Thomas is just over 10 months old he is becoming a little handful to say the least, crawling now so he is into everything including all the wires, plugs, remote controls and generally anything he shouldn’t be into he is! As soon as I go into the kitchen I can hear his little chuckle as he races to follow me where he just loves messing with the kitchen chairs and washing machine, I am finding it difficult to get anything done these days. I love watching him crawl though and explore its great he is just starting to go onto his knees and pull himself up on things. With his new found independence Thomas is becoming stubborn a trait he has from his dad He doesn’t like napping in his cot during the day, gone are the days were I can put him in his cot after his lunch and come down and have my lunch then tidy up, do some batch cooking, write a blog in peace and generally enjoy the hour or so to myself! No such look now,  put him in his cot he rolls over onto his belly then that’s it hes crawling up and down the cot or he’s sat up smiling. Taking him out for a walk in his buggy usually does the trick now, he is asleep for the time were out and then wakes up shortly after getting in. I do hope this is just a phase as I just cant seem to get anything done around the house.

I don’t want to complain though as he is just exploring and getting into his own now I love watching him develop and grow.  Another milestone he has reached in his 10 months is a bottom tooth, a little white tooth is poking through at the bottom of his mouth, it is so cute! Trying to brush his tooth is a battle every day as he likes to put his tongue over his tooth but its so funny chasing after him with the toothbrush.

It is unbelievable how much babies develop in their first year, they go from a tiny fragile newborn who sleeps most of the day to an inquisitive little person with their own personality exploring the world.

I cant go without telling you about Thomas and the hoover! We have one of those Henry hoover which Thomas has taken a serious dislike to I think its mostly the noise it makes. I caught him the other day sat near the hoover prodding the pipe with one finger then turning and quickly crawling away and then going back to prod it again! He crawls into the kitchen and the first thing he does is look to see where the hoover is. On the odd occasion I have used the hoover as a safety gate to deter him from crawling into the kitchen when cooking.

Since having Thomas 6 months ago everything has been baby, baby, baby – I often stop and think what my life was like before Thomas, It was very dull and boring compared to now! I am meeting new “Mum” friends through groups we go to,  and seem to have just blossomed as a person and definantly gained confidence. Anyway thats for another blog, I now want to share with you the findings from a program that was on the television the other night. It was all about dads and the important role they play in their babies lives.

The program explored the impact dads have even before birth, it shown a pregnant wonan speaking to her baby bump the heart rate of the feutus increased when it heard mums voice. Then daddy spoke to the baby bump and its heart rate increased twice the amount! This is at just 22 weeks pregnant the unborn baby became excited to hear the familar voice of daddy I thinks that is amazing.

Another analysis on the program was watching dad and his toddler playing in a room, dads appear to use more “Grown up” language and whit during play, this encourages their childs speach development more then mum’s play does. Dads  also play more rough and tumble which tests the childs boundaries encouraging them to explore more in the world and be creative.

A number of primary school children were asked to describe the roles of thir mummy and daddy, unsuprising mummy was the nurturer, the cook and clean role where as dad was fun and dicipline. The program then went onto analysing the behaviour of parents when their children are teenagers, mums tend to use more emotion when getting their point accross where as dads are more factual and reason with their teens.

It was interesting to watch the different parental roles, it made me reflect with Thomas – He does appear to look to me for care and comfort when he is hungry he wants me or sleepy he wants my cuddles. Where as Nathan is the fun and play role! Thomas can burst out in laughter if Nathan just walks into the room. I try to be fun too but I just don’t seem to be as fun as daddy.