Day 69 - Monday, November 16th

What made me smile today?

Baby pointing to a man's umbrella on the tube today, and when I said 'umbrella' he put his hand on his head so I said 'yes the umbrella goes over your head to stop your head from getting wet from the rain'

Seeing Baby in an unexpected part of the nursery today when I went to pick him up, and when he saw me he ran over to me and hugged my legs

Baby seeing and then pointing to the mound of hair on the table (happened to be his hair which I'd been cutting during the evening) and when I said that's your hair he touched the part of his head where I'd been cutting his hair

And the funniest - I gave Baby a biscuit (speculoos Shetsie!) for dessert after dinner tonight and he was happily munching away at it. Then he tried to break it into smaller pieces by pulling it apart, so I showed him how to snap the biscuit, and once it had been snapped into about 3 small pieces he proceeded to stuff all of them into his mouth, and then pointed to the corner where I keep the biscuits. At that point I realised he wanted more (he knows that I won't give him more of anything while he's still holding food in his hands) and so I told him he was only having 1 biscuit for dessert. He then took out 2 of the pieces from his mouth and ended up slowly eating the rest of his biscuit, savouring each little bite.

What triggered me today?

Nothing - I knew he would be upset while I cooked and washed up the dishes after dinner, but time apart during the day meant I had loads of patience for his upset antics. I think on a home day I would not have acted so well...

What would I have done differently today?

Nothing.

What will I try to do tomorrow?

Remember voice, triggers, be gentle, limits.

What am I grateful for?

Baby safe and sound in my arms today - we are still in something of an aftermath following the Paris attacks on Friday.