Wednesday 30th July 2008

After catching up with Granny Judy and the Howell clan on Saturday for Granny Jackie's 80th birthday, we went to my friend Amy's baptism on Sunday. It was great fun, and we even had cream teas in the garden afterwards. Amy had some water poured over her head by her grandfather George who is a vicar. I don't think I'm looking forward to that bit of my baptism, although I'm told that it is rather an important part of the service. I got a bit jealous when mummy held Amy during the service though! I also got to meet Amy's grandmother, who I know has been a keen follower of my progress on the blog, so it was lovely to meet her face to face. I'm crawling a lot now, and trying to pull myself up onto things. All daddy's hard work in the kitchen has paid off, and try as I might I just can't open any of the cupboards! The drawers seem like a better prospect, so I think I'll give them a go tomorrow! It's Grandpa's birthday on Sunday, so he's coming down for lunch with Granny, and cousin Daniel and the twins are also coming over with Auntie Emma and Uncle Philip. I'm very excited to see them all, and I'm looking forward to being ableto try out our new awning, to protect us all from the sun. I'll be going to Saturday sing-along with mummy on Saturday morning, before heading off to see mummy's and daddy's friends Mel and Simon for a barbeque in Crick. Fingers crossed for good weather, although Grandpa Meikle may want it to rain over the weekend, based on England's performance in the cricket today! Enjoy your day at Edgbaston tomrrow Grandpa. Let's hope for a few early wickets, otherwise only the rain can save us!

Thursday 24th July 2008

I haven’t been writing in my diary for ages. It’s because I’m out at nursery all day, and when I get home I’ve just about got enough time for a snack, some milk, a bit of a play, bath and then bed. I had my MMR and pneumococcal jabs last week. They hurt a lot, and I had a big bruise on my leg from one of the injections. I was supposed to go to see my cousin Daniel for his birthday on Saturday, but poor Daniel broke his arm on Thursday, when he was out on his birthday outing, so no party on Sunday. Instead mummy took me out in my buggy to Ardington in the morning, and we went for a swift walk, interspersed with the odd burst of running. I slept most of the way, but enjoyed looking at the countryside as well, especially the cows in the fields. Mummy and I met up with daddy in the café at Ardington and we all had brunch together, which was very nice. I feel very at home in Ardington, because I know that the last lady of the manor was also called Harriet! Mummy went off to see cousin Daniel in the afternoon, and I stayed with daddy. In fact I stayed with Daddy by myself all afternoon, all evening and all night, as mummy stayed up in Birmingham with her friends Jenny and Helen. I didn’t really miss mummy at all to be honest, especially as I don’t get my milk from mummy anymore. I have special milk in a cup now. I have goat’s milk rather than cow’s milk, as it’s milder for my tummy. I don’t like to drink too much of it, but I make up for that by having lots of yoghurt and cheese. In fact I prefer chucking my milk on the floor rather than drinking it! On Sunday when mummy got back, she took me to my friend Christopher’s birthday party. I had a lovely time playing with my NCT pals, and ate lots of cheese crackers! What fun I had. I can eat crackers easily as I now have 6 teeth, 4 on the top and 2 on the bottom, and I think I may be getting a few more. Exciting news today is that I have finally started crawling! I had been on the cusp for a good few weeks, and mummy and daddy thought the day would never arrive. This morning I sort of did it, but not quite, and then tonight I really crawled properly across the playroom. I am very proud of myself, and I think once I’ve had a good bit of practice I’ll get very good at it. It opens up a whole new world, and I heard mummy and daddy talking about baby gates – so I suspect that there’ll be a few barriers appearing round the house to stop me from going wherever I want to! Oh well. I’ve got a hectic weekend ahead. It’s great granny Jackie’s 80th birthday celebration on Saturday, so I’ll be able to show everyone my crawling exploits, and see my cousin Isabelle again. Then my friend Amy is being baptised on Sunday down in Wellow near Southampton, and Mummy is being godmother. My baptism will be very soon too – only a few weeks away. I’m having a great big party, so I’m very excited. Hurrah.

Sunday 6th July 2008

I went to visit my new cousin Isabelle Grace yesterday (I now have 4 cousins, 2 boys and 2 girls). She is very beautiful with lots of lovely dark hair - infact she has more hair than I do. I think we're going to have lots of fun playing together when she's a bit bigger. I got a bit jealous of mummy and daddy when they were holding her though, I don't like it when I don't get all the attention!Anyway, today was a big day for mummy, as it was her race day. It was raining very hard, so daddy and I had to consider whether we would go and cheer her on or not, as we didn't like the idea of going out into the cold. We had a bit of a chat, and decided that mummy probably needed our support after all, so off we all went down to Newbury bright and early. We met up with my friend Imogen and her parents John and Diana, as Diana was running with mummy and the other ladies from Buggyfit. Mummy and Diana did really well, and ran round the course in no time, despite the heavy rain. Imogen and I stayed nice and dry in our buggies, whilst the daddies got very wet. Mummy was running for her uncle Michael, and also for her friend Melanie's daddy, and she made it round the 5km course in 27 minutes and 51 seconds. She was aiming for 30 minutes, so she was very pleased. Imogen and I were very proud of our mummies, so after we had finally made it out of the car park, we took them for a pub lunch with our daddies. Well, after a tiring weekend, I'm back at nursery tomorrow. My goal this week is to finally get this crawling lark sorted out. Maybe now that I've got 4 teeth, it'll make it a bit easier!

Thursday 3rd July 2008

What's been happening since I last updated my diary? Well I've been to a birthday party. My friend Harry was 1 on 27th June, so me and my pal Isobel went along to celebrate with him last Saturday. What else? Well, I've got my top 2 teeth coming through finally. After weeks of a spotty face, a sore bottom, a runny nose and copious amounts of bonjela they have finally put in an appearance. Thank goodness for that. I'm still not quite crawling. I'm trying really hard, but I just can't quite muster the strength to get my legs doing what they're supposed to. Lots of my friends are doing it already, and my friends Amelia and Poppy are even walking - wow. They are clever. But I'm rolling around a lot and managing to cover a lot of ground! I have a new cousin as from today, which is the most exciting news. She is called Isabelle Grace and was born this morning at 9.09am weighing 8lb 6oz (that's 6lb 1oz more than I did!). Congratulations Auntie Shellie & Uncle Chris. I'm looking forward to meeting cousin Isabelle soon, and telling her all the tricks to keep her mummy and daddy on their toes! I've set a date for my baptism by the way - Sunday 24th August - around the time when I should have been having my first birthday. I'm looking forward to seeing all my pals there, and my neighbour Father Keith is going to baptise me, which will be nice. Mummy says she's got a tier of her and daddy's wedding cake in the freezer to have as my baptism cake. Not sure I like the idea of a 5 year old cake, but mummy assures me it will taster yummy. Mummy is running her 5km race for life on Sunday, so don't forget to sponsor her. Run, mummy run!