Not much to report....

Not a lot has been happening lately, Emily is dry through the night now which is great although we did have a mishap this morning at 5am but hopefully I will get a good night tonight! Tom has been diagnosed as slightly asthmatic which we were kind of expecting as both Wayne and I have mild Asthma and he has such bad ecsema (I think thats spelt correctly!) so it was always a possibility but perhaps we didn't expect it so early but nevermind - he is having antibiotics which is really helping his cough and may need an inhaler later but should be ok.

Wayne has been working loads so we have been pretty quiet, I have bought and wrapped 90% of my christmas shopping and now we are planning ahead for the next few busy weeks. We are going to the Henessey Gold Cup at Newbury Races on Saturday then have people over for dinner, we are going out with Emily for the day on the 7th and leaving Tom with his Nana which will be quite nice then just a few xmas parties and before we know it everything will be over and it will be January!

Emily has been quite involved in xmas shopping choosing presents for her friends, Finn, Jennie, Lucy and Sophie, and we are going to take her to pick something for Tom. She is afraid of Father Christmas though - she says he is scary!! Tom is nearly rolling over, he can do it on the bed but that doesn't really count. Emily can copy her name now if I write it for her and she knows nearly all her letters verbally!

The photos are of Emily making cakes dressed as a fairy and Tom playing in his gym nest on his tummy - which he doesn't really enjoy but he looks cute!

Bang Bang!

Fireworks were not what we expected. On friday Jamie, Fiona, Dan, Helen, Abby and Finn came over to set off the fireworks that Jamie had "acquired" from his dad who works at a firework factory! We started and poor Finn got really upset and went home after 2 rockets! Emily decided she didn't want to watch fireworks without Finn and asked to go to bed! So we let the rest off and they were brilliant, we had loads and loads, some were floor fireworks but there were quite a few rockets and 3 or 4 huge rockets. As a finale we had to go to the bottom of the driveway to set off a huge barrage of rockets called the "ultimate comet" it was brilliant!! Several drinks later it was 1am and we were all shattered!

Saturday night we went to Sarah's party and Tom was amazed by the fireworks and loved them, Emily was not so excited and spend the night with her head burried in her hands. She was not afraid - just not in the mood! We wrapped them up for the party, maybe a little too much as they both got quite hot!

Happy Halloween!!

On monday we went to the music group Halloween Party, it was really fun, there was music, singing, dancing and bubbles as well as a parachute, balloons and biscuits!! Emily dressed quite appropriately as a witch! Tom was going to be Tigger but having had a growth spurt in the last couple of weeks, Tigger was too small so he went as a Manchester United Footballer complete with socks and trainers!! We are going to another Halloween party today at Beth's house with Fran, Louis and Finn, then at the weekend it is fireworks!! We are having some at our house on Friday then going to a party at Sarah's house on Saturday. Last year Emily loved the fireworks and Tom doesn't seem too concerned by loud noise so hopefully he will enjoy them too!!

Down on the Farm!!

We went to Roves Farm on tuesday with Beth, Fran and Louis. Had a brilliant time, Emily fed a goat! We went on a tractor, saw some pigs, drew a pumpkin and then had a tantrum in mothercare, but all in all a good day!

Tom is finally sleeping through, 5 days in the last week have been from 10.30/11pm till 7am!!

I also have lots of new friends on Facebook!! Well, old friends that have found me!!

Where did we go??

Been a while since I have posted anything on here because I am addicted to Facebook!! I have finally joined the masses and am requesting friendships and sending virtual drinks and flowers and doing bizare quizes sent to me by people I didn't hardly speak to at school! Have made some good connections with old friends again though and its fun to see what they all look like now!

Emily is doing really well with the potty training, she is managing to do everything on the loo now and is really good about asking to go when we are out. I was a bit concerned on Friday as we went to the Jolly Roger (or Jammie Dodger as Emily calls it) in Swindon with Finn and Abby and she was so excited that she didn't use the loo for 4 hours!! It was great fun, there is a huge soft play area which they had great fun follwing each other around as Abby and I sat having a drink on the sofas!! There is also a huge maze of levels and ball pits and all sorts including a huge slide which is probably the height of a standard house. Abby and I took it in turns to go up with them - we really enjoyed it they should make them for adults!!

Unfortunately Justin has gone on an extended holiday - he took the "tube" last weekend so Sarah Jane is patiently awaiting a replacement mate!

Bye bye nappies!

Emily has taken quite well to potty training. We started on tuesday and had a few mishaps but wednesday was a dream and she was dry all day. Thursday we ventured out to music group and she was fine until we went into the soft play room and she got so excited and told me she needed the toilet too late! But never one to be defeated she sucessfully asked to use the toilet again and we made it. The afternoon bought new issues.... Emily's friend Sophie came to play and again she got carried away playing playdoh and decorated the carpet! Today however we went to Swindon and I asked her to go before we left and she did, then she asked to use the toilet in Mothercare! We got home nice and dry with a new Peppa Pig toy as a reward. She even managed a trip over to nanna's house without any problems. Number 2's are an issue but the less said about that the better on the internet - I am sure not everyone needs to read about that! Had a lovely afternoon with just my little boy - who I am convinced is teething at 12 weeks! Can't believe he is only 12 weeks it doesn't sound very long at all but feels like he has been here forever, although I am reminded it was not long ago by my muscles growing back round my scar- ouch!!

Happy holiday

Just been to Cornwall for the weekend, we stayed with my Dad and Mary and had a brilliant time. Took Tom to meet his great-grandma, who loved him to bits and even managed to hold him despite being nearly 91 and having 3 strokes! We went to St Ives on the train and played on the beach, Emily loved making sandcastles and very carefully placed a stone on each one! We had a fish and chip supper at John Becks restaurant and Emily sat up to the table and ate sausage, chips and beans. On the saturday we went to Newquay to the Aquarium which Emily loved, she saw Rays, Sharks and loads of fish but her favourite were the seahorses or "lots and lots of seahorses" as she put it. Tom was quite taken with the bright fish in the tropical tanks. Wayne and I even managed a night out on the saturday having left the children in the capable hands of Nanna and Grandad! Emily had her first proper haircut from Nanna Mary, she sat quietly whilst Mary took a couple of inches off the length to tidy it up. We then went for a lovely sunday lunch before setting off home only to get stressed out completely on the M4 and M5!

Today we have ventured into potty training, we have tried it before but it is make or break now and one way or another Emily is not wearing nappies anymore. We had a productive afternoon with 7 sucessful attempts in the potty - one of which being a number 2! Only 4 little accidents on the carpet - how many times a day do children go to the loo! We have also welcomed Sarah-Jane and Justin to the family, a couple of goldfish happily settled in the kitchen - named by Emily of course.