Getting to grips with nursery

Before the rains came this week, we had fun on the swings!

Earlier this week, after a really tough day at work I collected Eve from nursery. At first I thought she was asleep in a cot because I couldn't see her, but then she came out from behind a shelf where she had been playing. She crawled towards me with the biggest smile on her face - and no tears. This was the best part of the day.

I picked her up and she didn't cry. So, after 2 and a half weeks at nursery she's finally getting to grips with it. On Thursday morning there were tears when she had to leave Daddy at home because she was having such fun playing with him - one of her favourite games - levitation baby! But then finally we have a break through - yesterday morning when I dropped her off she didn't cry at all. Just smiled at me and watched me go out. I peered through the window and could see her turn around and happily start playing with some toys. Oh the joy!! 3 weeks of emotional mornings and now hopefully this is the shape of things to come.

The common cold virus

Eve was really ill last weekend with her teeth. The previous weekend she had a high temperature that made us worried. As Sam rightly said 'she looks so glum'... and just lay on a make shift bed on the lounge floor staring into space. Mid week she woke up with a very snuffly nose, her dear little face was so crusty - she's not keen on mumma trying to clean it. She's definitely picking up lots of bugs from nursery but the good thing is that she seems to get over each little illness after a few days so it's helping her immune system which is for the best. She now also has conjunctivitis to add to the list. I was worried but then when I collected her from nursery I noticed that the other kids had it too, seems to be doing the rounds and no one is bothered.

I'm really glad that we had bought a digital thermometer prior to having Eve. We hadn't used it before, but it definitely eased our minds whilst she was hot and ill. Don't get sucked in to buying an expensive one. A chap in Boots tried to sell me one for £45, thankfully I opted for the one which cost about £7 and it works fine and does the job.

So far she's come home with some very cute art works - a couple of paintings and some glitter art. She's always covered in glitter when she comes home each day. I love to see her covered in various arty media, it makes me happy to know that she's having a good time at nursery.

The girls at the nursery told me that Eve has made her first friend this week and has been enjoying hanging out with a little boy called Ewan. Awwwww!

After being back at work for almost two weeks I am now being seriously productive looking for a new and exciting challenge; a new job. This year I've been so active, I lost weight without even trying, and have felt so much better in myself. I'm hoping to find some kind of creative job that involves being in the great outdoors.

Whilst we embark on another crazy week of juggling nursery, work and home life - something to keep remembering:

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

Mahatma Gandhi