Delilah's Diary: March 2009

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

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.)

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.

First School Report

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.

Delilah's Diary

Monday, 9 March 2009

Hanging out with Grandad

Making Mummy smile

That time when I ...

Word of the week

manufactured

The Lulu lobbies

Campaigning for

The supporting cast

Lil' Bro

Duchess D'Arcy

Welcome

CONGRATULATIONS

A new baby!

Choo choooo

Puzzling

Mummy and me

Existential questions

Love to sing

Current fave songs

I am in control here

and I am NOT going...

Brilliantly bookish

Current fave reads

To cut or not to cut...

Should I

Dad stuff

Dad and me ...

Singing me

Current favourite songs

I like to ...

Current favourite things ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR

First School Report

I absolutely will NOT

In excess

STOP THE PRESS (PRESENTS)

What your money can do instead in Liberia

Asking Santa nicely

Christmas wish list

My colourful life!

My latest developments

Coy to get chocolate - me?

My cool Mum

Charming!

What is this smile about?

Daddy's Girl

Thanks to

Duchess Delilah here!

About me

Yippee!!!

I heart my room

The Boo Vocab

My social diary

My latest developments

Me and Dad

Yell, Hiss, Squeal

Top Tantrums

Me and MammaLou

Things that make Mamma-Lou cross

The supporting cast

Catholic -- moi?

Max -- my best friend

First Birthday Highlights

Mr Schneezel

Little Girl Now

Messy -- moi?

Delightful - moi?

SleepySheep

Adorable - moi?

My favourite outfits

Demanding - moi?

My giggle chart

Cute - moi?

My top tunes

Destined for greatness -- moi?

My firsts

My favourite things

The Parents