: : : Here is the news for June : : :

Wednesday 30th June
I love my book called "tickle tickle". I can even ask for it by name. It's called "tickle tickle" and I like it to be read to me at least twenty times in a row.

I spent most of the time at the nursery today washing my hands in the sink. All the sinks were Andrew height and the HOT water was just the right temperature for me. It was Andrew temperature. Sadly there weren't any wiper cloths for me to suck the water out of. That's my favourite thing.

I had 100s and 1000s on my sandwich today. I ate it.

Tuesday 29th June
I did lots of drawings today and said "purple". I also had many adventures during the night time. Dad came to rescue me and gave me a whole cups of milk. He tried several times to prise it out of my mouth but I was determined to guzzle the lot and then fall straight to sleep. He tried to get a burp out of me but I wasn't having it. Anyhow - I spent a long time grumbling later on in the night because of the terrible wind in my tum. Icould hear it rumbling around in there. It was very upsetting and I had to have gripe water. That sorted it out eventually. I woke up nice and early to thank everyone who helped.

Monday 28th June
I did a special experiment in science at tea time today. First I asked Mum for a cup of water. "thank you Mummy". Next I tasted the water. Then I dipped one of my fish fingers into the water and ate a little bit. It tasted of watery fish fingers. Next I broke a fish finger into bits and put them into the sup of water. I let it stand for a minute and then drank some of the water. It tasted of fish fingery water. I don't know what any of this proves.

Sunday 27th June
I was very grumpy today when we went to the park because no one would let me go to the paddling pool. Mum said that we didn't have the required clothes and swimming nappies, but I know that all i have to do to enjoy a paddling pool is to just wade into it. I just get wet. I don't mind. I walked all the way around the whole park to get to the paddling pool and Dad and Mum "rescued" me from it time after time. Dad took me to the car for a little play while Mum and Peter had some fun without my help.

I had a lovely long nap and that improved my mood a lot.

We all went on a boat in the evening. I wasn't allowed to be captain as that post was filled by Peter. I was first mate though and I did very well indeed. I sat almost patiently while Dad rowed and Captain Peter directed. We saw lots of ducks at very close quarters and went under a few tunnels. toot toot!

Saturday 26th June
I've mostly been very moody tody. Things haven't gone my way generally and I have been shouting about it. Mum and Dad think that there may be a tooth coming through so Dad did a big check for them this morning. I think he may have detected one riiiiight at the back of my mouth. There's definately a little lump there.

I have added FOUR to my counting. Now with a little bit of help I can say ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR! TWENTY. I get a lot of help with twqenty because that is Peter's favourite number.

Dad made us a soft play area of some sort today by clearing all the sharp pointy objects off the floor and filling thearea with cushions and duvets. Peter and I jumped off the sofa onto the cushions for a long time. Peter kept almost missing me.After we had calmed down we watched a little bit of television. I snuggled into Dad while he snoozed.

Friday 25th June
We went to the park in the car today. I wanted to stay in the car but I wasn't allowed. DOn't they realise that checking all the wheels on the car and sitting in the driving seat is much much more exciting than going on sildes. Dad's car has lots of levers and switches that are all dying to be switched.

I ate my fromage frais with my chips this evening. I had some left over that I didn't eat and they tasted surprisingly nice when mixed with Strawberry fromage frais. Hmm-hmmmm Delicious. I shall be asking for my newly invented recipe again.

Thursday 24th June
We ran for the bus today but sadly we missed it, so we had to come back to the house. I had Mum's keys but she didn't know. I hid them veeeery carefully underneath a cushion and didn't tell anyone. It took Mum ages to find them and she had to pry their location out of Peter, who, while reluctant to reveal their location at first, buckled under the pressure to tell eventually.

I was very sick during my nap. In my bed. I've got brnad new bedclothes for this evening.

Wednesday 23rd June
I tried to get on one of the cars at bath place today but all the other children were much faster at swapping cars than I was so was left standing all alone with Mum at the side.

I played hide and seek with Peter today. He was very helpful because he always told me where he was going to hide and it was usually in the sweet shop or behind the sofa. He even did some of the counting for me. I learnt to say "twenty". there'sa bunch of other number before 20 that I'm not sure about, so my current counting ability is: 1, 2, 3, 4, 20.

Tuesday 22nd June
Just to keep you informed, we've got a brand new email address. You can find out what it is by clicking on the link above and sending us a message. The old email still works, but this new one is much more fashionable.

Today I learnt to say "tickle tickle". We've got a book all about tickling which has now overtaken the potty training book as my favourite book. I can even do tickling, although I've noticed that no one likes to be tickled in the eye. Especially not with my small pointy fingers.

I was grumpy in the afternoon. Nothing went my way. There's no new teeth as far as I know. I've still just got the 16.

Monday 21st June
Peter helped me discover a special corner of the house that I've never noticed before and now I'm desparate to reach it whatever the cost may be. It's down behind the sofa - there's a a bit of a climb to be done to get onto the back of the sofa, then it should just be a case of rolling down the three and a half foot drop to the floor beyond. Avoiding the hearth stone obviously. I think Dad will be tucking some extra wadding and cushions down there just to be on the safe side.

I can say "Yoghurt".

Sunday 20th June
Today we went to the festival in the park and I spent the whole day practicing my escaping. I can now open any door inthe house because of the extra height that I have grown. I can also wriggle free of any straps on any seat. Everyone loves my escapology antics.

I enjoyed a nie long cuddle on the sofa with Dad today. I watched a little bit of bob the builder while Dad oracticed closing his eyes. He's getting vey good. I rested my head on his tummy. It was very comfortable.

Saturday 19th June
I went to the kite flying place again today. I'm not sure I like it very much though so e I said "down" a lot and walked downwards until Mum got the message and took me to the playground. It's too exposed up there and I prefer to let Dad and Peter fly the kites while I go on the slides and things. I still use my backwards slide technique. Its the most fun.

I managed to ask for a chair so that I could wash my hands at tea time. Obviously I had to say it about 100 times before anyone realised exactly what I wanted. To be fair though, although I'll have a bash at saying any word anyone asks me, most of them do sound quite similar. I did make a good go of "Andrew" today though.

Friday 18th June
I'm feeling much better today and I'm determined to only have one bath. Three baths in one day is far too many for a small boy.

I had a lovely time on the train today. I sat in the back pack for the whole journey because Mum didn't really want me wobblingall around the train. I sat quite patiently though because there was every such a lot to look at. I was rewarded with many much chocolate.

I tried saying some vegetable words today - I had a relly good go at lettuce, tomato, cucumber and peas. I was playing with the tea set. Dad didn't want to eat the plastic cucumber very much though even when I pushed it into his mouth.

Thursday 17th June
This evening I had THREE baths. I had my first bath as usual but then, towards the end of my bath there was an unfortunate incident. While Dad was clearing up the unfortunate incident, there was another unfortunate incident on the floor in the bedroom. At this point I had my second bath. Mum came home and put me to bed and gave me my milk. For some reason I was *really* sick all over her. Another unfortunate incident. It was at this point that I had my third bath.

I flew a kite today. My kite wasn't quite as sucessful as Peter's but it did lfy for alittle bit. It was a free Kit-E-KAt kite and I don't think they've spent as much time on aerodynamic development as tesco have.

Wednesday 16th June
Dad used the two spoon method to feed me my yoghurt. I used to feed myself yoghurt, but since the hair and face incident I have been receiving help. The two spoon method is as follows: One spoon gets filled with yoghurt and posted into my mouth. I grip the spoon with my teeth and eat the yoghurt. Meanwhile the next spon is loaded and ready to go. I put the first spoon down on the highchari and the second spoon is posted into my mouth. Repeat until the pot is empty.

Tuesday 15th June
I've said so many words today that everyone has forgotten what they are. The trouble is that while Peter as a baby wouldn't have a go at saying words when asked, I will. I'll copy anything really and that includes things that Peter does - banging my feet on the highchair, screeching in a high voice and so on. Copying Peter doesn't earn me many points though.

I helped Mum water the garden today, I usd my little blue watering can. Most of the water seemed to want to go all over me though. Some of it went on the lawn and some went on the path. The flowers lost out a little bit. I also got into the paddling pool just after Mum had got me ready to go out. I got absolutely soaked. Mum wasn't very pleased.

Monday 14th June
Today's injury was some some trapped fingers in a door. It was very silly thing to do. I had some little lines on my finger and I was very upset.

It was very very hot today. Too hot for me. I have to wear my sun hat all the time and be covered from head to toe in factor 50 sunblock, which does no favours for my already pale complexion.

Sunday 13th June
I've got another graze to add to my collection. As usual I got it from climbing in secret onto the chair. Sadly I slipped off and landed on the carpet. Later on I bumped into the table corner. I made a bump in the same place as the bump I made when I fell off the chair. Two bumps for the price of one.

We all went for a picnic today at the park in Warwick. First we went into the paddling pool and I made the mistake of walking through the waterfall like Peter did. The freezing water was quite a shockand I made a very strange face. Next we had a little go on the playground and then We had our picnic. I trod on my banana because I can't keep still when we have picnics. It was too hot to eat picnics properly anyway.

we went to the duck park later on fora run around I pushed my pushchair around and even had a lovely game of football. I can kick it really hard. Sometimes when I kick the ball I accidently stand on it and that's when I fall over. I'm no good at frisbee. It never goes where I want it to.

"Bubble"

Saturday 12th June
After Dad had stopped snoring this morning, He had his hair cut and then eventually, once he had got himself together he tookme shopping. He gave me a few grapes to put in my pocket and a delicious free sample of cheese which I ate very delicately, tiny bite by tiny bite. I was very tired though because I woke up at about 4.30 this morning - I fell asleep in the shopping trolley and Dad had to carry me around the shop while I snored away. There may have been a small amount of dribble on his t-shirt too.

I grazed my cheek by falling off the tractor this evening. It was just before bedtime. I wasn't very pleased.

Friday 11th June
I've developed my bedtime pointing with Dad. I've been pointing at his mouth, teeth, hair and eyes and glasses and saying the words that belong with the various face-parts. I've also been pointing at his nose and saying "beep beep". Dad thinks it's very funny. He always closes his eyes very tightly when I point at them.

Thursday 10th June
Peter read me a book today - it was very exciting. It was all about the adventures of an ice cream.

My grazed chin looks a bit sad. It's all a little bit red and spotty. It made me feel a little bit sad so today I was the boy of destruction. I pulled apart everything I came into contact with today.

I've been holding onto Dads hand at bed time and making him point at all the bed posts. I say "Bed" and then he does. It's a simple game but it keeps me happy.

Wednesday 9th June
Today I have sustained some injuries. Firstly I grazed my knee on something. No one knows what. I was probably climbing on something though. Something I then fell off of. Next I pushed the swing away from me and then walked slightly forward. The swing hit me just under the eye. After that I fell onto a kerb in the park and grazed my chin. I also trapped my finger in the door. Mum says it's called "the wars".

Dad met us in the park so that he could look after me. We had some chips that I couldn't eat because of my grazed lip and then we had a game of football. I also chased a squirrel from one side of the park to the other. They are really hard to catch up with.

Today I said "Squirrel" and "Empty"

Tuesday 8th June
There was a very tricky night last night. It was so hot and I couldn't even get comfortable. Then there was the teeth problem. I wriggled a great deal and eventually Dad came to settle me down. Then Mum came to settle me down. Then Peter woke up. And woke me up. The nights are a real trial I can tell you.

I've learned to do "round and round the garden" on Peter and Daddy's hands. I can copy most of the words in a kind of blurry kind of way and I can really do the tickly part really really well.

Monday 7th June
Today I went in the park paddling pool for the very first time. It was lovely. I wore my special waterproof shoes and my special nappy and a wet hat. I also had a wet t-shirt too. I only did a little bit of gettingout of the pool and running away, but mostly I sat with the bigger children and splashed about.

My new words today are "Windmill" and "I won't" I learned "I won't" from Peter. It seems to be quite a useful phrase. I may use it in the future, although I've noticed that my "yes" gets me lots more attention.

Sunday 6th June
We went to a farm place today. The horses were at least 50 times bigger than I was. I had a lovely ride on a tractor trailer and an even better one on a horse trailer. Probably my favourite bit was the playground though. I climbed on lots and lots of things and somehow managed not to fall off anything. Which was very nice. No bumps on the head for me today. Brilliant.

I've been very very grumpy today and no one knows why. Maybe it's my teeth, and maybe I'm just being grumpy. At least I wasn't as grumpy as Peter though - he said he was "20 grumpy" I didn't know that was possible.

Saturday 5th June
Today I have been doing a scientific experiment with my food. I've been finding out what happens when you a: Press a piece of bread into a highchair table butter side down and then b: dip it into some tomato and basil soup, and then c: rub it around the table again. as a special after effect it was good to find out what would happen if I rubbed my hands all over my face. The answer is MESS.

I can say these new words: Flower, Grandma, Nik-Nak-Noo, Two, Three and wee-wee. When ever I say anything Peter says: "Yes Andrew, that's right" and then says a word that's completely different to the one that I said.

Friday 4th June
Grandma Ruth is here and I am making friends with her. I'm sure that we're going to get along very well this time as I have lost my initial distrust of any strangers.

I was so tired at tea time today that I fell asleep while sitting at my highchair. Luckily there was a lovely soft cushion of mashed potato and sausages, and although they were delicious, I couldn't eat any because I was just too tired. So tired that I fell asleep before my head even hit the pillow.

Thursday 3rd June
I have been suffering today with my teeth. I've been very grumpy indeed today. I'm sure I gave Mum no end of trouble. I was very pleased to see Dad when he came home from work though. I was sitting on the sofa and Dad sat down right by me so I took the opportunity to snuggle up underneath his arm.

Wednesday 2nd June
I must confess that I ate a lot of sand at the sandpit today, I know I shouldn't but it's like a big gritty sand eating addiction. I pay for it with really sandy nappies though.

I've been doing a lot of cheering recently. I cheered at the end of every song that we sang at the mission (as well as doing all the actions). I also did a bit of cheering when I had to accompany Dad to the lavatory today.

Tuesday 1st June
It's been a poor old day for me today. Firstly it has been Peter's birthday, and while this was not a problem really - (who wants to be three?) - I have had a very nasty cough and some teething trouble. This has meant that I have been extreeeeemly grumpy for most of the day.

I did receive a very nice present though. It was one of those bead/wire/wood things that I enjoy playing with so much. There was also a 50/50 share in a fire engine that I've liked kicking around the room.

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