Little boy, lost

Poor Bax - all out of sorts - missing his kindy and his Miss O, and his bedroom things, and normality too I presume. He was so distressed yesterday and I made it worse by taking him to look at a kindy which I knew didn't have a place for him but I'm ever hopeful. It was a lovely place and Bax nuzzled into the little group playing with blocks and thought he'd met his new best friends.

A little baby was sitting in a swing in the kitchen and Bax went up to her and gave her a little push and the look in his eyes was absolute love. He had a real calmness about him in this lovely kindy. Izzie found a little basket and trotted through the house with it chattering away. Both very content and happy. But then we had to leave because our little visit was over.

On the way through the garden back to the car, Bax found a spade in the sand pit and started to dig, again so happy. But we had to leave. He got so upset. He just couldn't believe that he was off again. He was shaking and screaming at me "I want to dig a hole!!"

I sat quietly next to him trying to explain, it took ages to get him to come away.

That evening before dinner we went to visit Gorgeous George at school (he's at boarding school nearby) and Bax was so pleased to see him, Izzie too, we had a lovely walk all around the school grounds and Bax and George ran around and George spun Bax in the air and gave him big hugs and lots of love and attention and it was just what Bax needed (George too I suspect). But then we had to leave Georgie at school and Bax didn't like that and couldn't work out why he still hasn't seen our lovely Sophie (who is also at boarding school but on the other side of town).

Bax went to sleep that night really sad and quiet and almost like he'd just given in.

But today! What a difference. We have found a little playgroup of Steiner parents and today we all went along ( all four of us together!) and we sang songs (Bax could not believe his eyes and a real beam came across his face) when we all sang and danced ringa ringa rosies which he just loves. We had stories and made currant buns and ate fruit and built a see saw and made friends! Real friends that we can keep! And Bax got to dig a big hole in the sand pit!

And then this afternoon I got a call from a home carer who is a steiner parent and who just had a family with two children move their kids to a different place and so has a space for both Izzie and Bax two days a week starting in a few weeks. I'm so happy I could cry!

Just perfect!

So they will go there and there'll be only four children and then on a Wednesday afternoon we'll go to playgroup.

And this weekend we have George and Sophie back so everyone'll be very happy.

Two toddlers and two teenagers. This weekend therefore we have two socials, netball, homework, driving lessons, farmers market, and the lantern festival! Terrrific!