Hot Cross Mum

In the last 3 months all things electrical seem to have gone kaput ... the dishwasher, the washing machine, the digital camea and video and the r key has fallen off mamma's laptop. So she is in a little strop.

And there are builders sorting out fire things in the house and everyone is asking mamma questions all the time.

Mamma is trying vvvvv hard not to stick pins in a kewpie of Mr Difficult who started all this.

On the good front ... dadda bought her a lovely new ibook and she just had a new colour on her hair which looks v sophis,,,,

A woman's work is never done

Here I am being very helpful -- although MammaLou says we don't have to wash phones and sets of keys.

Went to see baby Amelie Grace today and she is soooooo pretty. Wow

The plane truth

I miss my Daddy. He is on a plane right now zooming across the Atlantic ocean to come play with me. He makes great dens and is a funny monster. Safe travels Daddy can't wait to see you.

Where have all the parents gone ...

off on business every one. Good job GrannyBoo can come round at 6am so MammaLou can sit on the tarmac of Gatwick for hours. Oh yes, such glamour. Definitely inspires me to be a dancer rather than a director. Flamenco I think ... I'm certainly good at stamping my feet.

Digging and painting

Grampy came round to paint my toybox. He's very clever at distressing things ... not me though, he makes me laugh. Check out how talented he is on www.carbonframing.com. He's even named a wardrobe after me that has appeared in a magazine! Well, seeing as my parents had me at my first photoshoot aged 20 weeks (Mamma-Lou in Pregnancy and Birth) and then they did a yoga-in-birth book when I was still cooking ... what can I say, I'm a cover girl already.

Took The Parents to the park ... they were mad for the swings and sandpit. I graced them with a few giggles as you'll see in the video. Honestly ... you have to take them for a run so they sleep well. Daddy is off to NY tomorrow. No rest for the (slightly) wicked. Still, he's checking out the new Silverjet company so I'm sure he'll be happy at cruising altitude. Mamma-Lou hopes he'll be jetting through the shops in NY -- especially with a 2.06 exchange rate, Christmas around the corner and the likelihood that I'm starting to cut 2 more teeth while he has hotel sleep. (She notes that she's a US 4 or something and loves Nicole Miller???).

Whoops a daisy!

So Mummy and Daddy were invited for drinks at the Clarks' last night. The plan was to take me with them and let me sleep upstairs while the champagne flowed.

Think again.

Mummy in vertiginous heels ... knock on the door, I wake up and projectile vomit Omen-style all down her, the lobby, into the garden and unfortunately my Mr Sleepy Sheep was in the firing line too, then giggle and go back to sleep. Door opens ... Kat Clark says 'Hi ... oh ... bathroom's this way.' Mummy cleans me up, changes into the host's jogging bottoms and leaves.

One to tell at my wedding ...

Went to do a duck inspection at the park with The Parents.

Daddy was nursing a 4-am-er hangover after a big work event called 'Iris on Show' where lots of schmoozing and general self-aggandizing took place (according to Mummy who just went along for the free bar and to wear her new size 8 dress ... because she can). I enjoyed it too ... especially trying to break the displays.

All this moving about

Mummy went to NYC and Washington for a whole week without me! She claims she was doing important pharma industry things but we all know she maxxed-out the family credit cards in Kenneth Cole. Hmm. I let her know I was displeased. I'm good at supercilliousness me. It has taken her 3 days to get a smile.

Daddy is off to NYC again next week and Auntie Lizzie has moved to Dubai for 2 years ...

Was it something I said?

The storm has passed

It's been 4 days.

I didn't eat, drink, sleep. I cried, I dribbled, I stressed my Mummy out with worry.

But this morning I managed some porridge ... the storm has passed.

BREATHE OUT

I am not well

My ear hurts. My teeth hurt. Sometimes all this growing sucks!

Absent - moi?

It's been 5 months. My mother freaked out about blogging but came round to thinking it IS a great way for me to stay in touch with my people. So, Now I Am One. I walk, I scamper, I yell, I yabber.

Basically I'm just even more adorable than when last we met.

I certainly have more hair.

And attitude.

I've been quiet

Oops, no posts for a while. That's because I can now crawl and say 'DADA' ... so been too busy exploring to type ...

Presence and presents

Daddy's back from his whistle-stop tour of American cities, bringing me toys on the way. Was Grandpa's birthday yesterday and he got presents too. Generally, I just spent the weekend charming everyone.

Easy.

Water baby

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!

When teddies attack ...

Mr Schneezel, Dolly, RogerRabbit and Moo-Giraffe (so called cos when Mad-Nan picked it up in Hamleys she declared, 'Oh what a great cow' ... it's clearly not bovine) went postal and mounted a soft-toy coup at 7am. Can safely report all now back in their basket.

I'm the boss around here.

Shocking ...

Stayed with a childminder today and had a splendid time. However it is absolutely shocking that we pay a childminder less than a cleaner and yet women still can't afford to return to work in this country.

Washing a bath valued more than watching a kid.
That sucks.

When I grow up I am going to be the Prime Minister and do something about it.

Granny's back ...

There's a lot of granny love around here these days. Guess that's cos there's a whole lot about me to love.

Who loves ya baby ...

Uh-ha-ha... thank you very much
(This is my Elvis impression.)

Good morning world. Pleased to report that I have resumed sleeping 1930 to 0600. which is just as well when Mummy stays up till the wee small hours doing her Winter to Summer wadrobe change.

Never a dull moment ...

Urm ... where did she go?

Come back Mad-Nan ... it is far too quiet without you. Move to Kent. Move in.

Cool for cats

Mad-Gran's last day before heading back to the wilds of Yorkshire. We've been adventuring around the parks of TW for a week now. How will Mummy cope having to do everything again especially while ... TANTRUM ALERT

Daddy slums it in LA, San Fran and NYC!

Methinks there may be trouble ahead ... certainly Daddy would be sensible to make merry on the $2 pound and bring home some appease-Mummy-sugar ...