Jamie started pre-school on the 5th September. This has meant a lot of change (for all of us) but I am sure he is finally settling down. When I picked him up the other day, I casually asked whether he had had a sleep. I am glad to hear they don't do naps in pre-school! This means Jamie comes home very tired in an evening. The trick is to keep him moving til bed time; as if we don't keep him active and let him just watch TV or lie on the bed, he has a tendency to 'wake up' about 9pm!!
I did finally find out why he initially didn't like pre-school. Apparently its because they tell me off...
He has - up until now - only been using 4 of his 5 pre-school sessions so I asked last week if there were any spare places. I had initially asked for Thursday morning - as I thought it might make things easier for Nana - but daddy was upset that it would mean he would not see Jamie on a Thursday. As it turned out they did not have any spaces free on a Thursday anyway. They did however, have a space on Monday morning...
Once we come back from Butlins he will be attending on a Monday morning. I am sure he will love this as his 'new best freind' Archie does Mondays!!
Friday, 21 September 2012
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Who is (still) sleeping in my bed?
Whisper it very quietly, but Jamie is still sleeping in our bed. I know, I know, he is well over 3 now and still continues to spend every night in our bed.
The trouble is that he now thinks this is normal, and I worry that making him sleep in his own bed will only make him feel we don't love him....
But, after an awful night on the Saturday; where I had hardly any sleep due to little feet, we decided to put Jamie in his own bed from then on. I have had a star chart for a few weeks that I had made by the same lady who made the Fireman Sam chart. This worked for toilet training, so we sat Jamie down and explained that we needed him to sleep in his own bed and that every time he did we would give him a sticker. Once the chart was full - 10 stops with 3 stars on each - Jamie could have a trip to the Toy Shop!!
Daddy was on earlies the week beginning the 10th September so we started on the Sunday night. Initially we agreed that it would be TV up to 7pm only and then after that it was books - in Jamie's bed!
We managed to get Jamie to at least start off in his bed - even if he didn't end up there. However, there was one night (the Wednesday that Jamie was sent home from Nursery) when we were woken up at 1am to the sounds of Jamie sobbing. When I went in he was inconsolable and I had to try and explain that mummy and daddy did love him, it wasn't that we didn't want him in bed with us, it was just he was getting too big! Of course I let him sleep the rest of the night with us.... After that he kept saying that he would not kick anymore and, to be honest when he was in bed with us, he didn't!
I think daddy found it quite hard work; one night finding Jamie standing outside our door, afraid to come any further into the room. It was a very difficult week; only helped with daddy showing old Fireman Sam's on his mobile.
Of course Friday night both Grandad and Uncle Paul came for a visit so it was well past 9pm before he went to bed!! And then the weekend came....
And then Daddy was on lates again, which meant mummy was not very strict. She just likes Jamie in bed with her!! Daddy is not happy that mummy has reversed last weeks 'training' - not to mention Jamie's 3 stars!!
"But I like Cuddles, Mummy." Mummy likes cuddles too!!
The trouble is that he now thinks this is normal, and I worry that making him sleep in his own bed will only make him feel we don't love him....
But, after an awful night on the Saturday; where I had hardly any sleep due to little feet, we decided to put Jamie in his own bed from then on. I have had a star chart for a few weeks that I had made by the same lady who made the Fireman Sam chart. This worked for toilet training, so we sat Jamie down and explained that we needed him to sleep in his own bed and that every time he did we would give him a sticker. Once the chart was full - 10 stops with 3 stars on each - Jamie could have a trip to the Toy Shop!!
Daddy was on earlies the week beginning the 10th September so we started on the Sunday night. Initially we agreed that it would be TV up to 7pm only and then after that it was books - in Jamie's bed!
We managed to get Jamie to at least start off in his bed - even if he didn't end up there. However, there was one night (the Wednesday that Jamie was sent home from Nursery) when we were woken up at 1am to the sounds of Jamie sobbing. When I went in he was inconsolable and I had to try and explain that mummy and daddy did love him, it wasn't that we didn't want him in bed with us, it was just he was getting too big! Of course I let him sleep the rest of the night with us.... After that he kept saying that he would not kick anymore and, to be honest when he was in bed with us, he didn't!
I think daddy found it quite hard work; one night finding Jamie standing outside our door, afraid to come any further into the room. It was a very difficult week; only helped with daddy showing old Fireman Sam's on his mobile.
Of course Friday night both Grandad and Uncle Paul came for a visit so it was well past 9pm before he went to bed!! And then the weekend came....
And then Daddy was on lates again, which meant mummy was not very strict. She just likes Jamie in bed with her!! Daddy is not happy that mummy has reversed last weeks 'training' - not to mention Jamie's 3 stars!!
"But I like Cuddles, Mummy." Mummy likes cuddles too!!
Sunday, 16 September 2012
12 Steps to Happiness...
Do more activities that truly engage you. At home and at work, seek out more challenging and absorbing experiences in which you “lose yourself,” experiencing what researchers call flow.
Savour life’s joys. Pay close attention to life’s momentary pleasures and wonders through thinking, writing, or drawing, or by sharing them with others.
Learn to forgive. Keep a journal or write a letter in which you work on letting go of anger and resentment toward someone who has hurt or wronged you.
Practise acts of kindness. Do good things for others—whether friends or strangers, directly or anonymously, spontaneously or planned.
Nurture relationships. Pick a relationship in need of strengthening, and invest time and energy in healing, cultivating, affirming, and enjoying it.
Cultivate optimism. Keep a journal in which you imagine and write about the best possible future for yourself, or practise looking at the bright side of every situation.
Avoid over-thinking and social comparison. Use strategies (such as distraction) to cut down on how often you dwell on your problems, and guard against comparing yourself to others.
Develop strategies for coping. Practise ways to endure or surmount a recent stress, hardship, or trauma.
Count your blessings. Express gratitude for what you have—either privately, through contemplation or journaling, or to someone else—or convey your appreciation to people whom you’ve never properly thanked.
Strengthen your spiritual connections. Religious and spiritual people are happier, perhaps because of the social connections they get through their community.
Commit to your goals. Pick one, two, or three significant goals that are meaningful to you, and devote time and effort to pursuing them.
Take care of your body. This could mean exercise, of course, but also meditating, smiling, or laughing.
Thanks to Stacey Kennelly at: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/sonja_lyubomirskys_happiness_habits
Savour life’s joys. Pay close attention to life’s momentary pleasures and wonders through thinking, writing, or drawing, or by sharing them with others.
Learn to forgive. Keep a journal or write a letter in which you work on letting go of anger and resentment toward someone who has hurt or wronged you.
Practise acts of kindness. Do good things for others—whether friends or strangers, directly or anonymously, spontaneously or planned.
Nurture relationships. Pick a relationship in need of strengthening, and invest time and energy in healing, cultivating, affirming, and enjoying it.
Cultivate optimism. Keep a journal in which you imagine and write about the best possible future for yourself, or practise looking at the bright side of every situation.
Avoid over-thinking and social comparison. Use strategies (such as distraction) to cut down on how often you dwell on your problems, and guard against comparing yourself to others.
Develop strategies for coping. Practise ways to endure or surmount a recent stress, hardship, or trauma.
Count your blessings. Express gratitude for what you have—either privately, through contemplation or journaling, or to someone else—or convey your appreciation to people whom you’ve never properly thanked.
Strengthen your spiritual connections. Religious and spiritual people are happier, perhaps because of the social connections they get through their community.
Commit to your goals. Pick one, two, or three significant goals that are meaningful to you, and devote time and effort to pursuing them.
Take care of your body. This could mean exercise, of course, but also meditating, smiling, or laughing.
Thanks to Stacey Kennelly at: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/sonja_lyubomirskys_happiness_habits
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Home Early...
Feeling a bit under the weather at the moment and so didn't go to work this afternoon!
Good job really, as the nursery rang. When I saw it was them I immediately thought it was due to Jamie's cough (again) as he has been coughing a bit the last few days. We both have the snots but at the moment I have been spared the cough.
Turns out they were worried as he had been saying he wanted the toilet all afternoon (they rang just before 3pm) but although he kept going, he never actually went. I went to pick him up just as he emerged from the toilet - successful at last!!
I had a chat to one of the ladies from pre-school and we wondered whether it could be related to his move to pre-school. He has been fine at home for weeks now, and has previously 'been' at nursery. The only recent difference has been his move to pre-school.
Home now and all snoozing....
Good job really, as the nursery rang. When I saw it was them I immediately thought it was due to Jamie's cough (again) as he has been coughing a bit the last few days. We both have the snots but at the moment I have been spared the cough.
Turns out they were worried as he had been saying he wanted the toilet all afternoon (they rang just before 3pm) but although he kept going, he never actually went. I went to pick him up just as he emerged from the toilet - successful at last!!
I had a chat to one of the ladies from pre-school and we wondered whether it could be related to his move to pre-school. He has been fine at home for weeks now, and has previously 'been' at nursery. The only recent difference has been his move to pre-school.
Home now and all snoozing....
Sunday, 9 September 2012
Friday, 7 September 2012
"My New Best Friend"
Apparently, Archie is Jamie's "New Best Friend".
I asked who is old best friend was, but Jamie simply repeated that Archie was his New Best Friend.
I asked who is old best friend was, but Jamie simply repeated that Archie was his New Best Friend.
Thursday, 6 September 2012
First Day At Pre-School
"I don't like it. I want to go back to Nursery".
I kept asking why this was, but Jamie wouldn't elaborate....
Amelia - who is his keyworker in the Dragonfly Group - had a chat with all the parents as they picked up their children. Jamie was shattered and she said he had been late going into the Pre-School room as he had been asleep. This meant he had been a bit mardy when he did go into Pre-School.
Hopefully, its just the change he doesn't like. All his friends are there, and Tilley will be joining him in the mornings, so there will be even more people he knows.
As for mummy, I can't believe he has started Pre-School. In a years time it will be Primary School. Which reminds me, I need to start thinking about which one!
I kept asking why this was, but Jamie wouldn't elaborate....
Amelia - who is his keyworker in the Dragonfly Group - had a chat with all the parents as they picked up their children. Jamie was shattered and she said he had been late going into the Pre-School room as he had been asleep. This meant he had been a bit mardy when he did go into Pre-School.
Hopefully, its just the change he doesn't like. All his friends are there, and Tilley will be joining him in the mornings, so there will be even more people he knows.
As for mummy, I can't believe he has started Pre-School. In a years time it will be Primary School. Which reminds me, I need to start thinking about which one!
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