275 days old!

Or some would say 9 months!!

Those 275 days have shot by in the blink of a somewhat tired eye, and yet as your Daddy always says "I feel that I've known you forever!"

Your now not only crawling, but pulling yourself up on anything half stable, and your favourite pass time is to climb up me, and then once upright, to turn around drop onto the floor and start all over again. It's rather restrictive for me, and yet overwhelmingly endearing.

Your communicating in all sorts of ways now. You'll wave goodbye, or hello, you screw your eyes tight shut for a second and do a little snort, which is my personal favourite. You love a round of applause, and will start clapping if you hear others doing so, and put yours hands over your head for "oh so big", and you stick your tongue out and make a cute gurgling sound, which everyone does to you to try and get you to respond!!!

You love books, and music, I mean you really love music, especially as its a good excuse to dance! Oh, and you love lights! Your not picky, any type of light will do, from sparkly twinkly christmas lights to the oh so boring strip lighting in B&Q!
And your so so inquisitive!! Everything is up for grabs, and if it's not up for grabs it'll be pointed at!!!


- love Mummy x

Your Christening - 4th December 2011

The 4th of December 2011 was your Christening day, and what a love filled, happy day it was.

Grandma had waited 30 years for this event, and had lovingly kept my Christening gown for you to wear, and how perfect you looked in it.  You took the whole day in your stride, and didn't even cry when you had the water poured on your head.  In fact i think you quite fancied getting in for a swim!!

You even managed to show the congregation your emerging personality by blowing a rather vocal raspberry at the vicar, right at a pivotal moment, thankfully he saw the humorous side.

Your cake was delicious, and not a piece was left by the end of the celebrations.  It was in fact the bottom tier of Mummy and Daddy's wedding cake, re-soaked in sherry and re-iced, after spending the last 2 1/2 years safely taking up half the freezer!!  I have to say it was worth it though - YUM YUM!

Today you met Santa for the very first time!!!

Or should I say that Santa had the pleasure of meeting you! You didn't cry, which surprised me (and nor did Santa thankfully) as Grandma says I cried at Santa every year until I was about 18, okay, probably not quite 18, but I really was quite scared of him. However, I wasn't at all scared today, in fact I was thrilled and shouted "it's SANTA!" as he walked in unexpectedly to the playgroup, then embarresed as all the other mums stared at me, mumbled something under my breath about you not having met him before!!!

He gave you a little gift of some blowing bubbles, and you took it from him sheepishly, I wouldn't exactly say you were too thrilled about him, or his obviously polyester beard, but you definately DID NOT cry!!! The progress of evolution!!!


- love Mummy x

A day at the office with Daddy!

Bangalore, India.

- love Mummy x

You've been keeping me so busy!

I've been missing in action from my letter writing recently, mainly due to how busy life now is (who knew an 8 month old could live such a demanding social calendar!).

Today, however I feel that we reached a milestone which I just have to record. Not crawling, although you are now doing that (that story is yet to come) and not even the fabulous day of your christening, no, the momentous moment, is that I came to your nursery after your nap and you were sitting up in your cot waiting for me!! It stopped me in my tracks, and made me realise you are fast on your way to becoming a toddler!!!! Although, in my eyes you'll always be my baby girl!!!


- love Mummy x