I took Thomas to the doctors today to have the swine flu jab, as he is under 5 they give them half the dose which is still as effective as they build up the antibodies to fight the flu if they were to come into contact with it. I sat with Thomas on my knee, the vaccination had to go into the top of his arm, I held his T-Shirt up as the nurse gave him the swine flu vaccination. What surprised me was that Thomas watched the needle go into his arm but he didn’t flinch once, I closed my eyes waiting to hear him start to scream a delayed shock of having the needle…But nothing! I had to look to make sure the vaccination needle actually went into his arm! He was an extremely brave little boy, I am so proud of him. All I can put his braveness down to is from his spell in hospital before Christmas when he was really poorly with Bronchitis, during the 8 days spent in hospital he was prodded and poked so many times, he had a lumber puncture and all sorts! Compared to that a small flu vaccine jab is a walk in the park!

He had the swine flu vaccine quite late, his appointment was at 5pm today, when we got home we gave him some Calpol as instructed by the nurse then bathed him as usual and put him to bed for his usual time 7pm. Up to now he has been is usual good self, I have been in his room several times to check him he is fast asleep. I cant comment yet on how he will be later on tonight and in the early hours, fingers crossed he won’t have any reaction to the vaccination. The nurse did say his arm may go a little red, and it may ache or he may gain a temperature – I will just keep my eye on him throughout the night I do hope he is ok!

Thomas is due his MMR vaccination, I asked the nurse how long we should leave it she said around 3 weeks! So I have booked him in for his MMR for the end of February.

I looked out of the window this morning and saw a clear sunny day not a cloud in the sky, I thought to myself this is fantastic I can finally take Thomas to the park and let him have a go on the swing! He hasn’t been on the swings since last summer when he was only around 6 months old, so he wouldnt remember them. Nathan and I have taken him to the park over the winter but its been hat, gloves, covers, cozy toes, thick coat…..All you can see is Thomas’ eyes poking out Dont get me wrong although its been a bright sunny day it has been cold and quite bitter, so hats, scarf, blankets etc have been needed, although I actually got him out of his buggy today and let him have a go on the swings rather then a brisk walk through the park and back home which is how it has been over the winter.

Nevertheless the swings were unsurprisingly empty, we had the run of the park! Thomas loved swinging on the baby swings – I then walked around the playground with him showing him all the exciting things he can play on when he can toddle about.

After a quick go on the swings I took him for a walk around the park then we headed home, as usual Thomas decided to close his eyes to go to sleep just as we got back to the front door! So to ensure he got into a good sleep before going in the house I took him for a walk around the block. I am now enjoying a nice warm coffee and a peaceful half hour writing about my favorite topic in the whole world…My baby and being a first time mummy.