Musical Bears

It's been a busy couple of weeks, hence the lack of blogging. The good news is that some of the busyness has been progress on 'the list' of stuff to do! I must say though, that when I started this blog in January I didn't appreciate how addictive it can be and how it would change my outlook on certain aspects of life in the three bear household. Now, whenever any vaguely interesting activity is underway, I try to take pictures whereas in the past I probably wouldn't have bothered. This means I now have a growing archive of photos to look back on and enjoy as a record of mine and the bears' daily lives, something I am sure I will value in years to come.

Any list maker will tell you that one of the best things about listing is ticking off the items on the list, whatever form they may take. Of course, another plus about list-making is that by making the list, you can put off actually doing the things on it. Prevarication is to be embraced. In this way, lists have a kind of dual purpose for me; delaying the tasks to be done and then recording progress made.

So what has been done since I last wrote? Well, the small person is still struggling with her teeth, lots of drooling and chewing on any item within reach but she and I have made the brave step of joining a new mother and baby group - 'Music with mummy'! We attended our first classes this week and very enjoyable they were too. Lots of singing, playing with percussion instruments, and even dancing! For a seven and a half month old this is quite bemusing at times but she seems to enjoy it. We are also gearing up to give swimming a go in the next week.

Most importantly, we made a visit to the paternal grandparents of the small person. To the delight of everyone, she was on good form and charmed everyone around including the elderly next door neighbour. She clearly knows who to keep on side! We enjoyed lots of food, explored their new home (much altered since they moved in six months ago) and went for walks. The walking provided a perfect opportunity to try out the new Bushbaby rucksack; the small person greatly enjoyed being strapped onto Daddy and paraded around the parks of Shrewesbury like a tiny royal visitor on a palanquin.

As well as all this excitement, we have tidied parts of the house that other tidying sorties seemed to have forgotten and visited friends in Staffordshire who are about to welcome triplets into the world!!! All in all a busy couple of weeks. Things should be settling down a little for a while now so I will try to keep up with the blog. It's on the list.