Swim meet at SSC and Annika can read!

Firstly:

Madison did as promised.

She participated in her 2nd swim meet and did what she was supposed to do: dive into the pool, start swimming straightaway and touch the time pad at the end.

It wasn't about speed or position. It was just about learning what competition is all about and participating.

They had a warm up session prior to the meet and she had fun with her other friends who were also in the meet. After all the kids had their turn they all got to collect a participation certificate and a pin.

I'll let her decide if she wants to participate in any other meets in future.

Next:

Annika is slowly learning to read! I thought initially she was just reciting the words from memory, but I realized last night that she can identify and ?sound out simple words. She's not yet consistent and cannot sit through an entire small book (eg Peter and Jane series) but she's getting there. I think it helps that she is competitive and when I started doing it with Elizabeth around she tries harder.

Liam:

He was quite unwell the past week. He suddenly started having a fever on a Sunday afternoon and didn't shake the fever for close to a week. I was on the verge of taking him to the emergency department to get some blood tests done but he responded to antibiotics. I figured it could possibly be a mycoplasma infection as Eli has been coughing and febrile just prior. (bad doctor mummy)

ANYWAY... he did get better.. and that's all I want.

He's still drooling like a tank, and STILL not chewing properly. He still has this bad habit of spitting food out, but I guess it's mostly because he's not a big eater and starts doing that when he doesn't really like something. He still has an overactive gag and will gag if he accidentally swallows something firmer. I wonder how long he's going to take to outgrow that!

It's November and this month we have visitors! My cousin is here on a work attachment for 3 weeks and another one is coming midweek for a short holiday. And of course Chris is back for a short visit as well.

Not forgetting the primary school orientation in another 2 weeks. I will have to sort out uniforms and textbooks!