BIG BEAUTIFUL HELPFUL BOY

Ohh the years and experience I always expected has arrived. We reached the nights that are slept through (most of the time) the stage of conversations and questions and debates and amazing curiousity. I am loving Reuben at this stage. This picture has been taken (and the one below)during the morning. Reuben always wakes very happy and then asks to go downstairs with Blue Teddy and Dinosaur in toe...they then settle on the sofa and watch TV. Somewhere in between they start the breakfast and the feeding Zac routine (meanwhile I get to stay in bed ...THANKS TO MY AMAZING HUSBAND) he then off course chatters in the kitchen and entertains his brother :))and daddy.
Most mornings I come down he is eager to make me a coffee and toast. It goes something like this: Mummy you want a coffee? Blue, pink? And well that you should know its the capsules he uses in our Nespresso. THen proceeds no matter what I say in making me a coffee and toast. Then we shall all chatter and talk and such in the living room. He loves his routines. here he is washing up and drying up...just like mummy.

REuben loves amusing his brother. I am forever thankful to God that these boys are so good to each other. Zac copies Reuben and R loves it. He is trying to tecah him some strange stuff...like his new way of smiling:))) with tightly closed EYES:))

He really is that funny and lovely and amazingly good brother. And since no Dummy he is even more grown up it seems.

Don;t know where he has seen this...but he is entertaining a poorley brother at the table with playing with some colourful cups.:)))

I LOVE YOU MUMMY, DADDY, ZACKY, GRANNY

A mum that lets her son get away with this and a lot more:))) Still, Reuben has been an absolute angel...I am loving what I see and feel. He comes up with the sweetest things. The other morning he laid in bed with me poking my eyes, nose and such....and saying sweet little nothings....ahhhh

Every evening when we go to bed...one of us takes him to bed...and we have a giant cuddle after which and just before he shuts his eyes for sleep he says: I love you mummy, daddy, Zacky and now off course granny too as she is in the house too. I love how he wants to love us all....bless.

Reuben has had many playdates lately. HIs bestest train friend is Nicholas and its lovely to see them get on so well. not only NIcholas is the best influence ever he is also a very well behaved boy.

It is lovely when all boys play together....these younger ones love the older boys but we have to keep them away. Reuben is so very good with Zac...when Zac takes a train or a track away Reuben now knows to distract Zac by exciting him into something else which goes like this: "Zacky look la la la lala la la" then quick exit and take back what Zacky took away. Occasionally there is a bit of a crisis but he just comes running to be and says: "Mummy Zacky need to be on the sofa...with toys"....well today they were all happy...and we were happy as mums.

Yap no TV in the bedroom but we sure do have a TV in the kitchen...boys love love love watching a story or two while playing....eating or just while I cook or prepare stuff. here they are doing crafts.

Happy Bday Zacariah!! I LOVE YOU BROTHER

Happy Bday dear Zacky brother!!! Reuben was so good and so enthusiastic at celebrating his brother's bday. I have to say Zac was not really aware of what was going on but Reuben had a really good time.

Here my three boys my pride and my joy off course!!! A Zac wondering "what was all that about" and a Reuben who was singing happily the bday song to his belowed brother.

On the day we had my friend Elena and Andrei over and in the afternoon after R came home from nursery we went to the park...it was a sunny but bitter cold day. Reuben was brilliantly looking after his brother...I love this picture...talks so well about their relationship. LOve how they come alive each when they see each other....

A moment of dummy time...pleased to report today is the 5th day Reuben has no dummy....he still asks for it but yes, we now are dummy free. Reuben knows the mice have taken the top of his dummies and now all we have left is yukky dummies that are no good. He was ok when I told him but first evening we went through a lot of questions such as: "mummy mice like cheese...not dummies....where is my dummy? or mice only ate my brown dummies where are my pink and my green dummies?" I tell you what dear readers kids are not silly stupid they so know what they want and can argue just as well as us adults...or shall I say us adults are sometimes so childlish about our arguments?:)))

What a shame this pic is blurry...we were all too excited. Mummy wearing an old top and a scrunchie as had no time to be yummy mummy....

And finally on Saturday a big big bday bash for Zac!! I think the shock of seeing so many of his friends (our friends) got to him as he was sucking his dummy and he only does that when he is upset, concentrating or just amazed at something....!:)) Reuben was amazingly good. We went swimming in the morning as always then Marie Booker (Alfie's mum) has offered to take Reuben to her house so we can all do the preparations for the bday....and they all arrived in time for the party, Reuben loves his friend Alfie whom he has been in nursery since baby room (8-9 months). THey are both different but so good together. Reuben was so good....he is good....love him so much these days. Reuben you are so so amazing...loving being your mummy. XXXXX

My little array of sunshine...

Reuben has been amazing recently...he is such a lovely boy. Has developped a little "I need to see other people's homes" and therefore keeps asking me to take him to various kids houses after nursery. We had visited Alfie recently and that was nice so they also came and saw us...which indeed was so cool...
Reuben and Alfie had been together in nursery since baby room seeing them playing together just so fun. Zac off course joined in but they were so lovely and that also meant a lot to me.

CRafts too have been something T seems to like these days....indeed...painting, sticking, glueing and such....been so good even Zac enjoyed it. However I do find I get so shattered by the eveining all I want to do is just flop back and sleep.

Brotherly love. I am so so thankful to GOd that they keep getting on so well. They share most times and also they love each other which really is like balm to my heart. We had been so busy with Zac that often Reuben was just plodding along although all day I am trying so desperatley to plan things that make both happy..most of the time we succeeed but then we dont always...

BUbbles both my kids just love them....and well it went down very very well...my kitchen was just soap glorious soap.

MOre crafts more swimming, playdates...we had been rather busy....enjoying the early evenings. reuben curling up on his grandpa chair and then reading a story watching Thomas.....then falling asleep. I am loving his cuddles...his speech which is amazing...his singing....not his sleeping at night which happens in my room most often...and I end up on the floor. Me hopes its a phase...but he does say he wants to be in a room with us all. It must make sense as he is on his own in his room and yes the rest of us all together. So spring comes we will make some changes and I hope it will be all good...then again if not will just play along nothing lasts for ever does it? I am thankful for most things....my boys are perfect Reuben is making me PROUD and really is such a wonderful boy. God thanks for these lovely boys.

Update

Swimming away swimming away....its been so good and so special....now we have Charlie as a teacher and Reuben loves Charlie. IN fact today Reuben requested and demanded Charlie who was only too happy to jump in the water with our swim boy!!

He is soooooooo eager and loves the water. Charlie says Reuben is fanastic....I am so pleased these are the lessons he loves....:)

Learning how to blow in the water:)) NOt sure he got it but he was willing to try:)

Everyone has the smiles...:)) Granny Smith and daddy were chatting next R climbed on to chat followed by Zac....so I managed to capture the moment:) Zac does look like daddy just look at the shape of his face....and the grin....:))

Happy Bday to Henry Charles who is our neighbour and very much Zacky's friend. He has been so lovely....and the bday was fantastic!

When the boys are not in nursery or out this is what happens a lot....making music and messing up the living room....this picture is a window into the future not long before my boys play like this together....

Reuben often these last few days has falen asleep on the grandad chair which is in his room. This is a nice rocking chair that we love and has a special special touch to it....I took this photo one evening....after I put Zac down as I turned in to read Reuben a story he was fast asleep....he was so peaceful and happy I had tears in my eyes. My big boy is a lovely lovely boy who is getting amazingly self sufficient and grown up. I love you baby so much.

A long and a very frustrating week. Zac has had conjunctivitis and Reuben has resisted going to nursery ...there was one very late night when daddy was working til 3am and I was sooo tired but then we somehow managed to pick up....and really enjoyed the rest of the week and so did Reuben. We had seen some friends during the week and was a treat for Reuben to have Georgia around on Friday ....his girlfriend as he calls her. With now swimming on Saturdays our days are going very fast.....and tomorrow is Sunday already church then taking granny Smith back home. We had found out we have Romanian-Hungarian neighbours so we are gona try and meet them tomorrow afternoon. Then there is another week....God willing we will be updateing once we get to the computer.

Just fine

Life is just interesting for Reuben now....having failed with teh gymn classes we had taken up swimming which he loves so hopefully one activity that will help him learn an important life skill.

On Sunday we braved Kent Life Museum and as it was freezing we ended up doing some crafts.....:))

We even tried the slide and outside play area but we really did think it was way to cold...hopefully spring will come our way.

Reuben had gotten used to have daddy home and now he does show grea disappointment when daddy does not get home in time but lucky tonight he had daddy home and they even managed to play some. Yap playing architecture that was....we are so blessed with a loving daddy that rushes back home to see us....does not have other hobbies and loves us to bits.

Daddy this is funny the door does not open but the windows do!!!

Reuben is so sweet this week's fab moment was for me the Sunday when we were getting ready to church...downstairs with Reuben I was telling him we are going to church to thank God for everything....he then looked at me and said "mummy we need to thank Donkey too" bless he remebered donkey from the nativity which off course was at church. I love my son....he is my everything. This particular stage when he chatters and makes connections, when he shares his anxieties, joys and dreams is really something I will treasure for life. I love the "mummy lets go have fun" moments the fact that things are so palpable and immediate for him ....everything is in the "here and now" and nothing can wait and the love of life is just amazing....:)) oh thanks Reuben for being so inspiring.

LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH MY BIG BOY

Happy New Year 2011

Hi! We had an interesting year already but Reuben has taken it all in his stride. He is happily back in nursery and enjoying his routine...(we do too). Tonight he said bye bye to daddy in his farm animals pjs and has been a lovely help to mummy as daddy sadly is in hospital.

"Daddy is poorley and we need your help" this is what R had to say to granny in the phone when we rang to tell her the news. Granny won;t be coming down to stay but she will visit but mama from Romania is arriving tomorrow to give us some support while J is healing. When we visited daddy today after his operation Reuben went into the shop and decdied he needed a Drs bag with various tools as he was needing to be a dr....I hope he will become one although I can see him more into something more adventurous and more physical.

His Godfather Matt has also visited us which indeed was lovely. Matt and Reuben seemed to have hit it off once again. He was only able to stay for the day but it had a lasting impression on Reuben especially when R watched his Godfather's wonderful and scary skating.

R seemed to have really taken likeing to crafts and especially sticking and stapleing and off course painting his nails....:)))we made a kind a crown (should have been a Christmas time activity ...) and he wore it very proudly.

Reuben decided to do his own facepainting....with markers....so we covered up like this the terrible art...:))) was supposed to be a bunny rabbit but I am no good at these things so....also a ladybird in making on his hand...

MOre art....with Zac in toe...:) Always amazez me how Zac and Reuben want to do same things. Reuben does not mind most often Zac infact we have recently noticed that Reuben is copying us and trying to chatter to Zac in baby language and such...its cute and so sweet.

So far so good he has been a bright little monkey...enjoying so much his time at home and at nursery. He has been asking to go to Thomas Land...and also to the farm to see animals and he alsohas been telling me more and more in more and more words about his dreams....his life at nursery and his aspirations. I am loving out convesations and lovng to see his interests and how he recognises people. He comes out with amazing and lovely things to say, loves saying Sorry, thank you, please and all used really well and approprietly. HE is eager to make me coffee in the morning (which I love and scuff down in an instant) he also loves meeting u with best friends Georgia, Nicholas, Livy, Zoli and nursery friends. Life is good I shall say for now. I feel blessed and I am loving every minute with my beautiful boy.