I am a big fan of the drink and spit. Particularly on hot days or when I have my nice clothes on.

What you do, is suck on the straw of your sippy-cup and get a big mouthful of liquid. Then when the time is right, you spurt it everywhere. If it is a hot day you can drizzle it all over yourself. If you are trying to get Eli's attention, you can aim it at her. If you don't like the clothes you are wearing - hey presto! If you don't like the clothes mum is wearing...as you can see it is quite useful.

But the big trick is, to look around proudly afterwards with a big toothy grin. This will make all the adults smile and stop you from getting in trouble.

...the count is now six!
yummy steaks here I come!

On Monday...I had two teeth in the middle down the bottom. Plus four menacing ones up the top - ever so close to cutting through - but not quite.

On Tuesday...I cut a new tooth - the one next to the middle on the top right. So I had three teeth to show and three yet to peep through.

On Wednesday...I cut another new tooth. The top left middle one. So now the count is four to see (if you look very closely!) plus two menacing teeth just below the surface.

On Thursday...another tooth cut through to join the team. It was the top left one next to the middle left one. So five to show and one is still hiding.

On Friday...will the last one finally come through?

I love playing with Eli but have found that I have trouble keeping up with her. So I've solved the problem...Often the best way to get her attention is to crash-tackle her. If she walks past, if you are in the bath together, whatever - you just DIVE onto her and then hold on for dear life. Then you too can do what ever fun thing she is doing :)

Crawling is still a challenge, but who needs it when you can it in the back of your big sisters bike? All I want to do is follow her around anyway!

* I can sit along with the best of them. In fact I sit so well that I can sit in the trailer of Eli's bike as she zooms along (carefully watched by Dad of course!)
* I am an expert roll-er and can tummy-shuffle or sit-shuffle in any direction I want to go (including around in circles :)
* I have two teeth down the bottom and four about to push through up the top any day now.
* I can push to a sitting position from lying on the floor. No-one has actually seen me do it but they have entered the room to find me already up.
* I like to stand and hold on to things. I'm still really enjoying the jolly jumper.
* My favourite foods are meat, meat and pretty much any kind of meat!
* I love to sing ("ahhhhhhh") with you and bop to music.
* I have a little cold at the moment and thanks to my grommets (I assume?) it has stayed a little cold and has not become a full blown ear infection.
* I am trying really hard to interact with people (especially Eli). I like to clap, wave and hi-five.
* When I get older I am going to become a demolition man. I love destroying block towers and block buildings at whatever rate you can build them at.