Saturday 30th October: I am 1!!

Happy Birthday to me!!

I woke up this morning to find I was one year old - how did that happen?!

Lucky me ( - ;

Not only had someone turned our lounge into a (scary) grotto overnight, but also I had lots of cards and presents to open up - thanks so much everybody.

Yey!

It was ace getting to open everything and I even let my big sis help me open some of them.

See - I told you someone had been busy decorating the lounge

Once I'd open my pressies and cards and got breakfast out of the way I got to wear my special outfit - a binman's uniform....oops I mean a pumpkin suit (something to do with Halloween - never heard of it myself but there weren't half a lot of pumpkins knocking around our flat today).

Birthday pumpkin

To celebrate my birthday I had a few friends come round, which was lovely and everyone sang happy birthday to me as mummy brought in my spider birthday cake.

Oi daddy, hands off, that's my spider cake

Marion and Bruno came with Isla - amazing Marion never made a fuss of having a knife through her head

Isla will be 1 in 2 weeks - she looked fab today in her Halloween gear

Dan tries a moody pose whilst I get a cuddle from Anna-Lisa

Sofia turned 1 two weeks ago and was on fine form

Auntie Nadia gives me a cuddle despite my ridiculous outfit

What a busy day all in all. Thanks to everyone for making it so special!

Lots of love,

Rosa Beanbag xxx

Yacine and Sofia lead the charge of the lions

Sunday 17th October

Me and my buddy, Isla

I've had a busy time since I last wrote. I am just in the process of perfecting going from my belly to all fours and then sitting on my bum. I do it all in a bit of a wobbly way, but mummy and daddy look impressed.



Hang on, I'm not even posing!


I've been trying to step up the pace since I saw Isla, Marion and Bruno's little monster, a couple of weeks ago. She is younger than me and already crawling around the place, so I need to get a shift on!


Wot you looking at? Leave me alone!

I did go for a developmental check up at Ealing hospital the week before last. The consultant said I was a little bit behind, largely as a result of poor muscle tone in my limbs. But that's not really a lot to worry about and there is no panic - everything else is fine, and with coming out a bit early I can't be expected to be out in front.



We've had a couple of quiet weekends as mummy has been a bit poorly (just a cold but with me and my big sis it can feel a lot worse!). I've had a few random nights of waking up in the middle of the night recently because I now have my first tooth- yey (sort of)!


All the better to eat my rice cake with!

I'm in to so much more these days, particularly banging musical instruments and generally making lots of babbling noises.


I do like a good tickle

My sis has been a real good laugh and this weekend she cut her nose quite badly but nobody has a clue why!


Messing with my sis Nadia

Nadia tries out some groovy moves in the lounge (with a battered nose)

Have a great week people!

A bientot,

Rosa xx