Favorite Toys

Along with Baby Ted who has always been a firm favorite you loved hanging about in your pram with your legs hanging over your pram rattle happily playing away
Your favorite play gym toy was Mr Sunshine, im not sure why he is not on this picture, he is probably in your pram where you had him last

Lucky for you Nanna and Grandad have an extra large doorway in the living room which was perfect for your door bouncer, the only problem was every time Ziggy pushed past you she would send you into a spin!

When Nanna gave you your first doll you looked at us all confused as if we had given you a real baby and spent a long time studying its face. When you finally decided to have a closer look you picked her up and started sucking her head haha

First Holiday - Bridlington

When you were 6 months old me your Dad, Nan and Grandad booked a caravan at Bridlington for the week, we dropped onto some decent weather and had a really nice week although sleeping arrangements were a little tight. We had taken along a travel cot for you to sleep in but it was too wide to fit down the side of the bed in the big bedroom but me and Nanna went shopping and happened upon a longer thinner travel cot that worked a treat although you much prefered your comfy cot at home!

We took your favorite play gym with us along with a great big bag of toys and it was during this holiday you first rolled over all by yourself! You never did like being on your front though and belly flopped about like a paniced seal until someone put you back on your back again



You had your first sink bath in the caravan and really enjoyed it, splashing about and squealing. You was such a clever girl already and knew you musnt touch the taps!

On one of the days we stopped off to enjoy a cream bun and a cup of tea on the pier and you enjoyed having a little drink of your Dad's cup of tea

Spoon Food - Yummy!

Your very first attempt at spoon food i gave you a little tiny spoon tip of Chocolate Pudding when you were about 3.5 months old and you screwed your face up, chewed it a little then bubbled it down your chin so i gave it up as a bad job.

At 4 months old i made you a small bowl of mushy rusk to see how you liked it and you ate every last scrap and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Yum Yum!

Laughing!

At 3 and half months old you had laughing off to a tee!
Such a beautiful smile!

Your favorite games were peekaboo and and silly songs that invloved holding your hands and jigging you up and down

Bathtime

I will always remember the first time me and your Dad tried to bath you on our own, we had both previously sat like students and watched the proffesional (Nanna) show us how to do it and how to hold onto you and which bits to clean first and although we had taken it all in actually doing it was a different matter.

When Nanna did it you hardly batted an eyelid.. when me and your Dad had a go you screamed the house down and hated every single minute! I can only imagine you didnt feel very safe in my in-experienced hands and to be quite honest i didnt feel safe holding you!

After a few weeks though we had it down to a fine art and you started to really enjoy your baths!

Ziggy and Romeo were always hanging about when we bathed you because Ziggy is water mad! Crazy dog

Ziggy and Romeo

Towards the back end of my pregnancy we had an invasion of mice in our house! It was a nightmare, they were into everything.

One day i heard a racket in the living room and ran in to find Ziggy in your prematurely prepared moses basket and went mad thinking she was planning on using it as a bed but when i tried to push her out of it she was going frantic and when i managed to get past her i realised she had caught a mouse in there!!!

After that she was obsessed with your Mosses basket and it worried me that when you were born and sleeping in it we may have problems, on top of the normal problems we anticipated due to the pups feeling left out.

We decided it was best for Ziggy and Romeo to live with Nan & Grandad for a couple of weeks after bringing you home to give us a chance to settle in and them a chance to smell your clothes and get used to your scent before we introduced them.

When you was 3 weeks old and after a small introduction that went well we decided they could come home again and it didn't take Ziggy long to realise you were no threat, in fact you made a comfy warm pillow!

Visitors

After teatime and settling in Nanna and Grandad came round to visit, Nan had been shopping and bought you a few outfits and dresses in the right size and came in with a beaming smile dieing to show them off.

Soon after your Auntie Marie and co arrived followed by Auntie Shell and co. It was a bit of a mad house but i loved every minute, everyone fussing round you.

The first few days at home you had lots of visitors including Auntie Sylvia, Andrea and Jack; Dawn, Auntie Celia, Dave and Christine Tolson.

When you was 5 days old me and your Dad went for a shopping trip to Mothercare and your Nan babysat for you, we wanted to buy you everything! We didnt really end up with much but it was the fastest £80 i had ever spent.

At about 7 days old we took you out for the first time to the supermarket to get some baby milk. You slept the whole time but it was still amazing being out and about with you, i must have looked like the cat that got the cream!

When you were 12 days old your Grandad Marcus, Ollie and Uncle Mike came to stay for the weekend which was lovely. They were the perfect house guests and helped out all the time, it was lovely to see them and your Grandad Marcus was made up with you.

On the second day of thier visit we decided to go out to eat so Nanna and Grandad came to babysit. I hated leaving you but i wanted to give Nanna some time with you and it was nice to get out for a bit.

When we got back there was a big wet patch in the middle of the room on the carpet. Nanna had decided to bath you and had accidently pulled the plug out of the baby bath with her bracelet!

While they were here id been showing Ollie and your Grandad Marcus this great set in the Argos catalogue that i had already ear-marked to buy you when you got older which included a pram and a wardrobe and a babybath and other accesories. The morning after they left the doorbell rang with a big parcel, i thought your Dad had been spending again till i realised the box was addressed to you from Grandad Marcus and Ollie.

When we opened the wrapping it was the pram set! I couldnt believe it your first pram at 13 days old!

As you was still so tiny we couldnt resist putting you in and taking a picture of you in your own dolls pram!

As you can see you quite liked it!