'AT LAST' I hear you say...

Mummy's been a bit of a slacker for a while. In truth, she doesn't trust me being on the computer on my own! She'd like to apologise though as the last update was even before she went back to work full time, which she actually finished 3 weeks ago... Having to take annual leave for 2008 all in one go before maternity leave which officially starts on 1st September... then my brother or sister will arrive 4-5 weeks after... I don't know whether to celebrate or commiserate...?

So, what have I been up to... what can I report...? I've been going to a lovely child minder 2 days a week, her name's Charlotte and she's got a little girl called Lara... Lara keeps on hugging me and won't put me down - I'm a bit of a catch you see! Now Mummy's at home I go only one day a week, this will continue until December time when Charlotte goes on maternity leave and I go to a proper nursery 2 days a week; Mummy says that she needs time with the baby and that it will be good for my development and social life!

I see Grandma Pat for a day a week too, usually it's at my uncle and aunty's house as she hasn't moved into our little house yet (because we still live in it). That means that I see my aunties and uncles at the same time, which is great as we have a right laugh and giggle for the day.

So how am I getting on in the development areas... Well, I'm now about 20lbs in weight, a bit short of where I should be for a 15.5 month old, only by about 4lbs though. I am crawling around and about the place very well and can pull myself up to standing if there's something or someone's trouser leg to hold on to. I need to work on this balance thing so that I can start walking... then I'll be off... have you seen any of the olympic athletics... that'll be me one day!

I'm eating chunky food as I now have 8 teeth and counting, Mummy makes me some yummy dinners but I still have some convenience jars for when she hasn't had time to get the pots and pans out - but she's getting better! I had my hand operation a couple of weeks ago. The released the restrictive banding around my middle finger and cut into the webbing either side of it and between my ring and little finger... It's practically all healed up now - but as soon as they'd done the op I was back up stairs on the ward with Mummy and Daddy and I pulled the whole thing off, exposing the bloody (as in blood) mess, they had to redress it securing it with tape to my arm... for the next 10 days I crawled and bashed it about and wiped my mouth on it when I had my meals... but it was always covered in a sock so that I didn't get the bandages dirty... I'm back to normal now though, it's so good to have it back!

In hopefully 3 weeks time we'll be in our new house. Daddy's been working VERY hard to coordinate workmen and himself doing all of the work. The only things left to do are the electrical fittings, filling in a few holes, sanding a few bits of wood (window frames and floor) and fitting the kitchen and a few other things... Mummy wants the first meal in the house to be a Sunday dinner, mmmm yummy, we'll all sit round the table like a proper family and eat our dinner at the same time... we'll all have our own bedrooms and as we've only got a shower at the moment, I can have a bath before bed time and play with my rubber duckies!

What else have I been up to... I've seen Gene, I've seen Justin... I've been to birthday parties and out to dinner and paddling and playing and I've had a barbecue and I've played in the sunshine and I've fallen off the bed again and have bumped my head and have eaten curry and roast lamb and a bit of squid (sucked it actually)... urm... and many more things, so many things that I can't even remember them all... Oh yeah, I'm getting good at riding my no pedals tricycle... I've only fallen off twice! I made Daddy's birthday present by painting him a picture with my feet...