lovely days, toy addictions

How odd is it that we physically found it impossible to leave the comfort of our nice warm beds in the morning before we had children. Now, we just DO it AND we are nice to our kidlets when we do!

WOW!

Everyone made sure they warned me of late nights and early mornings. When you’re pregnant people find it their duty to tell you you’re going to be sleep deprived, they tell you you’re going to find it hard to cope at times.

Why do people do this? Why dampen a good thing? Obviously every parent knows it’s not going to be all sunshine lollypops and rainbows all the time.

We do it and even though we whine, secretly, deep down how nice is it to be getting up to the little one YOU created?

I love this age Eli bug is at. We may be up early but Im sitting pretty having a coffee whilst he feeds himself breakfast like a little champion spoon and all!

This morning was blissfully uneventful. Eli drew and pottered around and helped me do housework. He went down for a nap with next to no complaints despite Fyn kicking him roughly in his side.

I’ve often wondered when Eli would wake up and PLAY in his cot like I hear of some children doing and, today he DID!

I heard him grizzle as he awoke from his nap. Got my big belly out of bed (I was taking an opportune nap whilst the house was so serene) Started making myself a coffee and waited for him to call out for me crying, I had a full cup of coffee and it was then that I heard giggle.

Giggles? I must be hearing things!

So I snuck up the stairs to watch him nibbling his toes quite contentedly and giggling at his own antics.  I managed one quick sly happy snap then he spotted me!

“Don’t!” he says

Then promptly

“Mum Mum Mum”

So I go up only to be greeted by the happiest chappy alive!

We read books, he sang into my deodorant he’d claimed for a microphone and he danced away to the tunes on his wiggles dance mat.

We had a bath to get off the unfortunate cereal that had baked into his scalp over nap time and I’m preparing myself now for a lovely afternoon.

This afternoon we played, did housework and had a visit from Adam from next door who had just finished his last exam which is pretty exciting, then we made our way to the shop to do the –everything but the meat- grocery shopping.

Justine Clarkes Dinosaur roar was our song of choice as per usual and I sang loudly proud as punch each and every time Eli big roared on queue.

Argh, I’m terrible. I keep seeing blue and red little boy’s toys everywhere! Today it was Woolworths that I lost out to my addiction as before my eyes were rows upon rows of reduced “Cars” things

I looked at all these shiny red toys and I looked at the face of my little boy who was not to be spoilt on his own for much longer and shamefully I bought him a play tent and tunnel combo.

The sheer delight on his face when we got home and he explored his new toy’s !

His giggles were delicious! The sight and sounds of my big little boy was lying down next to his gumboots in his very own tunnel giggling his little noggin off

Mummy did well!

Nic is home now and I’m winding down with a cup of tea whilst he bathes Eli in preparation for the Bugs bedtime and I’m hoping for a night of sewing (finally)

Hope everyone had a day as wonderful as I and I hope you all had more control over your shopping addiction than myself today

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