We went on an expedition to the beach this morning & walked for an hour and a half in the sunshine...One of those days where I'm extremely grateful for my extreme off road all terrain beast of a buggy, soft sand is a killer! So beautiful though - clear blue skies, Young Nick's Head shining away in the distance, big crashy waves, lots of negative ions flying around. Just perfect :)
The giggles that came out of this washing basket as we used it for a racing car in the lounge were fantastic. The basket may now have to be a dedicated car, meaning I'll never be able to hang out washing again. Oh well!
I've been reading Elizabeth Pantley's book 'The No Cry Sleep Solution' for some handy hints on helping my lovely little pumpkin with falling asleep...he's so super at night in his cot, but during the day he'd just really rather stay up & play with me - even though his eyelids weigh a tonne & won't stay open by themselves! I also need to work out how to get him to nap in his cot (currently he naps in his hammock...so lovely, but he's growing at a rapid pace which could mean the hammock won't be an option for much longer!)
I've been pinning his teddy to the side of the hammock, he snuggles him & chews on his ear (the pin is to stop him pulling teddy onto his face, which he did once & gave himself a terrible fright! Teddy is quite incapable of smothering him, I did a trial by smushing teddy into my face to see if I could still breathe. Bet that's an interesting image...). Anyhow, even with Teddy's assistance naps in the cot are still a no go.
Enter the latest cunning plan. In this splendid book I'm reading, Elizabeth Pantley suggests that " If you have a small, safe stuffed animal you can tuck it in your shirt for a few hours, and then place it in the cradle while the baby sleeps..." She has a nifty website full of interesting bits & pieces too, worth having a wee look..
Today Teddy & I shall have some bonding time! The plan is if Teddy smells like me, Jarvis will be comforted. I like it!
The lovely Megan posted this a couple of weeks back & I've been enjoying it ever since! As an enthusiast of both Simon & Garfunkel and Sesame Street this covers it all really...
Jarvis & I made a hut today. He mostly supervised the construction, but it was a hut for he & I to play in in the sunshine (but out of the sun since he doesn't really care for sun in his eyes!). Unfortunately no photos today - the camera was out on important business!
We gathered all sorts of excellent building materials for our hut - the clothes drying rack, two outdoor chairs, a handful of pegs, a blue silk sleeping bag liner & a polar fleece blanket with teddies on it. The floor was made of yoga mats & we took a few treasures in with us - Ebu the elephant & Jarvis's favourite wooden curtain rings (excellent for gnawing on).
We spent an hour or so in our hut - watching the sleeping bag liner flutter in the breeze (Jarvis thought this was amazing & squealed every time it billowed!), sang songs, had cuddles & had a lovely time...
I think we might just have to do it again tomorrow :)
