Seaside

Elliott woke at about 7am with one interuption during the night because plinky plonks doggy had fallen out of his bed.

Elliott slept for 40 minutes in the car on the way back from the sea sidehad and then after lunch he went to bed for an hour and a half around 1.30pm and was quiet, however I'm not convinced he was asleep for much of this time!

He went to bed at 8pm with no problems.

Food

Elliott had oats mix for breakfast.

He had fish fingers and toast for lunch.

For tea he had chicken breast in breadcrumbs, baby potatos and peas with a yoghurt pudding.He didn't eat many of the peas or potatoes, but ate the chicken.

He also had some biscuits during the day, including one of the ones we cooked together yesterday.

Toilet

Elliott had 2 "dirty" nappies today, one in the morning and one early evening, both of which were quite solid.

He sat on his potty well during nappy changes and before bath time but unfortunately back to no product. 

Naughtiness

Elliott was little frantic and I think overtired before his tea today and when it came to sitting at the table to eat he was reluctant and naughty. So after 3 or 4 minutes of shouting and play acting I gave him a time out which helped him focus on the need for tea. However I do think this was partly due to his nap not being as consistent as ideal today, and again just before his bath he was very excitable, although easier to control and in the end a good boy!

Activities

In the morning we went to Hengistbury Head with Granny for a wander by the sea. Elliott really enjoyed this and was running around a lot over the sand and pebbles. We also went past a farm area with some cows which he enjoyed until one of them unfortunately mooed a little loundly and frightened him a little. We also all had some drinks in the cafe there, and he had orange in a carton which he didn't squeeze and spill for the first time ever.

After lunch and nap (!?) it was more playtime with Elliott playing with the castles, took kit, cars, the little football, etc and watching more Fireman Sam. He has become a little obsessed with a paricular espisode of Fireman Sam where naughty Norman gets snowed into a cave, so we sa that twice!

We also had a go at the aphabet cards again and I think he is beginning to remember the sounds.

Finally there was lots more imaginative play again today, including a really sweet moment in the car on the way back from the seaside when he pretended to receive a phone call from Charlie and told him he had just been to the seaside.

To see photos of today visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/elliottsweekends/.