Day: May 15, 2006

A headline from yesterday’s Times ‘Style’ all about letting children get on with their own entertainment rather than feeling obliged to stimulate them all the time. I worry that I don’t play with Will enough one on one, but then again trying to do that over a long period of time is a) exhausting and b) impossible.

Talking to the girls this afternoon they all leave their children to do their own thing and that way they get time to do whatever they need to, and the kids learn to keep themselves amused. Must let Will play for longer on his own I think, at the moment I have very little time to myself in the day and if I’m honest he’s usually fine left to his own devices. Having said that, I’m sure he talks more than most because I do spend so much time singing and and chatting to him so it does make a difference.

God I was glad to get out of the house for tea today. It’s been hideous here – rainy, miserable and cold. It’s enough to make you go stir crazy, especially as you know it should be sunny!

William is definitely trying to roll! It’s hilarious to watch him trying to figure out how the hell to do it; arms and legs flailing in the direction he’s trying to go. We thought he’d naturally roll to the left, which is his favourite, but actually it’s the right. I guess it’s because of the shape of his head – once he reaches critical mass to the right and the head turns, the rest of his body follows!

It’s early days and so far he can only get half way round, but he’s on his way. Now he just needs to figure out what to do when he gets there (at the moment it’s a case of ramming both fists in his mouth and bellowing until I turn him back over….).