Bye Bye Soother!

We lost a friend this week. A companion of Conor’s for the last 3 years and two months (to the day!). His soother...or as Conor would say “sooder”! Though his daily use had diminished over the last year, he always wanted it for his nap and at night to help him sleep. Lately however he had damaged a succession of soothers by biting holes in them. We told him the other night that all his soothers were now broken and suggested that perhaps he wouldn’t need one any more as he was a big boy. He agreed! And that was the end of that! 

Thanks for everything “sooder”...you were a great friend!

Starting Preschool

Conor had his first afternoon of preschool this week...a big milestone! We decided that he was ready for one afternoon a week until the summer holidays. In September, he will be going five afternoons a week. He was so excited for days beforehand. When the day arrived, he wanted to go after breakfast and didn’t want to wait until after lunch! At preschool he dived onto the toy cars and tractors and didn’t mind me leaving at all! Laura, the owner, offered me a tissue when she saw that I was a bit emotional and assured me that it was a normal reaction for parents, although usually in September!

When I collected him later he was tired, happy and looking forward to returning next week. My little baby is all grown up!