Update! Long time no post…

Not sure where the last few months have gone to be honest. It’s Christmas in 19 days and fortunately I’m all done – the earliest yet! So an update on the boys, in alphabetical order:

Aidan

Aidan is going to be starting preschool at the school my sister works in January. I’m a bit nervous as he’s already expressed concerns that he won’t have any friends. I know he’s only three but is quite a deep thinker at the moment. He is growing up fast though and insists on having his hair done before he goes out and then for the rest of the day insists that no-one touches his hair in case it goes flat! Such a little man! He’s also really excited about Christmas. We are off to the Santa’s grotto at Harrod’s tomorrow and I’ve had to explain quiet carefully that we are only telling Father Christmas what Aidan wants for Christmas and not to expect the present to arrive tomorrow. Time is a very difficult concept for a little one to understand. I think I’ve got away with it though explaining that Father Christmas can’t give us the presents just yet because our tree isn’t ready.

Sam

Well, what can I say?! He’s still cheeky as ever. But he is a really sweet little boy too. We had a parents evening at his nursery a couple of weeks ago and they said he is the most polite and helpful child in the class. Which he is at home too … when he’s not biting his brother! That is something that is causing us a bit of heartache at the moment. Whenever he gets cross with Aidan he grabs Aidan’s finger and bites it. No matter how much we tell him it’s wrong or tell him off and explain to him that it’s wrong to hurt Aidan it doesn’t seem to get through. I don’t think he fully understands how much it hurts. Hopefully it’s a phase he’ll grow out of and thankfully he doesn’t do it at nursery.

On a happier note, his vocabulary is really good and he’s started to speak in sentences. He is a very bright boy and picks things up so quickly. I don’t think he fully understands about Christmas yet but he does adore all the lights everywhere. And I’m sure he’ll love the pressies. He is really into pretend play and will spend hours at a pretend kitchen making food and giving it out to us. I swear our boys think that cooking is a man’s job since Vince does all the cooking in our house and I’m rubbish at it!

Well, I am planning to write again tomorrow after we’ve visited the grotto. I am both excited and a bit apprehensive about how it’s all going to go (the queuing, being shy, over excitement etc!). Wish me luck!

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