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Aaron had his first day at pre-school today. Kelly and I decided to pay for him to start early as due to his birthday being in May, he would normally have had 2 terms less than Ben.  So we put him in for an hour this morning at 9am and Kelly rang before 10am to see how he was getting on.  The staff said he had settled in very well and was playing so we left him there until 11am instead. He seemed to enjoy it a lot there, which is a relief!

When we first dropped him off, he was a little clingy (holding on to my hand as we walked in the door), but after he had taken his coat and backpack off, a staff member said he could go in and off he went!  He didn’t even say ‘goodbye’ to us at first, he just toddled on in and sat on a chair next to Charlie (a little boy he knows). We waited at the door for a few minutes at first, to keep an eye on him and make sure he was OK, but he didn’t even really acknowledge us! He did look a little worried though and was fiddling with his fingers, but he also seemed to be taking everything in.  Just before we left, we did go over to him and say ‘goodbye’ at which point he waved at us and carried on concentrating on what was going on!

Whilst he was attending pre-school, I had to go back to work, but by the time Kelly went up to get him at 11am, he was outside playing. He did have to have a complete change of clothes though, as he got wet playing with the water table! Luckily he had some spares in his back pack to change into! He also had a snack there of milk and some apple, which he ate and drank,  as he came out with milk around his mouth! lol

Next week we will put him in for 3 hours and see how he goes, though I am sure he will be fine now. Both Kelly and I are very proud of him!

Here are some photographs of Aaron on his first day at pre-school.

1st Day At Pre-School

1st Day At Preschool

1st Day At Preschool

Here is a lovely picture of Aaron and Daddy taken at Lappa Valley Railway at the end of August.

Aaron and his Daddy

On Friday 2nd September, Aaron had his first little swim in a proper swimming pool.

We went to the Pavilions as they have a fun pool there (Ben as well) and Aaron loved it!  He usually likes going in the bath at home and kicks his legs and makes an awful wet mess, so we thought he would love the swimming pool as well, and we weren’t wrong. As soon as his feet touched the water, he started kicking and got excited. Ben, on the other hand, hates getting water in his eyes, so he didn’t like it as much!

The fun pool had lots of bright colours and water features which kept Aaron interested (and Ben as well), which was one of the reasons we decided to go there instead of a normal pool. During the time we went, 945am – 1030am,  it was Toddler and Parents only in the pool which was very helpful as it kept the pool fairly empty and quiet. Would recommend the place to anyone with Toddlers!

We were in the pool for about 45 minutes when Aaron started to get fed up so we then had to leave. He did very well though for his first time in a swimming pool and seemed to enjoy it a lot! 😉

Here are some photographs from Aaron’s 2nd month.

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Aaron actually slept through the whole night on Thursday 18th August. We were a bit worried at first as he usually wakes up a couple of times during the night, but he must have been tired out and had enough food during the day.

Unfortunately, he hasn’t quite slept through the whole night since but he has done very well with his sleeping! 😉