18 September 2015

And we're walking, baby!

Thursday I *walked* to my friend Heather's house, then we *walked* down the cycle-path (every time I think/hear/speak this word I think - 'psychopath') to the Seafield McDonalds for lunch, then we *walked* the 25-30 minutes home again.  What a change from 10 weeks ago when I thought my poor wretched wrecked body would never be the same!

And I spent a productive 20 or so minutes in the garden weeding and transplanting strawberry runners.  :-)

Today I *walked* 20-25 minutes over to the Gaelic school for their Friday morning playgroup.  It was packed (they said it was the busiest group of the week anywhere) but Felicity had a wonderful time.  Mostly due to her friend Robbie being there, I think!  (And bless H.M's heart for letting Felicity tag around after them the whole time and looking after my daughter along with her son while Titus was insatiably latched onto me!)  Then we *walked* back up Great Junction Street along to the Kirkgate, where we had lunch at the community cafe, then we *walked* back to Queen Charlotte Street through Leith Links, up the hill home again!  While I pushed the double buggy and two kids most of the time.  Whew!

And I spent another productive 20 minutes in the garden weeding and transplanting strawberry runners.  :-)

Maybe the secret to getting Titus happy in the garden is to put him in the Moses basket instead of the car seat.  He seems to be happier lying on his back with more room to kick around.  It's a bit of a pain to cart out there, but it's led to more happy time so it's worth it!

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Downside is that F has been totally regressing on the potty-training side of things.  I read that it's common when a new baby comes along, but *honestly*  Just when I think we've broken the back of this problem.  Yesterday she *pooed* herself *twice* (two baths in one day, anyone?) and today she wet herself *three* times.  I hadn't taken spare clothes to the playgroup this morning and I was dismayed when I saw the wet patch.
 'Felicity, do you need the potty?'
'They have potties here?' (she asked in amazement)
'Yes, of course they have potties here!!  Come on!'

and I was about to cart her off to buy a new pair of pants around the corner and come back to the playgroup later when another mom lent me a pair of her son's trousers.  Sheesh - how embarrassing the first day we visit somewhere!  Times like these are good reminders to accept help graciously and humbly as well as offering help graciously and humbly.  But it's sooo much easier to be the helper than the help-ee sometimes!

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Simon climbed into the car after work today when we went to pick him up, after going around and giving the kids a kiss in the backseat.  Felicity (prompted I guess by a conversation we had had in the garden earlier) immediately said...

'Daddy I'm SORRY that I threw dirt onto Titus!  I'm very sorry.'

(Felicity had been scooping dirt around and some of it had landed in Titus' basket - accidently I'm pretty sure....but I was brushing him off and had remarked something like, 'Oh Titus, you're all dirty.  What would your father say about that?'  and Felicity had said, 'Is Titus' father my Daddy?'  'Yes, that's your Daddy.  What would your Daddy say about throwing dirt on Titus?'  'A spanking?'  'Well, I don't think he'd be too happy about it.'.....and then I had carried on weeding and forgotten all about it.)

so her penitent declaration really tickled me and I joked something like, 'Oh the confessions begin immediately!  ''Daddy I wee-d myself *three* times today...'' '

and I hear incredulously from the backseat, 'Mommy, did YOU wee yourself three times today too??'

at which we burst out laughing.

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I was giving Felicity and Titus a bath tonight at the same time.  Titus has this wonderful little mesh chair, shaped almost like his bouncer, where he can sit and be stable while I have both hands to hold and wash him without having to worry about him slipping.  Felicity was helping me gently pour water over his body and she of course remarked on his private parts.

'Don't touch them' I said.  'We don't touch someone else's private parts.'

'I know' she replied. 'It's his peanuts.'
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Yesterday, the kids both fell asleep on me on the couch in the afternoon.  It was so sweet and I tried to document it - which is very hard one-handed when you have to be absolutely still!  Here are the results of my one-handed phone selfies....

This is Felicity after she woke up...

And later, right before bedtime

I love Titus' face in this picture....lol  lil'dude is already so expressive.....