Iâm still not well now! I felt that this week would be scraping the barrel a bit to find 5 Happy Things, but after a bit of thought I did manage to come up with some!
01. I took Max for his second meningitis B jab at Boots last week and I have to admit that I was dreading it. We had to travel to a large Boots that weâve never been to before, apart from meningitis jab 1, so I was convinced that he would recognise the place as soon as we pulled up in the car park, and if not then, then definitely once we set foot in the store. My husband came with me as I wasnât feeling great, and we armed ourselves with chocolate buttons. We came into the store and Max showed no signs of remembering being there before, and was perfectly happy to go into the consultation room on the promise of a chocolate button. I gave him one just before the jab, and I honestly donât think he even noticed it happen! My husband asked the lady if sheâd actually done it! It just goes to show that so often the things that we stress about with our children turn out to be no bother at all.
02. Max has settled really well into his new room at nursery. His nursery like to move them up on a regular basis, which I really liked the idea of when we looked round, as theyâre always grouped with similar aged kids, but in reality it means a big change every 6 months. For a child like Max who doesnât like change, that always unsettles him for quite a while. But this is his third room change now, and Iâm so impressed with how well heâs settled in - he loves his new Key Worker, and seems to be coming out of his shell a lot more.
03. John and I had a lovely meal out last weekend. My parents had Max overnight, and we headed to a lovely little place near to us that weâve been meaning to try for ages. It was lovely to have a peaceful meal, although we arrived home at 10.15 totally exhausted! It was strange to wake up the next morning without being woken by Max crying though - and apparently he slept in until 7.45 at my parents! Unheard of in our house!
04. Iâve talked before about Maxâs speech being slow to come together. I have friends who talk about their not yet two year olds counting to 30, so Maxâs lack of counting has been a mild concern. He has counted, he just calls every number 2 - “two…two…two…two” - you get the gist! So I was staggered the other day when out of the blue he counted up to ten walking up the stairs - no prompting at all, he just came out with it!
05. I managed to get out of the house with Max for the first time in ages on Thursday. We headed out to my favourite local spot, RHS Wisley, and had a quick burst of fresh air. It made me laugh though - Iâd forgotten how exhausting it is going out with Max - Iâd taken the pushchair as I couldnât face carrying him, and it really slowed me down. In all my photos of him, heâs miles ahead of me, waiting for me to catch up! Normally Iâm right there behind him! We headed to the cafe and had a cake (although he massively embarrassed me by having an almighty tantrum because I wouldnât let him have crisps as well as the cake). He was really cute on the way home, and ‘phonedâ Daddy (using his hand as a telephone) and told him all about how weâd been to Wi-wi and the cafe and had cake.
October 22, 2016
Ah lovely I am sorry to hear you have both been poorly - I am pleased to hear you are both on the mend. It is so tough looking after kids when you are not feeling great. I wish my kids jabs went as smoothly, honestly it is always such a drama (I guess that is girls for you!) Well done Max on his counting - donât be worrying though lovely they all get there in their own time (I know it is easier said!) my 4 year old niece took ages to start talking but now she is amazing and doesnât stop!! #happydays xxx
October 25, 2016
Looking after kids when youâre ill is definitely the worst thing about being a parent! Itâs just such a slog - no wonder it takes adults so much longer to kick the illness when youâre trying to run around after a now recovered toddler too!
October 22, 2016
Not yet two year olds counting to thirty?!! Thatâs…well. Thatâs one bloody advanced one year old. My almost four year old is only just getting to thirty & over, and heâs very bright and ahead of the curve, so I donât think you have a single thing to worry about.
Hope you start feeling a lot better very soon x
October 25, 2016
Thanks Halina, thatâs really reassuring actually! Itâs so hard to know whatâs normal - in lots of ways Max is clearly really bright (loves figuring out how things work), but in others like speech, heâs definitely behind the average, so itâs difficult not to worry when you hear about these kids counting to 30 at an age when Max still hadnât formed a word!
October 22, 2016
Oh no, I hope you feel better soon. I took my two for the meningitis boosters this week too. M (7) fainted last time as heâs terrified of needles but did brilliantly this time (although heâs totally milking it now and claiming his arm hurts so much he canât do anything), L (2) did brilliantly last time but this time she tried to yank her arm away halfway through so it hurt her a lot more and there were big tears. She was fine within seconds though and has been running around like nothing happened, putting her big brother to shame. I wouldnât worry about the counting and talking thing, they all develop at different rates in different areas. M was super fast to talk and by 2 could could hold a full conversation and count to 10 (def not 30!). L was 2 in August and can only just start to put two words together, as for counting, everything is 2,3,2,3. They all get there at their own pace x
October 25, 2016
Oh crikey, thatâs what worried me, the fact that they have to stay so still - itâs such a big ask for little children. Love the overdramatic milking though!
October 22, 2016
Despite the illnesses it sounds like youâve had a great time. Hoorah for jabs that go well, for date nights and for lie-ins! #HappyDaysLinky
October 25, 2016
Thatâs the beauty of these happy lists, isnât it - even a bad week suddenly seems like it had loads of good things going on!
October 23, 2016
Ah you sounds like you have had a rough run of it with health, and well done Max counting to 10, they just do it in their own time donât they?Have a lovely week Katie and I hope you start to feel better soon x
October 25, 2016
Thanks Sarah - I donât know why I waste my energy worrying about him, he does it all eventually, and does it perfectly!
October 23, 2016
I love this time of year except for all the bugs! Little N always handles his jabs surprisingly well, itâs the flu spray he hates! Thanks for linking up to #HappyDaysLinky x
October 25, 2016
Oh, weâve not had to go through the flu spray yet! (Although arenât 2 year olds supposed to get it? Not sure, will be looking that one up!)
October 23, 2016
Oh, hope you are better, we have been a bit under the weather and it really sucks. Great that N is getting on well with his speech. it just takes some a little bit longer doesnât it. He will get there. #happydays
October 27, 2016
Itâs so hard when everyone is ill! I stress about little things too, my son didnât flinch when he had his booster either. Glad you got to Wisley for a day out - again it really isnât too far from us and we have never been! Sarah #SharingTheBlogLove
October 28, 2016
So hard not to compare isnât it? They all get there in the end though. Lils was completely mute until her second birthday but 10 months on youâd think she had been talking for years! Thank you for joining in #HappyDaysLinky xx
October 31, 2016
Sorry you and Max have been poorly, hope you are all better now. Itâs silly the things we worry about isnât it? Itâs so easy to worry in the moment, but they all get there in their own time. x
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