Hi there! Here is us travelling up to London to Morfield's Hospital where boys and daddy are part of a reseach programme for Muscular Dystrophy and their muscles around eyes are being looked at and studied. It was a fab day with loads of exciting fast train riding, shopping, playing and seeing things we don;t see every day. We have also met two professors and boys had each a quick look at their eyes. I was amazed at Zac he literally leaned into the eye testing machinery and put his chin on the right place and literally stared in the dr's tools...was something they have never seen before....a really "I am all up for it boy"....
We had arrived a around 1pm and Zac was so excited he only had 15 mins sleep on the fast train and then 4 hours wait and looking around in the hospital. But all is well and we are hoping that both boys will be soon tested for Muscular Dystrophy as before we had been refused due to them being so young...
Zac has a best friend Andy Pandy his name is. I love the way Zac get super excited when he sees Andy and cuddles and holds his hand and invites him in. Its all very sweet...so this week the day after the hospital we had gone to get some coffee and cake time with his best friend and it help mummies are best friends too.
After the long day at hospital, we stopped at Stratford Shopping Centre for some play time and retail therapy. As it happens we only had 1 hour there but the boys were loving it.
Zac is such a sweety....I am loving these moments when he really does play and busiess himselfw with his toys. I am partucularly happy that they are happy and so excited in their new rooms. Our lives have changed massivley and feel like finally we have structure and some real quality time. Finally things seem to fall into good place. I cant really say it wasnt good before but this is just dream....both boys love their rooms, Zac understands, loves and enjoys his room and the rest of the house just a bit more. Its
And yes, we had reached the time when Zac will quite happily read and tell me stories. For now I guess he likes that R reads and shows interest in books and so he does too. This is his bible from his Godparents. He often picks it up. I hope to be able gto teach him a few nice stories....
Who says you can not play some really cool scary wibble wobble and drop dead games in your room on top of your craft table..?!!:))THe kick this child gets from any sort of ready, steady and GO things its incredible.
Trains loads of trains more trains...I am finding it funny that he has to have that space crowded by all his trains and different carry along stuff!!: Honest to God when they get over trains I will make a fortune from all the trains we have in the house and the different tracks....:)) Still there is no better joy than having a child who is happy...content/ I often feel guilty and wish I would not give in so much into their little desires but I am a subjective mum most of the times. Both of my boys have given things to others and I am teaching them its just as good to give as to receive.
Many people have asked me recently why am I letting Zac have a dummy?! Why not?! I just don;t get it why is everyone so concerned. I even had someone ask in hospital?! I feel totally happy for him to have a dummy, Reuben had a dummy until he was 3 and half and it did not matter, he speaks beautifully, his teeth are fantastic, far better than kids who suck their fingers and develop other not so "in your eye" bad behaviour. I believe everyone needs often comfort. Comfort comes from many places, sometimes people we love, sometimes things we love and sometimes just comes in different shapes and forms, Adults often dont pay attention but they feel incredible comfort when sitting in a chair, wearing specific clothes or eating or drinking specific stuff. Whys should it be different for kids?!:) How is it bothering someone else that my child is or isnt having a dummy. Then again I find it strange that people assume that you should breastfeed and remember a TESCo checkout lady once said to me...YOU surley must be breafeeding your baby after all you have good nice big boobies....:))) I politley smiled and said ITS NONE OF YOUR BUSNIESS. It seems people forgot these days that we all live in a free world, it does not matter what one does...because often what works for one does not work for the other. Just go with the flow, enjoy and really be thankful for our beautiful kids. Another interesting issue that preoccupied me latley was that of me (us) choosing to send Zac to a childminder. He has been going now regularly for over a year....its been fab for Zac, he has learnt so much, loves the kids and enjoys the routine and what it brings. Even if I stood on my head and did all chores at night and made his day extra fabulastic I would never be able to teach him the things he learns with my wonderful friend and childminder Ivetta. NOt only that but he has learnt that life is not over because he is with someone else for a bit of the time and embraced it and enjoys it. He has learnt that he should trust others and peers too. I am and always will be his mummy but he will always also have others around him and the sooner he gets used to it the better long term. Reuben went to nursery from the age of 8 months. He never cried one day at school gate and embraced school beautifully. I cant but feel sorry for those who don;t allow their kids to be enriched by the experience of nusrery of childminding....as I know it has far more benefits than I can dot down. for us it worked and I am loving my own time too and off course when they are not with me...it always is the "cant wait to be united with them again" feeling which I LOVE.
I respect those who choose not to let go of the kids for I am sure very important reasons...but for me/us the choices we made with the limited research have worked wonders so far. I really hope and pray that Zac continues to grow and develop and my miracle boy will truley be just that A MIRACLE BOY. I am loving this stage more than ever...but its very very tireing...on which note. Will be back soon for now must go and sleep some....! recharge....!
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