How clever!!

Clearly from the stick figure images it is obvious I have inherited mummy's drawing ability. In case you are wondering Max is the teddy bear dog daddy bought for me and yes he is the same size as me!!! I am a bit unsure about Daddy's clothing - he appears to be wearing shorts - the Singapore office is much more chilled out than London in terms of clothing, but think this might be going too far!!!

Create your own family sticker graphic at pYzam.com

Penguins and dogs

Thursday 25th September 2008

It is still nice and warm in Singapore which is good as it is giving me lots of opportunity to play in the pool, which I am really enjoying. On the downside it does mean mummy plastering me in Factor 50 sun lotion before we go out everyday and much to mummy's displeasure my legs are still browner than hers!!!

Daddy jetted off to the UK and Greece on Sunday night, but before he left we had a nice weekend playing in the apartment and pool. We went shopping and bought a bounce-back Penguin called Gertrude which I am very scared of and cry when i see it, hopefully by the time daddy gets back we will have made friends. Daddy did also get me (and mummy) some flowers and a doggy bear called Max who is lovely, he is big and fluffy and I enjoy stroking his nose, he also has big floppy ears like Jasper dog, although mummy says Max is better behaved.

After weeks (months?!) of refusing to nap regularly during the day, mummy finally took action with me this week after I fell asleep in my soup. I am now trying to have a morning nap and afternoon nap in my cot and am getting better at it - I have now managed it twice and am much happier by dinner time as a result. Especially when mummy serves her yummy leek and potato soup. She did however try giving me green veg and pasta the other day which was disgusting - mummy made it the night before and had some herself (which she did not think was nice) and then served it to me for lunch - yuck!! I am now enjoying my fish that daddy made for me though and thought the leek and courgette soup was good (once mummy made it thicker) even though it did send me to sleep.

We have been for lunch and coffee and cake this week with the non-RBS WAG's and baby Anya (who is not really a baby as she is a year older than me). We have also met some twins who are the same age as me, so I am looking forward to meeting up with them soon for a play and crawling session.

Other than that it has been a quiet week of practicing sitting without falling over and getting faster and faster with my belly shuffles, I made it all the way under the dining room table this week from my playmat. I have also been practicing standing up and can now stand holding onto the coffee table for 3 seconds before i start leaning and mummy has to straighten me up again!!!

This week sees the Grand Prix in Singapore and mummy has some new recipes up her sleeve for me, starting with Chicken Risotto, so I will update you next week with how I get on (already I am looking forward to the Chef returning from Europe, can my little tummy cope with 2 more weeks of mummy's cooking???!!!)

Lots of love

Ellie x

Chilling out (or trying to in this heat!)

Thursday 18th May

I am having lots of fun learning new skills everyday. I am sitting up well, but still need a bit of practice. I am also wriggling my way in all kinds of directions - I am very speedy and moving around on my tummy in big circles and can now propel myself forwards using my legs and arms but end up on my tummy at the end of each move. So kind of getting the idea of crawling just need to concentrate on keeping my tummy off the floor - this might be an issue with all of the food that I am eating though.

I am starting to enjoy the fish that daddy cooked for me at the weekend - was not sure to start with and am enjoying my soup for tea that mummy made for me. I have managed to eat my first baby size rice cake as well, but other than that am filling up nicely on chicken and lamb, porridge, weetabix, fruit and yoghurts.

I am trying to burn the calories though by going swimming lots and lots. The pool at the apartments is lovely and we go for a dip at the end of most days to cool down after spending the day in the heat. Other than swimming we have still been busy sorting out our house and trying to find our way around Singapore.

The other big news of the week is that finally we have teeth!!! My bottom two have appeared as small but very sharp white bumps. It is very strange but they definitely have their uses. Although I have bit mummy a couple of times - oops!! Daddy is sensibly keeping his fingers away from my mouth.

I am also enjoying being out and about as everybody wants to speak to me. We are getting known in the local coffee shops and keep meeting other babies and children who really make me giggle!! It is a bit strange walking down the street and having people yelling "baby baby" at you,  but so far everyone seems to love me and people are very helpful with mummy when she is lugging everything around with her!!

Oh well hope you like the pictures - the web gallery is broken at the minute, but hopefully it will be working soon and you can see better what we are getting up to.

Take care and be in touch again soon

Eleanor xx

Our new home

Thursday 11th September

Yippee - we have moved into our new home. It has been a very busy weekend where we worked out where things were going and what boxes all of my toys were in, but it is starting to feel like home. We also managed to get the internet and  cable, so hopefully my blogs should be more up to date now. Although mummy has been writing them down in her notebook each week - I know I am clever and can type but writing is a little beyond me at the minute!!

We have spent the week investigating the local area and have made ourselves known in the local supermarket and coffee shops! We also tested out the swimming pool in the apartment, it is huge and great fun. I splashed lots and lots and ever since have been soaking mummy every bath time as I keep forgetting we are not in the pool.

I am getting hugely better at sitting up now. Mummy bought me some soft floor mats, so that I can sit on the floor and play safely and comfortably and I am really enjoying it, although I still prefer standing all the time. The picture at the top shows me on my playmat.

I am still really enjoying my food, as the other picture shows and love playing in my high chair, especially with my yoghurt pots and empty bowls. I keep trying to play with the full bowls but mummy won't let me!

It is lovely to be back in my proper cot and I am sleeping much better now, although not perfectly as my teeth are trying to appear and they are hurting me. I am being very brave though and keep trying to forget.

Well had better say bye for now, take care

Love Ellie xx

Moving House

Thursday 4th September

Well the week started much the same as the others -shopping! Daddy is now all kitted out to go back to work. We had a nice weekend, we headed out to the beach on Sunday and had a lovely walk along the path and went for Sunday lunch.

On Monday Daddy went back to work and mummy and I had a lovely walk and then went swimming which I really enjoyed - lots of splashing!!

On Weds we picked up the keys to our new apartment - very exciting. My bedroom is my biggest yet and has a big wardrobe to hang up all of my girly dresses.

I am finally starting to enjoy daddy's lamb hotpot and am loving my porridge on a morning. I am also getting much better at sitting up and can nearly sit and play with my toys, but am a bit too wobbly to do it all on my own.

The picture at the top shows mummy and I having Sunday lunch and me and mummy chilling in the serviced apartment. All our things arrive tomorrow so I am looking forward to playing with some new (old) toys again.

Bye for now

Eleanor x

House hunts and tourists

Thursday 28th August

The week started out like a day in Hong Kong - daddy put his suit on and went into work and me and mummy went for coffee and a look around the shops. Daddy is easing himself in gently and only went to work for a couple of hours and then met us for lunch. We now all have visas so we can officially live in Singapore.

The weekend was a washout - it rained and rained and rained. We were supposed to go to Callum and Kirsty's for a BBQ but they had to postpone it until Sunday and then eventually gave up. 

On Sunday we went to the East Coast, which is where we have seen an apartment we like so we decided to explore. There is a shopping mall and a hawker market and it is near to the beach, so it seemed really nice. We also caught the bus from daddy's work to the apartment  - it stops outside both so no excuses for being late!!

On Monday we finally picked an apartment. We looked at 5 in one complex before mummy and daddy decided on the original one we saw last week. On Tuesday we were tourists for the day and went on an amphibious boat tour of Singapore. As ever I was the centre of attention again - if it is possible Singaporeans love babies more than Hong Kongers. I also got a duck whistle which daddy keeps blowing to make me giggle.

On Weds we went for lunch with some other Singapore WAG's, Jinny and Kirsty, which was really nice.

It has rained all week in Singapore, however poor Hong Kong had a typhoon on Friday, so we shouldn't complain. Mummy and daddy are slightly worried though as our box of belongings left Hong Kong on Thursday and Typhoon Nuri arrived on Friday, think our things might arrive soggy!!

Anyway will keep you posted. Next week daddy goes back to work and we my have moved house so some normality may return,

Love and kisses 

El x

PS This weeks new food: Weetabix, Porridge, Lamb Hotpot and Rice Cakes