Barnet Chop

Well, we finally did it. Taf and I took little Taf for his first haircut. Not an easy decision as he had lovely blonde ringlets. I was a bit fed up with him being mistaken for a girl. We went to Taf's barber who was marvellous. Lil Taf was such a good boy and sat there patiently (albeit with a horrified look on his face). His hair is still mega-curly, but a lot tidier.
I managed not to cry.

How-do

Haven't posted for ages, mainly because I Facebook now.
Lil Taf is growing nicely - tall for his age. He speaks in clear sentences now. He can count to 12 and he actually understands counting - not just reciting the numbers. He can recite the alphabet (apart from q which is where he needs a bit of help). He uses words like 'actually' and 'pretend' in the right context. It's all amazing to us, but probably hum-drum to other parents. I will say that his hair is very curly - he keeps getting mistaken for a girl in spite of mega-masculine clothes. Can't bear the thought of getting it cut.

Merry Christmas

Well, it's Christmas Eve here and we've cracked open the mulled wine. No chocs though as I haven't been able to get off the hill this week because of the snow. Lil Taf is excited. He knows Santa is coming down the chimney tonight to bring him presents. We asked what he would like in the presents:

-Some toys

-a snack

-bread

-rice

-a car.

Easy peasy.

It did snow

Innit pretty? 4 days before Christmas too.

Now We Are Two

Lil Taf turned 2 today. He had a lovely party at the local soft-play with his little friends and 2 of his cousins. It was a bit overwhelming especially when everyone sang 'Happy Birthday'. Unfortunately Mummy had a horrible cold and was unable to assist with blowing out candles. Luckily Daddy came to the rescue before the cake got too covered in spittle (Lil Taf can't quite blow yet).

He had known for ages that his birthday was coming up. He understood that he would get presents. I think he was quite surprised at how many he got. It took ages to get them all unwrapped. Of course, the thing he liked most was the balloons!

44

I was 44 yesterday. Can't believe it. Where did all those years go? Had a nice day except for when Lil Taf puked all over the Mexican restaurant. No reflection on their food - he was poorly. Have discovered that it's not a good idea to take a nearly-2-year-old to a Halloween party. What idiot invented that Scream mask?

I want

Lil Taf has just learned to say 'I want..'. Woke me up at 6am with 'I want a drink'. Was not satisfied with response 'I want 2 more hours sleep'. Kids, eh?