Mr Bump...

A couple of weeks ago I had a day of clumsiness. Daddy renamed me Mr Bump... here's why. I'm getting very good at rolling over, I can do it in the blink of an eye now... it's just a matter of time before that blink of an eye means that I'm over the other side of the room you know!

The 1st incident was when Mummy changed my nappy and then went into the bathroom... I rolled over and then did it again and whacked my head on the box shelf unit thingy next to my changing mat... I had a nice 'line' on my head and a bit of a bruise...

The 2nd incident occurred when Mummy put me on their bed to have an afternoon snooze. She knew to put a double layer of pillows either side and one at the top as I squiggle and squirm around line no body's business... But she didn't put one at the bottom though did she... ESCAPE ROUTE! Which is just what I did... wriggled my way down to the bottom of the bed... THUD! Mummy and Daddy rushed upstairs to see me and I was on all 4's at the bottom of the bed. A bit shocked so I cried, but was soon fine and bouncing around! No concussion, no bruise, just fine - but it could have been awful really there were all sorts of obstacles to navigate on the way down!

I've got a groovy new high chair; the other one's at Grandma Pat's for when I go to stay... Mummy's going to get me a travel cot for Grandma Pat too... She has also put Grandma Pat on her car insurance as when Mummy is at work Grandma looks after me on Thursday's and Fridays...

I've got a great new cot... I might have mentioned it before, compared to me it's massive, loads of room to move around! I can even pull myself up to standing at the bars. Look at me in my first pair of proper pyjamas, Thomas the Tank Engine specials, they make me feel very grown up... I can even blow kisses now too!

Mummy went back to work at the end of May... she quite enjoys it, although I have heard her say to Daddy that she misses me! She feels that she's missing out on my learning new things, but then it's lovely to see me at the end of the day when I get excited and remember who she is! I really do like my child minder. I see Charlotte and her little girl Lara on a Monday and Wednesday. Daddy looks after me on a Tuesday and as I've said, Grandma Pat looks after me on a Thursday and Friday.

I'm only on this routine until Mummy finishes work to have my brother or sister, at least until she 'breaks up' from work to have holiday and maternity leave... at the end of July. I'll still go to Charlotte's on a Monday and hopefully Grandma Pat will look after me on a Thursday OR Friday...

I've done all sorts of nice things since going to Charlotte's. I've learned how to scream (Lara taught me how), I've been socialising and to art classes - I made Daddy and Mummy a little present, which made them go all soppy as it was the first one I've ever made them - what a pair! I've been to feed the ducks and I've been to soft play which is when there's lots of soft things that we play with!

It was Harriet's birthday on the 9th June... we went to her birthday barbie on the 7th and I had a great time, although I didn't really see Harriet... she was very busy socialising with her family and pals and had masses and masses of presents that she opened, her Daddy got very good at making a long list of who bought what! Here's a piccie of me and Gene together and one of our Daddies, hmmm, the Mummies said - they're as thick as thieves (not me and Gene - the Daddies!).

Daddy has been working hard at our other house. We're hoping to move in in August... which is realistic I hear Mummy say... Daddy says hmmm, but he'll get knocked out if he's hmmming too much, says Mummy! He's put in partition walls, he's insulated places and has put in windows and has done other things... We've had the electrics and plumbing done and the plastering is now been done... Mummy's looking forward to ordering her kitchen soon... anyone for dinner?!

It's Fathers' Day on Sunday... I wonder what I'll do for my Daddy... he'll have to wait and see! I might have to enroll the help of Mummy for a while to help me sort something out - but it's a secret... what's a secret? I didn't mention anything, did I?!

Mummy's driving me potty...

Hello folks; I'm a fast growing boy you know. I weigh about 20 lbs now and have graduated to my 'big boys' car seat. It's quite compfy and I can see things before they go past the window rather than 'blink and you'll miss it' when I faced backwards. I can see what Mummy and Daddy are doing now and they can see me a bit better. I'm very happy about this - however they do say that it's a lot safer to face backwards, so I've told Mummy and Daddy to drive extra carefully and to have their eyes peeled for those people that call themselves drivers but can't drive...

Mummy bought me a potty a few weeks ago. I hated sitting on it at first so she put it away; but I've now learnt that it's a great new seat. Mummy lets me sit on it every morning and evening so that I can get used to it. It's quite groovy really... I stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down and so it goes on... I haven't tiddled in it yet but I'm sure that Mummy will be delighted when I have; she already calls me a clever boy for just sitting on it... I can't go wrong! She says that the sooner I'm out of nappies the better, wouldn't it be great if I can wear proper pants by the time my brother or sister arrives!

Ellie and Gene's birthday parties were great! They both had a bubble machine - my favourite 'toy' (not that I play with it). At Ellies there were lots of babies and parents, we played party games and I won 2nd prize for pulling the most tissues out of a tissue box and also got a prize for opening the pass the parcel; Ellie's Mummy had wrapped a little prize in each layer so that we all got one. I loved playing in the paddling pool too, but got really worn out so had a well deserved snooze later in the afternoon, zzzzzzzzzzz!

At Gene's house there were me and Gene as the babies and there were Gene's cousins too. Gene's been poorly; he had to go into hospital on Thursday as he got a 'virus'. He's getting better now but the doctors can't say which virus it is... The symptoms were like meningitis - so needless to say that his Mummy and Daddy were stressed beyond stressed and both stayed with him that night... He was smiling again on Sunday; but I didn't get too close to him - I don't want to catch this 'virus without a name' thingy...! The party was great anyway, I met lots of his family and we had food and drink and a cake and the sun shone all day - it was a lovely Sunday avo!

This week sees more activity. Daddy's over at the house working hard to get it finished so that we can move in. The under floor heating's down and the screed on top, so all we need on the floor are the actual flagstones... The electrician started today - yippee, there is light at the end of the tunnel! The plumber starts on Thursday and it's all 'GO, GO, GO'! I'm going to see what they're up to this avo, you know, shimmy them on a bit!

I'm seeing Grandma Pat, Gt Aunty Andy, Gt Unc Terry, Aunty Leone, Cousin Maxi and I'm sure more folks this week. I'm staying all day on Friday with G'ma Pat, Gt A Andy and Gt U Terry - fun, fun, fun!

Harriet's birthday's the next one - she's jetted off to Austria this week, clocking up those air miles all ready... Come on Daddy, when are we going to Barbados? Getting further than the end of Long Compton's a difficulty at the moment; I should get a motorised pram so that I can take myself places...

Tartar for now though, moustache, I've got my morning beauty sleep to catch up on... I'm not the tidiest in my cot am I?!

What a fabulous weekend...

Thank you so much for everyone who came to my party and I'm sorry to have missed those who couldn't. It was such fun, I hope everybody else enjoyed it as much as me!

I am a very grateful boy to you all, for such wonderful presents. I am amazed at your generosity and am going to play with them all - Mummy says that I can't have them out all at once as it would fill our sitting room, but never mind her... I'll do what I like!


Here's some piccies from Saturday and a few days before... check out the muzzy on the head, Mummy hadn't got me a hat (she has now), so she had to improvise...

On Sunday I went to Grandma Pat's house to have a family lunch with all of the Gt Aunts and Gt Uncs... here's me with my cake and a few of the Greats!

I've got a party to go to on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday. Ellie was 1 on the 16th April but her daddy had a car crash so they had to put the party off for a bit and on Sunday it's GENE's 1st birthday. I'm so excited, it's just fun, fun, fun being 1, 1, 1!

Birthday Bonanza - A 3 day event!

I'm 1! I had a lovely day yesterday. I woke up and instantly felt older... no, not really... Mummy got me out of bed and took me to Daddy (still in bed). She got them a coffee and my birthday cards and bought it all back upstairs where we sat and opened my cards one by one! I've decided that envelopes are the thing for me... They're yummy and make a great noise when bashed!

I think I'm rich. Because I don't need anything as Mummy and Daddy give me everything I need, I asked for my Trust Fund to be topped up and boy wasn't that the case! I also got lots of presents; a book, a jigsaw puzzle, a nursery rhyme book, a piggy bank (with money already in it!), a Thomas the Tank Engine (with it's very own driver), a voucher for a groovy summer outfit, a set of ducky bath mits, a cement mixer (made out of wood that you can take apart and stack back together), a bubble making machine (Mummy especially liked this one) and a build your own cone with circles of wood that stack on top of eachother. So thank you to everyone, you've been very generous and when I see you I'll give you lots of smiles!

We went out for lunch with Grandpa Barry and Grannie Annie, and Grandad Martin and Grandma Felicity; that was lots of fun and I got lots of kisses and cuddles (not just from family but from all the lovely ladies at the pub!). Grandma Pat came round for dinner; she fed me mine and then made me all lovely and cosy for when I went to bed. I was a very tired boy by the end of the day...

I got 26 cards too and I think there might be more to come, Mr Postie might bring me some today and I've got a sneaky suspicion that something's going on on Saturday...

I'm right! Mummy's just told me that there's a special doo on Saturday when I'll see lots of friends... AND, on Sunday there's a family doo at Grandma Pat's house - I'm a party animal!

Anyhow, here's some more piccies of my day... I think I look as though I enjoyed myself... what do you think?!