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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth by Kahlil Gibran

This week was an interesting one we started Monday with Blake having his flu vaccine so we kept him off Pre-School and I took him out for a Costa treat after which he loved. 

Tuesday which is for this weeks photo Blake had his first ever hair cut. It was getting a bit long and uneven and as my hairdresser was coming over I asked her if she would mind doing Blake's too. As you can see he loved having it done and was so happy sat in the chair having it done. 

The rest of the week was pretty boring apart from Friday when I had a meeting with Pre-School and speech therapist and make a plan for the next steps with helping Blake.  

Saturday my mum visited and we went out for lunch Blake loved spending time with Nanny and having plenty of cuddles. 

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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth by Kahlil Gibran

I've been a rubbish blogger of late and have missed two weeks of living arrows. The first week I had been so busy and just hadn't taken any photos at all. The second week I came down with an awful cold and throat infection which as lasted just over 10 days. So as I didn't want to miss another week, this weeks photo is courtesy of my mother in law. 

She looked after him at the beginning of the week for us one afternoon and this photo pretty much sums up Blake at the moment. He loves to help put the washing on before sitting and watching it til it ends. I can imagine the confusion on his face when he saw both the washing machine and tumble dryer over at his Granny's and not knowing which to watch. 

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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth by Kahlil Gibran

This week Blake has been more of himself although he still has a cough it isn't as bad thanks goodness. This week at Pre-School he has spent of the time outside which is where he is the happiest. Luckily the weather hasn't been too bad which has meant that they were able to let him be outside for the majority of the 2 hours each day. 

This weeks photo was taken on Sunday when we went to a little park and was trying to get him use to playing on his scooter. He has taken interest with the ones at Pre-School so we decided to try again with him on his one although he does keep sitting on it .

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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth by Kahlil Gibran

This week I didn't take many photos of Blake as he has been a bit under the weather and didn't want to constantly put the camera in his face. Unfortunately on Thursday when I picked him up from Pre-School I was told that he wasn't his usual self and advised we took him to see a Dr. We did this and was told he had a virus, he still has this awful barking cough but other than that seems a bit better now. We decided it was a good idea to have him off Pre-School on Friday and to have a relaxed weekend since he was also quite run down and sleepy. 

This weeks photo was taken before he was feeling poorly. We went out with my mother in law for a coffee (water and cheddars for Blake) one afternoon once Blake had finished Pre-School. 

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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth by Kahlil Gibran

If you have read yesterday's post you will know that I am doing No Spend October the first day went really well where I didn't spend a penny and we went for a lovely autumnal walk to our local park. Blake loved running around in the leaves and we stopped off to play on the swings and slides before heading home via a little garden that they have at the park that I had completely forgotten about until recently. The park also has a little railway we sometimes like to visit to go on the steam trains. There was an event on as the steam trains have been running for 50 years however with tickets costing and doing no spend October we  briefly watched the trains go by instead. I love these photos of Blake taken as even though he loved having the freedom to run and explore he kept looking back to see that we were still there close by. 

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Blake is now on his 3rd week of Pre-School and I have been finding that the weeks/weekends are just flying by. I also feel that I'm not spending as much time with him and doing different things as I would like. When Blake hasn't been at Pre-School most of the time has been spent playing with his new Thomas train set which he really loves. Hence why this weeks photos are of him playing with the set. 

One thing I do love about Blake's Pre-School is that they take loads of photos so that parents can see what their child/ren have been up to and I have loved seeing them as its so reassuring for me. One of my favourites from last week was him playing with leaves in the Pre-School garden. 

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This past week has all been about Blake settling in at Pre-School and its gone rather well. The first day I was nervous for him but he was perfectly fine with no tears which helped as I had been feeling so anxious too. We had a few blips the rest of the week with crying when we dropped him off however he settled very quickly and he gets on really well with his key worker. 

This weeks photo was taken Sunday whilst we had cuddles on the sofa i just love these special moments together. I'm lucky in the sense that he is only doing 2 hours Monday-Friday afternoons as I can still have to spend with him. The 2 hours that he is in each day go so fast and I'm still trying to adjust to it all.

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

A week today will be Blake's first day of Pre-School and so I've spent this week sorting out what we need for him. He doesn't need a uniform and so I have got him some clothing that he can wear for Pre-school only which I will need to label. 

We have also sorted out things like backpacks for him and so this weeks photo is of him trying one out. He loves wearing it and I feel that it makes him look far too grown up than I am ready for. 

This week we are going to make the most of spending time with him. Although he is only going to be in Pre-School 2 hours in the afternoon Monday to Friday it still feels like such a big step for both of us as Blake has hardly left my side since he was born. 

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This weeks photo was taken yesterday we finally seem to have some lovely weather which meant that Blake could wear his shorts again and we got outside and enjoyed the fresh summer air. This photo was taken after dusting off Blake's scuttle bug and deciding to take it out the front for him to have a play on. We also ended up going for a little walk around the block a few times as Blake was eager. He was such a good boy holding my hand all the time and loved looking at the all the pretty flowers, bees, cars, butterfly's etc. 

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This weekend we made a little visit to a local country park called Rushmere. We've never been before as unfortunately its easy to get to if you don't drive. We were lucky that we were able to go with my In laws this weekend and we definitely want to go back again as it's a lovely place to explore and get close to nature. 

It's a great place to visit with children thanks to its sculpture trail where you can find fairy doors and play on wooden sculptures. The giants chair is a must and there was even a queue to be able to get photos of it. Blake was a little unsure of it however I'm sure if we are able to visit more often Blake will get use to the idea. 

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

The first of this weeks capture's of Blake was when we were over at my in laws. Blake has got a thing at the moment for Lightening McQueen and he was enjoying playing with the cars over at his Granny's along with his cousins Finn and Micah. My brother in law, his wife and my 2 nephews were over for a goodbye BBQ last weekend and this was taken on the Monday the last time we will be seeing them for awhile as they have moved to America. 

My second photo of Blake is from Saturday when Blake and I visited my Mum. Blake loves his Nanny and as you can see from this photo they were having such fun together at the park. It's lovely seeing him having such fun with her as Blake hates change and we struggle with him being in an environment he doesn't visit frequently. 

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 You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

Blake has always been mischievous and getting caught doing things he really shouldn't be. He has been able to climb for a while now, however this week for some reason he wanted to be constantly climbing, from getting up onto his little Ikea table and sitting there looking all innocent whilst eating his bowl of cheerios, to deciding it was perfectly fine to climb up onto the window ledge in his bedroom. I've lost count this week with the amount of times we have had to get him down and explain that he isn't allowed. 

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 You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This week has been a busy one for us as we headed to Pontins Camber Sands as a last minute holiday before the schools broke up. I really struggled this week for choosing a photo of Blake as I managed to capture some lovely moments, from fun on the beach to enjoying the arcade. 

I settled on this photo as it was Blake's first time in an arcade, and he absolute loved the 2p machines. Does anyone else find them machines so addictive? I swear we spent quite a bit in there so we could get enough tickets to choose some prizes for Blake. I just love how much he is concentrating in this photo as he was being so careful putting the coins in the slot, we even let him have his own little pot of 2p coins. 

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This week has gone really quick, we've not been doing anything majorly exciting apart from sorting out a few bits and bobs, as we have booked a last minute holiday to Camber Sands.

This week Blake has loved playing with his building blocks, so much that we will be taking them away with us. Blake has really been putting so much concentration and being really careful with his building blocks and built a tower much taller than we were expecting him to be able to do. He does get upset when they fall over though unless we make it into a game and say "All fall down!" 

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This week has actually been quite a productive one. The photo I have chosen for this week is from last Monday as it's one of my favourites out of what I have taken this week. 

The weather has yet again been lovely this week and this photo was taken at the beach area of one of our local parks. We had met up with friends and Blake had taken an interest in both the beach area and splash park. I had no spare clothing for him to enjoy the splash park though so have promised him that we will go soon. However he loved the beach area and was running around the place, enjoying the sand between his toes. 

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This weeks photo was taken when we visited Mead Open Farm yesterday. We've taken Blake to the farm a few times now,it was nice for him to be out of the buggy  with the freedom to run around and explore. He loved looking at the ducks, chickens and the rabbits however we found he wasn't to keen on the noises from the goats and the sheep. 

The soft play was also a hit with him, I wish we had the chance for him to go on the tractor ride however he was too tired so hopefully we can do that next time we make a visit. 

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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

 We love relaxed Sunday's at home just playing games which is why this weeks living arrows photos are of Blake playing with his favourite Orchard toys game. It may also be because I forgot to take photos this week of him doing anything else. oops! 

Blake is really loving matching games at the moment though (with a bit of help). This week we also decided to do a craft project and made an owl bunting I wish I had taken photos of us doing this together as he was actually taking an interest which is rare with Blake as he much prefers to be on the go running around. 

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“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This week I have had quite a few parcels arrive and so I have chosen this weeks photo of Blake playing in one of the boxes. Kids seem to love cardboard boxes and its so lovely to see how they use their imagination with them to do different things. 

Blake's favorite was to pretend he was in a boat whilst we sang songs such as "row, row, row your boat" and " a sailor went to sea"  As you can see Blake was all smiles and I've decided to compile a little list of fun ideas of what we can do with cardboard boxes since Blake loved playing with one so much. 

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 “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This weeks photos were taken on Saturday which was the day of my sister in laws wedding. Little man was all dressed up in a little suit we had purchased for him and was looking very smart in his waist coat and bow tie. Blake had lots of fun once at the reception as he was able to run around and not be confined in the buggy. 

The second photo is of Stuart with Blake having cuddles as he was starting to feel tired and was past his usual bedtime. 

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 “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” by Kahlil Gibran

This weeks photo was taken Sunday whilst having a lovely relaxed day at home. 

We spent the day doing puzzles, playing games such as this fab post game from Orchard toys. We also put on  Moana which was the first time we watched it. Blake's not yet at a stage where I can get him to sit still long enough to watch a whole film as he loves being on the go. However he watched it in drips and drabs and seemed to like it whenever he kept still.