: : : Here is the news for March : : :

Monday 31st March
I went to another baby group today - probbly my favourite one at the moment. I was having some trouble getting to sleep and someone else had a go at carrying me around while Mum did something. I'm sorry to report that I was carried by the person using a non standard carrying technique. Bottom on hips and baby facing outwards is not on my list of previously agreed baby holds. I shall be writing a strongly worded letter to my parent or guardian at my earliest convenience. Suffice to say I didn't go to sleep.

I am currently requiring a lot of feeding before I will go to sleep in the evenings. 1 or 2 hours usually does the trick.

Sunday 30th March
It was mothers day today - A special Day for Mum - I believe that Dad and Peter hatched up some plot for Mum, I would have helped if I could, but I was deemed far too small to do very much. There was another long journey today - I had to ask quite loudly for the car to be stopped on two occasions as my tummy was complaining very loudly. I'm glad to say that I didn't have very long to wait on either occasion. This shows me that Mum and Dad can be ordered around with only a few shouts.

Saturday 29th March
I have been meeting a lot of new relatives - they are all lovely obviously. I've been cuddled by lotsof people and for the most part everything went according to plan. I did make a square face on a few occasions but it wasn't anything that a cuddle from Dad or Mum couldn't sort out. Again - I spent most of the day asleep.

Friday 28th March
I have been doing a lot of leg wiggling today - it's very easy - first one leg is wiggled and then the other one can be wiggled. fter that you just repeat the whole process. . After the leg wiggling we went somewhere in the car. Unfortunately Dad was ill. We were in the car for ages and ages - for the longest time I have ever been in the car. I slept for the entire time. I suspect that I shall be up for most of the night.

Thursday 27th March
I have had a lovely day today, I think Mum and Dad may have been giving Peter hugging lessons as he is no longer trying to give me hugs my lying on top of me. I'm all for brotherly affection but when your brother weighs more than 2 stone more than you the end effect can be a little bit overwhelming. I believe he has been instructed to hug me from the side rather then the front. It works out better for everyone I can assure you.

Wednesday 26th March
Dad has just picked up on a trick that Mum has been using for ages. No one know that I am aware of it but I am. I was lsmiling at Dad toay when he was doing it. What they do is to have me lying on their knee with Peter sitting near them. When they read him a book he is usually engrossed with looking at the pages which leaves them free to look at me. Then they read in a sing song baby voice. which makes me think that they are reading to me, while convincing Peter that they are reading to him. This keeps both people happy. Very cunning and a good trick.

Tuesday 25th March
I had a lovely go in the bath this evening. I experimented with a bit of leg and arm waving and was rewarded with a small amount of splashing. Some of the splash went in my face but Dad was kind enough to wipe it off. Dad helped me with a bit more safe splashing after that. Dad got me dressed and chose a lilac coloured vest and a red top. Individually these are both very fashionable colours for a baby of my age and bearing. Together however they are a little bit sickly looking. Mum promised me that she would rectify the situation as soon as she could.

Monday 24th March
Today I have mostly been sleeping. The only other thing I have done is a little bit of eating. Tobe honest they are my two main activities. Some days I do more eating than sleeping and on others, like today, it's the other way around. I did do a bit of smiling too. It's not wind related smiling either, this is proper real smiling.

Sunday 23rd March
I think I've been very busy today. I've been to a lot of places anyway. I can't truthfully say that I've done a whole lot of moving aroung or a whole lot of even looking at anything, but I have been moving (in my pram) far and wide. I have just kind of sensed the movement. I know Grandma has been involved because she has been chatting to me, but I have to admit that I've been asleep for large chunks of the day.

Saturday 22nd March
I have been having some lovely conversations with my grandoma today. She is willing to sit for ages and ages and listen ot my burbling. We had quite a long conversation. Later on in the day she read me a bookj. my book actually - it's called "guess how much I love you" It's a very good story - excellent characters and a riveting plot line.

Friday 21st March
I have been learning to blow bubbles today. It's quite easy, you just have to keep a steady stream fo air going through some slightly moist lips. The end result is rather satisfying. It is quite difficult to kep control of theouhg and on occasion I have slightly moistened some of my items of clothing. This is ok though as I seem to have a never ending supply of them.

Thursday 20th March
I didn't sleep very well last night due to, ahem, wind. I couldn't manage to do a burp for ages, and my tummy was very swollen and, to be honest, quite firm. After what seemed like ages, although I'm sure it seemed longer for Mum and Dad as I was taking up lots of room in their bed, I did a huge burp and a series of the other kind of wind expultion. Everyone was very pleased. Noted. I spent most of the rest of today asleep in celebration.

Wednesday 19th March
I'm feeling a little bit out of sorts today - I have been dong a great deal of complaining and moaning. No one even know's what I want and no one is smart enough to work it out exactly. It might have something to do with my injections though. I expect Mum and Dad will work it out eventually though, given a chance.

Tuesday 18th March
I have some important news today - I have been to be weighed and measured and have my injections done. The hot news is that I weigh 12lbs 10oz which is marvelous, and I am 60cm tall which, I'll have you know is one the 75th percentile, which means that I am exactly in-between just tall enough and too tall. I didn't really enjoy the injections very much but I didn't cry much.

Monday 17th March
I haven't really got much news today as Peter's news has rather over shadowed mine. The best thing I've doen all day is to sleep for a very long time. I've been keeping a low profile so that Mum and Dad could concentrate on Peter.

Sunday 16th March
I have been visiting with Dad today - First we went shopping and then we went to see Ben. I was awake for most of the visit and enjoyed being cuddled by a variety of cooing adults. That's one of my favourite things. I got a bit grumpy towards the end of the visit so Dad said he would take me home to see Mum. I fell asleep in the car so he took me for another visit. I stayed asleep for the whole time we were there so I don't even know where we went.

Saturday 15th March
I only let my guard down for one moment today and Dad took a picture of me smiling. He's tried before but as far as I'm aware he just has a lot of pictures of me yawning, crying or making a funny face. He got lucky today though - I smiled for just a moment too long and BANG! there he was. With his accursed camera. I expect it will be on the pictures page soon.

Friday 14th March
I did a very good burp today, I thought my whole head might fall off. I did one for Dad a bit later on, but it wasn't as good as the one I did earlier on. Apparently I make a very funny face while I'm doing it. I've also been doing a bit of smiling too.

Thursday 13th March
I have been trying to bat some of the things that hang down from my car seat. There's asmiley sun, a ladybird and a bee. Some of them rattle and some have bells in. If I waggle my hand around for long enough I can get it to hit one or sometimes more of the aforementioned articles.

Wednesday 12th March
It's been another relaxing day in my peaceful week. I'm really a very relaxed kind of person, quite happy to watch what is going on around me. I smile a lot too.

Tuesday 11th March
I am probably the best baby ever because I can be trusted on my own for at least a few minutes. I am quite happy to lie in my cot awake for up to ten minutes - but no longer. Then someone had better put me over their shoulder and rock me to sleep otherwise I make a very grumpy face.

Monday 10th March
It's been another day of quiet contemplation for me while Peter is being so noisy. I'm not sure Mum and Dad would manage with me shouting too, so I have been very restrained and peaceful. Good for me!

Sunday 9th March
I have been asleep for the best part of the day. We all went somewhere all together in the car, but I was asleep. When we got there I was asleep and whatever we did while we were there (for ages) I missed because I was asleep. I woke up briefly for some food but then I had to go back to sleep again.

I had some lovely visitors in the evening who made a great big fuss over me. I got held by lots of people - I'm told that they were my Aunt and my cousins. I couldn't say for sure as I was on the very edge of consiousness - and asleep.

Saturday 8th March
I have done a little bit of smiling today which everyone enjoys but I have also been doing quite a lot of making a grumpy face. Mum says that it is probably the grumpiest face that she has ever seen, and that includes Peter, and words has it that he can make a really grumpy face.

Friday 7th March
I have had a lot of meals today - there has been one on hand almost every two or three hours. I'm always full and that is the best feeling in the world I can tell you. On the plus side my little spots have gone and that's good.

Thursday 6th March
There are some funny little spots on my face. I hope I haven't caught anything nasty from anywhere. I'm too young to have spots. I've been asleep for most of the day, this was because I was awake in the night a fair bit, so it only seems fair that I should be asleep today. That brings us to this evening! I'm wide awake!

Wednesday 5th March
Over the last few days I have been demonstrating my fabulous ability to stay awake for long periods of time. Yesterday I stayed awake from 3.00pm until 10.00pm. Surely that is some kind of world record. Today I didn't do qite so well as I only managed to stay awake from 4.00pm until 10.30pm - still I'm sure you'll agree that it's a very long time to be awake. However, my record breaking attempts are not making me very popular.

Tuesday 4th March
I think I may have won Dad over this evening - and all I had to do was give him a couple of big smiles - which I have only just learnt to do - and no - it's NOT wind, it really was a smile. I do get wind though, there's no denying that there have been several large sounds coming from various ends that I have.

Monday 3rd March
I seem to have spoiled Dad's plans for a new strict regime by insisting on being fed every two hours last night - lovely for me but apparently a bit of a pain for Mum. Dad was only half awake so I'm going to have to try harder, or be much louder so that I can get his full attention during my busy night times. It's only fair.

Sunday 2nd March
I would be the first to admit that I have been a little bit contrary today - First there was the not going to sleep when I was supposed to go to sleep and then there was the wanting more food when I was supposed to have finished eating. I did do a lovely big burp when I was supposed to though. I also sneezed hard enough to knock my head off. Dad was very impressed.

Saturday 1st March
I have been put on some kind of special regime today - I am following some kind of strict timetable of food and sleep. It's come from some book that Dad has read - I'm sure that Mum wants nothing to do with it, but I suspect she's going along with it to pacify Dad. Having said that I have been much easier to handle today - there has been none of my usual shennanigans. HOWEVER only at night time wil the truth out. We shall see - I will get back to you tomorrow.