I am (FINALLY) walking!

Over the last couple of days I have amazed Mummy and Daddy by walking more and more. Yesterday I was growing more confident and I could walk between the sofas, and also a couple of steps anywhere else before falling over. Today, Mummy took me to ToddleAlong and she couldn't believe that I was walking everywhere. Sometimes I did 20-30 steps before I fell, and that was usually because I had found a toy that I wanted to play with. Everyone at ToddleAlong thought I had been walking for a while, but Mummy had to explain that I wasn't even doing it this good yesterday! Goodness knows how good I will be tomorrow! Auntie Tammy will have to buy me some shoes soon! Aren't I clever (at 16 months less a week!)
(I think all this walking has tired me out as I have been incredibly grumpy this afternoon and didn't stop crying for more than 5 minutes at a time. Mummy is keeping her fingers and toes crossed that I am not going to be ill again!)

My first haircut!

Mummy has finally relented and I have had my hair cut! (She did say that once I was walking she would have it cut so I didn't look like a baby anymore!) On Sunday we went to Nanny's house and Auntie Sarah came up. I was sat in my high chair and Auntie Sarah snipped away. I didn't even make a fuss since I like having my hair brushed and played with! Everyone up the school has commented on how nice it looks and old I look now!

Possession Issues - part 3!

Once again I find myself wanting to reclaim something that used to be mine! This time it's the bumbo chair!

Now that Maddie is holding her head up really well, Mummy got the bumbo chair out for her to use. However, I decided that I wanted to sit in it and somehow managed to wedge myself quite nicely into it! Getting out was a different matter and I got quite frustrated that when I tried to crawl away the bumbo chair came too!

Cool dude!

When Harry had his friend to tea last week, they were playing spys and wearing sunglasses to pretend we couldn't see them!

I wanted to play as well!

Cheese again!

In Mummy's continuing quest to ensure I like cheese, she got me a creamy cheese dip thing with bread sticks (not really expecting me to like it!). However she gave it to me and left me for a few minutes and came back to find that I LOVED it, and was using my hands to try and scoop the cheese out I was that keen!

Bonfire Night

Since I was poorly (and the weather was terrible) we didn't go to any fireworks this year. However, Daddy bought us some sparklers and I liked watching Harry play with them.

Daddy even held me so I could watch the sparkler close up!

Poorly (again)!

Just after Halloween I started being poorly again. I had a horrible cough and cold and on friday night I started getting a temperature. Mummy gave me lots of calpol and calpofen but couldn't keep my temperature down. On Sunday Mummy and Daddy took me to the GP on Call service at Frimley and the doctor there said I had a chest infection and gave me antibiotics. (We took Maddie too as she had a horribel cough but the doctor said the infection wasn't on her chest). The medicine starting working by Sunday evening but it took at least 3 or 4 days for my cough to subside! I hate being ill and am very grumpy and just like sitting on the sofa watching Nite Garden. I am much better now and Mummy hopes that no one is ill again in our house for a while (Daddy caught it and Mummy had a cold but so far Harry has escaped it).

Halloween!

We celebrated Halloween a couple of weeks ago. I was feeling a bit poorly so couldn't really enjoy myself too much, but I did look cool in my "Hoppy Halloween" top Mummy got me (me and Ray were twins as he had one as well!).


I enjoyed playing with the decorations Daddy put up in our toy room, but was very upset that I couldn't go trick or treating with Harry, Charlie and Maddie (if only I was walking!)

Dressing up!

Unlike Harry, I have never really liked wearing hats or dressing up. However, since Harry was enjoying himself with the dressing up clothes last week, I thought I would join in.

My long hair - part 2!

I think Mummy is keeping my hair long so that she can practice putting it into ponytails and pigtails for when Maddie gets bigger. Look what Mummy did to me last week!

Pancakes

Mummy made us delicious pancakes for our breakfast last weekend. They were lovely and I managed to eat 3 or 4 before I got full.

Possession Issues - part 2!

Not only am I having trouble giving up my bouncy chair, I have all of a sudden become very interested in my old crib (that Maddie has now got). I think however, I am a little bit for it now!

Walking just a little bit!

Last Sunday, I really surprised Mummy and Daddy by walking a little bit. I tried lots of times to walk across the lounge, and one time I managed 7 steps before I fell over. However, since then I have not been quite so interested and only manage two or three steps before falling down and crawling to my destination (it is much quicker!). However, Mummy is impressed that I am beginning to get my balance and confidence to try walking. (Mummy has bet Daddy however that I won't be walking before his birthday - we'll see!!!)

Alfie and me!

Alfie came round to visit a couple of saturdays ago and we had a great time playing. He didn't try and beat me up this time (Michael and Kim think it was because I wasn't wearing red!!) and we had fun playing with the big box of cars.

We had great fun, but I think we might have made a bit of a mess!

Mummy's Birthday!

A couple of weeks ago, it was my Mummy's birthday. I bought her a children's cookery book (because I know how much she likes cooking for us!). I enjoyed eating her birthday cake, and before she went out for the evening with Daddy, we had our photo taken.

Bedtime story!

Now that I am getting a bit older, Mummy or Daddy try and read me a bedtime story before I go to bed (although sometimes when Mummy is at work I watch the Night Garden instead!). My favourite book is called "Puppy goes shopping", and is one of Harry's old books. It has only got 4 pages, which Mummy and Daddy know off by heart, but I like the pictures and turning the pages!

My long hair!

Mummy has been resisting me having my hair cut for a while now, as she thinks once it's done, I won't be a baby anymore! (However she did let Auntie Sarah trim my fringe to get it out of my eyes!). Daddy is getting increasingly concerned as he seems to think I have a "mullet" although Mummy begs to differ!

I don't think it will be too much longer before Mumy gives in, but at the moment, my hair is wild once I get out of the bath!!

Water baby!

Harry and I always have a bath together, which is great fun. I LOVE to splash, and usually get Harry, and whoever is bathing me soaked. (When I have a bath at Nanny's, she wears an apron and shower cap!) I am a proper water baby! (I'm not that keen on getting out though!)

Cheese please!

For my lunch, I now usually have lots of little bits and pieces which Mummy puts on a plate (and it usually takes me at least 15 minutes to eat so she gets a bit of a break!). I am not that keen on cucumber (although Mummy gives me that almost every day as she is determined that I will like it!) however I love crisps and crumpets. I have also been getting lots of different types of cheese, which I don't like very much. However, Mummy gave me some Edam a couple of weeks ago and I LOVE it!

Possession issues!

Now that I am a big boy, Mummy has given my bouncy chair to Maddie for her to sit in. (Harry used it before me, so our chair has done well!). However, I am having a bit of a problem giving up my old chair, and try to sit in it at every opportunity, especially when Mummy wants to put Maddie in it!