Photo Shoot

Mummy morning was at our house this week and Sarah and Toby joined us for the last time. Everyone had a nice time drinking tea and eating biscuits and all the babies sat around the floor playing with my toys.




Mummy took some pictures of everyone.

Toby

Sophie

Iestyn

Anna

Me


Then Mummy got Charlotte on the web cam so that she could see us all. We all waved and smiled at her. All the guys miss seeing Faith and Charlotte. I am really lucky as Mummy takes me to see them all the time which is ace.

Everyone stayed for lunch and it was chaos. Sharon said it was like lunchtime at the zoo. Well, I went to the zoo on Sunday and it wasn't anything like what was going on in our house. It was all good fun though. I had avocado and banana. There were lots of bits in it so I actually had to chew a little bit.

After everyone had gone, we got in the car and went to see Auntie Lucy who was home looking after her daughter Ashlee and her Niece Ria.

I was put on Ashlee's bed as I was still asleep from the car journey and Mummy had yet more tea and biscuits.

When I woke up I spent a few minutes wondering where I was and then Mummy came to get me.

I had lots of fun playing with Ria and Ashlee.





Not long after I came downstairs, Nanny Rennolds, Auntie Katie, Chloe and Kamron arrived. It was so noisy but good fun.



Kamron was jumping on Chloe at one point but she didn't seem to mind.



Ashlee played dress up, in her poor Cinderella dress.



Chloe and Kamron enjoyed watching Telly Tubbies.





We stayed until 4 o'clock and then went home. I had a short nap which meant that when Mummy tried to put me in my bed after my bath, I wasn't ready to go to sleep. Mummy ended up having to feed me again before I would settle.

Me messing around meant that Mummy was late for her line dancing but she still enjoyed it.

Thursday was the day of our photo shoot. Mummy and I got dressed up really nice and Mummy even put some make-up on!

We arrived at Nanny Rennolds' house for 10 o'clock and left at half past for our session at 10:45.

We arrived on time and found a parking space right outside. I had a quick feed in the reception while we waited for everyone else to arrive.

We were shown to a room upstairs that was just white, with big lights. I had so much fun. This man was there with a camera and he took loads and loads of photos of me. Then he took some of me and Mummy and then all the others. The others being, Nanny and Granddad, Auntie Katie, Uncle Alex, Chloe, Kamron and their Nanny and Granddad, Mary and Derek.

Chloe wasn't very happy about having her photo taken so spent the best part of an hour crying and trying to hide. Everyone managed to get her happy and playing but as soon as the camera flashed, she would get upset again. I think I am so used to having my picture taken now that I really enjoyed it. I wonder what the pictures will look like. Mummy says they are too expensive to buy though.



We all went to the pub for lunch after. We had a really nice time and everyone ate loads, even me.





We dropped Nanny and Granddad off home and then we went back to our house. I was really tired and had quite a long nap.

Daddy came home and I sat and looked at my books with him. It is really nice doing that.

I had my bath at the usual time and Mummy and Daddy did their usual routine. One sorts out my head end, does my hair, brushes my teeth and drys under my chin and the other, drys me, puts my nappy on and then sorts out the bath. It works really well and I get to spend time with my parents.

I went to bed okay but I heard Mummy leave the house so I decided that I wasn't quite ready to go to sleep yet. Daddy came to comfort me and about 20 minutes later I was asleep.

Mummy went to Iestyn and Naomi's house for a Bodyshop party. She had a really good time but said she messed around too much. She also learnt a lot about how to apply eye make-up. I will hopefully never have to understand all that.

Tons Of Food

I went from the best nights sleep on Saturday night to the worst nights sleep on Sunday night. I got Mummy up 4 times and then I was awake from 6:30am. I don't know why I kept waking up, maybe it was because of my top teeth that are coming through.

Mummy was shattered but she did a great job of feeding me a massive bowl of cereal as fast as she could.

We arrived early at yoga so sat outside in the car. I was even allowed to sit in the front with Mummy and I felt really grown up.

Mummy had a really good workout in yoga. I on the other hand really wanted to go back to sleep but I just couldn't. So instead I just moaned a lot. Elin, Mummy's friend, tried to sing to me in Swedish but it only worked for a minute or two. Mummy was so tired that she didn't really have much sympathy for me. I was just left until she was finished and then she fed me to sleep.

Mummy had a nice chat with the other ladies and had a cuppa with some biscuits while she was waiting for me to wake.

Our first stop on the way home was to see Jaidan, Leighton and Sabriel. I had my lunch which was yummy and then Sabriel looked after me while Mummy had her lunch.

Jaidan is expecting her second baby at the end of August so Mummy was again getting very broody and chatting about pregnancy and babies a lot.

Mummy called the zoo to see if they had found my hat but they hadn't, so our next stop on the way home was the shops to buy me a new one. Here I am modelling it.

Mummy also bought a new changing mat as my old one had split.

By the time we got home, it was time for me to have some more solids. It was squash which is my favourite and I ate it all up really, really fast. Think Mummy is going to give me a bit more tomorrow.

I had a quick nap and before too long it was bath and bed time. I have now outgrown my 6-9 month baby grows. The 9-12 month grows are a bit long in the legs but I already fit the body part. Mummy and Daddy can't believe how fast I am growing up. I certainly can with the amount of food that I am eating.

I woke twice during Monday night, the second time being about 5:20am. Mummy fed me and put me back to bed. Then next thing i know, Mummy is waking me up! What a cheek! I'm usually the one doing all the waking.

I was dragged downstairs for some breakfast. Just apple today, it was okay but a bit boring.

I chilled out on my mat for a bit.

We were back to Jolly Babies today as last week was half term. We had a really good time and everyone was happy to see us. We did loads of clapping songs which are my favourite.

We stopped in Sainsburys on the way home as Mummy wanted to wait a little bit before giving me my lunch, and for the first time I was allowed to sit in the trolley.

We weren't in the shop long as I was getting really hungry. In fact Mummy ended up rushing around in order for us to get home as quickly as possible.

I ate all my lunch too. Mummy has started to give me larger amounts but I seem to be managing them okay.

Mummy and I played lots and lots. We read all my books and messed around with all my toys. I was even doing really clever things. I went from sitting up, to lying on my front, then I rolled onto my back and then back to my front again. I was getting really good at it and managed to do it several times over, all in a row, and I was able to cover some ground.

Mummy cut my nails, changed my clothes, as they were wet, and put me to bed. I woke up about 45 minutes later and Mummy took me downstairs again. I then had a pain so I started crying. Mummy didn't know what was wrong with me. She tried feeding, comforting, playing and singing to me but it didn't work. I eventually just got on with playing with my toys but when Mummy came back to check on me, she could see that there was blood everywhere. Basically, when Mummy cut my nails earlier, she had cut one too short and it had made my finger bleed. It was strange that it had a delayed reaction of about an hour but still it was bleeding. Mummy tried for over an hour to get it to stop but it just wouldn't. I bled all over my mat, toys, Mummy's pillow, my clothes and slippers.

Daddy came home from work and it was still bleeding after my bath. Mummy and Daddy put a plaster on it, I was fed and put to bed at about 7:30pm, finger still bleeding.

Mummy came in to check on me and to remove the plaster about 20 minutes later. Fingers crossed, it had stopped bleeding.

Zoo

Today we were off to the zoo. Daddy got up early with Mummy and I, and we all had breakfast together which was really nice.

Daddy made the sandwiches and Mummy got all my stuff ready and entertained me as much as possible.

I had the best nights sleep last night, I went from 7pm to 5:15am. Mummy was very pleased to say the least. I think it helped her to feel a bit better. I then after a quick feed went back to sleep until Daddy came in at 7:45am. That is probably the best night since October.

We packed up the car and I slept all the way to the zoo.

While in the car park, Mummy gave me a quick feed to top me up until lunch time.

We met up with everyone, that is the following:

Uncle Mark, Auntie Nicky, Megan and Elin.
Uncle Craig, Auntie Karen, Charley and her friend Clarice
Auntie Katie, Uncle Alex, Chloe and Kamron,
Nanny and Granddad Rennolds.

It was very hectic but really nice to see everyone all together.

We bought our tickets and entered the zoo.

I was carried in the sling by Daddy for a change which was really cool.



We didn't get very far into the zoo when the girls spotted a slide that they wanted to go on.









After that we had a family picture taken. It is a good one I think.



I was actually starting to feel a bit left out with regards to the photo taking so I managed to get in on the action with Daddy's special camera.





One of the first animals that I saw was a lioness. She was pacing up and down not looking very happy.



We looked at a few exhibits and everyone was behaving themselves, except for Uncle Craig who decided to climb up a post.





Everyone was starting to feel a bit cold so we went to the cafe to have a coffee. Daddy had tea and Mummy had some water. I wanted to have some too.







Next stop was the aquarium. I have seen fish before at Nanny and Granddad George's house and Chloe and Kamron actually have their own fish tank.









We did a few more exhibits and I had a short nap and then it was time for lunch. Auntie Karen had put on an amazing spread and there was a chocolate birthday cake too.



One of my favourite exhibits was the monkeys. We saw loads of different types and they all looked like they were having fun. There was even a baby gorilla which was adorable. Not quite as adorable as me of course, but still pretty cute.

There was as poster showing all the different types of monkeys.



One of Mummy's long list of favourite animals is the penguins and sea lions. We spent a long time watching the sea lions swim around and we even got to see them swimming under the water.















Mummy and Auntie Karen decided to have some chocolate buttons that Nanny gave them. As soon as they ruffled the packet, they started to get dive bombed by a ton of birds. It was so funny, they had to dive into this little hut to escape.

This is a couple of pictures of Mummy and I watching the penguins.





Daddy's favourite animal of the day was the tapir. He said it did a smile like Nanny Rennolds but I'm not really sure what he means.



Look how cute we all are.





Another one of Mummy's favourite animals is the okapi.



After walking around for a little bit more, the weather seemed to get colder. Mummy wrapped me up just like when we were in Berlin and I think Nanny was a bit jealous.





I needed a feed by mid afternoon so Mummy, Nanny and I went back to the cafe to get a cuppa tea. Don't be silly, of course I didn't drink tea.

Everyone else stayed outside and got cold and wet. When we got back to them, they were all fed up and ready to go home.

We said our goodbyes in the zoo shop and went home.

As we arrived home, Mummy realised that my hat was missing. Oh dear, we will have to go and buy another one tomorrow.

I played for a little while and then it was time for some more solid food. It was squash which I love. I have never eaten so fast. Mummy had to shovel it in as fast as she could, and I opened my mouth really well for her too.

After my bath and a top up with milk, I was all cozy in my bed.