Birthday season is upon us! Happy Birthday Pat!
I spent the weekend with my parents in the country, for my mum's birthday. In two weeks it's my dad's birthday, then a barrage of kids birthdays, not to mention the kids in my non-BB circle!! Oh, and a small matter of an exam that I really need to study for...
I'm in a strange headspace ATM - partly because I'm really missing Ireland and all the emotional connections I have there. I think it's a 6 months-post-visit syndrome. I hope. And I hope it passes, cos it will be a while before I'm in a position to get back! Plus, I really want to go to Honduras and visit my mum's family again before we do another Ireland trip. I want Oscar to be immersed in Spanish-speaking life!
Jess - Oscar is starting to be clearer in his enunciation, too. His jabbering is becoming clearer so that sometimes I don't even realise he's been copying what I'm saying and I forget to pay attention - he was 'jabbering' away before I realised he was saying 'cool kid'...I was calling him that a couple of minutes earlier cos he was wearing his sunglasses!
He's going to take a couple of days to adjust from the weekend. He was awake the whole trip back last night, calling for 'Ma' and 'Bau' (he calls my mum 'Ma' cos I do! And he pronounces the Spanish 'Abuelo' to 'Bau') and their dog, Herbie, interchangeably with Daddy and Coco (Odin had come with us and was in the car, getting diggers thrown at him!). Dropping him off at childcare was sad. He was walking us both to the door to leave and talking about Ma and Bau
Also, have any other Junie babies started role playing yet? I imagine those with siblings would do that sooner than eldest children? Oscar was role playing putting my parents to 'bed' yesterday and tucking them in. I don't know if I'm too busy at home to notice, or if he was just starting to do it over last weekend, but it was definite role playing and imaginative play. I hope I haven't been to 'busy' to notice him role playing at home.
Better get back to study. Not long till my exam and there is so much to cram!
hope everyone is well and you all had lovely weekends, ripping down walls, celebrating birthdays etc!
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