Losing stuff
I took Sam out to two different parks yesterday and both times he (we) managed to lose something. One of the things you realise pretty quickly with babies is that unless you have something physically attached on to the frame of your buggy / pushchair, it's going to be flung out at some point and the chances are you won't see it happening and so won't see whatever it is again. Sam was doing his best to lose his Crocs but I managed to retrace our tracks (5 times) and find them. The same can't be said for the mini football however or the vegetable snacks that have both been set free to make their own way in the world.
Jabs
Sam is due for his MMR pretty soon and I think we will probably get all 3 done at once but it is really annoying that there was ever a study done (however discredited it has been since) saying that there could be a link with autism. Doubt, even just a seed of doubt is not something you want when making decisions about your kids health. I know the chances of him having an adverse reaction are microscopically small but a reverse National Lottery campaign keeps playing in my head - 'it could be you'.
Friends
Jo and I have chatted about the importance of developing relationships with friends that include the kids. It is quite easy to keep seeing your friends in the same capacity as you did before you had your baby. What I mean is, you put the kids to bed, get a baby sitter and then do what you used to do. Obviously that doesn't involve them and it is something that I guess we need to work on. It's doing things like having more lunch time picnics, taking the kids swimming together - that sort of stuff. I want Sam to feel comfortable around other kids. At the moment he is definitely most comfortable around us which is natural but as he only really sees Zac (our nanny share couple's son) and although he goes to a couple of fun 'classes' with other kids, he doesn't get that much variety in his social interaction.
