My own space; all for me… The first word I say in the morning is ‘Evy’; that’s because I like it when she comes in first thing in the morning and we play for a bit before we go downstairs for brekky. Mummy and Daddy went shopping and bought a few things for me. My cot, my drawers, my froggy sock storer, my sofabed (well theirs when they sleep with me when I’m poorly and our guests when they stay over). My shelf unit (with toy storage boxes at the bottom – full to the brim), the chair that Mummy sits on and I sit on when I have my bedtime milk and the blind which Mummy made (it took her ages!).
There’s the alphabet and number mat which is great for bumps cos they don’t turn into lumps… I like my flower picture from my friend Bea in the US. My foot and handprints picture was done for Daddy on Fathers’ Day in 2008, he thinks it looks good in my room. I love my man in his flying ship; it bounces.
So this is where I rest my sleepy head at the end of a cram-packed, fun-filled day. I’m hoping to move up into the sofabed soon(ish) as I’m nearly hopping over the bars of my cot; with no finesse of course so I’d better move my mat over a bit so that when I go bump it doesn’t turn into a lump!
I must let you know what I've been up to... allsorts! 
Not licquorice ones but the other ones, the active, chatty and brotherly ones... I've got so much to tell you. 
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!
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...
A couple of weeks ago I had a day of clumsiness. Daddy renamed me Mr Bump... here's why. I'm getting very good at rolling over, I can do it in the blink of an eye now... it's just a matter of time before that blink of an eye means that I'm over the other side of the room you know!
I've got a great new cot... I might have mentioned it before, compared to me it's massive, loads of room to move around! I can even pull myself up to standing at the bars. Look at me in my first pair of proper pyjamas, Thomas the Tank Engine specials, they make me feel very grown up... I can even blow kisses now too! 
I've done all sorts of nice things since going to Charlotte's. I've learned how to scream (Lara taught me how), I've been socialising and to art classes - I made Daddy and Mummy a little present, which made them go all soppy as it was the first one I've ever made them - what a pair! I've been to feed the ducks and I've been to soft play which is when there's lots of soft things that we play with!
It was Harriet's birthday on the 9th June... we went to her birthday barbie on the 7th and I had a great time, although I didn't really see Harriet... she was very busy socialising with her family and pals and had masses and masses of presents that she opened, her Daddy got very good at making a long list of who bought what! Here's a piccie of me and Gene together and one of our Daddies, hmmm, the Mummies said - they're as thick as thieves (not me and Gene - the Daddies!).
Daddy has been working hard at our other house. We're hoping to move in in August... which is realistic I hear Mummy say... Daddy says hmmm, but he'll get knocked out if he's hmmming too much, says Mummy! He's put in partition walls, he's insulated places and has put in windows and has done other things... We've had the electrics and plumbing done and the plastering is now been done... Mummy's looking forward to ordering her kitchen soon... anyone for dinner?!
Hello folks; I'm a fast growing boy you know. I weigh about 20 lbs now and have graduated to my 'big boys' car seat. It's quite compfy and I can see things before they go past the window rather than 'blink and you'll miss it' when I faced backwards. I can see what Mummy and Daddy are doing now and they can see me a bit better. I'm very happy about this - however they do say that it's a lot safer to face backwards, so I've told Mummy and Daddy to drive extra carefully and to have their eyes peeled for those people that call themselves drivers but can't drive...
Mummy bought me a potty a few weeks ago. I hated sitting on it at first so she put it away; but I've now learnt that it's a great new seat. Mummy lets me sit on it every morning and evening so that I can get used to it. It's quite groovy really... I stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down and so it goes on... I haven't tiddled in it yet but I'm sure that Mummy will be delighted when I have; she already calls me a clever boy for just sitting on it... I can't go wrong! She says that the sooner I'm out of nappies the better, wouldn't it be great if I can wear proper pants by the time my brother or sister arrives!
Ellie and Gene's birthday parties were great! They both had a bubble machine - my favourite 'toy' (not that I play with it). At Ellies there were lots of babies and parents, we played party games and I won 2nd prize for pulling the most tissues out of a tissue box and also got a prize for opening the pass the parcel; Ellie's Mummy had wrapped a little prize in each layer so that we all got one. I loved playing in the paddling pool too, but got really worn out so had a well deserved snooze later in the afternoon, zzzzzzzzzzz!
At Gene's house there were me and Gene as the babies and there were Gene's cousins too. Gene's been poorly; he had to go into hospital on Thursday as he got a 'virus'. He's getting better now but the doctors can't say which virus it is... The symptoms were like meningitis - so needless to say that his Mummy and Daddy were stressed beyond stressed and both stayed with him that night... He was smiling again on Sunday; but I didn't get too close to him - I don't want to catch this 'virus without a name' thingy...! The party was great anyway, I met lots of his family and we had food and drink and a cake and the sun shone all day - it was a lovely Sunday avo!
This week sees more activity. Daddy's over at the house working hard to get it finished so that we can move in. The under floor heating's down and the screed on top, so all we need on the floor are the actual flagstones... The electrician started today - yippee, there is light at the end of the tunnel! The plumber starts on Thursday and it's all 'GO, GO, GO'! I'm going to see what they're up to this avo, you know, shimmy them on a bit!
Harriet's birthday's the next one - she's jetted off to Austria this week, clocking up those air miles all ready... Come on Daddy, when are we going to Barbados? Getting further than the end of Long Compton's a difficulty at the moment; I should get a motorised pram so that I can take myself places...
Tartar for now though, moustache, I've got my morning beauty sleep to catch up on... I'm not the tidiest in my cot am I?!
I'm 1! I had a lovely day yesterday. I woke up and instantly felt older... no, not really... Mummy got me out of bed and took me to Daddy (still in bed). She got them a coffee and my birthday cards and bought it all back upstairs where we sat and opened my cards one by one! I've decided that envelopes are the thing for me... They're yummy and make a great noise when bashed! 
I think I'm rich. Because I don't need anything as Mummy and Daddy give me everything I need, I asked for my Trust Fund to be topped up and boy wasn't that the case! I also got lots of presents; a book, a jigsaw puzzle, a nursery rhyme book, a piggy bank (with money already in it!), a Thomas the Tank Engine (with it's very own driver), a voucher for a groovy summer outfit, a set of ducky bath mits, a cement mixer (made out of wood that you can take apart and stack back together), a bubble making machine (Mummy especially liked this one) and a build your own cone with circles of wood that stack on top of eachother. So thank you to everyone, you've been very generous and when I see you I'll give you lots of smiles!
We went out for lunch with Grandpa Barry and Grannie Annie, and Grandad Martin and Grandma Felicity; that was lots of fun and I got lots of kisses and cuddles (not just from family but from all the lovely ladies at the pub!). Grandma Pat came round for dinner; she fed me mine and then made me all lovely and cosy for when I went to bed. I was a very tired boy by the end of the day...
I got 26 cards too and I think there might be more to come, Mr Postie might bring me some today and I've got a sneaky suspicion that something's going on on Saturday...
I'm right! Mummy's just told me that there's a special doo on Saturday when I'll see lots of friends... AND, on Sunday there's a family doo at Grandma Pat's house - I'm a party animal!
