How fast can you grow

Ones in a while I get taken back by how much Lance seems to grow overnight. I've got the luxury of being with him every day so usually I grow with him or at least I'm there to see the learning curve.

Today I woke up and all of a sudden I have this little dare devil on my hands. He was climbing up on our pillows to throw himself right back, just like that. That should be scary to anyone. There's such a huge amount of trust in something like that. Either he trusts me or he all of a sudden trusts that the bed is not going to move. He found this hilarious and kept doing it over and over again, free falling from the headboard, backwards.

I took him swimming this morning, which we have not done for a few months now. But I decided to get him some arm cushions to see if that helped him be a bit more independent. He was a bit unsure at first but he kept them on which is all I could ask for. They did not work as well as I had hoped but he was having so much fun splashing around, paddling to try and get places. He just loves the water. But seriously when did he all of a sudden get so big he can now stand on the bottom and keep his neck and head over the water?

On top of that he got up and down his wee stol he has to reach the sink when he brushes his teeth all by himself like a little pro.

It's been a morning of surprises for me but lots of fun and experiences for Lance! I can't believe he's 18 months and such a brave wee boy already.

Xx

Ill with a toddler

I have been very ill the last week and the reality of being "couchbound" or even worse "toiletpanbound" when you have a toddler to look after is anything but easy.

Lance started copying me throwing up in the toilet. So at least now he knows how to when it's his turn.

He's not been very amused when I've told him I'm too tired to play with him or just playing in the same area all day. Thankfully my husband has been off work so he could look after Lance. I don't know how I would cope if I had to do it all by myself. Poor Lance would be so bored and fed up. It just seems to stop everything, every little plan you had made, every class you had scheduled.. All scraped when the flu decides it's your turn.

Moving forward now and starting fresh for 2016!

Xx

Going out

When we go away somewhere, whether it's to someone's house or out for dinner I find myself really drained afterwards.

When we are at home I know what Lance can get up to and where he usually goes when he sneaks off. I can predict the outcome of most situations because we have been there and done that before.

But when he realises he's in a new setting with lots of new stuff to discover it's game on. Everything needs to be looked at by picking it up or poking at it. Every new floor area needs a test run. Every knob or handle leads to something else. Everything is new and exciting and all of a sudden energy comes from nowhere. Where's my energy? To keep up with him I could use some of that.

It's really nice and needed to get out and enjoy life and meeting up with people, but sometimes I do weigh up the pros and cons. After that I can decide if I have enough energy and patience to leave the house. Besides I usually never get to actually have a conversation anyway. All I do is try to make sure Lance is ok and not breaking things.

One day I will have an adult conversation again!

Xx