I am still alive...I think!

Another 'blogless' month has passed...

The baby now officially has his third tooth (honestly, definitely, truly). It eventually broke through the gum a few days ago and there has been much pain attached. The poor boy has a really bad cough and cold, a dodgy tummy and is obviously in a load of pain. Only another 17 to go, 3 of which look ready to appear any day now.

My toddler is also going through a trying time. We started potty training a month ago (on Monday 11 June to be precise) and it is certainly a major event. It all started with him asking to wear pants and as my mum happened to be here at the time, she jumped on the opportunity...after which there was no looking back. He is doing amazingly well and has weed in the potty every time since we started (except for when he needs to go behind the tree in the park!). We do have a slight problem with number 2s, but reading the books and talking to friends with children this is part of the fun.

The toddler also started saying 'I love you' about 2 weeks ago and it is lovely. The first few days it was reserved solely for me, but now he also says he loves daddy and he loves his brother and the words are always followed by 'I'm your friend'. It is really great being told that you are loved a few times every day.

The baby is 10 months old on Friday and is now sitting unaided and rolling around the room. Still no sign of crawling, although he seems to be starting to pull himself up...he was trying to hang on to the side of the bath tonight, but his hands kept slipping and he could only get as far as his knees. He also still needs to be surrounded by cushions when he is sitting as his favourite trick is to throw himself backwards...great if there's something behind him...not so great on the wooden floors.

And finally...sleep is currently intermittent for all of us! Let's see how we get on tonight...