I can't believe how fast Freddie is growing up, I'm sure he is doing much more than Harry did at nearly 17 months.
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| Clapping because he found Tigger! |
He absolutely loves books so I though I would share his (our!) favourites with you.
- Books with a pattern or rhyming words.What the Ladybird heard & We're going on a bear hunt and Usborne Counting Rhymes are books we've been reading quite frequently. We're going on a bear hunt is a childhood favourite of mine, so I had to buy it for the boys. What the ladybird heard is written by Julia Donaldson (of the Gruffalo fame!) it has lovely engaging bright colours and a repetitive verse within the story. The Usborne book contains six number rhymes to help babies and toddlers learn to count, I love the tabbed sides to make it easier for little fingers to help with turning the pages.
- Peppa pig! Freddie's absolute favourite at the moment is anything Peppa or especially George Pig related! He loves picking out the books by himself when I ask him to find George. His favourite is the noisy book surprise surprise!
- Touchy feely books are great for story time and have the added excitement of exploring and developing the sense of touch. As you can see we have a couple of the Usborne books and I really recommend them, each page has a different texture in keeping with the bright engaging colours throughout the books.
What are your children's favourite books?
I must admit we've never had a strict bedtime routine.
Harry was always a good sleeper at night ....up until he moved out of his cot at around 2 years old.
We felt he was ready for the transition but now I think it could of been a bit too soon.
Since moving out of the cot he couldn't fall asleep by himself, needing somebody to be sat next to his bed..... which after a few weeks and being 5 months pregnant at the time wasn't much fun!
We found ourselves moving closer to the door and finally being able to put him to bed & sit outside of the closed door, sometimes sitting for 40 minuets until he was asleep.
Now 9 times out of 10 he will go to bed without any fuss (touchwood) and at nearly 4 years old you'd think so right!?
So he'll go to bed with little to no fuss, have a story & a little chat about the day, give kisses cuddles & 'I love yous' before descending to sleep so why when I wake up do I find a sprawled out lanky boy in his stripy pjs snoring his head off? And more to the fact we do we never notice him enter our bed.
On the odd very rare occasion he will spend all night in his own bed but no amount of praise will get it to happen the next night.
Ultimately he is comforted by snuggling up with us, but how does a 4 year old take up most of a king sized bed!
I hope he'll grown out of it, as Freddie is starting to catch on to it too.
Freddie is still in his cot and apart from teething has stayed in his cot from bedtime (7pm ish) until the morning (between 6am & 8am). I think I'll be leaving him in his cot for a little longer than with Harry.
Any advice to get Harry in his own bed all night every night would be most welcomed!
Are your children good sleepers?
Rusko received some more post recently, which made him a very happy dog!
He was sent a box of Top Collar Fresh, Fun, Natural pet treats in Sunday Roast flavour!
The treats came packaged in a sturdy cardboard box able to fit through the letterbox with no trouble.
Once I opened the box you could definitely smell a Sunday roast and so could Rusko!!
They had only been open a few minutes and he was already begging for one.
Its a really nice touch the treats being a special flavour, as most families sit down to eat a Sunday roast us included. Occasionally Rusko may be lucky to have some leftovers.
Now he has a Sunday Roast all rolled into one treat.
A paw was very willingly given for a tasty treat!!
Everything from the packaging to the actual treats were really well presented
and thought about carefully to give Rusko the best treat experience.
I would definitely recommend these treats for your dog.
Enter the code 'TENOFF' for 10% off of your order.
*Products were sent to us for review purposes, all opinions are honest and my own.
What's your pets favourite treat?
