Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while. Had a busy week last week. Tuesday was supposed to be mother’s group, but Mel kindly offered to come over and look after Liam so that I could catch up on some much-needed sleep. Unfortunately the cleaner was here at the same time and made alot of noise, so I only managed half and hour’s sleep – which still felt like bliss. Tuesday afternoon I took Liam for a walk as we were expecting visitors in the afternoon and wanted to make sure we had something yummy to have with a cup of tea. When we arrived Ben mentioned that he’d had a phone call that they had cancelled their visit. Oh well, it just meant that Ben and I had to eat all the Danishes.
Wednesday was swimming day. Liam hasn’t been for the last 3 weeks as he’d been sick after the MRI, so I didn’t want to aggravate his chest infection. It was a lovely hot day, so it was a nice day for a swim. We walked around to the swimming place instead of driving, so I get a bit of exercise at the same time. He seemed to enjoy being back in the pool. He always giggles when we do the hokey-pokey at the end of the class.
On Thursday morning we had friends over for morning tea, along with their new-born baby and 3 year old son. After a cuppa and some cake Liam and I had to leave. Liam and I joined Ellie and Thomas at Amaze-’n-Play at Erina. It is a great place and seems to be set up well for little kids as well as big kids. There is a section set aside for tiny kids like Liam and Thomas, where they have a few age-appropriate toys as well as their own ball pit. Liam wasn’t keen on the ball pit, he just kept leaning over the side and picking out balls and putting them back in. He went in once but didn’t appreciate all the balls moving underneath him. Thomas on the other hand loved roll around in the pit. He had tried it once before, so maybe Liam will be a little more enthusiastic next time. I suppose it is quite a new sensation to get used to. Ellie and I managed to have a little lunch there too, which was nice.
Liam and I headed up to Erina fair afterwards to get a couple of birthday presents and post them off. Liam fell asleep in the car on the way home. When I arrived home, Carlos – the mobile dog-wash guy – was already at our place and had bathed Bella. I hung around our car waiting for Liam to wake up, which lasted for about 3/4 hour. Meanwhile, Carlos bathed Samson – who runs away when he knows it’s bath time, but hops straight in quite happily once you catch him.
I was quite excited for Friday as mum was coming to stay so that Ben and I could go to see a movie on Saturday morning.
Ben had a meeting in Sydney on Friday, so he was gone by the time Liam and I got up on Friday morning. After breakfast we headed out for a walk to the shops, hoping that Liam would have a sleep in the stroller, which he did. Got a call from mum at about 11 saying that she was at the railway station – as we’d organised to pick her up. So Liam and I hopped in the car and started heading to the station. But we only managed to get half way down the street when I lost all gears in the car. I had enough momentum to pull over at the side of the road. I called our mechanic, as he’s only local, and he said he’d come straight out and have a look. Meanwhile I tried to call mum. Her mobile has been on the blink, so I wasn’t hopeful that she’d be able to hear me. Miracle of miracles, she answered her phone and was able to hear me. I let her know what was happening with the car and told her to catch a cab to our place. On her way past, she stopped just in time to rescue Liam – who was crying by this stage. The mechanic had arrived and couldn’t do anything to fix the car. I called a tow truck and was told it would take about an hour. Meanwhile, our next-door neighbour drove past and noticed I’d broken down. The first thing he said was “Do you want to borrow our Commodore?”. What great neighbours! They have an ‘extra’ car that they don’t use much. So luckily we have use of this car until our car is fixed.
By the time the tow truck arrived it was about 12.30. I have been taking Liam to a kinder-gym on Fridays, so was glad when I realised we were still able to make it.
So with nanna accompanying us we made our way to kinder-gym at 1.30. Liam had heaps of fun. They have lots of singing games and little toys they have made that encourage their gross and fine motor-skills. After an initial singing and structured game-playing session, everyone makes their way over to the larger gym activities. Things like trampolines, cushioned ramps where the babies can roll, jump or slide down, bars to swing from, tunnels, swings, slippery-dips and heaps more are available. The feature photo from this post was taken by Ellie. It’s a kind of swing for sitting or lying on.
Liam seemed to enjoy himself. He probably didn’t enjoy the part where he fell of the little car that goes up and down a little ramp. he only cried for a minute and had another tear-free turn after that.
Saturday morning Ben and I went to the movies to see ‘Cheri’. I think we were the youngest people in the theatre. Must be a senior citizen’s morning on Saturdays. It was a good movie nonetheless.
Mum stayed with us until Sunday afternoon, which was great as it is a real help. She is really great with Liam. He doesn’t fret whenever we go out and he’s with mum. He also seems to learn new tricks when he’s been with mum. This time I noticed it is when he’s eating and you ask him if he’s finished what’s in his mouth – he now opens his mouth and shows you.
Will blog again soon as another big week is ahead.
