Going down the drain ....

Ellie has a fear of the drain in the bath.
Today after her bath, I tried to show her what happens when you pull the plug out.
As a test for her I put several little people

and a Barbie in the bath while pulling out the plug as our sacrifice.

So thinking I am mother of the year and have all the solutions to her fears Ellie just looks at me and says
"my toe will get stuck, and it will go away, and wont be part of my body any more".
What can I say to that other than, no it wont?
Finally she ends it with "our bath is very scary".

I'm sure as she grows her fears will change to other things that I in my wisdom will try to conquer but really she will probably just conquer and work these things out on her own, all I can do at the meantime is wrap her in a towel and reassure her she still has 10 toes.

Present

Best Christmas present already arrived today when Bugs woke me up, came out to the Christmas tree and pointed to presents. 1st time ever - he knows - he understands.

Merry Christmas everyone - hope you have a wonderful, wonderful day.

Ouch.

Tonight is Bug's school concert. But I am home. Poor Ellie has been sick for a couple of days and has been throwing up all day ..... so....  what do you do when you are torn?

I love going to the school concert, and have been looking forward to it for weeks. Just sitting there with a smile on your face while your child is up on stage doing their thing. Felt so bad tonight I actually cried.

Ellie obviously couldn't go and throw up between acts and she has been clinging to me like I am her life today - just couldn't leave her at home. I'm also admittedly still feeling paranoid as last time she was sick she had a seizure and I really don't want to go through that again.

So now I sit here, feeling like I've missed out on a moment I shouldn't have and I feel so guilty and sad at the same time. What kind of a parent misses out on their child's school concert?

Big Loch and his mum have gone - so at least he will have a cheering squad and Loch is going to video it for me - so I'll have to watch it with the little guy when he gets home.

My heart broke a little when Bugs was told to hop in the car - and he ask me to put my shoes on: "shoes" and pointed to my feet.

Ouch and sigh.

Ode to Great Step Dads

Bugs has been invited to the Variety Christmas Party today - a party in Melbourne for kids with special needs. Big Lach has the day off, so I am staying home with Ellie and he is taking Bugs down on the train as siblings can't come.

Now, if I'm completely honest here, I'm not sure if I would do it on my own. I would probably take him to the party, but drive down in case he doesn't like it - I guess so we have a quick exit.

Not big Loch - "Bugs loves the train, we'll spend the day in Melbourne".
And .. he's right Bugs does love the train - he loves nothing more than spending a day out of the house experiencing new things.

The morning didn't start off too well with Bugs refusing to get dressed, or even get in the car. We showed him on his speech device what he was doing in the hope he would realise and get dressed.

TODAY           TRAIN            CITY               FUN          

Helped for about the time it took to get 1 sock on.

Anyhow, Big Lach ended up getting in the car and turning it on, while Bugs panicked at the thought of being left at home and got dressed and ran out to the car.

So off they go - into the great unknown for a fun day.

Big Lach amazes me in his faith that it will all be ok. He's so much more willing than I am to take a gamble and his only motive is that he wants Bugs to have a fun day out.

Blessed blessed blessed. That's all I can say. What a lucky kid.