Farming World

Simon, Thomas and I went to Farming World this afternoon and were had a really lovely time. The weather was perfect to be outside pottering around the farm and Thomas was very interested in all the animals. Simon an I thnk we'll definetley go again when T is older when can enjoy all the amenities as there are lots of things to do for 4 to 5 year olds. Here are some photos of our time out.

With the baby sheep and goats

Cuddles with Daddy

Thomas saying hello to the cow....don't worry auntie Debbie as it's only plastic!!

Simon and T taking in some rays.

Cuddling Daddy...it doesn't get any better than this!!

1st morning at nursery

Thomas had his first morning at nursery today and he seemed to enjoy most of it by playing with the other children (which is good as they are mostly nearly 2 years old). This session was and 1.5 hours long and he did a lot of investigating the new area, a lot of watching the other children, joined in the painting and then had some fruit to eat. He then got very tired and let Tammy (his Key Worker) give him a cuddle, it was as he going to sleep that he remembered that Tammy wasn't his mummy and this made him very unhappy!! Luckily I turned up about 10 minutes later and I got a very BIG cuddle and he didn't want to let go of me (not to even go in his car seat....bless!!) We had a lovely lunch whilst watching the birdies eat his old home made bread out on the grass and then it was time for bed, he's been asleep since 1pm and it's now 2.30pm...fingers crossed he'll still sleep tonight!!
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First steps

On Monday Thomas took his first tentative steps, four of them to be precise. This was before he remembered he can't actually walk and fell on his bottom! Since then he loves to walk around holding onto the furniture with one hand and with his broom in the other hand...looking very happy with himself! He loves his lawn mower toy and his proper walker toy too but needs help with steering as he keeps bumping into the furniture, it doesn't stop him trying to push his way through it though!

Here he is with his lawn mower.

Nana's birthday

Wednesday was Nana's birthday and we decided it was time for a chinese takeaway. It was just another meal for nana, grandad and Debbie to endure (they've just returned from having 3 weeks with family in Australia and they did a lot of eating and drinking by the sounds of it!!!) They all had a terrific time and look very healthy and relaxed, Simon, Thomas and I are so pleased to see them! Thomas took about 5 miuntes to remember who they are and in no time at all was giving them big grins and try and snatch their glasses....back to normal then! Here are some of the photos we took of our lovely afternoon together:

New toys

Thomas seems to have outgrown a lot of his toys all of a sudden so it was time to spend some money and get him some new ones. We got him a First Steps Walker (which he loves to push around the lounge and kitchen, he's not so good at steering and really hates it when we help him) a lawn mower that blows bubbles (which he loves as it make a very realistic noise) and a musical instrument set comprising of a bongo type drum, maracas, rattle, xylophone and tamborine, and too many more to mention.
Here is Thomas on a Mazda MX5 sports car, he thought he looked very flash driving around the show room!!

His skin is going through a bad patch at the moment he has mild eczema nearly all over poor little boy. We think it might be the heat but it doesn't help not being able to use his creams until he's had the skin prick tests done on Monday. Fingers crossed he'll be better tomorrow.

Fun in the paddling pool!

Thomas and I have had a quiet week spending a lot of time at home pottering around and having lots of walks around the village. We've spent a lot of time outside, in particular in the garden under a parasol. T has loved crawling around and investigating everything, these are some of the things he likes to do when outside:- picks the petals off flowers, pick up dirt and eat it, pick at ants, empty my washing basket full of clean clothes out on the grass and play with the hose pipe. This means I have to watch him like a hawk!
We are all missing both sets of grandparents (and Debbie too of course!) and can't wait to see them. Simon and I have been saying to each other how we wished we were out in Oz and have both been quite low about being home but knowing that everyone out there is having such a great time. My parents are in their caravan touring the UK for a month or so and sound like they're having a great time relaxing....hhhmmm I can remember what that word means I think!?
The weather has been getting hotter all week and today it reached 27c so Simon and I thought we'd get T's paddling pool out. We filled it with a little bit of water and let the heat of the day heat it up until at around 3pm when we put T in his little wet suit and in he went! He absolutely loved it and splashed around whilst giggling and chattering. He especially loved it went he splashed Simon and I...he's got our sense of humour!!!

We have a busy week planned for next week: Monday T has more skin prick tests at Medway Hospital, Tuesday go and see Nana, Grandad and Debbie, Wednesday is Nana's birthday so we'll see them all again, Thursday our 1st introduction session at nursery and Friday out for lunch with a lady I used to work with. Hopefully the weather will be nice but not too hot.

Here is Thomas this afternoon taking in the sights as we walked around Capstone Park with our good friend Trace. We went to feed the ducks but they'd all had enough bread and didn't come to say hello :-( As you can see he looks rather laid back in his pram, he loves being pushed around anywhere new whilst eating a rice cake. He looks a little tired because he's been awake since 5am this morning!! As Simon is working 2pm-10pm shifts this week I offered to get up and take T for a walk around the village for an hour so he could get more sleep. It was so lovely, the sun was shining and birds were singing (unfortunately the peacocks are really noisey this year and are singing all night long!) We got lots of strange looks from everyone we met as it's not every day you see a woman out pushing a pram at 6am!! Just as long as he doesn't make a habbit of it!!

Simon is off to Belgium tomorrow with work and even though he won't get in from work until 10.30pm tonight he has to pick up people from Strood at 5.15am!!! I wonder if He'll bring any duty free home with him? Fingers crossed he will...yum yum yum!!!

enjoying the weather

Here is Steve with his 3 month old son Michael. He is so sweet and it feels such a long time ago that Thomas was that small...especially as he is now into everything!! We had a lovely time at his house with Lisa his wife and 2 year old son Lucas. Thomas loved playing with Lucas' toys...as you can see by the pictures below. He also loved having his photo taken by Lisa and smiled at her for about two minutes whilst she took lots of piccies..he was really working it for the camera!!