Modelling with toddlers DONT DO IT!

Today was a toughie. Had a family pic at Keyshots with Kerry. She did one of us with C but now we have S decided to update much to the humings and DO WE HAVE TOs??? of Cliff and my Dad..

Had a big poof ball of dresses for C and S and made grandad and Cliff change out of shorts and flip flops pleading that "its only 1 hour of your god darn lives suck it up will ya!!! Well it was world war 3 at the studio given that C would not give up the farting elephant soft teddy she found (why oh why keep that in the studio?) for love nor money. We had to do all her shots with the farter!!! Then she had a screaming kicking fit on the floor "NO PICTURE OF MOMMY WITH SERAFINA!!! I resorted to bribery but even that didn't cut it. So 160 quid poorer and only pics of C with a pout you could hang a picture off and farting elephant making cameo appearance in every shot. As far as getting her and S together, forget that idea she was about to murder her!!! The green eyed monster really was in full force today so naughty.

She was like an angel 3 days ago for the combi mini shoot which also turned into an ordeal given it was 5 hours long instead of like 2 and the kids did 6 outfit changes and were there till 6pm. I had left S with Aimee at home as it was over her long nap and thought would be done and dusted in 2 hrs max but instead she woke up screaming for boobie would def not take a stinky bottle so had to cab poor aimee with wailing S strapped on to the studio. Also blame the studio experience for 2 bad things. They had toy guns in the toy box ( which I had passed off to C as a "bubble machine" until the little boy model corrected us.. and then the stylists taking them up to the glitzy mirror stylists room to tong their hair and put blusher on them!!! I told C it was face paint, again shattered when Isabella said : don't be silly its make up my mommy wears that!" I don't wear make up ( i need it mind you) and had managed to avoid her knowing about it. Today when she was playing for the 1000 time snow white with Grandad as the wicked witch, she told the mirror on the wall after she feel down dead from eating the poison apple, that she neede to " quickly do her makeup!!!" ARRRRRGH. Anyway she is down now after being out till 9pm romping in the mud in Juban park as its the local bon odori. Had to hose her down at the door.

other news is cliff got Lasik. I took him on friday (I would never had gone thru with it) but he did and he was in pain all yesterday so I was frabtically looking at all teh things that could go wrong online ( big mistake). Then today he waked up no pain and gets checked up andnow has 20/20 vision. Just hope all stays well. he looked a bit bruised in the pics but what with the farting elephant and wailing Serafina with a bad case of wind the pics are just AWFUL anyway!!! Gotta laugh!

3 month check up

Took plumps for her first check today. Found a nice newly opened clinic in Hiro called Flow East clinic!! The nice doc from Aiku who speaks English opened it they take both hokensho and private and the minatoku coupons. Lovely and clean and appointment system online so no wait. Plumps is 64cm long and 7kilos at 3 months the doc says she is the size of a 6 month baby and in the 91st percentile. God love her she really cried at the injections very different from C she is a real sensitive type mummy's girl whereas C never did nor even now bats an eyelid at the doctors injections and all. Next is BCG which is the hideous one with 12 needles. Maybe I shouldn't do it as we are off to US but thinking it might be good to get out the way as UK do it school age. Planning a get away to Thailand. Flight going down look good but always coming back they are full. Grandad if he can change his ticket will come with us too. Plumps in terms of development has been able to push up on her hands for the past month and kind of go forward. She is very alert, grabs everything and something that C never did she actually talks and coos all the time like a real conversation. Much more tactile and cuddly. c is more Ike Cliff does not like cuddles and space invaded. c also still a little jealous and a little spoiled which I am working very hard at turning around. She is just too clever for her own good. The most fab negotiator. cliff and I love " No mommy I don't like my bath its just not my favourite"!!! She is so full of imagination telling stories about the Cheshire cat that lives in her curtains and the goonies and tooth fairy etc. She asks all the time what words say in books and on the TV so she is ready to start reading I think. Need to stretch her more and Juliet has asked to put her up which I want to but then she would miss Ellie and Sumire her best mates so maybe she needs to stay longer and play. They do phonics anyway its just that the other kids are not articulating diddly sqat and its boring for her. Anyway it was a rude wake up at 5am this morning with S so better get to bed before 10pm this evening!