Jan and Miekie's Journal: Day 2 in Ouma Miekie's creche

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Day 2 in Ouma Miekie's creche

Martelize is now 5 months and 1 week and Franco 8 1/2 months. Martelize started going to her real creche on Wednesday and all went well, because she is such a happy, content little girl and because she is used to other babies (Franco) and because she only drinks bottle now... (Apparently it did not go so well with another new 5 month old who was totally overwhelmed by the other babies and who is still partially breast fed!)
Thelwyn was in tears after going to see the school (without Martelize) on opening day. All the babies were crying! Typical first day and we are thankful that Martelize was spared being dumped amongst other crying children! Thank you Jesus for looking after our little girl there among "strangers" who are now her other Mommies. Please be with Franco when he returns to his school on Monday... Please let him adapt well to his new class and enjoy all the friends.

Martelize loves her pink cow.

Franco loves crumpling and tearing papers - fortunately he does not chew them as yet.. at least not here...

His other favourite, favourite is a ball. This one has a loop attached, which makes it easy to get hold of, but actually he holds a ball pretty well.

Dorette came home early so that we could erect and fill Franco's splash pool.

Franco had a great time splashing....

... but Martelize wasn't too keen on all this splashing.

Ouma lifted Martelize out, but Franco went on crawling in the water and exploring the wet towels and gym mattress on the bottom.

First time in Franco's splash pool!

Franco loves feet - anyone's, but especially Martelize's

4 comments:

Sandra said...: Dis baie lekker dat nefie en niggie so saam kan groot word en speel. Hulle gaan 'n baie spesiale band he. Dit lyk my asof ouma dit vreeslik geniet het en asof die mamma te bang was ouma het alleen pret en toe die vroeg huistoe gekom het om nie iets te mis nie :-); January 9, 2009 at 9:37 AM
mariki said...: Oe, julle geseënde en bederfde (nie bedorwe nie!), mense!; January 9, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Jan and Miekie said...: Thelwyn-hulle is al Dinsdag en Dorette-hulle is gister huistoe en ek mis die kleintjies alreeds! Ja, dit was baie groot pret om hulle op te pas omdat altwee besonder tevrede en gelukkige kinders is. Ek is so dankbaar daaroor. Ons is seker bederf ja! Die kinders huil omtrent nooit nie - gaan slaap maklik ens. Wat die keer se "creche" maklik gemaak het, is dat nie een van die twee baie mobiel was nie - Hulle het redelik gebly daar waar ek hulle neergesit het, maar ek kan sien dat die ongekompliseerde fase baie vinnig aan die verbygaan is!
Dit gaan goed met Martelize in haar creche. Sy geniet blykbaar die ander babas en eet tot pap wat sy volgens haar ma nie by die huis wou eet nie. Ek het haar, volgens instruksies, butternut vir ontbyt gegee en die het sy met lus geeet!; January 9, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Dorette said...: Sandra - hoe het jy geraai? Dit sou so lekker gewees het as ek elke middag vroeg kon huis toe gaan, maar fleksityd laat ook net soveel toe!

Dis 'n BAIE spesiale Ouma die, en ons is verskriklik dankbaar vir haar!

(En kyk nou net vir Martelize - groepsdruk kan 'n goeie ding ook wees); January 12, 2009 at 10:27 PM