A wish for health & contentment please………………..that’s all, nothing more!!!
Well, Christmas passed us by! The surreal amount of snow we all experienced put a stop to travelling, & families all over have been unable to meet up. We have yet to have our Christmas with Nanny & Grandad, & Nanny & Grandad have yet to have their Christmas with Louie’s Great Uncle & his family!
Poor health hit like a sledgehammer just before Christmas & kept hammering right up to today! Louie & his sister having another bout of bronchilitis which washed them out & his brother, like us adults, had a cold which seemed to sap all our energy. Finally after 3 days of monitoring the slow appearance of a few spots on Louie’s back, I have today diagnosed Chickenpox!
One has to wonder if this one day of the year really warrants such energy, time, effort, money & built up expectations! And I wonder why I refuse to spend hours sitting writing Christmas cards to you all!!!! I wonder!!!!!
This all said, & my moment of feeling sorry for myself done, it is worth remembering that all this is miniscule compared to some of the things other family, friends & folk are having to deal with around the world.
As the New Year starts we think of ‘you’. We wish you peace & we wish you hope. God Bless.
Nursery Progress
You’ll be delighted to know that Louie’s progress at nursery has come on in massive leaps! My previous Blog entry explained the pain that both Louie (& I) were going through as a result of trying to integrate Louie into nursery. Well, after about 2 months, we’ve done it! Louie will now say goodbye to me at the door of the nursery (massive hugs, lots of kisses & at least two ‘I love yous’!) and potter quite contentedly into the play area.
I am already seeing a build in his confidence & an increase in him attempting various words. I am delighted & extremely proud of him. We did have to go through the pain barrier, with lots of tears, but perseverance paid off. Once Louie was able to understand that I was ‘coming back’, he seemed to be able to settle a bit more with each visit. I think initially he just struggled to cope with my leaving him, but as soon as he saw me returning each time, he became more relaxed. He seems quite happy to walk in with any staff member now, & seems comfortable interacting with the other children.
I am not naïve enough to think that when we go back there won’t be some ‘Monday morning’ feelings to deal with (from me too!) but I am confident that they will be short lived. This all said, with Louie having chickenpox, I doubt he’ll be going back next week!!!
When he does return, he will have 4 mornings a week, Monday to Thursday, 9.30 to 11.30am, with Friday being a ‘Mummy & Son together day’!
And for me, I get a bit of time to catch up on chores & hopefully get a morning to go swimming!
A big thank you to the staff at Louie’s nursery for their patience & support, during a time when I almost gave up!
Mum – 1st January 2011
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