Beddy-Byes in his Big Boy Bed

tom slept in his toddler bed last night, no problems at all i was so surprised!
we took the side of his cot the other week and he freaked out, so i am so amazed that he was actually pleased with the new bed last night.
waking up to find him next to the bed laughing at me was lovely this morning, no more crying baby wake up calls!
i snuck in and took a picture... doesnt he look cute!
another milestone been and gone now, making me sad and happy at the same time, my little baby is gone.
i suppose the next one is potty training, but we got another year at least before i worry about that one.

ive got to go out and buy another stair gate today due to the terrible damp in this place the wall mounted one has come out and left a massive hole. so i have to find a pressure one that will fit our narrow staircase. mothercare has one that should just fit, so ive got to go get the kids ready!!

speak soon

natty x

Thru the night, a smile and an iggle piggle

Hello all!!
well now things have changed considerably recently, Ellen is now sleeping 6 out of 7 nights from 9 till about 6 or 7, which means not only am i getting a luxurious amount of sleep, but Michael and i finally have our evenings back. which apart from anything else means we can have an ADULT conversation which doesn't contain the words iggle piggle or upsy daisy (more on that later)
Thomas' new big boy bed is arriving tomorrow, which means for a few months we will have a crib, cot AND toddler bed in the one tiny room! but no matter, Thomas seems to be afraid of beds at the moment so the idea is to De-sensitise him to it by just having it up in the room for him to tuck his toys into.. we will soon see if that works!
Ellen is smiling all the time now, however not often at me (unless I'm singing), she seems to prefer strangers than her own mother. wonderful! ah well I'm sure its nothing personal :)
Thomas went on his first ride on car (the ones that whizz round a track on the high street) the other day and i was surprised he sat still the whole time laughing his head of instead of trying to get out. i cant believe how much he has changed since Ellen was born it really is astounding.

Now as promised onto the Iggle Piggle stuff. as any mother of very young children will know there is a newish program on cbeebies called "In The Night Garden". (Iggle Piggle is the blue character on the left) Thomas is OBSESSED. Its the only program he will sit and watch for the entire episode rather than running round the room and being distracted all the time. Well now of course every shop has a display of toys, books etc and Thomas wants me to buy them for him. so far i have only bought one small stuffed toy, and ordered some bits for Xmas but it is getting hard not to buy him everything as its the first thing he has shown a real interest in. am i mad?
anyway that's it for now write soon!
night x

Looking Good

Well Afternoon all!
Things are finally underway at the O'Dwyer household, the boiler is being replaced as we speak and i have made a headway with the housework.
It has suddenly got easier this week, and i dont know whether its because i am being more relaxed about everything or that ellens just that little bit older now. either way im glad to have some sense of order to my home and children!
Ellen smiled this week for the first time, and at her godmother Aimee no less.
well thats all to report, will be back later with more pictures.

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