February 2010

I wanted to record a bit of an update on William…….so I’ve had a glass of pink champagne and hopefully the memories and words will flow.

First thing in the morning these days (any time from 5.30-6.30am) William will wake up and seem to be immediately fully alert – “I want my Mummy, now” he’ll say loudly. Or, “I want downstairs breakfast”. He talking in general is coming along very well. He often repeats everything you say. Which is good for practicing, but also quite funny when you’re not expecting it. Today we laughed when he repeated after Andrew “Holey Moley”, and later, he tried to say ‘waspy fiend’, but it came out as “wappy tiend”. [the reason for the second phrase is that we were discussing how unexpected it was that I was stung on my thigh by a wasp at 5am in bed this morning].


William now mostly eats what we do now, which is good, but also means that we are eating fairly plain tasting food. Tonight was good – we all had stir fry vegetables and rice, which he liked. We just cook it, take his portion out, then add some sauce. He thinks that it is funny to finish the last of something, and always tells us that there’ll be "none left for Daddy” and laughs. The last week we’ve had dinner with the lights off and a candle lit (just for variety) and he thinks it is great fun, and now requests a “candle-lit dinner”. He has a good go at using a knife and fork these days, although not all meals. Some things are just easier to eat with fingers!

On either the bike or in the car on the way home from nursery he likes to point out the state of the traffic lights. He knows (and reminds us every set) that “red means stop, orange means get ready and green means Go”.


We’ve also told him that I have a baby in my tummy, and he has accepted it quite easily (at this stage). When we mention it, he says things like “little tiny baby” “sleeping in there” and “I feel it move”. Today he leant his head against my tummy and whispered “hello baby”. He also gives me very sweet kisses when I say that I’m not feeling well.