Day Seventeen

Last week Callum at long last was invested at Beavers. It's only taken us since July 2009 to get there. lol. Anyway yesterday I had to try and figure out where all the badges went on his jumper and sew them on which to me is a horrible task, I hate sewing. All but one of the badges got sewn on in time. Here's Callum all ready to head off to Beavers.

Day Sixteen

For Christmas we bought Callum one of those make it yourself kits which was to make your own baseball cap. I thought it would be something fun for him and I to do together. Turns out I was wrong. The pack made it look nice and simple but boy was I wrong, I couldn't even figure out what the instructions were telling me to do so Callum had no chance and they made it very fiddly. In the end Callum suggested that he sit and play with his Lego and talk to me while I did it on my own. So that's what we did and I managed to work out my own way of making the cap. OK it doesn't really look like it does on the packet but hey it's a hat! And Callum loves it!

Day Fifteen

Today Callum was well enough to go back to school which made him happy. You would never had guessed he'd been off ill! What was also good about this was that it meant he could still do his role in his schools Class Assembly. Daz and I were so proud of him having landed one of the main roles because for so many years Callum has had a little bit of a speech problem, this showed us that he had overcome those problems. Sadly Daz couldn't get the time off work to see the assembly but I was there to watch and report back. And how wonderful he was, he was very clearly spoken, he remembered his lines and he looked comfortable. He did make me chuckle though. Because he had been off sick the day before they had gotten one of his class mates to learn his lines and take over his parts in case Callum wasn't well enough. Thankfully Callum still got to do his lines but one other part he was meant to do was a bit of ballroom dancing with one of the girls in his class (Shivani). Instead one of his best friends Josh got to dance with Shivani. Callum spent the whole time glaring at poor Josh.

As a reward for doing so well I said I'd buy him a little present, which I did, actually I bought several, and when we got home he was allowed to choose two things from what I'd bought. Callum chose a packet of sweets and a Doodle book. We then spent a bit of time after homework had been done colouring in his doodle book. I like having these little moments just Callum and I, it's nice to sit at the table colouring and talking away about anything.

Day Fourteen

I was up last night with a sick Callum so today he's been at home. Now Callum is one of those children who even though ill doesn't rest up, he just can't. He did start off with good intentions this morning and he did try but come 11am he was going a bit stir crazy. I've managed to keep him sort of occupied by watching some cartoons and TV but he's desperate to do more than sit on a sofa watching TV and eating more than just a slice of toast. What Callum really wants to do is... yes you've guessed it, play computer games. Of course I've told him he can't and I'll give him credit he is trying to chill out and watch TV. Also doesn't he do the "woe is me act" well? Look below.

Callum having a cuddle with BBB

Day Thirteen

Sorry no photo or video footage from today. Callum had me up early in the morning, then we had Daz' parents come visit and then before we knew it it was evening time, then bedtime and then well Callum was ill again. :(

What memory do I have from today though? Hmm.. Callum going with Daz and his parents to walk Dash to the shop to buy some milk. Callum wanted to take his scooter or bike with him. As we couldn't find the scooter the bike it was. They all headed off but just before I noticed that Callum's back will was a little flat. "No problems Mummy I'll just peddle harder." I don't know how far he did ride the bike but he came back home before any of the others on his own two feet, next was Daz holding the bike and then came my in-laws with the dog. So now we have to find the bicycle pump and sort that back wheel out. lol.

Day Twelve

As I've said before Lego is a huge hit with Callum and he has plenty of it. As also mentioned before he got the Lego City Garage for Christmas which we've been building bit by bit. Yesterday we finished. Well I say we it was I in fact that built most of it, Callum's job was to find bits I couldn't and pick up bits I dropped and I couldn't get down to pick up. Anyway here's the finished result, only took a couple hours for this pregnant Mum to build and Callum is under strict instructions to not demolish it like it does everything else. See that's how it goes, Mum builds it while Callum sort of watches, Mum finishes buidling said piece, Callum plays with said piece, Callum throws a bomb at said piece and demolishes it. lol.

Day Eleven

Yes we do tell him to not sit so close but kids will be kids. *sigh*

Fridays are Callum's computer day time, well one of the days obviously weekends a game can be played but we also allow Monday's. At the moment he is very much into playing Rachet and Clank which we got him as a present just before Christmas, he loves the game and has already finished it (I think) three times. As a way of encouragement for good behaviour, doing well at school etc we have a reward scheme where if by the end of the month if Callum hasn't gotten say five X's for bad behaviour etc he get a present, what that present is all depends on what money we have available (if any), sometimes it's just a small toy car. Callum never complains though and is always happy with his prize. This month we'd told him that he could have the sequel game of Rachet and Clank and because he has been so brilliant we let him have it a little bit early this month. So Friday he got his new game.

See that rug just behind him? He's meant to be sitting on that!