Hi, it's been a while since my last post. My son has started nursery. His speech and sense of humour have come and he his latest trick is to come into our bedroom, slap me really hard and say, "get up daddy." Although, as it isn't that clear, he could be saying, "Where's P-Diddy?"
Earlier in the year we went camping. I didn't blog about this as on the way back, our friends were involved in a serious car accident. Our friend was left with a broken neck. His partner had to have her arm pinned and their son had to have surgery to his face. It didn't leave me wanting to talk much about the camping as it didn't really leave a great experience in our mind. I can still remember saying to him, "I will see you in a few hours," only for them to not make it home for some time.
However, we are pleased to say that they are all on the mend. He has had his neck brace removed and is walking fine. As part of his rehab I HAD to take him to watch The Dark Knight Rises. It was a SHEER coincidence that it was a film we both wanted to watch and our partners didn't. Even better news is that yesterday his partner gave birth to twins. It must have been awful to not have been able to hold his son for months, so now he has 3 kids, he'll be making up for it!
This experience taught me a few things. Do you remember at school when you asked someone to be your friend or best friend? We don't need to ask whether we are friends as adults. We automatically become friends through our connections and shared experiences. Obviously we aren't kids anymore, but I think we can take for granted the connections we make. We didn't realise how much we cared for our friends until they were in trouble. So we will not take it for granted again. Whether you meet people through NTC or birthing groups, connections are important.
So the camping blog will be up shortly as it was an interesting experience!
