Jed has started pre-school and he has shown a rather shocking protest to being left without me. Of course, I am ridden with feelings of guilt, stupidly thinking that I may be causing him some kind of psychological or emotional harm. His teachers have reassured me that he calms down quickly and enjoys playing once I've left, and their words are confirmed by jed's bouncy spirit when I pick him up. He is full of beans afterwards, excitedly jabbering about the fun he had, and keen at the thought of returning on another day. But then the day of his next session arrives, and we are back at the beginning again with his emotional protesting that he does NOT want to go to school.

Zach, on the other hand, is doing fabulously at nursery. He is learning so much, so fast and he is showing a keen interest in learning to read. He can recognize and write several letters and his drawing skills have developed really well. His speech is also fantastic and he is quite the conversationalist.

Blake is obviously still home with me 24/7, and he is getting more mobile and mischievous by the day. He loves opening kitchen cupboards and trying to climb into the dishwasher. I don't think it will be too long before he starts walking.

In non-child news, our house is going up on the Market this week and we are looking forward to finding somewhere with a big garden. Here's to hoping for a quick & easy sale.