The not so secret weapon has now been released, you even watched me / helped me fit them to all the cupboards. I don’t think you knew exactly what I was doing until you tried to open them again, then you got a surprise! 😀 We put locks on all the cupboards that are in easy reach of you when you’re in your baby walker, and when ‘crawling’ come to think of it. The thing is though you don’t seem very upset by it, you still continue to try and open and close them, albeit only for a few seconds before moving on 🙂

As the Kermis (Fair) is here this weekend we decided to take a trip out to see what they had… long story short… not a lot 😀 We stayed for maybe 10-15 minutes as it was pretty empty, of people and rides, there wasn’t even any food there!!! You got scared of the music and spinning / flashing lights on the rides 🙁 We grabbed a few pictures and headed home, stopping off at Subway for a bite to eat. The Kermis in Amsterdam was great back in 2013, I even remember getting your mother to go on the big wheel 🙂

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Here’s Mummy and I back in 2013 at a real Kermis 🙂

When your daughter is bumping into something every few seconds it’s either she’s a very bad driver… or there’s not enough space 🙂 Let’s try and fix the second issue first 😀 We deliberated over this for a while, and even more so when actually doing it, we moved things around to make some more space. We’ve turned it into a play area, or race track depending which mood you’re in.

While walking around IKEA Mummy asked me to find something to keep you occupied with along the route… I think I did a good job right? Or do you think it’s a little too big for you? 😀 Anyway, Mummy got you something a bit more suited to your current stature.

I’m sorry for the next video, when handed a large cardboard tube with an unsuspecting child with her back to me… what is a father supposed to do? Yes… I failed the test 😀

You’ve learnt how to drink from a ‘Sippy cup’ while on your back but what happens when you’re sitting down? You don’t have gravity working for you! When it comes to learning things involving food, drinks… remote controls… phones and any other type of screen you’re extremely quick. I think having apple juice in it instead of water helped out a little 😀

If you visit the All About Me page you’ll see when you had all your vaccinations, today was one of them, one of the worse 🙁 It started off quite well, you got weighed, measured in height and head circumference. The injections though, one in either leg left you in tears, Mummy was close to following 🙁 I had the uncomfortable job of restraining you while the doctor did the jab, also not that pleasant. For a treat we took you into Hoofddorp, ‘Mummy said I need to buy you a very expensive toy’ 🙂

We couldn’t find a suitable toy, plus in a few weeks you’ll be getting a special one for you 1st Birthday 🙂 There have been clues in previous posts. We treated you to a visit to Hema for a bite to eat and a play with their new activity wall.

Oh, and when we walked in H&M you were blasted by warm air causing you to pull the funniest of face. I couldn’t help resist grabbing a quick snap 😀

You’re still a little sick with a slight fever and ‘crankiness’ 🙁 Today you’ll stay home with me… however it won’t be the same as our ‘Daddy Day’ last week, you have to recover! You spent a large proportion of the day on your playing mat and in your baby walker. With access to more areas you’re discovering more and more… this isn’t necessary a good thing… for Mummy and I anyway 🙂

You’ve managed to find and learn where the remote controls are kept and seeing as you love cartoons… when you’re in your baby walker this is one of your first stops. Today I had a cunning plan and swapped them all for an old one… you played with it while constantly looking at the TV 🙂 Wondering why it wasn’t switching on. Low hanging ‘fruit’ like ornaments are now slowly being removed and/or moved higher 😀 Next to come are locks for the cupboards!

Today at creche you received some kind of diploma, quite a mystery! Upon opening it we discovered that you’d actually been painting at creche today! This was to celebrate the Dierendag. I like your choice of colors however I’m still struggling to think of a red animal 😀 We can see both from the pictures of the creche and this painting that you thoroughly enjoyed yourself, maybe this should be on your Christmas wish list?… I can just imagine Mummy’s face when she sees red hand prints all over her curtains 😀

A quick trip to Vomar resulted in a ‘buy of the century’! Mummy was upset it wasn’t ‘1+1 gratis’ 😀 One of the young workers there was watching us with so much curiosity… he didn’t say anything but I could imagine his thoughts… “I’m a third of their age and I know that’s not the wisest of things to do” 🙂 Anyway, you sat there for a quick picture while reshaping our bread to a more bun shape… in this case… a pair of buns 😀

It’s Wednesday and Mummy’s at work… someone needs to look after you! As a proud and loyal father I took up the challenge… to be a man slave for a 11 month old baby for the day. Oh and Happy 11 Month birthday, we get to spend it together for the whole day! We started the day with a driving lesson followed by a moment of relaxation and bite to eat. Then in the afternoon we headed into Hoofddorp for a walk around, coffee and cake anyone?!? 😀

Videos of the day:

With six razor sharp teeth it’s important that you don’t get too close, especially since she’s outgrowing her ‘cage’ rather quickly 🙂 So cute and cuddly but with a ferocious bite 😀 I’m not sure why you were in there today but you sure did have some fun! When I drop the floor down you’ll have even more room to practice your pull-ups, just like me in the gym 🙂 And just like in the ‘Watchmen’ you said to your toys…

None of you seem to understand. I’m not locked in here with you… you’re locked in here with me!

There was something else that happened today while I come to think about it. We took a different approach with brushing your teeth and tried a finger toothbrush for the first time. It works OK… however it’s made of rubber and when 6 razor sharp teeth clamp down on it… OUCH! I think we’re going to go back to the normal toothbrush and battle through until you get used to having them cleaned. The experience led to some cute pictures 😀

We knew it was inevitable and now it’s finally happening, you’re moving to your own bedroom! I think I’ve been putting the task of moving your bed off for a while now, there’s part of me that doesn’t want you to leave… but you can’t sleep with us forever. Don’t worry though as Mummy and I are also moving to the guest bedroom where we’ll be in easy reach. Plus we have two watchful eyes on you throughout the night, there’s no escaping our gaze 🙂

The following morning you woke up with the same ‘bed hair’ as usual 😀

So this evening, after your tablet time at the creche, I put you to work… cleaning the floor 😀 It’s not exactly crawling however you’re extremely close. You’re kind of pulling yourself along the floor while you legs push from the side, kind of like a frog 🙂 The videos will show you what I mean. I was somewhat excited in the videos so please ignore me, I’m just a little crazy… I wonder if that’s where your nickname came from? 😀

I happened to glance through the window while picking you up today and what did I see… someone happily watching cartoons on the creche’s tablet! 😀 What did you have to do to wing that? You must of been a very good girl during the day! Christine assured me they were purely educational cartoons… I’m not entirely convinced. So tonight there’ll be no screen time, we don’t want you getting square eyes do we! 🙂

It’s been a rather quiet week here, a combination of bad weather and lots of things going on last weekend. When I started this blog / vlog I was initially surprised by the amount of posts we were doing on a daily basis, nevermind on a weekly basis. I suppose that’s how it is when you become a parent, lots of new things happening, lots of firsts all the time.

I hope we can continue to post on a regular basis so you can get an insight into how your childhood was and most importantly… how crazy your parents are 😀 So… it’s Friday morning and Mummy is in the shower, you’re sitting watching cartoons (I know it’s bad) and I’m slowly getting ready… however I saw an opportunity to accomplish something I’ve been trying for a while… I got it on your head without you noticing! I’m entertained by the smallest of things 😀

Who’d of thought it, from 0 to 6 teeth in the span of a few months. So you now have a total of 2 teeth on the bottom and 4 on the top. It’s so strange to look at them now, I still remember when you were all gummy! It was definitely less painful when you bit us 😀 When you look at the picture you’ll realize you’re upside down, it’s hard to get a good picture so I had to resort to tickling your neck 🙂 Mummy took a great picture I think!

Having emptied your toys all over the floor we were left with an empty bag. The fact that this bag is very similar in size to you makes for some entertaining options 😀 After a few times under the bag you got the hang of taking it off pretty quickly. We’re going to have to get a bigger bag soon though 🙂 You’ll like that right?…. more toys to go in it!!

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You made something in Creche today, something to cuddle with I think

Today auntie Sarah, Uncle Steve and one of your cousins Jessica came to visit us for the day. Jessica found you adorable and spent a lot of time playing with you on the floor. You took great pride in getting all your toys out to show her! She built lots of towers for you to destroy, which as always kept you very happy. One day when you’re able to last on a 7 hour flight we’ll have to take a trip to Bermuda to see them.

In the evening we all went out for a Greek meal together where you were declared Princess and given the seat at the head of the table 🙂

So we had a small incident while using the baby walker in the garden today. You took a fancy to one of the plant pots and before we could stop you… you took a handful of soil and ate it 😀 I know you want to put your new teeth to the test but you don’t have to eat everything my dear 🙂

I was wondering what would of happened if you’d found a stone or something… so we also put that to the test. Upon being given the stone you automatically tried to eat that as well! So for now we’ll have to keep a very close watch on you until you learn what it edible and what’s not 😀