Hi ladies,

How are your poppets getting on with prep? It finally hit DS1 tonight that school is a five-day-a-week affair. He was a bit sad to realise that he won't get to go to playgroup or my mums' group any more and said very quietly "I don't want to go to school tomorrow". Awwww. I'll have to watch him a bit to make sure he doesn't feel like he's missing out, and make a fuss of him (as in a good fuss) about being at school and all the fun things they do. Fortunately though, he's settling in reasonably well and has made a few friends.

On the downside, I'm finding the drop off and pick up to be a grind already. I think it's only because 5mo DS3's routine has totally gone out the window and his sleeping is now all over the place - particularly if we go to the shops and/or have other jobs to do. Parking at the school is a real issue as it's all on-street and there are two schools in very close vicinity. So most parents try to get there a good 15-20 mins before school finishes to park within a bull's roar of the school. I find with DS3, and particularly when DS2 is with me (and not at daycare), I need to park reasonably close so we don't have too far to walk. Thankfully DS3 sleeps well in the car, so I often get there early and take a coffee and a book so my poor little man can have at least a half hour kip. I'm sure it will all get easier - we just need to find our groove/routine again.