Demain, je retourne a l'ecole... au boulot quoi! Fini le conge mat/parental a rallonge... J'ai passe 10 mois merveilleux avec mon petit bout, en tete a tete quand son papa etait a l'ecole lui-aussi! Demain, c'est la rentree, retrouvailles avec les collegues, rencontre de la nouvelle directrice et dernieres preparations avant l'arrivee des eleves. Mais que je vous rassure, mon premier cours n'est pas avant vendredi, puisque je suis passee a mi-temps, et que je ne travaille pas le jeudi (on a 2 jours de pre-rentree)   :)

Tomorrow, I'm going back to school... well, back to work! No more of the "endless" mat leave... I've had 10 fabulous months with my little man, just the 2 of us when his daddy was at school! Tomorrow, back to school, to see my lovely colleagues, meet the new headmistress, and prepare the last bits and pieces before the pupils' arrival. But let me reassure you, my first lesson won't be until Friday, since I'm now part time, and that I don't work Thursdays (we have 2 INSET days)    :)

Voila le petit NathaN qui ecoute bien les conseils des professionels: il faut commencer a manger tout seul...Il est beau le resultat!

Here's NathaN listening to the Health Advisor: he must start self-feeding... What a result!

Joyeux Annmoisiversaire mon Petit Prince: 10 mois deja!

Je suis sure que je ne suis pas la premiere a le dire (et pas la derniere!): comme le temps passe vite avec un bout d'chou! NathaN n'a pas encore 1 an, et deja il n'est plus "la petite boule" que nous avons rencontre il y a 10 mois! En 10 mois, il n'a pas arrete.

A 9 mois, :

• il reconnait son prenom (en francais et en anglais)
• il a decouvert la mer et le sable - Que de bonheur!
• il a pris le ferry pour la premiere fois
• il mange les memes plats que Papa et Maman
• il a arrete son 4eme biberon - mon prefere! (celui ou je venais tard dans sa chambre sans le reveiller vraiment pour lui donner son biberon, et lui etait tout recroqueviller contre moi tout en me caressant le bras)

A 10 mois,:

• il mange des sandwichs
• il va a la creche (l'initiation: 2x 1h)
• il a ete invite a sa premiere fete d'anniversaire
• il a arrete son biberon de l'apres-midi, et prend un gouter a la place (Tatavine sera contente!)
• il a 3 dents (2 en bas et 1 en haut)
• il se brosse les dents
• il offre/donne des objects a Papa et Maman

I'm sure that I'm not the first to say this (and I won't be the last!): how time flies when you have a little one! NathaN isn't 1 yet, and already he isn't "the little ball" we first met 10 months ago! In 10 months, he hasn't stopped.

At 9 months, :

• he recognises his name (both in French and English)
• he has discovered the sea and the sand - What a joy!
• he went on the ferry for the first time
• he eats the same dishes as Papa et Maman
• he has stopped his 4th bottle - my favourite! (the one when I would creep into his room late at night, and he was a little ball in my arm, and would caress my arm)

At 10 months,:

• he eats sandwichs
• he goes to nursery (well, twice, 1h)
• he's been to his first birthday party and loved it
• he's stopped his afternoon bottle, and has a snack instead (Tatavine will be pleased!)
• he has 3 teeth (2 at the bottom and 1 at the top)
• he brushes his teeth
• he gives/offers objects to Papa et Maman

Happy Birthday

Un grand coucou a Mamie!

On pense tres fort a toi pour tes 80 ans!

Nous voila de retour a la maison, apres 4 semaines en France, et plusieurs jours sans ordinateur. (c'est promis, j'en achete un nouveau cette semaine!). On a vide les valises, range les affaires, et monte le camion de pompier!!!!!!! Thank you TataVine et TontonMat!!!!!!

We're now back home, after 4 weeks in France, and several days without computer (promise: I'm buying a new one this week!). We've emptied the suitcases, tidied up the piles, and put together the fire engine truck!!!!!!! Merci Tatavine et Tontonmat!!!!