We have a friend with a baby 6 weeks older than Neo and as she's been away visiting friends for the past month we haven't had many play dates, but today we met up with them and had so much fun!
The day started at 3.30 am, yup, thats right, 3.30 in the morning. Neo woke up ready to play, but having gone to bed late I refused to let him and spent the next hour rocking and trying to re-settle him, when he finally went back to sleep he slept through until 7.30. Which isn't too bad, except I had a load of flat hunting to do and we had to leave by 11.30. Now, with a baby, getting ready can take up to two hours, when you count maybe changing him twice before actually getting to leave, due to such things as puking and wearing foods, an Neo's latest trick - to squeeze the teat on his bottle and cover himself in water... kids! After weetabix for breakfast, getting dressed and a fight with the sudocrem (Neo has a fascination with popping the lid off) we managed to head out of the door at 11.40 ish! Not too bad considering!
We get to the park at 10 past 12, 10 minutes late, but luckily for us, our play date still hadn't arrived, I mean, who really gets anywhere on time with babies in tow? Certainly not me. While we waited I gave Neo his lunch while he gawped at the pigeons that were hanging round us, there he was pointing and bouncing at the excitement of these birds. He's learnt that they are called pigeons now and looks for them if I say "look, theres a pigeon" which, for nearly 10 months, I think is quite smart. The food managed to get everywhere, as usual, crumbs that seem to attach to his jumper in a "i'm not budging" kinda way, how does that happen? You can watch every single crumb and not see one fall, look back again, and he's covered! Nice! I dust him down as best as I can against his frantic pleas and squeals to get me off.
Our friend joined us at 12.30 and we headed for the swings, while she put her baby in I took Neo to the tarmac stuff thats soft for him to do a bit of walking, he decides that he doesn't want to walk on the tarmac, but instead keeps heading for the concrete, I lift and turn him and carry him away from the harder surface numerous times, but nothing can deter him once an idea has set in. After about 5 minutes of this I swoop him up and we take our turn on the swings, he loves it as usual, but takes to letting go and pointing at me, haha, dare devil!
While the kids are in that play thing children can climb and we're watching them, we hear a smack sound, I'm gobsmacked to see the other baby with a shocked look on his face, and Neo, my sweet natured child, holding his hand up and flapping, he'd just hit the other baby around the face hard. I'm gobsmacked!! Can't apologise enough, I pull Neo away telling him to smack is naughty... I think he learnt, we had no more of the hitting! But wow, nearly 10 months and smacking his peers around the face, good job his mum understands and laughed a little! I'm sure as they get older the other baby will get even hehe!
It still amazes me to see how large Neo is, he's bigger than most kids his age and bigger than older ones. Chunky little lad I have. The rest of the time in the park consists of bark eating and slide fun and lots of attempts at walking across the bark floor, all with laughing and lots of baby fun!
After an hour we head for the grass, we put down a blanket, a few toys and take our seats, Neo has a snack and then gets released from the pram... may the fun begin... First he's taking the toys and having a look, then he's got his water, and squirts the water from it all over the other baby, surprise floods me and I laugh, Neo keeps doing it, the other babies face is a picture, he's just looking, like "WTF!" I stop Neo and help dry the other baby, but inside I am cracking up, that was funny!
They go to push my pram about, so I collapse it to save the hassle, they gang up on the other pram, and end up squealing at each other in frustration at each other as they both try to pull it this way and that, Neo being the bigger one of the two, manages to lift the pram and nearly tip it onto the baby, his mum stops it just in time, with growls from Neo and lots of babbling from them both.
When 3pm rolled around and all the chasing of the pigeons and wearing of the water was over we decided to head home, Neo slept all the way back, obviously exhausted from all the play.
We had a pretty grumpy evening due to not letting him nap so much in the hope of a decent nights sleep, through spouts of moaning, blanket cuddling and toy throwing Neo managed his tea of Tuna, Cheese and Tomato with a yogurt, and listened to some french songs.. it's nearly 10pm and he's currently sleeping, heres hoping it stays that way until at least 5.30am :)
I look forward to another day....
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