Wow, it's very quiet in here, everyone's families keeping them busy?

Things are going pretty well here atm. I am loving Kaleb's age now, probably highlighted by Freya's presence and how much I struggle with the baby stage. His speaking is coming on even more, and he is now singing bits of songs which is very cute. I try to go to the park for a bit every day, he loves it and it wears him out, making him that little bit more manageable, but it's hard to run around after him with Freya in the sling. Especially when he climbs up a fort with an open side. We're having fun checking out different parks though, finding which ones are toddler friendly.

Had an interesting experiment on Saturday with his sleeping...normally he has his nap at midday, but we had rellos over from the UK and were going to a pub for a family do at midday. Couldn't get him to sleep before we went, so crossed our fingers and hoped for the best. Needless to say he was feral, crying and running around wildly. I felt terrible because it was our fault that he was like this, we were the ones keeping him up, but most of the family was telling us we should give him a good smack, that he was out of control etc. Well, that put me in a great mood for the rest of the day! Apparently he will be "walking all over us by the time he's 5" unless we start smacking him. Grrrrr. Anyway, sorry for the vent, I know it's just one of those things we have to deal with as parents, people pushing their views on us!

Hope you and your little ones are all well!