Marie's Web Log

I don't like letting so much time go by between entries, so perhaps little and often will work better. I should be in bed right now, as Amelia had a bad night last night (woke up crying, we're never sure exactly why) and was already crying a bit tonight.

A few interesting Amelia developments: she has started to use the words "I" and "me." Just within the last few weeks. Before that she always referred to herself as Mia (I guess Amelia is too hard to pronounce), as in, "Mia get it." Now she says, "I get it." We're still working on the 'll.

We started swimming lessons again today. She had to miss out last term because they clashed with her daycare days. She used to be really scared of the water, but today when we were in the changing room she said, "Like it." She was a bit hesitant at first, but was soon happily splashing. Of course I was in there with her. Once they're over 3, they're supposed to go in on their own. Not sure how she'll like that.

Amelia went to two birthday parties last weekend - one on Saturday and the other on Sunday. The first one was for a pair of 2-year-old twins, with 18 children and as many adults. They had it in the local sports centre, complete with bouncy castle and fancy gift bags. I worked out they must have spent £200. The second one was for one 2-year-old girl and was for only 8 children, with some of their toys and homemade cake. Guess which one I preferred?

Amelia is crying again - sigh. All for now.