Family Notebook

Ria’s friend Taylor is now a big brother!

William Jakson was born 5 weeks early on the 17th.

Isn’t he adorable?

Congratulations Paul, Athena and Taylor!

Dear Miss Ria,

This past month has been fairly bland. Your helper left at the start of the month so its just been the two of us. We’ve spent a lot of time at home veging out and running errands. You aren’t so fond of that but truth be told, neither am I.

Because we are stuck to each other 24/7 now, you won’t leave me alone for a second. You’re forever sitting on me and forcing me to do things. Its nice that you love me but some space in the bathroom isn’t too much to ask, is it?

The tantrums are fiercer than ever. You’ve got the foot stomp and squeal-scream down pat and it’s close to nails on a chalk board. Every little thing sets you off, the primary things being your Dummy, Play Doh and sweets. If I have to roll your play doh into a ball, snake or cut it one more time I think I may end up in the psych ward. You’ve also started with the inevitable hitting phase. You lash out at any given moment to anybody in your path. There’s been a lot of time spent in the naughty corner and now that I have an idea of when its coming I can tell you to keep your hands to yourself and that seems to work.

I don’t think you quite understand right now, but your good doggy friend Panther died on the 15th of August. It was a very sad day but he was old and sick and it was his time. You commented to me about how nice Panther was and that he was a “good boy”.

Mr. Beaumont went to live with your grandparents. He has a nice new yard to play in and lots more attention. He is happy there and even though mummy misses your naughty little puppy, I know it’s the best thing. You didn’t take it as badly as I expected. You asked where Beau was and now you’re content to say that he has gone home.

In the milestone department, you’ve started to count things as opposed to just saying numbers. The first thing you counted was 3 cheerios. You’ve decided your own parents are un-cool already, that makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. There was a little dance party at The Marriott and you had a few little buddies busting a move with you. Whenever Daddy or I went near you, you pointed your little finger and told us to sit down. At least the 4 year olds liked me, I’ll hold onto that.

You’re a few toys less at the moment, but thank goodness your birthday is coming up. We had a bit of a battery mishap where they all exploded, likely due to the heat. Your Fisher Price door doesn’t have any sound now, the lights on your kitchen burners work but there’s no sizzling or popping and your beloved aquarium for your crib is long gone.

Daddy and I decided to give you some of your Birthday presents early so you could enjoy them a bit more. You got a Barbie set with Microwave, Mixer and Coffee Maker. You are in love with the mixer. You would mix all day long if it was possible. When we’re in the kitchen you get your very own little portion to whip up and I think its your new favourite thing to do. You also got a stroller which you zoom your teddies and Cabbage Patch Doll around in. You also got a Leap Frog Fridge Phonics Word Whammer from your friends Charlotte and Joni in America. It’s a really neat little thing and you walk past it several times a day and give it a work over.

Your voice is so little now, you rarely speak up unless in tanty mode. You love this book called “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and you ask the question to any object or person you can find. You were raising your voice for See but I missed getting that on camera and now you’re pronouncing everything the same. It was very cute though.

Your favourite song is Hey Scenesters by The Cribs. You know this song as “Hey Darlin’” and theres no end to the amount of times you will listen to it. You even sing along.

I had a very sweet moment a couple of weeks ago with you. I had a rough day and you were hanging all over me as usual. You then proceeded to tell me that I have pretty hair, pretty eyes, pretty nose, pretty shirt etc… and that you love me so much. You really know how to make someone feel special and important and you made my day.

Love you bunches, sweetheart

Love Mummy
xoxoxox
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