I'm famous!

Well, sort of. When mummy and daddy got married they asked all their friends and family to donate money to Bliss rather than buy presents. Everyone was very generous and they raised a lot of money. Bliss is a charity that helps premature babies like me. They are really great and do lots of amazing work. When donations reached £1000 Bliss asked mummy to write something about me for their website and here it is!

http://www.bliss.org.uk/news_item.asp?itemid=2344&itemTitle=Sunshine+fund+raises+%A31%2C000&section=22&sectionTitle=News+and+media

I don't really remember much about my birth but I know that mummy and daddy were really grateful for all the leaflets and booklets that Bliss produced. This year mummy and daddy aren't sending Christmas cards and will be donating some money to Bliss. Why don't you do the same (I am cheeky sometimes...!).

The picture on this blog was taken when I was very little (I was only 3 days old!). As you can see I've grown a bit since then!

Lots of love

Amelie xx

New tricks

Hello everyone, I hope you are all looking forward to Christmas! I can't wait to go to Australia.

I have a new trick - and mummy isn't sure whether she likes it! I love taking things off shelves and boxes and scattering them all over the floor. Its such fun. Apparently its called making a mess and I love it!

I am also being much more adventurous with my standing and am now trying to reach down onto the floor to pick things up. I'm still a bit nervous though.

Yesterday I walked for a tiny bit with my walker. It was very exciting and makes me want to walk on my own. I also waved for the first time when I spoke to my granny and grandad and also when I spoke to my uncle Rakesh. Everyone was very exicited about that! I haven't done it since though. Time to learn a new trick...

See you later

Amelie xx

Mummy's birthday

Today was mummy's birthday and first thing this morning I went out with daddy to by some croissants and coffee for her. When we got back we sang 'Happy Birthday'. Well daddy sang it and I listened. In a few weeks they will be singing it to me - in Australia!

Because it was mummy's birthday we all went out for lunch in one of the hotels where we live. I sat in a highchair without a tray (like a Tripp Trapp) and I managed to shuffle myself along the floor in it! Daddy didn't much like that.

I have started spitting out all my food, much to the annoyance of mummy and daddy who think I'm not eating very much. Everytime I spit some food out mummy says 'No' in a very stern voice but I keep on doing it! They're hoping its just a silly phase. I haven't started grabbing the spoon yet but mummy thinks I might want to feed myself. I'm really good at eating rice cakes, biscuits and cucumber my myself so I think I must be almost ready. How exiciting. I can create even more mess! Heehee!

I hope everyone in England isn't too annoyed with all the snow. I was born during the last heavy snowfall last year and I remember how hard it was for mummy and daddy to come and visit me some days.

See you all soon.

Lots of love

Amelie xx

Christmas is coming!

Today mummy and daddy took me to the beach with some tinsel. They wanted to take some photographs of me wearing it so that they can send it to our family and friends back home. It didn't turn out quite the way they had hoped....I cried and mummy couldn't get many shots of me smiling. I really don't like sand and the tinsel was a bit scratchy around my neck.

Today is National Day. This is the day when all of the UAE united and its a public holiday which means that daddy gets the day off. There are lots of things going on and balloons and everywhere. I don't like balloons very much and they make me cry (lots of things make me cry at the moment!).

I am really trying to speak at the moment and mummy says that my babbles are sounding more like words. I am pronouncing my vowels a lot more - I don't know what vowels are - but mummy seems pleased. I can also pull myself to standing and then sit back down which is a relief as I like standing but could never work out how to sit back down again!

See you all soon

Lots of love

Amelie xx

A new toy

I really like exploring at the moment and love crawling under tables and chairs so mummy and daddy decided to buy me a tunnel to crawl through. I love it! At first mummy and daddy weren't really sure if I would crawl through it but I didn't need any persuasion! Its such fun! I like turning round in it too - when I do the tunnel moves around. Cool!

We went to Ikea at the weekend - mummy says that you can never escape it, no matter where you are in the world - and I got some new toys. I got a big soft crocodile that I like to crawl over. I'm a lot more adventurous now. Mummy also took me to a soft play area but I wasnt really sure about that as there were other children there and I was a bit nervous. Mummy says she will take me a couple of times a week so that I can get used to it. There are lots of toys there as well as a really big sand pit with a slide and a ball pit. I'm sure I will like it soon.

Today we are going to meet some other mums as mummy would like to meet some new people and I would like to make some new friends.

Bye Bye

Amelie xx

Getting settled

I'm finally starting to get less clingy which mummy and daddy are very relieved about and sometimes mummy can actually walk to the kitchen without me following her! It helps that the kitchen overlooks the living room so I know she's never far away.

I'm starting to get quite adventurous now and really like crawling under things (like tables and chairs). Mummy and daddy are going to try and buy me some things that I can climb into. Its my first birthday soon and mummy says she will buy me some presents. Apparently when its your birthday people buy you things. Cool. Its mummy's birthday soon as well and we might all go out for a nice meal in the evening. We haven't done that since I was very small so its quite exciting and also a bit nerve wracking because I might get really tired and cry a bit.

I am starting to try and wave now. Mummy and daddy wave at me all the time and I've started to lift my hand up and wiggle my fingers. I think I will be waving really soon. That will mean that even more people will stop and say hello to me. Mummy gets stopped all the time! Emiratis like babies a lot!

I am also trying to stand all the time as well. I can pull myself up using the sofa and stand on my own whilst holding on. Mummy is always there to catch me though! I also love climbing over mummy. Sometimes I kick her my accident. Ooops!

See you all soon.

Lots of Love
Amelie xx

Not sure I like this sand stuff

Today mummy and daddy took me to the beach. Its very close to our apartment so we are very lucky. Daddy sat me down on the sand but I didn't like it much and I cried. I am a bit nervous of new textures and I also cried when mummy put me on the grass a few days ago. I think I will get used to it all. Mummy thinks I am a bit overwhelmed by everything at the moment. We are going back to the beach tomorrow to see if I like the sand any better.

I am waking very early in the morning at the moment and not really sleeping during the day. This makes me quite grumpy. Mummy has decided to be strict and see if she can get me to sleep during the day. I sometimes sleep in my pram but as soon as mummy puts me in my cot during the day I cry. Oh dear.

Anyway, best go.

Lots of Love

Amelie xx