Nostalgia part 1

I read somewhere that parenting is reliving your childhood and I find myself whole heartedly agreeing. Today for instance, after the school drop off, I took K to playgroup, and while walking back home I decided to take him to Wimpy! It has been there for as long as I can remember, and I have walked past it so many times but in the past two hears have only eaten there twice even though it is right up my street.  I remember my mum taking my sister and I there and she would have the beanburger. So in the name of nostalgia, I ordered it too! K, of course had his staple of chicken chunks and chips. We really enjoyed each other's company and it occurred to me that I have never taken him out for a meal on his own, so it felt really special for me to be eating at Wimpy with him, just the two of us. After his tummy was full, I took a walk and he fell asleep in his pushchair.

Yesterday there was strike action by people working in the public sector and R's school was closed for the day. We spent the morning putting up the Christmas tree and it was adorable to see both R and K were jumping with joy! K knew exactly what to do and started putting the baubles on the branches as though he's been doing it for years.

Another thing I read somewhere about parenting young children, is that the hours drag and the years fly. You can tell that I've been reading a lot of parenting books lately. Parenting is a lifetime of challenges. Just when you think you've got a problem sorted, along comes another challenge. Sometimes I do find myself thinking that the years have flown by, at others I remember thinking come on child grow up!

K has been talking non-stop and I have to hold myself back from laughing at his pronunciation of some words. I had to get the camcorder out to record these magical moments.
Here's a couple of examples:

Christmas tree = chemistry
Playgroup = clay poop

Our big achievement this week is that I'm done with nappies, pull ups, training pants, nappy sacks, wipes, changing mats, bed mats and even potties! It feels great not to have to shop for nappies and carry nappies around when we're out! K is fully toilet trained and he surprised me with how quickly he did it!