I am now 74 cm tall and 9.2 kilos. I have been growing at an alarming rate some might say but don't worry it's perfectly normal! I am nearly walking and have a very strong will, I know what I want and have no patience and get very upset if I don't get it. So much has happened in 51 weeks and three days! I am saying dadadadadaddadadad and mammamaamamamama and atchoo! The choo-bit is a bit tricky but I try my hardest and everyone seems to enjoy it so it will probably be my first proper word as I try my best to copy. I also like to blow air kisses (smackers more like it!).

Early Friday morning Clara went to Barcelona to see her friends, mamma and I took it easy at home (very hot day!). We had my friend Henry and his mummy Kirsty for lunch which was lovely; it was a while ago I caught up with him so it was nice seeing him again. We enjoyed some strawberries together in the sunshine. Then we went to Gymboree in the afternoon after a couple of walks with Pimms and Cody.

On Saturday morning daddy was going to have a lie in (whilst I had my morning nap) but I had other plans so got him up early as mamma was out shopping for our lunch. Then mamma took me to Gymboree (third day in a row - how lucky am I?!). Astrid and her mamma and daddy (Cecilia and Neil) came for lunch and it was recently Astrid's birthday (she was four!) so I had a birthday present for her; a Barbie! She loves Barbie and I have to say I was quite intrigued by it too! We enjoyed daddy’s fantastic barbeque under the parasol in the garden and the adults were nattering away. Then Astrid and I had tonnes of fun playing with my toys in the kitchen. I was exhausted in the evening as I had decided against my nap in the morning and having so much fun with Astrid only allowed a short cat-nap in the afternoon.

Sunday it was Chris’s birthday so we went to our local pub and spent a couple of lovely hours in their beer garden on the grass in the shade. I played with Yma and her parents and enjoyed some chips which Yma kindly gave me. Then Clara arrived and had some lunch too (she looked like she had had a great time in Barcelona – well done her!) before we went home and I had to catch up with Clara after her adventures in Spain! Today she has been looking after me again whilst mamma and daddy worked and although the weather is still summery it wasn’t really swimming temperatures so Clara filled the pool with the plastic balls I haven’t seen in a while – brilliant!

Astrid and I in my blue chair

 

Got busy playing with Clara straight away as she returned from Barcelona:



Mamma came home with a 'Mr Whippy' today!