One my biggest problems at the moment is lack of sleep. Nicky is regressing to waking up EVERY TWO HOURS FOR BOOB! I am exhausted. So let's look at some ways this book suggests to cure night time nursing. 1) Pantley's Gentle Removal Plan: At the end of nursing during the day say: "All done, … [Read more...]
Driving Toy Cars Under Objects
Nicky loves anything with wheels, but for him there is more to playing with them than moving them back and forth. One of his favourite things to do with cars is to drive them under various objects. He will stand next to furniture that is the right height and line all his cars and trucks up. This … [Read more...]
Weaning – I Just Can’t Do It.
Nicky has recently turned two and shows no sign of dropping the boob. Although the day feeds are a lot less, he still needs it to go to sleep and when emotionally distressed. I keep trying to stop, but I'm weak. Here is a list of my procrastination methods: 1) Get another sippy cup. We have a … [Read more...]
Opening and Shutting
I remember the nurse at the baby class saying that in the first year, babies want to know what things ARE (i.e. put it in your mouth and discover it with all your senses) and in the second year they want to know how things WORK. In other words, they love exploring the function of things. As Nicky … [Read more...]
Nicky and the Birds
Winter holidays are here and a great venue to take the kids to is the Montecasino Bird Gardens. We took advantage of my father visiting and decided to make a morning of it. The last time we took Nicky to see animals he was six months old and it was the zoo. He was more interested in the hedges in … [Read more...]
Pirates and Princesses: Lovely new kid’s range at Sheet Street
I know when we eventually manage to get Nicky to sleep in a separate bed that we will need some interesting bedding for him to get excited about. I look forward to the day when he is not waking up at night and can enjoy his own little spot to sleep in. In the meantime I will salivate at the … [Read more...]
Terrific Twos
There seems to be a lot going on with Nicky these days so I thought I'd just do a bullet point update on how he is doing. - Last Wednesday he climbed up a jungle gym all by himself. He needed help a few times to get down but after a while he could do it himself. - His speech … [Read more...]
Toddlers and Balls – My little rugby player
There is something that Nicky loves almost as much as he loves wheels and that is - BALLS! He loves to kick, throw and enjoy playing with balls. He will often come to me with his ball, wanting me to kick with him. Recently I have noticed there is a lot of seriousness going on when he kicks … [Read more...]
Montessori Sandpaper Letters vs Kids Academy Traceable Letters Review by a Montessori teacher
Can concrete materials ever be replaced by screen applications? The short answer is no, but they sure are a great compliment to the learning process. I was asked by Sverve to do a review of Kids Academy Company application. I had actually already downloaded their Traceable Letters app. I often … [Read more...]
Weaning – ups and downs.
I'm writing this to encourage those who, like me, are struggling with the weaning process. Sometimes we can go six hours without boob and I think we are making progress, and at other times I find myself cluster feeding all over again to calm him down. Why is this so hard for me? Am I just no good … [Read more...]