Toof traumas

Uh-oh ... fell over and knocked my front tooth slightly backwards. Adds character I suppose ... ! Tis my first 'Parents Evening' on Thursday ... made Daddy a bit anxious 'cos he recollects feeling slightly sick when his folks went to his and were told, 'COuld try harder, likes to be the Entertainer in the classroom'. But I have the MammaLou geekyscience genes in me too ... bound to be top of the class ... watch this space ...

Sand and scones

We were chasing away the clouds today by running to the park to get some sand-time in and then me and MammaLou and Daddy all made scones and stuffed our faces. Not long now until my brother arrives ... we're all ready for him now; we have a new playroom where I have donated all my old toys and there are dens and stuff to have fun with. MammaLou still reckons Mon 17th at 0638 (she's very precise) but she's been getting some pretty strong practice contractions since Friday! And she's still campaigning for the name BALTHAZAR or ZEPHYR ... but we know Daddy will win out!

Autumn Days

So walking backwards is my new thing. And I'm loving the new playroom which is a cacophony if colour and toys. If my little brother thinks it will be 'his' room .. well, I'll have to exert BIG sisterhood on him. We are days away from being a family of four ... MammaLou thought last Friday was B-day which prompted all round panics as crib not assembled, no car seat ready and no hospital bag packed. Also, Midwife has insisted on MammaLou taking a homebirth emergency kit. So we've had a busy weekend trying to get ready. Who wants to be prepared ... throw it all in the air and see where it lands I say ...

Spooky

It's Halloween and I made a cat -- Mr Tiddles. I stuck all the pieces on myself! Northern Grampies were here in the week and we carved out a pumpkin ... which I was very pleased abut until we put a candle in it and then oh my I was scared ... and even found the very word to tell people too! Spooky how clever I am! But I absolutely WILL NOT wear the pumpkin costume that MammaLou bought for me ... I have an obligation to remain stylish for my fans you know.

Belated Birthday

Ok so I let it go but we didn't celebrate my birthday until today (it was a few days ago). I am 2! here's me checking that they got the candles in the right order. Thanks for all the cards and gifts ... I'm sooooooo worth it!

Boooooohooooo--zzzzzzzzzz!

So day 2 of nursery and Teech has to call MammaLou after 30 mins beause I go into a Boo-Hoo meltdown ... guess I;m a little disoriented and lots of things keep changing. Certainly its exhausting.

Playschool

First day at playschool today ... The Parents took the day off work to check me in ... no fears ... I ran straight to the train set and had all the other kids in order in no time. Tomorrow I'll turn my infinite charms on the teach!

ChoccyChops

So we are still living out of a suitcase but I don't mind cos I am staying at Granny's and I get oodles of treats. Mummy is chairing a European conference on interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians next week and launching www.myphid.com. Daddy is tolerating her nerves and mood swings. I am eating chocolate!

Destruction at the D'Arcys

OMG ... what have The Parents done ... apparently it will all start looking swish again by Friday ... hope so!

Snoozles

It's tiring being so pretty, clever and popular. (Dunno what The Pa's excuse is?) Met up with my NCT pals today as we are all nearly two. Where does the time go ...

She's not there...

Here's my room -- without me ... we're now at GrannyD's House. We were rescued from the Pee Palace as MammaLou couldn't take it anymore and had a slight mental breakdown. UncyTobes scooped us up and took us to his house and fed everyone curry. Spirits are lifting. Hope those teddies and toys are behaving themselves while I'm away.

Rubble refugees

Uh oh ... The Parents have started knocking holes in walls in our house. We have no kitchen, no bathroom -- but we do have a lot of dust. We have relocated to a holiday apartment that smells of wee. Eugh. MammaLou says it will be over in a month. She's hoping!

Delilah Declarations

I have taken to standing, waving my arms around and yabbering to some unknown. invisible audience for minutes at a time. Am I reciting Baby-Shakespeare, practicing my inaugural speech as Prime Minister or imitating MammaLou. Who knows? One thing's for sure ... I'm starting to have a lot to say for myself ... I start pre-school next week ... watch out Teech!

I love my new bed

Grandad built me a bed ... he is very talented (check out the amazing stuff he builds at (www.carbonframing.com). Here I am singing away in it. We always sing before we go to sleep. MammaLou returns to her Catholic upbringing and sings hymns ... we have an Ave Maria, Peace Perfect Peace and finish with a 'Shalom my friend' which she tells me she used to sing at school at the beginning of the day. Lovely. Only one more big sleep in my bed and Daddy will be home. Hurrah!

Boing, donk, wap

Am so adventurous these days that I overextend myself and fall down which results in sooooo many bruises and bumps. Just yesterday I fell in the sandpit in the park and donked my head on the playthings .... of all the space there I just had to headbutt the water pipe perfectly! Egghead bruise ... call social services (or gimme more chocolate to alleviate the pain)! Oh a couple of you have asked in alarm if that is chocolate on my face or more cuts and damage ... don't worry folks its just the good stuff that MammaLou gave me for being brave.

30 words

So this morning (another rainy August day) we have been going through all the words that I can now say We're at a flirty 30! That's the cerebral done ... time to run and climb a tree ... here's me at Max's house chasing a chicken...

Stop the press

Oh my, three posts in one day, but I finally got the chance to tell you that I talk, I try to do headstands, I climb everything, I've developed an impressive logic for shapes, colours and sizes and I can nearly swim. I know -- get me! So I've been yabbering for ages and have a vocabulary of about 30 words, but I now constantly ask 'wa da' (cue MammaLou running for physics books to PROPERLY explain thunder and lightning rather than 'God's cross and moving the furniture around' which is what she believed for years.) And yesterday I clearly said 'that is a chair'. It was as well.

And I give out big hugs these days. MWAH darlings, MWAH.

Little Miss GiggleDiddle

From being cross about everything a few months ago, I now giggle at ev-er-y-thing and sing all the time! Tonight I found that putting on my jimmyjams was just the most hilarious thing and this morning MammaLou woke up to hear me scuttling around (still inside my sleeping bag) trying to find the television. (I think she's hoping I'll make her breakfast in bed one of these days but I get waylaid by the first 15 minutes of 'Happy Feet' which I will watch over and over and then recreate in the street, tappetty tap to make people smile.)

Don't worry, be happy ...

Olympic spirit

Check out the new video of me ... people think I am just walking along a wood carving on a croc in a park ... but I'll let you in on a little secret ... I'm in training for the 2020 olympics ... the beam ... look at these moves.

Mummy is training again too ... she went to the gym for the first time in 6 months this morning mumbling about gaining 3 stone in 6 months and not being fit enough for labour. Dunno what the treadmill has got to do with politics? That Brown fellow doesn't exactly look ripped? MammaLou's TummyHouse sure is getting big tho ... and Atticus is nearly as much of a mover as me. Gonna have to keep my eye on that wee fellow.

Loud Northern Nanny just went home ... I love her, she's mental.

It was my boyfriend's 2nd birthday yesterday -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAX x (I say he's my boyfriend but he's blonder than me and that's not fair!). A big shout out also to Auntie Lizzie in Dubai who also had a birthday recently but we weren't organised enough to get the gifts there in time. Apparently AL has become a running bear ... I'll race you around the park when you're here in September ... bet you can't catch meeeeeeeee!

Hello to Daddy in Sydney ... missing you, thanks for leaving me cards to open each day while you're away. See you on Friday. x

Daddy DVT

Dad's off again ... in 10 days he will visit NY, LA, Sydney and Singapore. We're concerned. Remember 1) hydrate 2) no alcohol 3) move around a lot 4) aspirin. Other news .... MammaLou is having a BOY ... and already the name Atticus Gabriel D'Arcy is taking a pounding from people. But as Einstein said, "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

Well said!