Who’s Normal Anyway?

On Thursday I took L to a new baby signing class to see what it was like. I know a few people who’ve signed with their toddlers and I always thought it looked like something we might have a go at, so I emailed the class leader and asked what age it’s for and she said it was fine to go from birth. I think L was a little bit on the young side for us to easily join in but I enjoyed it. L was a bit too overwhelmed looking round at all the crawlers and toddlers to want to look at me and enjoy the singing (or maybe it’s my singing LOL!). The class is half an hour of singing nursery rhymes and baby songs and signing along, learning 5 new signs (won’t be teaching him biscuit just yet!) and then a half hour for coffee and choccie biccies and having a chat.

While we were there, A and M went to try the climbing wall in the leisure centre and M came back buzzing about how good a time he’d had. (Do you think your big 2 would be interested in going anytime Tech, or is it too far?) We’ll have to take him there again, maybe next time A is working evenings. Next week if we go to Tiny Talk again M will have to come with us, so hopefully he’ll enjoy learning some signs too.

Yesterday morning we went to visit my Grandma, Dad and Aunt who we haven’t seen since L was about 5 weeks old, in fact my Aunt hadn’t met him yet. So we caught up a bit and M helped Grandma in the kitchen, so managed to get a share of the attention. Then he blagged her coin jar out of her cupboard – spotted it when she was getting plates out and asked for it for the Blue Peter appeal. Wasn’t sure whether to die of embarrassment or be pleased at him being charitable. He’s also put a penny jar in the downstairs loo at home to raise more cash, so we literally spend a penny when we go LOL.

We had lunch at my Grandma’s then it was a quick drive home to drop A off for mountain rescue (off to the Lake District again) and out again to M’s musical theatre class. Seems like we never stopped!

Today has been much more peaceful. We’ve spent most of the day at home and M’s had a bit of a Star Wars fest (PC game and a video, in and among other bits he’s been doing) and I’ve been finding things to go to the charity shop to have a bit of a tidy out. In the early afternoon we went out to M’s dancing class.

L’s been working on his tummy shuffle. I’m not sure what he does exactly, but he moves backwards somehow, so need to keep even more of an eye on him, because he doesn’t stay put. And just to even it up a bit so it doesn’t sound like we are ECing wonders or something, we’ve been completely off today. We’ve had so many misses I resorted to disposables til I could get a grip, and didn’t “catch” anything til L’s after nap wee at tea time. We’re often more in tune when we’re out - at home I get distracted doing other things and only think “oh yes, he needed a wee” after the event.