4 Months Old Today!

Well this week has flown by and now today I have hit the big 4, 4 months that is!

I have managed to hit a milestone straight away this month by turning myself from my back to my front - and I managed it in my sleep! I woke up this morning and there I was somehow on my tummy. I tried flapping my arms around to get myself back the right way but to no great effect so I got a bit stressed out and shouted for help so that mummy could turn me back!

Mummy has now started to do a weird little dance every time she leaves me anywhere as I think she can tell I'm practicing my acrobatics regularly now and might start rolling across the room any minute. One of her solutions today was to put me in a strange sort of square chair. I've got to me honest though, I liked it even less than my Bumbo.

We did some shopping today (boring! I made daddy carry me out of the pram it was so bad, although they did  buy me my stylish cowboy style bib). We went to a baby shower (too many girls there so I played with a plastic spoon). The best part of the day was when I went on a long walk with mummy and daddy in the country in my sling and we saw lots of wild primroses and bluebells. Then it was time for bath and bed. I went into the big bath tonight with daddy and it was great fun to have a buddy in there.

Ok see you later fans! xxx

Me, tonight, bath time!

Hello to all my blog followers!

Sorry I have been off the blog for a little while but life has been pretty hectic. I'll start with this week and work myself backwards. Mummy and me have been busy making lots of new friends this week at places like Jittabugs, which is a new group for babies in Whitley Bay to have fun fun fun. We play with things like parachutes and bounce balloons on there, we played with velvety snakes which I loved to touch, and this week the music theme was 'Dirty Dancing', so at one point mummy did 'the lift' and I laughed lots!

I have been watching the progress of Daddy's pepper and courgette plants this week (and trying to sabotage them by pulling them out of the pot while sat in my Bumbo seat!). Sadly the tomato plants died at the seedling stage but 2 out of 3 ain't bad...

This weekend we vitied Grandma and Grandad. As usual Grandma took the lion's share of the work (and the cuddles)...

 But that's not to say Grandad never got a look in...and Colette, Simon, my cousins, Uncle Jamie, auntie Sue, etc etc!

While I was there, Grandma and Grandad gave me a baby bouncer for the door. I was a bit skeptical at first, but as you can see I have very much warmed to it now and love to wobble around in there like a big boy. I like it best when mummy watches me and makes me feel proud of myself with constant praise and attention.

 My neck is very strong now and I'm getting really good at sitting up on my own for a few seconds and lying on my tummy with my head and shoulders off the ground. This is great because I can play with more toys and also sit in my special seat called a Bumbo which allows me to explore books and things on my own without mummy constantly interfering!

By the way I am now 14ibs and 2oz (over 6kg) and still growing! I blame it on all the Italian sunshine!

My last week in Italy

We had a great time exploring Molini even though it rained. Nonna told off Daddy for letting my little toes get so cold!!!

My cousin and Auntie came back for more cuddles!

Me and Daddy explored the fishing boats

I got a very exciting gift from my new friends Enrico and Paola (thanks guys!). I am a bilingual baby and this is a bilngual bear!

My new favourite hobby - pulling hair

Now I know why it's called the Cote D'Azure

Me and Nonno chase pigeons at the station while Nonna and Daddy get the train tickets to the airport.Leaving was very very sad and I miss my Nonno and Nonna very much.

Mia Seconda Settimana in Italia

La mia seconda settimana in Italia. Ho continuato ad imparare tante cose questa settimana in Italia. La prima fu che la faccia nello specchio era la mia!

La seconda fu di non giocare con plastica!

Ho provato a parlare in Italiano con il nonno

e ho visitato il mio primo mercato Italiano con la mia nonna.

Mi piace andare a passeggio con i miei nonni

perché guardiamo tante cose interessanti; per esempio, i fiori:

i carciofi:

Nonna mi ha insegnato il segreto per fare dei “frati” buoni.

Questa settimana ho incontrato il mio cugino secondo Gabriele e la sua compagna Anna per la prima volta.

Adesso sono un esperto nel raddrizzarsi a sedere:

e anche nel toccarmi i piedi!

Quando il mio papà è arrivato Venerdì, ha notato una bella differenza!

Questo Sabato, ho incontrato la mia cuginetta Sara e zio Fabio.

Domenica era Pasqua e sono andato in chiesa per la prima volta! Ho dormito bene!

Per pranzo, nonna ha fatto un polpo enorme, pasta al forno, cannelloni e “rana pescatrice” (che in realtà non è una rana, ma un pesce). Ho mangiato ancora latte!

Zia Luisella, Wanda (la mamma di zia Luisella) sono arrivati con la mia cuginetta. Mi è piaciuto tanto la carta delle uova. L'uovo era grosso quanto me!

Siamo andati in spiaggia

e ho dormito bene in carrozzina con nonna e Wanda.

Tanti Auguri di Buona Pasqua!!

Pasqua in Italia

Buongiorno Italia!
What an exciting week! I have achieved a lot of firsts this week!
It all began in Ossett on a grey and foggy day.

 We were up and out of the house by 7am and began our journey down to London. When we arrived, I took my first trip on a bus:

followed in quick succession by my first plane journey:

I was very well behaved except for the first 5 minutes when we were boarding and it was too busy. Mummy and daddy kept trying to get me to look out of the window but I was far too interested in the geometric patterns on the chair in front!

When we arrived in Nice, I took my first trip on the train, and finally we arrived in Arma di Taggia to be greeted by a very excited Nonno e Nonna!

I was given a bath in a bowl and this triggered my first little giggle. Nonno took me to see my first ever lemon tree and a trip with daddy followed the next morning:

On Sunday, we took a bus to San Remo to see the famous flower festival. Mum took lots of photos

 but Nonno was thankfully there to take me somewhere quieter for a walk because I didn't like the carnival noise very much.

However, I did take a moment to enjoy the majorettes with daddy!

In the afternoon, I took my first visit to the beach with daddy. Nonna made me wear a funny hat to protect my little head. I also learnt my first Italian phrase from Nonna: "Copri la pancia!".

On Sunday night, Daddy had to leave us and fly back for work, but Nonno has been giving me double the cuddles to make up for it!

On Monday, we took a long walk in the morning along the beach

and in the afternoon, we explored the first part of the "pista cyclabile" toward San Remo. I slept very well in my pram, but mummy and Nonna had to run home with me because I had started to cry when I was starving hungry!
The next day we went for a look at the fishermen stalls by the port. I liked the little fisherman's friend!

Then we walked to Riva Ligure and bought some nice bread. Nonna had tired me out with a long pram ride

In the afternoon, we visited Bussana to see the ruins of the earthquake there. It is an interesting story so I will be looking into this in England with mummy on the computer.

On Wednesday, we visited San Remo and while I had a nap in the car, Mummy and Nonna bought the fish for dinner. They were so fresh that they were still alive!

In the afternoon, after some sleep and lots of poos, we visited Zia Lina in the hills of Molini di Triora. Zia Lina already had my photo framed and seemed to like me a lot despite my grumpy mood. As you can see, there is definitely a family resemblance!

So much fun and so much more to come, so I'll leave you with a lovely picture of me with the flowers: