… take me to your leader. I have to watch Mummy very carefully sometimes as she tends to come back home with random stuff. Today she came home with a Robot, possibly from the future, I don’t know… it didn’t try to exterminate us anyway. Like most new toys at your age it lasted an hour or so before you lost interest. However for that hour you were firmly attached to it, so much so that you didn’t want to let it go… sharing with me?… no chance 😀
As it was my birthday a week or so ago we took a weekend trip out to Amersfoort. We’ve never been there and it seemed a good a place as any. As you can see from the first picture you were very eager to walk, so much so that all my attempts to hold you ended in screams! There were even more screams when Mummy was trying to put you to sleep, oh my, what a fuss you made, literally trying to throw your toys out the pram! It was a fun day out but somehow my birthday slice of carrot cake ended up on the wrong side of the table. Mummy took the chance and you had the first few bites, luckily I got to eat the rest.
… gets me every time! You get enjoyment from so many things, mostly small but I won’t make a comparison to your mind 😀 They say that laughter is contagious and it really is true, you bring so much joy to us. I’m wondering how big your smile will be when I ask you to do the shopping in 10-12 years… 😀 I’ll definitely try to get that on camera!
I got a late present from Grandma & Grandad in the post, however you quickly confiscated it and made it your own. I’m surprised the balloon didn’t go pop as you played with it. You loved to throw it up in the air and try to catch it again… it’s harder than it looks Little One.
The amazement in your face when Mummy brought out of cake was so adorable. You had them at your baptism but I guess you were too young to fully grasp the magnitude of them. You made up for it here with a BIG WOW!! Thanks to Mummy we enjoyed a lovely meal and scrumptious cake! Hip Hip Hooray!!!!
My 40th Birthday card is still going strong! It feels… well… sounds like every day is my birthday 😀 Let’s hope the battery is NOT replaceable, so there’s no chance we’ll be listening to it in November 😀
I know what you’re thinking, I don’t look a day over 35 right? Or maybe 30 without the beard 😀 However it’s true, today I turned 40 and the mid-life crisis starts! Never fear though as I have you and Mummy to get me through it! Mummy is extremely busy at work this week so we’ll celebrate properly at the weekend. Today will just be presents, presents, presents and MORE PRESENTS!!! 🙂 I hope. Thank you Little One for all your gifts!
You fell in love with my birthday card from Mummy, it sings Happy Birthday! I think you ‘used’ it more than me.
Out in the park today Mummy taught you how to play Hopscotch! You didn’t quite understand all the rules of the game but it made for an extremely funny and cute video. You soon got distracted by something in the distant, probably a ‘SQUIRREL’! 😀 I can just imagine you in the school playground playing this with all your little friends, obviously thrashing them due to your excellent mentor!
One of your favorite toys at the moment is the set of magnetic balls and sticks. You can make all sorts of shapes and structures. I’m sure you think it’s some kind of Witchcraft, things magically sticking to each other. While out in the toy store we saw a nice addition to it, magnetic colorful animals! Time to learn animals and colors.
… but it’s as close as you’re going to get for a while 🙂 The one thing that Mummy loves more than buying shoes is… buying shoes for you! Even though your feet are still tiny, lots of pairs of shoes add up, so hence our new shoe closet. You gave us your sign of approval and somewhere a H&M accountant is saying… ‘cha-ching’, for the incoming orders.
It’s sort of a tradition, or a kind of compromise that when we want to turn the TV off, we get you to press the button, gives you a sense of control I guess. Tonight you refused to do it and a battle of wills between you and Mummy commenced… she won of course, you didn’t stand a chance 😀 You did not like result and you proceeded to show it!
Over the next day or two you returned to ‘normal’ 🙂 Back to destroying the house from the inside out. You soon got your appetite back as well the following day, no more German Bratwurst for you 😀
Today we took a leisurely stroll to a local animal park, it was further that we thought. And when I say stroll, you travelled in style, as usual 🙂 You took a fancy to the ducks however we stopped you before you could catch one 😀 In the end there wasn’t too much there for you, except a playground which we visited for 10 minutes, it would be rude not to right? In the afternoon we headed back for your afternoon sleep and a chocolate picnic in bed.
Things took a turn for the worse in the evening while looking for a place to eat, you developed an extremely high fever, around 39/40! We managed to quickly finish our meal while you slept on our shoulders. We decided that night to cut our holiday short by a day and started the long drive home. Let’s hope by the time we get home you return to normal, even halfway to normal would be a huge improvement.
On the second day we spent the bulk of it walking around, avoiding the wasps. We spent most of our lunch time swatting wasps away… the place was full of them. You spent most of the time on your phone, wondering why we kept touching your arms and head when a wasp landed on you. Of course you fell in love with a Mini mouse… and of course Mummy bought it for you 😀 You did a good job of carrying it around all day, never letting it go.
Today we’re heading off to Bremen for a long weekend, a combination of a ‘summer’ holiday and my birthday. I wonder how you’re going to cope with a 3-4 hour drive… actually… I wonder how we’re going to cope 😀 We stopped a couple of times along the way to give you a rest, it’s lucky we have a car holder in the back for entertainment.
You loved the apartment, running up and down! I’m sure the people underneath us loved you 😀 You claimed your bed straight away but then Mummy turned it into a changing table. You’re sleeping in your travel bed tonight. Don’t worry Mummy remembered to bring a bag of your toys and just like home… they were scattered all over the floor 🙂
I think we’re going to have to make it a rule now that every time we leave a shop we check to see if you have anything 🙂 Who knows what you’ll walk out with/in one day. Maybe I should take you shopping to Mediamarkt, I could do with a new phone 😀 !! Joking of course… you would grab the most colorful one there 🙂
Today we’re all back in Hospital due to your continued high fever. Don’t worry though our spirits are also high and we’re having some fun as well, making light of a bad situation. This time you didn’t have to quarantine, Mummy sighed in relief! We’re just going to have to monitor it and hope whatever infection your body is fighting dies soon. It was a tiring trip and as soon as we were out the room, you fell asleep 😀
Afterwards you got a new leash of life and had fun in the garden with Mummy and I.
I’m not sure why you have a fascination with putting things on your head at the table, but it drives Mummy insane. Especially since you’ve normally just had a shower 🙂 We’re going to have to keep a spare clean bowl at the table, switch them over as soon as you’ve finished your food 🙂
We don’t have any holiday snaps this year due to Corona, so here are some pictures of our makeshift 3 day holiday in the garden. We enjoyed some beautiful weather in the sun and of course, in the cool pool! 🙂 I think this is one of, if not the first time that we ate our dinner in the garden. It wasn’t exactly a healthy dinner as you can see below 🙂
Your small pool was a tight squeeze for both you and I, we needed something a little bigger! I proudly give you the new and improved ‘Summer Pool’.
You weren’t supposed to go in today as it was still a little cold, however the minute you saw it… you wanted in! 😀 Then after a minute… you wanted out! 🙂 I didn’t have a proper pool cleaner so you helped me out with a kitchen sieve, hey, it did the job! Let’s hope we can keep the pool out for a few days before the weather turns.
