My First Summer.

Mummy says that the weather hasn't been great this summer but I don't mind as I find it hard to sleep when it is too hot! Last week it was nice enough to have my sun tent up in the garden and my friends Jake and Leyton came over. Then the next day I was back in my jeans and jumper as it wasn't as warm! On Sunday we went out for a bike ride. I went in my trailer on the back of Daddy's bike. It was great fun! We cycled all the way to our nearest country park where there is a big lake. Mummy and Daddy had an ice cream and I had a bit of Daddy's flake - mummy said that I could have an ice cream when I was a bit older when I would have my very own bike to ride too!

My Great Grandad

On Tuesday my Great Grandad passed away. He was quite old and I only met him once when I was 3 months old. On Friday we went to his funeral and it was very sad, but it was nice to see my Great Nanny, Aunty Vicky, Uncle Gary and Aunty Sue and second cousins, Amy and Ben, and of course, Uncle James and Aunty Sam.

My First Word!

I said my first word last Thursday! It was "Mamma"! Mummy and Daddy laugh and look at me each time I say it! I can also say "Baabaa" but I'm still working on "Dadda"! Some days I forget that I can talk and then other days I can't keep quiet and I just go "Mammamamma...." and it's really good fun!

This photo was taken today at Aunty Lucy's - I tried on her sunglasses and tried out her new stokke cot!

A day out at Aunty Kate and Uncle Gary's

On Saturday me, Mummy, Daddy, Grandma and Grandad all travelled down to Southampton to visit my Aunty Kate and Uncle Gary. We had a lovely day despite the weather! We went out for a nice meal (well I had mine before and then had breadsticks and juice at the restaurant!) and then we went back to Aunty Kate and Uncle Gary's house and I saw their cat - she was cute, and then I played with my toys in their lounge! I've learnt to clap now and I laugh when anyone says, "Ready...steady...GO!"

A day out at my cousin's house

On Saturday I went to see my cousin, Dharma who is three months younger than me. It was fun to spend the day with her. I sat in her highchair to have my lunch as she had already had hers and was having her afternoon nap! I did my best to try and wake her with my squeals of excitement but she seems to be a very good sleeper and ignored me! I enjoyed playing with her toys and mummy says that I was a bit naughty because I grabbed one of Dharma's toys out of her hand when we were both sat on the sofa! It will be so much fun when we can both run around and play games together!

Father's Day on Grandad's Boat

On Sunday it was Father's Day. It was my Daddy's very first Father's Day. I gave him a card and a big Toblerone and mummy helped me make breakfast in bed for him! We then got ready to go out for the day to Grandad's narrow boat. It was a lovely warm day and we went out for a walk and stopped off at the local pub for a drink before we went back to the boat for lunch.

Our Holiday in Cornwall

We had a lovely week in Cornwall. I went to the beach; on coastal walks (I went in a rucksack on daddy's back!); a country park and visited some towns - Truro, St.Ives, Helston, and Newquay. The first beach I went to was Fistral Beach in Newquay. My great Aunty Vicky, Uncle James and Aunty Sam went surfing while me, mummy and daddy stayed on the beach and played in the sand. I loved the feel of the sand between my fingers and on my feet and I tried not to put it in my mouth as mummy told me not to! I'm looking forward to next year when I will be walking so I'll be able to run along the sand and paddle in the sea! We also went to the beach at Perranporth where Uncle James built some sand castles for me - next year I will make my own!

We stayed in a lovely cottage which had a swimming pool. I went in it twice but it was too chilly for me to stay in long even though I did have my wetsuit on! I had my own cot and high chair while I stayed there and there was even a playroom with a TV and videos and I went in there to watch one of favourite shows the Teletubbies in the morning (my favourite bit is the baby in the sun - he always makes me giggle!). There was also some cows and calves in the field next to our cottage and it was fun to watch the mummy cows drinking water out of an old bath and the calves were drinking milk from their mummies.

While on holiday in Cornwall I cut my seventh tooth and I learnt to wave! When mummy or daddy wave at me and say hello I can now wave back at them! I'm learning to do it to all my family and friends now. I've started to copy mummy and daddy more and more now - like when they stick out their tongue I stick mine out at them, and when daddy turns his head to one side I can turn mine too! I also recognise my name and respond if mummy or daddy call me Finn, Finny or Fintan (if I'm naughty!), and mummy says that I should recognise the word 'No' by now - and I sort of do, but sometimes I don't!