Blackwater

Sleep

He went to bed at 7.30pm and went straight to sleep.

Food

Elliott had fish fingers, chips and beans for lunch with some orange segments for pudding.  

For tea he had toast and a yoghurt pudding.

He had a biscuit for an afternoon snacks.

Toilet

No accidents at all today - and a big shout for bottom wiping!

Naughtiness

He was really good all day, apart from one strop when he saw a green train in a shop he wanted that I wouldn't buy. I'd already bought a little aeroplane for him and I explained he couldn't have more than one toy, but he got quite upset. I also explained that he couldn't always have what he wanted and sometimes you have to wait and save up (we sometimes put moneys in a piggy bank shaped by a tardis), but he got quite inconsolable at one point. I gave him big hugs and he calmed down and we went home. But after we got home he said he didn't like the aeroplane and wanted the green train again and started being stoppy again. So I ignored him for a bit and then tried to distract him with Baby Jake and cuddles. It worked a little, but eventually he gave himself a time out (I'd started to say "come on there's no need for silliness or being grumpy, shall we have a time out to calm down"). This was quite new (self regulation) but it really seemed to do the trick and after about a minute of sitting on the step and looking grumpy he said sorry for being silly, gave me a hug and went to play with the aeroplane - and then told me he liked it!

Activities

We went swimming in the morning at Reading central pool for the first time. Very old school pool, no slides or features, just a little training pool, but we had a great time (there weren't many other people there) and he did lots of swimming from one side to the other without help (other than arm bands). There were also floats available so we messed around with those for a bit too.

After lunch we went a train ride to Blackwater. Unfortunately when we got there we discovered there wasn't much to do, but we did find a country path that we explored and saw some interesting sites. And he had lots of fun on the train ride.

When we got back we had a coffee (me) and smoothie (him) and then a look at toy shops (where the strop started) as we got back earlier than I thought due to Blackwater's dullness. I wondered if the strop might have been tiredness as swimming was pretty full on and there was quite a bit of walking in the afternoon as well. Plus he went to sleep very quickly, hardly any chatting to himself at all after I'd said good night.

Before tea we also did a bit of French (not for long though) and lots of playing with the aeroplane and cars.