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Here we go again, one month spent in the speed of light.
The last news that we gave where just after Arthur's second birthday party. So many things happened since, that's why we were so quiet on the blog front!
From the 8th of April, we hosted Rosa (Marc's mum), Le nonne (Marc's grand-father) and Luc (Kathia's son, Marc's sister) for 11 days, but not long ago after there arrival (the 9th!), Dutschke family arrived for a week!
So to summarize, we were 6 adults and 3 children in the house for a week.
Melanie and David rented a car, so they spent the week traveling around the English countryside with or without us. Our evening were spent by play cards game or « Let's buy Hollywood », to eat some chocolate and to laugh around a cup of herbal tea.
The children liked each other more or less. Arthur was getting on Luc's nerve, scared Samuel in the bath, but he has being really friendly and let them play with his toys most of the time.
When all these people left, my sister Nathalie arrived on her own for 3 days. It was great, we discovered back each other. We see each other twice in the year and all the time with all the rest of the family, so in a difficult situation to talk about everyday things. She introduced to us a English girl who spent three months in her house, Sophie. It's the proof that the world is small, Sophie and her family leave half an hour away from us. We spent a lovely evening at her parents' house.

Adding to all the visits, we celebrated some birthday. Yes, all Arthur's friends turn 2, now. The 12th of April, a week ahead, we went to Elliot's party, the next day to Ben's (but we don't have any picture as we just poped in) and finally, last week end, Luke's party.

We also enjoyed the warm weather which chase the snow:
- we went to have a walk at Millet Farm with a colleague of mine, James and his family.
- We went to the park to play with bubbles.

In all the cheerful events, however we had a bad news. Fiona, the childminder, decided to quit to work in a nursery. It was a chock, but we found a couple which are both childminders. They are Fiona's friends, so Arthur knows them well, there names are Natalie and Robbie. His first week with them just passed and apart from a lake of sleep, he is really happy with them, he doesn't want to go home in the evening. He loves Robbie.

Now, in the everyday life news.
Arthur speaks more and more Italian, he repeats everything we say, does everything we do and we have to be really careful to not set the wrong example.
He is in his opposition phase and it's not easy every day.
He had his first dentist appointment to get use to him and of course didn't want to open his mouth i front of him, but it was his first contact. He started a homeopathic treatment for his asthma and he doesn't cough for a month now. He also stopped to drink cow milk and drinks goat milk instead which seems to make it work too.
He talks a lot about wee-wee and poo, but he is not interested by potty training at all.

Marc went to Malta for 4 days, but he will tell the story himself. He came back tanned.
He still has a lot of work.
He also started a homeopathic treatment for his sinus and he is blowing his nose less and less.

About me, I am on maternity leave at the end of next week. We will have a scan next Friday to see if the placenta is not in front of the exit anymore and will allow me to have a natural birth. Baby is moving still a lot.
I am suffering of swollen ankles and feet because of the pregnancy and the heat, but I can have a foot massage almost every evening so I am not complaining

Here we go, I tried to go to the essential. Soon, for sure, I will have more time to write more.

OK, my New Year resolution of writing a post per week hasn’t been followed, but I have good excuses!!

Almost two months of absence and so many thing to say. We went on holiday, we had visitors and during this time, our little Arthur progresses every day a little bit more and we have some stories to tell as much for him as for us.

So I start with our holidays.

Our Easter week end passed relatively well, but it was a week end like another.
Friday, Marc didn't work (that it is not usual). After Arthur's nap, we went to the park. Arthur played well as usual. He loves the swing, but he has an attraction for the swivel (not his parents!!) Marc and Arthur played on the grass, it was beautiful to see.
Something odd happened that day. As there was a large sun (yes it can happen in England!), I put my sunglasses. While going to the park, I walked beside Arthur who looked at me intensely. Then we played as I mentioned above. At the end of the day, the sun setting down, I removed my glasses. And there, the expression of Arthur's face said: “but I know that one! “
Because we had to go back home, I took Arthur in my arms. He started to yell as if I were kidnapping him. He wanted to go in Marc's arms! He had a crisis at least 10 minutes! I ignored him, Marc gave him his bath and after that, I was his mum again.
I don't know what happen in his small head, but the sunglasses don't do it to him
Sabrina, Marc's sister, arrived from Paris that evening.
Saturday, Arthur was not well at all. He coughed, his nose ran a lot, he cried most of the day and especially when Sabrina approached him too close. To say how much he was not well, he cried at the park whereas usually when he sees the swings he is very happy!
We decided to stay at home for the rest of the week end, so he could get better.
We spent our last two days to discuss between girls, to play with Arthur and especially Sabrina try to be friend with him. It worked: he launched himself out in her arms to kiss her (videos to come).
Sabrina also decided to cut his hair in front of his eyes, because it was really too long. They were two to do it, he cried, they gave up and now Arthur has a pretty asymmetrical fringe, but apparently it is the fashion and after all it will grow back!
Before: After:
Another innovation of the week end, when I called Marc in the house, Arthur followed me while shouting “MA, MA, MA”, I am not sure he knows he is supposed to say Papa instead!
Sabrina left Tuesday evening, we came back in our routine. Apparently at Fiona's, that day, Arthur said Maman when waking up from his nap and he said “bye, bye” waving at Fiona when leaving! I wasn't there, shame!
Today, we went to the twins Ethan and Emily's birthday, but Ethan had a nap so we didn't see him. Arthur had fun in their garden and he was very buddy with their dad. At one point, their dad (Andy) went inside the house and Arthur said: “Bye, bye, Papa”. I don't think he understood the meaning of Papa yet.
On the way home, he shouted all the time: “Bye, bye” waving to all those which passed by!
When we came back, I tidied our cloth and when I finished, I found Arthur in the basket. Marc succeeds to take only the moment when he went out of it all alone without falling!

Health wise, after a few nights washing his nose, ventoline masks , paracetamol, humidifier, he is much better. Fortunately he had an injection today!
Here we go for Easter post, the next one will come in a while, my brother is here with his family for one week.
In no related matter, we tested the tunic which I brought to Arthur from Egypt, he is adorable with it!

We will soon finish the Arthur's bedroom (it would be time), but here is a preview of the photographs from the decoration.