MUMMY TO THE MAX

What a busy 4 weeks we have had! You may have not seen but me and Maxwell have been up to all sorts of activities. We made the most of the 4 weeks and we managed to do so many activities together which was lovely. I have not updated my readers on how Maxwell has been getting on so I thought it was about time I did a large update.

A few months ago Ben and I decided to buy Max a cot bed, we had it delivered to Ben's Nan's house and we forgot that it was there for many months. Me and Ben discussed Maxwell's transition to cot and bed and we were a little worried, however we need not be. Maxwell has adapted to his new bed very well and since Maxwell has made the transition to his big boys bed we have only had one night where Maxwell refused to go to bed and played up for 2 hours. Throughout those 2 hours I took Maxwell back to his bed each time and showed him no attention. He soon go the message that he was not going to win the fight and ever since Maxwell has stayed in his bed. Maxwell goes to bed at 7am at night and sleeps all the way through to around 6am in the morning which is brilliant. We are both extremely proud at how well Maxwell has settled into being in a big boys bed and he has been rewarded with Peppa Pig magazines.

Recently Maxwell has started to want to be come very independent and he is now at the stage where he tries to dress himself as well as put his own shoes on. Maxwell is able to put his own shorts on, his own wellies and will attempt to put any shoes on that have Velcro on, he also takes his own socks off and tries to help get his t-shirt on and off. It will not be long before Maxwell is picking his own outfits out in the morning and getting dressed himself.

If I am honest I was dreading summer a little. I didn't want to have a boring summer with Maxwell and I wanted to make it as fun as possible for him.  In the end me and  Maxwell got up to lots of activities, all which were a lot of fun. I have found new activities to do with Maxwell which I now will keep doing with him and I am looking forward to next years summer holidays so we can make more amazing memory's!

Maxwell returns to preschool tomorrow and I think he has missed going a little. It took a while for Maxwell to adjust to not going so he will be surprised that he will be returning. On his return Maxwell will be going for 2 mornings a week instead of the one and in the last few weeks we have found that we are able to rent our house for another year meaning Maxwell will not have to move preschool's which is fantastic news as I like to keep him as settled as much as possible.

Maxwell has started to really take a interest in music and he now loves to dance, slide and jump around the room when music comes on. The video below shows how mad about music he is.

Maxwell loves to sit down with us and watch the replays of the X factor on a Saturday and Sunday. He loves to dance to the people singing even if they are bad but he has recently been singing along with people who love to hit the high notes. In a few decades time, you may see Maxwell hitting your screens as the next Justin Beieber.

I have been keen to take Maxwell to more activities as he doesn't get to go to a lot. I found that at a local children's group they have a group called Saints Tots and I have asked if Maxwell is able to join, the term after his birthday. Saints Tots is a group for toddlers to learn how to play football and I think Maxwell would benefit from going, not only to mix with children but also to have fun and learn some skills.

Maxwell has been helping me this week choose housey bits for our new house. Maxwell has a Disney cars room and at first I did question weather to change the whole room however after some thought I thought it would be best to leave the room as it is and get a few more accessories to make his room extra special. I am looking to buy him a new book case, some more storage so he can store things such as his train track and I am looking to buy him some new bedding.

This week I have been encouraging Maxwell to eat with a fork and he is nearly there. If Maxwell was able to eat with a fork, I think it would encourage him to eat more food. He has recently got the hang of eating with a spoon and eats things like yoghurt's and rice pudding confidently.

Over the last few weeks we have been clearing the house ready for the move and Maxwell has been doing some good turns. He donated a large bag of bibs to one of my old friends and he donated 4 black bin bags of toys to one of Ben's friends who is expecting their first baby. We have also been writing cards to our Post Pal friends and with Maxwell's help we have donated a few bags of old clothes to charity.