Rosie's Balloon

Rosie's balloon had gone down after a few days, so she remarked to Holly that "Now there is only one balloon, because mine has unblowed."

The Sofa

Holly just mooched into the kitchen.
  • Daddy... The sofa just did a terrible thing.
  • What was that, Lovey?
  • It did let me go over the arm of it.

Rosie's catchphrases

Rosie has developed a little collection of catchphrases from nursery:

1) You're doin' my 'ead in! (Grrr.)
2) D'you know what...?
3) I'll be... back in a snap!

Bikes

The Birthday Fairy brought us bikes...

...and they were very hard work.

Birthday Presents

We spent most of this morning opening all the lovely presents we were given yesterday.

Thank you everybody!

Birthday Party!

We had our first proper birthday party and it was FAB!

We had a bouncy castle, and ball pool, and games, and dancing, and all our friends.

And Daddy is tired, so he's off to bed. :O)

School, biting, and being sad...

We start school in September. Streatham and Clapham High - 'Little Trees'. We can't stop talking about it, and about being Big Girls, but Holly recently admitted to feeling frightened of her new school. When they had a trial morning a few months ago, they had a drink and chocolate biscuit (which Holly remembers as lunch). But she does not like chocolate biscuits really and is worried that she'll have to eat them. Probably every day.

Also, and probably related, Holly has had a couple of weeks of biting other children at nursery. When we sat with her recently to talk about it, we said "Who did you bite today?" To which she replied "Not Gabby." She still misses Gabby, and we suspect that she is being left out by other children, including possibly Rosie. One of her favourite nursery nurses leaves soon as well.

Yesterday she managed to be nice, and enjoy herself, all day and was consequently rewarded with a pair of enormous knickers with princesses on.

Aeroplane

We had our first aeroplane trip today! (Edinburgh - manageably short...)

A Good Question

Rosie, with a dolly stuck up her jammie top: "Holly, feel the baby that is in my tummy."
Holly: "Who is it?"

Boobies

At Nana and Bob-Bob's today. Nana was changing out of her work clothes. Rosie gawped at Nan's boobies and said "Nan! You grew all big!"

Infinity

Holly: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20.

...

....Daddy, can you tell me the rest of it?"

Rosie's shoes

Rosie this morning, struggling with a pair of Mummy's shoes: "*Tut* These shoes are a disaster."

Jerry Hanifin

We were watching Jerry Hanifin's World of Animals today. (This is a deaf man doing fantastic descriptions of animals in sign language.) Rosie asked
  • Why is he all quiet?
  • Well, he is a deaf person, and deaf people don't speak to each other.
  • ...Hmm. Maybe his voice has gone right down into his legs.

Missing friends

Holly was in disgrace at nursery today. When Daddy arrived to collect, she was in Baby Room, having called people names and hit other children and staff in the face. On the way home she was beside herself because she had lost her hairband. When we got out of the car she burst into tears again as she walked into the house. Daddy sat down with her:
  • What's the matter Pickle...?
  • (silence)
  • You're very upset and I want to be able to help sort it out...
  • (silence) Ohene pushed me.
  • Oh lovey. Why did he push you?
  • (silence)
  • Did you do something to Ohene?
  • I wanted to go home.
  • I don't understand why that makes Ohene push you...?
  • Gabby wasn't at nursery!
(Gabby was Holly's best friend and she went to another nursery at the end of last week.) Holly curled up in a tearful ball on Daddy's lap. Intermission to watch the end of The Jungle Book.
  • I don't want Mowgli to go back to the Man Village.
  • But he has made a new friend with the little girl.
  • (sullen face) And Baloo has made a new friend with Bagheera as well.
  • That's right. So everyone makes a new friend and it is all OK...