Another Sunday

Another beautiful day on the Costa del sol. Very warm with a beautiful right blue sky all day.
We as usual went for our morning coffee on on the beach. After you spent 40 minutes or so throwing rocks into the sea we headed off to the old town of Marbella. At the main square there was a charity market being held for a local hospital. We were early, they were just unloading the toys for the stall and so we swooped and bought a big white Porsche 911 GT, a new yellow tractor with a rolling attachment and a driver and finally a little fire engine. We got it all for a mere 2.50€. Not too shabby.
You spent the rest of the day playing with these new toys in the garden, in the paddling pool, in the bath, on the couch and then in bed.

Mummy felt a little ill this evening and went to bed at 7.30pm. She is still asleep as I write this at 11.30 pm. Mummy must have picked up a bug of some sort, either that or she has developed some sort of strange sleeping sickness. Lets just hope it is a bug.

For dinner tonight, I prepared for the family a sweet potato Shepherd’s pie. You ate half a mouthful or so and Mummy just had a nibble because she felt sick. Still I enjoyed it. You went to bed at 8.30pm and I watched a lousy video with Ben Stiller called ‘Night at the Museum’. I also ate one of your teeny tiny chocolate puddings.

You and The Chocolate Bunny

When you and mummy were visiting our neighbour Sheila last night, despite your mummy’s protests, Sheila gave you a large chocolate bunny. You got so hyped up on the sugar that you were still up running about singing ‘Wee Willy Winkie,’ at 10.30 pm. Then the sugar wore off and you more or less passed out. It was exhausting but it was very funny.

Why do neighbours think it is ok to pump other people’s kids full of chocolate?

New word

Hi Tom

'I see a snail outside daddy.' Was the first time that you used I instead of Tom. You would normaly have said 'Tom see a snail outside daddy.'

You are learning so quickly. I go to work and you know nothing about bumble bees, I come home 8 hours later and you are telling me all about them. It is amasing to me.

I love you

Daddy

Poo

Well, little man. You did your first poo in a potty yesterday. The look of wonder on your face was something i will never forget. You were so excited that you had to tell everybody. You even told Elke at the studio.

Even more dreaded words

Daddy is in so much trouble. I was, as you know looking after you on Saturday. During this stressful time, daddy had reason enough to curse. After I watched you peeing on the couch I let out a quiet,`Oh for *uck´s sake.

When mummy came home she handed you your milk bottle and you dropped it. In a quiet but very clear angelic voice you said,’Oh for *uck´s sake.’ Thomas, time stood still. Mummy turned to me with a look of horror on her face.

To cut a long story short I went for blank denial. Did not work. The outcome, daddy is grounded for 2 weeks.

The words we dread.

It has to be,'Daddy, Tom do.' this is used by you all the time. It includes, daddy driving, daddy making smoothies, dayy making your milk, in fact anything I do that is messy.

And you have to do it. You have to help make the milk.

How does mummy do it

As I have already told you mummy has a cold. So I am in charge this weekend. Thomas, it is like running a marathon. How your mummy does it every day of the week when daddy is at work is something I will never know.

The Day

7.15am Up playing with toys and generally making a mess.
9.00am Out to beach and 3 hour walk with you and penny the dog
12.00 Playing with tractor in garden and in living room
1.00pm Making lunch and smoothie, house devastated like small fruit bomb has gone off
1.15pm Watch Lewis Hamilton qualify in second place for some GP
1.30 pm Change poo filled nappy.
1.35pm Clean down bedroom walls and wonder how poo can travel so far without it’s own motive power
1.55pm Got you to have a nap
2.00 pm Emptied dishwasher
2.15pm Fed penny
2.30 pm Cried with exhaustion for a while
2.35pm Got a grip and wrote blog
2.40pm Remembered that I had not had any lunch
3.00pm Had lunch and you woke up. Not very fair Mr. God
3.10 Removed your nappy and asked you if you need to use your new found potty skills
3.12pm Watched you peeing all over the couch.
4.12pm Finished cleaning the suede couch, next time we buy alcantara.
4.30pm Left for the grocery shopping
4.45pm watched you dismantle a supermarket, very cute
6.37pm Got home, did bit of crying with exahustion
7.00pm Put you in the bath
7.40pm Gave you dinner. Pitta bread with cream cheese and peas
8.00pm read you a book 'There are giants in our house.'
8.45pm You went to bed.
9.00 pm You got up
9.32pm you went to bed
9.43pm So did I