Wendy's Goings On

Wendy is picking up new words every day. Her latest one is 'disgusting' alongside 'delicious' and 'not a snowballs'. As she is now 3, she has been awarded extra time at Nursery School. She loves going and is in such a hurry to go and play that she doesn't even say goodbye to whoever takes her. She just rushes in and seizes the day.

Her mum was like that in her overseas schools, but when we came to the UK, she was bullied and became a school refuser. I got into trouble for her absences, but I couldn't understand why the school didn't sort the bullying kids out. No one believed that she had made a habit of going to school early to see her friends and help her teacher.

Wendy's diet is very mixed. Yesterday at my house she had carrot, cucumber, lettuce, rice, fish, apples, orange, mushrooms and an ice lolly. She persuaded Michelle to make her popcorn the other day and the two of them made themselves comfortable on the sofa to eat it.

I think we are all keenly aware of who Wendy is and how she is growing and developing because we are all worried that the birth of the new baby might be unsettling for her. To rethink: yes, the arrival of Teresa will be unsettling. Of course it will. Wendy will need to be reassured about her place in the family and that she is still loved and treasured.

As Teresa's birthday approaches, Wendy can be heard singing Pop goes Teresa - and Nigel swears he has nothing to do with it!