The Bub in the Belly

The weekend zoomed past, we hardly had time for anything other than Ryan's classes. Richard had to put in a day at the office on Saturday so I went for Ryan's Playclub on Saturday, while Richard took him for Shichida on Sunday. Richard went for Playclub last week (which was the first lesson of the new term) so this was the first time I met all the new Playclub teachers and new students. It felt a little strange to me after the last couple of terms with the same teachers and same students. I think Ryan was all right though, after a little warming up. They had swimming for the outdoor segment, so he was happy.

Swimming class on Sunday morning was another "new" experience. The last class we attended was at the end of last year and Ryan was the only student who turned up (everyone had gone on their year-end holiday). Ryan was a little intimidated then because he had the full attention of Coach Dave and Coach Chloe, so he didn't really have a good session. Today's lesson was the complete opposite - there were eight students in the pool! Usually there are not more than six, but I guess now that we have two coaches, the number of students can go up a little.

Ryan's Shichida classes are getting a little more "intensive" this term - he actually has "homework" to do. I will need to re-look our home practice materials and re-structure our sessions, do more linking memory exercises, more writing exercises, etc.

In other news, preparations for Ryan's birthday party are in full swing. We've booked the room at Hort Park, ordered the cake, rented some toys for the children and got the goodie bags. Now we've just got to finalise the number of guests so we can finalise the catering. Nothing much apart from that, it's going to be a fairly simple affair.

This coming week is going to be a busy one as we get closer to the party. Richard's father will be in Singapore for a medical checkup (and to attend the party), he's arriving on Thursday. Richard's second sister, Mary, will also be here over the weekend, in time for the party.