I was pushing Eli on the swing and Donné decided to climb onto the trampoline to bob gently up and down. Eli looks at her and says, “Jump high mommy.” Donné tells him that she can’t jump because of the baby in her tummy and he says, “Show you mommy,” and asks to stop swinging. Off he goes, does a few big jumps and says, “See mommy, jump high!”

He goes back to the swing and Donné goes back to bobbing up and down and I say to him, “Mommy can’t jump high, else the baby is going to bounce around like a ball inside her tummy.” This he thought was hilarious and he had a good chuckle at the thought of his brother bouncing around inside. Funny little man.

Enjoying a pancake at the Lourensford market

Last year swimming classes where a disaster for a number of reasons: moving, things not working well with instructors, and changing swimming schools for a second time. Grace didn’t even swim for the whole season, and Eli never settled after the swimming instructor change.

This year it is wonderful to see both Grace and Eli excited and enjoying their swimming classes. Eli has been going to class for two weeks now and is having so much fun and working hard. Today he spent every moment that he wasn’t busy with the instructor jumping off the step and swimming back to the step.

Grace had her first lesson today, and even though she was a bit off colour with a sore tummy, went for it full on in the class. I’m looking forward to seeing her grow in confidence and strength in the water, and so happy to see her excited and happy for classes.

They are swimming with Debbie and Sacha at Kidswim in Somerset West. We’re really happy with the swimming school and glad to see our children both enjoying it thoroughly.

This one is “Floating head, sleeping monkey”

Eli was prancing around in the Cinderella dress and in typical Eli style decided to plonk done and a have some quiet time “sleeping.” Grace looks at this and says, “You’re not Cinderella, you’re Sleeping Beauty!”

Eli moved to Grace’s class at the start of this term and things have been going very well so far. He is already telling Grace to leave him alone because he wants to do his own thing instead of what she wants. Fortunately Grace is being kept busy with all the things that they need to get through before the end of the year.

I’m glad that they get to have this little bit of time together in a class, because it won’t ever happen again, as they will always be one plane apart from next year. This is just a short special time that they can share.

They both really do enjoy school and it is wonderful to see them excited to go and learn.

Donné likes to have a gift “from the baby” for our children, something that they can play with while we go through some of the changes to routine that a baby brings. Last time we got Grace a new swing for the jungle gym (which I did plenty of swinging on to get Eli to sleep). This time, just some smaller things that they each love.

Lego for Grace (which Eli also wants to get his hands on)

Some sand digging machines for Eli, who has really been loving the sandpit, “Dig big hole!”