Started swimming lessons with Granny and my pals today. It was just so excellent to kick and play in the water and boing around.
SPLASH!
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We're in an article on entrepre-mums cos MammaLou is a whizz setting up her new business (www.myphid.com) and chairing the first EU conference on industry-physician interactions this week. Did I mention that she's also 8 months into growing my brother? WOWEEEE. Goooooo Mamma!!!
He's so cool -- we have fun
Don't worry - be happy!
Making Mummy smile
That time when I ...
- Had to stay in bed "until my legs fix because they are too tired to be bendy at the moment as I just haven't had quite enough sleep"
- Explained that there was "no point cleaning my teeth because I want them to fall out so that my big teeth can come"
- Would not wear sunglasses because "everything looks pink and surreal"
- Refused a bed time story because I was "perfectly happy reading all by myself thank you"
- Poured water all over my bed because I was growing a sunflower
- Used sudocrem to clean the fish tank
Word of the week
manufactured
This week's "Lessons with Nana" have been all about whether things are natural or manufactured. I had to collect things from around the house and garden that fitted into the two categories. Mummy is glad we have moved on from fuel because last week I kept telling her I was 'dehydrated' at midnight!
The Lulu lobbies
Campaigning for
- A bike
- Purple nailvarnish
- A pink bedroom
- Watching Fantastic Mr Fox daily
- Staying up later
The supporting cast
Lil' Bro
I like to call him 'BaldyHead' or 'AttyBucky' (which is my word for naughty). He's not actually bald anymore and we do have a larf together. We particularly like playing 'Olympics' (a 100m dash), 'TickleMonster' (Mum chasing us around the place) and I try to get him to re-enact 'Fantastic Mr Fox' especially saying "What the cuss...". He's quite nice really (although I find that I simply have to hit him on the head a lot ... but as I keep trying to explain to Mummy, we're just playing at goodies and baddies.)
Duchess D'Arcy
Welcome
This is my blog. A veritable cacophony of capers, cackling and all round crackpot stuff. Hope you enjoy reading about my developments and tales of derring-do.
To bring you up-to-speed. I am 2 and a half, my favourite colour is purple and I'm a whizz at dancing, doing jigsaws and throwing myself to the floor if you don't adore me. I have a Little Brother and two Big Parents -- I permit them to reside in my kingdom. I like to singsong my way through the day and run rather than walk. I also like stacking things and I can truffle out chocolate faster than you can say 'salagadoolamenchikaboolabibedeebobedeeboo'.
I'm a creature of habit and every Sunday I play 'BigCookLittleCook' with my Dad so that we have plenty of 'yummy zanya' (that's lasagne to you civilians) in the freezer. And daily I insist that Mummy dances while I jump on my trampoline to the sophisticated accompaniment of 'bidee biddee bumbum' (some French ditty) and shout the phrase which ultimately summarises my life -- "look at me, I'm cute".
If you dare to disobey my wishes, you will be instructed to "go in the door, go in the door". I'm not sure why I must say it twice, but as I also like to say, 'there you go ... "
If there is a flurry of postings from me, you can be sure that my Mummy is procrastinating away from a deadline.
Enjoy reading my diary as much as I enjoy creating the stories for it.
CONGRATULATIONS
A new baby!
Mummy's friend, Laura, had a baby on Saturday ... stand up on your chairs and shout Hooray! Welcome to the world Arthur!
Choo choooo
Puzzling
Mummy and me
Existential questions
- Is it a spot or a freckle?
- Is sheepy a boy or a girl?
Love to sing
Current fave songs
- R Kelly -- ignition (hmm)
- Tikkabilla opposites song
- The boy I love
- Sing a rainbow
- Bye bye blackbird
I am in control here
and I am NOT going...
- to get dressed
- to the park...
- to eat supper
- to school...
- to bed...
Brilliantly bookish
Current fave reads
- The Gruffalo's child
- Goodnight moon
- The tiger who came to tea
- Each, peach, pear, plum
- Peepo
- Mr Tall
- If my Dad were a dog
- Do princesses scrape their knees?
- I'm not scared!
To cut or not to cut...
Should I
Dad stuff
Dad and me ...
- Jump very high
- Bake yummy cakes
- Go to Ruggerbugs
- Recycle every Saturday morning
- Climb on the rocks
- Build dens when it rains
Singing me
Current favourite songs
- The wheels on the bus
- You are my sunshine
- Blowing bubbles
- Bind us together
- Walk in the light
- Peppa Pig
- Bidee boom boom (French)
- When Santa got stuck
- Zipedee doo dah
I like to ...
Current favourite things ...
- Running in circles
- Reading everything I can
- Practicing my BIG FINISH dancing
- Jumping on 'MummyDaddyBed'
- Signing with Justin
- Counting
- Special treats at Granny's
- Baking cakes with Dad
HAPPY NEW YEAR
First School Report
"Delilah is a very happy little girl who is really beginning to settle into nursery life. She joins in with all activities and particularly enjoys painting, sticking and getting messy! Delilah plays with a variety of toys in class and some of her favourites include the Teletubbies and the trains. She also enjoys playing outside in the garden and spends much of her time on the slide and playing in the sand. Delilah is a very sweet little girl and she has been a pleasure to have in class."
I absolutely will NOT
- Have jam on the toast - side only
- Be corrected
- Use a cup selected by MammaLou
- Wear gloves
- Eat anything with egg in
In excess
STOP THE PRESS (PRESENTS)
I have sooooooo much stuff and really don't need any more. But other children in the world are not as lucky as me. So we have decided to support the 'Sunday Times' Christmas Appeal and go 'superskinny' on the present front. Forget the list below ... please put the money you would spend on a gift for me to the following instead ...
www.savethechildren.org.uk/kingsville
What your money can do instead in Liberia
- £1 - buys a vaccination that will save a child's life
- £5 - gets a mozzy net for the whole family to prevent malaria
- £10 - buys a child a school uniform
- £25 - midwife kit to ensure safe delivery, mat, bucket, lantern, soap (a mother dies every 6h after childbirth due to lack of basic care)
- £30 - baby box of everything a new baby and mother needs (2 babies die within their first week because of lack of the basics)
Asking Santa nicely
Christmas wish list
- Wooden jigsaws
- Anything creative that I can stick!
- Paint sets
- Stickers galore!
- Night Garden Pinky Ponk
- A cheese and tomato spider - Nick Sherrat
- Ketchup on your cornflakes - Nick Sherrat
- Shark in the park - Nick Sherrat
- The elephant and the bad baby - Elfrida Vipont
- We're going on a bear hunt - Michael Rosen
- The tiger who came to tea - Judith Kerr
- Hug - Jez Alborough
My colourful life!
My latest developments
- Running is my favourite thing
- I love to dance
- I yabber most of the day
- Mr Men books rock -- I like Mr Greedy
- I am pretty fabulous at jigsaws
Coy to get chocolate - me?
My cool Mum
We're in an article on entrepre-mums cos MammaLou is a whizz setting up her new business (www.myphid.com) and chairing the first EU conference on industry-physician interactions this week. Did I mention that she's also 8 months into growing my brother? WOWEEEE. Goooooo Mamma!!!
Charming!
What is this smile about?
Daddy's Girl
Thanks to
- Mummy for growing me a playmate
- Max for the bouncy dawg
- MadNan for the giant igglepiggle
- Amanda for my first haircut
Duchess Delilah here!
About me
- Duchess D'Arcy
- Erudite young scamp with looks, brains and enough insouciance to drive anyone to delight and despair in equal measure. I blame The Parents.
Yippee!!!
I heart my room
The Boo Vocab
- No
- blululul (phone ring)
- Bye
- Jam
- Book
- Star
- Bath
- Green
- Dad
- Mummy
- Please
My social diary
- Sunday - Play all day!
- Saturday - Chill out Dad
- Friday - Help MammaLou
- Thursday - Swimming with Granny
- Wednesday - Playgroup
- Tuesday - 'Rhyme and Bounce'
- Monday - Squirrel Patrol in the park
My latest developments
- Kicking a football
- Breaking music centres
- Fitting shapes
- Saying "Peeeeese" to get chocs
- Colours -- I like green
Me and Dad
Yell, Hiss, Squeal
Top Tantrums
- I will not wear a hat!
- I will not eat ANYTHING!
- I will NOT sit in the highchair!
Me and MammaLou
Things that make Mamma-Lou cross
- Bad grammar
- People who don't use the words less and few correctly
- The word pulchritude
- Being over-blonded by poor Colourists
- People who thow cigarette butts and think they magically disappear
- Rubbish UK sales assistants
- Winter - lets go to bed till March
- People with more ego than sense
The supporting cast
Catholic -- moi?
Max -- my best friend
He's so cool -- we have fun
First Birthday Highlights
- Attention for me all day
- Cool pressies including a zebra!
- A big chocolate cake
- Family lunch with a yellow bubbles n balloons theme
Mr Schneezel
Little Girl Now
One is done and here we
are, still learning together how
best we can be. You and me;
Little Girl now. Oh beautiful bee,
so endearingly incomplete; you are buzzing
to foretell every sweet dream awaiting fulfilment --
although you can comically coat all these parental longings
with your strengthening touches of independence
that already sparkle more than your
infant luminescence should chronologically permit.
We mark your times and gains in increments of
calendar bites and will-she-wobbles.
When in front of our eyes
is an unfinished masterpiece
of every lovely colour just waiting for
A guiding stroke, to be blended and passionately placed
On tomorrow’s blank canvas.
are, still learning together how
best we can be. You and me;
Little Girl now. Oh beautiful bee,
so endearingly incomplete; you are buzzing
to foretell every sweet dream awaiting fulfilment --
although you can comically coat all these parental longings
with your strengthening touches of independence
that already sparkle more than your
infant luminescence should chronologically permit.
We mark your times and gains in increments of
calendar bites and will-she-wobbles.
When in front of our eyes
is an unfinished masterpiece
of every lovely colour just waiting for
A guiding stroke, to be blended and passionately placed
On tomorrow’s blank canvas.
Messy -- moi?
Delightful - moi?
SleepySheep
Adorable - moi?
My favourite outfits
- My Baptism Dress
- Moo cow romper suit
- Baby legwarmers
- Yellow stripy dress
- Preppy shirt under tank combo
- Dungers ... I'm a tomboy!
Demanding - moi?
My giggle chart
- The word ban-an-a
- Mummy's feet -- hysterics abound
- Dizzy dolly spinning
- Peekaboo
- Throwing me in the air
Cute - moi?
My top tunes
- Round and round the garden
- The Gnu Song
- Nellie the Elephant
- Mmmna mmmna (from the Muppet Show)
- Horsey horsey ...
Destined for greatness -- moi?
My firsts
- Birthday -- September 30th!
- Walk -- September 25th
- Crawl forward -- May 23rd
- "DaDa" -- May 20th
- B2F rollover -- March 07
- Sleep thru -- day 68!
- Giggle -- February 07
- Smile -- October 06
My favourite things
- Sleepy Rabbit's soft ears
- Clapping
- Lasagne (Daddy is so thilled)
- Pulling Mummy's hair (ha -- think you can go to Champneys and leave Daddy to dress me so dreadfully!)
- Mr Schneezel the green bogey teddy (altogether now, aitchoo aitchoo aitchoo)
The Parents
The Duchess has landed
My Birth Day facts
- Changing The Parents world forever
- 9 days late
- Weighing 6lb 9oz
- At 10:43
- Born Saturday 30th September 2006
Welcome to my world ...
Guys -- there are people under the bench!
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