I've said before, I like those nosy articles like "what is in your handbag" "what book are you reading" etc etc. So I particularly enjoyed this interview. (Even if it is somewhat rehearsed.)
And can I just state the obvious... I would LOVE a townhouse in New York!
On my bedside table at the moment are two books. Madonnas of Leningrad and My Invented Country. I am sure they have appeared on this blog (and my bedside table) before. Hopefully I get them read in one hit, as I also am dipping into books on parenting and health/women's interest.
On my birthday I had a driving lesson for my sewing machine. It can do so much! It is quiet, and smooth. Beautiful. So far I have only made a bandana for Audrey to wear on Harmony Day.
You can see a tour here.
I think this teething rattle is gorgeous , handmade by a woman from Latvia.
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Speaking of teething and other things baby, I have decided to start weening Maggie. I feel a tiny knot of anxiety in my stomach when I think about it. Probably because she is my last baby. Did I feel this way when I thought Audrey was my last baby??
I had started weening Nicholas and Audrey before this as they started childcare when they were Maggie's age. She hasn't taken to a bottle at all, and (understandably) will not let anyone else settle her. At the moment she is very "aware". When other people hold her, she keeps me in sight. twice in the past week, when someone else has held her, she looks at me and her bottom lip drops in the cutest way, and she cries. But I have less than three months before I return to work, and I want to be sure she will be fine when I go back to work. We are also trying to get her used to sleeping in her cot, in her own little nursery. At 7 months she is very used to co-sleeping. She has forgotten to suck her thumb, so also gone is the self-settling.
This song has been playing in my head today.
Nicholas read Dr Seuss, 'Oh, the Places You'll Go' tonight for the Chief Ministers Reading Challenge. It is a great story for young minds, and the encouragement Nicholas needs at the moment. Me too as it turns out. The following resonated with me:
"You'll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump.
And then the chances are, then,
that you'll be in a Slump.
And when you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done."
Nicholas' favourite part was more cheery and positive thankfully:
"Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too."
[and no, I cannot update my blog without mentioning the kids]
