More Messy Food!

We have done nothing exciting recently.  Mummy has been working, Daddy has been working, Noah is not 100% himself, it's not been the most interesting of times. When life is dull, you have to entertain yourself, so I've started enthusiastically exploring food - any food and every food.  I last blogged about messy food and now I've found more food that is not only messy, but quite tricky to get to your mouth!  It's spaghetti!!  Once you've mastered the whole sucking thing it makes eating it a little easier.  Mummy also said that be healthy I have to "eat my greens" so I've started to pick my own in order to get my five-a-day!

I'm sure life will get a little more exciting soon.  We are now officially on holiday count-down - only 34 sleeps to go.  I hope the weather improves a little though, it's been like winter again - wet and windy - just like my nappy!  Roll on the summer!

I'm Walking! I'm Walking! - Oh, and Happy Birthday Daddy!

Look at me!  Look what I learnt to do this weekend!  I've been practising my walking for a little while now, but I think I can finally say that I am walking - even if it is only a little.  My mostest steps are 15, but I only need about six to get around the house!

Today was baking hot again so Mummy and Daddy took me and Noah to the 'Sand Park'.  It's a good place to learn to walk as the landing is soft.  It was nice to wear summer clothes too - although I have a big head so some of my hats are a little small. 

Yesterday we went on a family trip because it was my Daddy's Birthday on Friday.  We went on a steam train which was good because we had a train-picnic on the train.  I had a sandwich and a gingerbread man and some juice and then I knocked Daddy's tea all over his lap.  Daddy is good in those kind of situations and he didn't get angry because it was an accident.  He did threaten to throw me in the lake though when we got off the train, but I know he was only joking.

After our train ride we got on a big boat. I had a boat-picnic as we sat outside in the sunshine.  It was also fun looking over the rail at the water and I played peak-a-boo with a little girl.  Once we got off a boat we had found a nice park and a third picnic!  I also played football with Mummy and Noah and had a lovely time.  It's always the same at any celebration - you eat far more than you really should - Happy Birthday my Daddy!

Guess the Landmark!

Can you guess the landmark I'm pretending to be?  Here's a couple of clues.  She's French, but not in France.  She lives in a city whose nickname is fruity.  She stand on her own island.  Can you guess yet, before my ice-cream melts?  I'm the Statue of Liberty!  By the way, how big does my ice-cream look in that photo?
The last few days have been a bit busy - but nothing too exciting.  Yesterday was Mummy's Day - and Noah and me got her a Toberone, which we had after sharing Mummy's breakfast whilst we were still in bed, and we got her some lovely perfume.  My Mummy is a good one - so I hope she had a lovely day.
We spent most of last week shopping for Mummy's Day, but today was a 'Day with Daddy'.  The weather was wet and windy and the kids are not at school, so we didn't do much today.  Daddy did take us to Nandos for lunch and then I had an ice-cream after my tea!  A 'Day with Daddy' is usually full of treats, often messy and usually end with a bath before Mummy comes home!

Happy Birthday Auntie Tor!

Today is my Auntie Tor's Birthday!  Happy Birthday Auntie Tor!  I hope you have a lovely day and get to eat lots of food and especially lots of cake - I like birthday cake.
I've been helping Mum in the garden recently and I really like worms.  We have lots of them in the garden and the are wiggly and great.  Don't be mistaken, I'm not eating one in the picture below, that's just a sweetie Daddy gave me.
I'm still a little snotty, but I'm better than I was. On Friday night I went to the last ice hockey game of the season with Mummy and Daddy.  There was a great big fight and three of the players had to sit in the penalty box right below where I was sitting.  It was great.  Daddy and Mummy also got me some Pom Poms from the Early Learning Centre.  They were purple and silver and the Clan play in purple - how good is that!

Since then, it's been a working week with both Mummy and Daddy at work.  I've spent some time playing at Gran's house, but yesterday we played at home.  I had a sleepy day yesterday - I must be growing again.

I touched a Starfish and a Crab!

What a cool week I've had.  On Monday, Mummy was at work which meant that Daddy had 'Full Parental Responsibilities'!   After playing with me at home in the morning whilst Noah was at school Daddy then planned that me, Noah and him would go on a big adventure.  Daddy took us to the Sealife Centre at Loch Lomond.  There were lots of fishies there and I also saw otters.  We then looked at a big tank that had sharks and a turtle and lots of other strange fishies.  I saw a turtle eating it's dinner and it was a green turtle because it mostly eats green things, like cabbage.  The turtle was eight years old but could well live to be over one hundred!  I also got to touch a starfish, but they have to stay in water because they will drown if not, or something like that.  I also touched a crab - which can breath in and out of water.  I can only breath out of water as breathing in water makes me cough.   

As Mummy couldn't come on our adventure we got her a Nemo Fish Mug to make her happy.  I then went home, slept, ate - lots including two yogurts, played and the slept more. 

This week I've learnt something new.  I've learnt to blow on my food when it is too hot.  I can't do it without making a 'blurrsrrsrsssp' noise which then makes me laugh.  Mummy taught me how to do it, but she doesn't make that noise, well not from her mouth anyway. 

I'm still tumbling and not walking.  I've only got a week to crack it or I'm 'behind' Noah on the development scale. I'm not sure about this scale though as I've seen him do some really silly things! 





Happy Birthday Mummy!

Hammy Birthday Mummy!  Today is my Mummy's birthday.  She has had lots of them now, so I'm going to watch closely what happens because it's my first one in a few weeks time.  I'm hoping there will be balloons as I like balloons.  I also hope there will be cake - I like cake.  I also hope there will be ice-cream.  I had an ice-cream from the lolly van the other night and shared it with my Daddy.  It's best to put a little bit on your finger for him, beacuse he has a huge tongue that eats just too much if you let him lick it!  Anyway, Happy Birthday Mummy.  Love you! (And bring on the party food!)

Ramette or Lamby?

The Derby County mascot is called Rammy - so is a little Derby County fan called a Ramette or a lamby?  Anyway, it doesn't really matter, all I know is Grandpa was really happy to see what Mummy had dressed me in the other day - a Derby County tracksuit.  The only problem was, when we were out for the day everyone kept thinking I was a boy!  Mummy and Daddy couldn't even be bothered to correct people in the end! Do people not recognise a highly trained athelete when they see one?  I'm great at the front crawl and in football I'm a great dribbler.  Derby County are not doing too well at the moment - perhaps I might even get a game if Mr Clough sees this and lets a girl play.  Daddy has high hopes that one of his children will be a successful sportsperson.  (I think he did hope it would be Noah, but thinks that he may be more into the arts - like dance - than sport, although Noah did say he wanted to be a goalie at the ice hockey!)  Daddy says he doesn't mind if I play for Scotland - but he also says, "Let's be honest, if she's good enough she'll play for England - if not, she'll play for Scotland!"  He only does it to wind people up.  I've even been in practice for the after sport bath!  Lesson one - do not eat the bubbles!  Lesson two - watch out for the T-rex.  Lesson three - the brown fish are not fish!

Tha face snuggling continues...

The face snuggling continues - I just love snuggling into stuff.  For the record, the sofa is more snugly than the rug, but the rug is more snugly than the wood flooring, which isn't snugly at all - just cold.

I've had a busy few days.  On Tuesday I went to the library with Mummy and it was good.  We sang a song called, "Clap, wiggle, stretch and jump" - it's just new words to "Heads, shoulders, knees and toes".  Sing along...
"Clap, wiggle, stretch and jump, stretch and jump.
Clap, wiggle, stretch and jump, stretch and jump,
And sway and wave and bend and bump.
Clap, wiggle, stretch and jump, stretch and jump."
Mummy liked it a lot and took great joy in showing Daddy when we came home.  He really wasn't that impressed, (he did have the man-flu) but still thought it was funny to change the word "bump" for "trump"!  He's so silly.  Auntie Gillian then came to play on Tuesday afternoon and apparently we went to feed ducks.  I was asleep so can't be sure we went anywhere! 
Yesterday Daddy took Mummy, me and Noah to Nando's for lunch - which was lovely - his man-flu was almost better.  Then today I went with Mummy and Noah to Helen's Parent's and Toddlers at The Salvation Army in Dennistoun.  To be honest, I've been a bit of a grumpy-bum in the last few days though.  Mummy thinks my teeth at the back are pushing through - even more to count wrong!

Nice Sundays and Normal Mondays

Yesterday we had a lovely day.  Mummy, me and Noah went to church in the morning, whilst Daddy had a little sleep after being at work all night.  Yesterday afternoon Uncle 'Ickle Kevin and Auntie Love-Leigh came to visit us.  I haven't seen them much this month because Mummy and Daddy have been working at night and because we haven't been to the see the Braehead Clan ice hockey, so it was really nice that they came round to play.

I've learnt something new in the last few days and that is to pucker my lips when I give people a kiss.  As with any new skill, you only get better by practising.  I gave Uncle 'Ickle Kevin lots of kisses, but I got it wrong once - to his horror - when I forgot to keep my tongue in my mouth! 
   

Today has been a normal Monday, dropping Noah at school, going to Parents and Toddlers and the visiting Gran and Papa and I've mostly eaten pasta.  I also have a new favourite thing, which is lying on things soft and snuggling in with my face.  You should give it a try as often as possible.

Re-count

After a judges inquiry (Mummy's harassing Daddy), there has been a re-count after I posted yesterday that I had 5 teeth.  The official figure is not 5 teeth, but 6. Sorry for any inconvenience that this error may caused. (I can't even count that far, so how am I supposed to know...)

Daddy lost his lolly - sucker!

After a quiet snowed-in week with everyone at home (my Daddy has been on holiday from his work) we needed a busy day today and we got one.  I was wrapped up snuggly warm which is needed in this weather.  My advice to beat the cold is that you wear lots of layers and never leave home without a Buff and if you can get your Mummy to carry you then you'll feel the benefit of her body heat.  Mummy, Daddy, Noah and me went in the car down a very bumpy icey motorway to the big town.
 

I was very surprised when we got to our usual coffee shop because Gran and Grandpa were there.  They were on holiday and had come on a bus to see us.  After a little time walking around the shops and the Christmas Market we went to a sweetie shop and Mummy brought everyone some sweeties!  Daddy had a lovely cherry lollipop and he made the mistake of giving me a taste.  Let's just say that was the last time Daddy saw that lollipop!  I gripped it so tightly and licked and sucked with all my might!  It was a good job that it wasn't as cold as yesterday or I may have got stuck to it.
 

After doing the shops and walking Gran and Grandpa back to their bus, Mummy, Daddy and Noah and me went on a train that was underground.  We went to Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Grandpa and Gran we there too!  We had more of a nice time with them before we all had to go home.

Sheep, Donkeys and Reindeers!

I've had a weekend of doing new things.  On Friday night I went to the ice hockey for the very first time with my Mummy and my Daddy and my brother Noah.  I really liked it and we had seats right at the very front.  I like it best when Daddy sings "Ice, ice baby" which they do when there is an icing call - it's a technical hockey term.  When Daddy sings it makes me laugh!

Yesterday I went to church at Denistoun with Mummy and Noah and became a sheep for the nativity play.  Noah kept saying that I looked like a rabbit, but I think I looked better than he did.  He was a donkey and wouldn't put his head on - I think he was scared of making an ass of himself! Ha! Ha!  When we got home Noah took a tumble down the stairs and now looks like Rudolph the Reindeer with a bright red nose! 

Today Abbie and Layne from next door came round to play for a little bit with their Mummy.  We had a lovely time and played all morning as there was no Parents and Toddlers to go to because of the snow.  I hope they will come and visit again soon. 

Christmas will be all white!

We've had snow and lots of it!  I'm not to bothered by it, it just means I get wrapped up so much I can't even move my arms!  Noah had some fun with Mummy and Daddy, sledging and building a snowman, but we now have too much of it!  So much snow that I'm scared if someone puts me down - I'll be lost until it melts!

Last night something else that was quite strange happened.  Daddy and  Mummy set up a tree inside the house and then Noah and Daddy decorated it by hanging coloured balls and stars on it.  There is also a big cake hanging on it and I've got my eye on it!

I didn't help put anything on the tree, I just supervised from a distance, but now that I'm crawling I've already had a pull and poke at a couple of the decorations.  I've been playing with the decorations too much and Daddy told me off this morning - I just turned and the waterworks and got a cuddle.  I think I will try and play again later when he's gone to work!

Things are moving forward!

When I say things are moving forward  - I mean I now am!  I kinda mastered pushing myself backwards but that had it's problems, especially when I got me feet stuck under the sofa.  So, I've developed a forward movement.  It's not yet a crawl, but more of a shuffle - but it's a shuffle in the right direction.  Go me! 
This week has been a major girls week with lots of time for 'retail leisure'.  I went Christmas Shopping with Mummy and Daddy and Noah last Saturday and then I went clothes shopping with Mummy and Noah on Tuesday and on Wednesday this week.  Today Daddy was off work and we hit the shops again - this time to do a little more Christmas Shopping - and I love it!  After shopping today Mummy, Daddy and me and Noah went for a walk around Palacerigg Country Park to see the animals.  The weather has got a little chilly so pom-pom woolly hats are essential!

I'm nearly crawling!

I've had a busy week - it's hard being a baby sometimes.  Last Saturday Mummy and me went to a car boot sale and it was good and we sold lots of things.  Some people wanted to buy the woolly suit I was wearing - I think it was because I was modelling it so well.  On Sunday, Noah and Mummy and me went to messy church at The Salvation Army in Airdrie and then we took Daddy for a walk around the park, but it was very chilly.  On Monday I went to Parent and Toddlers with Mummy whilst Noah was at school and then in the afternoon I practised my crawling.  I can only push myself backwards at the moment which does present some problems.  I got my feet stuck under the sofa and had to be rescued by my big brother!    

I've spent the rest of the week socialising.  On Wednesday, Mummy, Noah and me went to a place called Time Twisters in Edinburgh.  We met up with Hannah and Kathryn and their Mummy, Carol-Anne and we had a great time.  Then yesterday Elise and Sam and their cousin Cole came for tea with their Mummy and Daddy, Sarah and Matt.  We had a great time, but it was a little chaotic!  Today Noah has been a little poorly, so apart from a quick trip to see Gran and Papa, I don't plan to do much!

Where did I get that hat?

As my brother Noah is learning to be in big boy pants, Daddy has noticed that we might have spare nappies in his size, so he is trying to think of new uses for them.  He thought, as it is getting colder, that they may make a good hat for me - I'm not so sure!
I've had a busy little week this week, kinda doing nothing.  Daddy was off work and Noah was off school so Mummy and me had to put up with them both being around all the time.  I had my big cousin Liam come to stay and play on Wednesday and Thursday and that was nice.  On Thursday I had my first experience of McDonald's which was fun - I liked the balloon best of all.  On Friday Uncle 'Ickle Kevin and Auntie Leigh came to play and they took us to Pizza Hut.  I like the garlic bread in Pizza Hut, but it does make my burps taste funny!

My Weekend Away

I've been away for the weekend with Mummy and Daddy and my big brother Noah.  We didn't go away far but we did get to stay in a big hotel.  I had a great time as there was lots of people who wanted to give me lots of attention and I didn't even have to play the cutie card!  The hotel even had a swimming pool so we all went swimming - but Noah kept jumping in and splashing me.  I do like going swimming - it's like being in a big bath, but with no bubbles.  When I got home yesterday I was shattered and fell asleep on the sofa with Mummy for a couple of hours.  Then we went out to Nandos for tea - I had some garlic bread and veggie burger!

My very first post!

Ooooo, this is my very first post on my own blog. I've been watching my big brother Noah do his blog thing for a while (https://littlenoahsarkive.blogspot.com) so I thought, after a little encouragement from my Auntie Tor that it was time to start to do my own and to show my big brother how it really should be done!  I'm going to have to spend some time over the next few weeks making the whole thing a little more 'me', but Daddy is off work soon so I'll get him to help me.  I'm going to try to get Mummy on the case too as Daddy has sometimes been slow in helping Noah and I've already discovered that girls can 'multi-task'.  I can eat and look cute at the same time.