Normally a person wakes up with a dead arm or leg… you on the other hand woke up with a hand print on your face 😀 You can even see the pattern of the mattress as well! It looks like you’ve been slapped by another baby! It took a while to fade but you’re back to normally, just the usual scratches here and there from your nails.

Mummy let you on the couch (I know that sounds bad… doggy!), where you and her proceeded to watch TV. She let you have a lick of one of her seeds, you’re too young to eat one by yourself.

One of my favorite videos is when we played fetch together. I think it had everything… laughing, clapping, rolling, screaming and bottom bumping… the last one is extremely funny to watch. I guess you could say you were trying to twerk lying down 😀 I have a feeling that when you can actually walk and fetch things… I might have to make use of this fact a lot 🙂

… weighing in at 8.5 KG… Emily ‘The Princess’ Thomas!! OK… you’re not taking up boxing but you sure do look like one in your brand new dressing gown. We bought you this when we were in London, one of Mummy’s many shopping stops 😀 We’re using this in the morning on cold mornings, our little warm ducky!

Seems our little one has got a case of the giggles! 😀 You took a real liking to Princess’s hair. We like to replay this video for you as watching yourself laughing brings it all back, sending you into more fits of laughter! 🙂

Today I finally got around to buying some sand for your newly bought sandpit. Couple this with some nice weather and it’s play time in the garden. You ran around a bit in your baby walker before parking it next the the sandpit. You had a ball destroying everything Mummy and I made for you, sand castles and crabs. As you love to use your legs you ended up making lots of sand angels 😀 Mummy found sand everywhere… and I mean everywhere during your bath time that night 🙂

We’re really putting your legs to work 🙂 Got to feel the burn in those quads and hamstrings, otherwise you’re not trying hard enough right? This morning you took an avid interest in the table, more specifically what I put on it to tease you 😀 However it did lead to you standing on your own with a little help of course. You must of thought you were in the baby bouncer with the way you bounced up and down.

Now that you have your ‘freedom’ with your baby walker you’re able to gain access to more areas of the house, including our cupboards! I think a trip to baby dump is in order soon to buy some child locks for every drawer we have in house 🙂 Keep those pesky babies out right?!?!? 😀 As Mummy said in the video, all we have in those ones are cleaning products, are you volunteering to help with the Friday night clean?

So there are a vast number of ways of stopping you crying… but why is it that normally the least expensive ones are the most effective?… like an empty box 😀 When it comes to feeding time you have a very expressive character, especially when we’re too slow or you feel like you’d like more treats 😀

There are certain jobs that Mummy and I try to fob off on each other 😀 First it was changing your diaper… then it was putting you to bed… and now it’s brushing your teeth 😀 You’re not the most cooperative baby when it comes to cleaning, even though the toothpaste we use takes soooo lekker! We decided to try another approach and get another more grown up (but still baby) toothbrush, the results were the same 🙁 Once you gums calm down after healing I’m sure it’ll go better.

It’s travel day for real this time so you know what that means… photo montage!

The flight home was not the best, even cartoons couldn’t overcome your over tiredness 🙁 It’s lucky we’ll never see anyone on that plane again right? 😀 Anyway, you’re home now with all your toys and playing mat, you’ll see all your friends at creche tomorrow.

We were extremely lucky as the company managing the apartments had one left for tonight. It was a little smaller but it was a roof above our heads, we grabbed it along with a crib for you little one 🙂 So what better to do now for one more night… go to Marble Arch and chase pigeons!

Oh, and spend an hour in Primark buying you even more clothes… I think you can guess who’s idea that was 😀 In the evening we headed back to the apartment to pack once again while you picked a fight with some toilet roll… the pictures and video will explain everything 🙂

For our last day in London we decided to have a quiet one. A relaxing coffee in the morning while meeting new friends, you took a fancy to a student sitting next to us… or what it his laptop. Then a nice lunch in Hardrock Cafe before a final stroll in Hyde Park. Mummy and I never went inside Hardrock when we were last in London, this will be a new experience for us all!

The meal was great, I had the chicken and Mummy had the…. wait for it… Twisted Mac, Chicken & Cheese 😀 You’ll come to understand why that’s funny in the future 🙂 They even gave you a set of crayons and a puzzle book to keep you busy. They obviously didn’t know we had a secret to freeing up time to eat!… Cartoons! 😀

While the baby’s asleep it’s time for Mummy and I to relax 🙂

Today was supposed to be our last day in London but KLM had other ideas… our plane was cancelled as we were just about to leave the apartment complex 🙁 It seems we either have to get to London City airport in 45 minutes or fly to Copenhagen and transfer in the morning. We chose to stay another night and fly home the next day… the fun begins…

…to be continued

In the morning we took a stroll around Buckingham Palace, walking in the footsteps of the Queen 🙂 You even got to have your diaper changed in the ‘Royal Baby Change Room’ 😀 OK, it wasn’t exactly royal but it was one of the poshest toilets I’d seen in a while. Mummy and I took turns in carrying you around in the baby carrier, our poor backs! You laughed and chuckled at all the people walking around, making many friends as usual.

For the remainder of the day we took a stroll down to Big Ben, The London Eye and The Houses of Parliament. Unfortunately Big Ben was under renovation so we have no pictures of that, no good ones anyway 🙁 We had an interesting walk over the bridge, you loved the guy playing the bagpipes, the expression on your face was one of amazement and bewilderment at the same time 🙂

We finished the day off with a nice meal together, our last evening in London 🙁 It seems Mummy and I were having a competition to see who could feed you the most from our plate. When it came to dessert it was your lucky day, a way of us saying we’re lucky to have you 🙂 Plus Mummy loves those chubby cheeks and wants to keep them!

In the evening we took a walk to Buckingham Palace to see if we could meet the Queen, which Queen I hear you say? The Queen of England! We enjoyed the walk there and I even treated you to a go in the baby carrier 🙂 You’re still able to squeeze into it, I’m not sure for how long though 🙂

Unfortunately when we got there we discovered the Queen wasn’t in 🙁 So we bought some tickets to go inside for the next day and spent some time walking around before finally grabbing something to eat.

Bonus video:

For lunch we grabbed something to eat in Marks & Spencer’s, Mummy’s subtle plan to visit the baby section is what I’m thinking… and I was totally right! You enjoyed your lunch… you didn’t think much to the spinach Mummy gave you though 😀

And as I said, I was totally right… to the baby section we went 😀 You basically grabbed the first cuddly thing you could get your hands on 😀

Guess what Mummy bought you, your first ‘laptop’! I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing 😀 You however love it but I already hate the music it plays… I do have to admit though, it’s pretty cool for a toy 🙂

Look how cute you are with your little pink hair clips 🙂 You’re certainly ready for a day of adventure in London!

In the morning we headed out to the passport office so that I could pickup my new passport. We can’t use the tube as most of the stations don’t have a lift… weird right? you’re not complaining though as you simply love the bus 🙂 When you’re on our lap you look out the window a lot at the passing buildings. When you discovered the stop button you spent ages trying to press it with no luck 🙁

After picking up my passport we went to see Westminster Cathedral, a quick visit before finding somewhere for lunch. As it was approaching the end of your nap time you were still behind your snooze curtain. Upon entering the church and waking up you decided you wanted to join the choir, singing your sleepy song to everyone 🙂 One of the priests stopped to talk to you, she thought you were just adorable, a true blessing 😀

On the Sunday we met up with auntie Sarah and headed to London Zoo. We were very lucky with the weather as it was a beautiful day. You and auntie Sarah got on like a house on fire, she thought you were adorable! We can’t blame her right? 😀 You saw many animals throughout the Zoo however you were more entertained by all the other children we saw. When you’re a little older we’re definitely taking you to the Amsterdam Zoo!

Bonus pictures:

I got dizzy just filming this 😀

Today we’re heading off to the big city, the capital of England… London Baby! You know what this means right?.. we have a day of travel ahead of us, it’s going to be a long one. One of the most exciting things about this holiday for you is you’ll be meeting your auntie for the first time, auntie Sarah. She can’t wait to meet you so we have an action packed day planned for tomorrow, London Zoo!

You’ve passed your 10 month birthday and we’re still waiting for that moment when you’re moving on your own steam. It’s getting very close as you can see from the video below! You’ll get there little one, you seem to have focused your energy on developing your cognitive abilities 🙂 Over the next month we’re going to increase your baby gym exercises and move your favorite toys out of reach 🙂

One of the requirements for going to the next group at creche is to be able to use a sippy cup. We’ve been trying for a while now and it seems to be paying off as you’re getting used to it. Just like you can hold your milk you’re able to hold and use the cup. The only problem is the actual drinking as you tend to bite and chew on the nozzle instead of sucking 🙁 Small steps for such a cute little one!