It's funny the things you begin to remember about your childhood once you have your own child.
My husband and I have these moments, these little glimmers of our childhood and we sit there for a moment and really absorb it. Or we have the "do you remember" discussion. Although we are only 4 years apart in age it can sometimes feel like a decade! I believe it all depends on how you were brought up and of course GENDER!
Andrew will sometimes ask me about a truck, a war, or any numerous boy movies and I will have no clue what he is talking about! But then again I'm sure he does not know what/who polly pocket was!
There are some things from our childhoods that we adore and we are adamant that Noah will be brought up the same way. There are some things we have learnt as we have grown up and have chosen for our own lives and realise that it's not the way we want our children to live. Parenting is such an individual thing and I am not surprised that many couples find themselves fighting for the first time after a baby is born.
I'm going to probably be the only person in Australia with children putting their hand up and saying I did not buy a single thing in the toy sales. Not one. I didn't lay buy, I didn't purchase.. Nothing.
I sat there and read the catalogue, I viewed the toys online and then we decided not to purchase anything. Instead we decided to email our landlord and ask if we could put in a veggie patch.
Yes, It's exactly what a one year old would LOVE. A box of potential muddy veggies!
I guess for us, it was the beginning of realising that we NEEDED to be the parents we wanted to be!
When we were driving the other day I asked DH where he saw our future. We had been in discussion with our district manager about transferring to Maryborough (in the very far future). I had loved the idea as it's closer to home and there is the most amazing house in Maryborough that I house stalk!
Anyways.. I have this dream, I've always had this dream... Of a big house, with a big yard a long drive way a big tree with a tyre swing, lots of kids, a noisy dog, some chickens and maybe even a token duck!
Ever since moving to our new house I have been dreaming and dreaming and dreaming about moving and I couldn't figure out why. This house is lovely, it's all shiny and new but it's not a home that I want my children to run around muddy in! and I never thought I would say this but I love mud! I love the idea of children PLAYING! I don't dream of TV, and gadgets and the wiggles. I dream about camping around a fire, playing tag outside, running through fields to find creeks. Call me old fashioned but isn't that would childhood is meant to be like?
So even though we can't have a big farm house with a tyre swing I think a little veggie patch will suffice for now!!
I could write about this forever. There are so many things I need to get off my chest.. Private/Public schooling, TV for babies, Messy Babies, Sewing, Going back to work, Going back to Uni. But I have NO TIME!!!!!
One of these days I will have a day to just write :D
