I am obsessed with shoes at the moment (daddy says I get that from mummy!). I love to wear everyone's shoes, no matter how big! I shuffle around the house and its great fun. Mummy keeps forgetting to take photographs but as soon as she has some she has promised to post them here!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Temper, temper!
I am growing up really fast and every day I'm doing new things and going through different phases. I don't think mummy likes my new phase very much though! Recently I have started having temper tantrums. They involve me hiding from mummy when she asks me to do something (like change my nappy, go to bed, get dressed etc). When mummy finds me I lie on the floor, go really stiff when mummy tries to pick me up, kick my legs and scream. I'm really good at tantrum throwing! Sometimes I have three or four a day and I know that they really upset mummy. I never thrown tantrums when nana and grandad look after me and this weekend my daddy has been here and I have been really good. Heehee! I'm just testing my mummy. I love her lots but I'm just pushing the boundaries a bit ;)
A Parisian adventure
A few weeks ago mummy, daddy and I went on an adventure to Paris. We went on a train and I kept saying 'Choo Choo!' It was very exciting. We went to Paris to see my Auntie P, Uncle Bob and my cousins Poppy, Dylan and Olive. Dylan and Olive are twins and they are the youngest Patels! I had met them before but mummy hadn't and she was really looking forward to it. They live just outside Paris in a lovely house in a place called Maisons Lafitte. We had a lovely time there. Daddy's mummy (my ba) was also there as she was helping Auntie P look after the twins and Poppy. I loved playing with Poppy's things, especially her dolls pram and her high chair. I'm hoping that Father Christmas might buy me my own!
It was sad to leave France because it meant that daddy had to travel back to Dubai. I really miss him when he's not here and I know that mummy does too.
It was sad to leave France because it meant that daddy had to travel back to Dubai. I really miss him when he's not here and I know that mummy does too.
Its great to be home!
Its been ages since we last blogged. A lot has happened! Mummy and I are still staying at nana and grandad's as we are still waiting for our furniture to arrive. Mummy is getting a little impatient now and keeps saying that she just wants us to be in our own home. I don't care though as I love being with nana and grandad. They really spoil me! They have looked after me a lot recently as mummy has had to spend a lot of time in St Albans sorting things out at the house.
Its great living in London as there are so many different parks we can visit. Mummy has taken me to the park a lot. My favourite park is Waterlow in Highgate as it has a big pond with lots of ducks. Its Autumn at the moment and there are a lot of leaves on the ground. I really love walking through the leaves and I think mummy does too!
Mummy has also taken me to a really cool soft play area called Topsy Turvy. I love it there as it has a really long slide. Its so fast as well. Mummy has taken me on it a few times and I think she really enjoys it!
I have a lot of blogging to do today so best go and write the next one!
Love Amelie xx
Its great living in London as there are so many different parks we can visit. Mummy has taken me to the park a lot. My favourite park is Waterlow in Highgate as it has a big pond with lots of ducks. Its Autumn at the moment and there are a lot of leaves on the ground. I really love walking through the leaves and I think mummy does too!
I have a lot of blogging to do today so best go and write the next one!
Love Amelie xx
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Our last weekend
This weekend was our last weekend in Dubai. It was also our last weekend with daddy for a while. As a special treat we stayed in a lovely resort called the Dar al Masyaf. It was great! We had a villa with two bathrooms and three balconies overlooking the waterways. I had great fun exploring. I think mummy and daddy were most impressed with the butler that we had! A butler! Mummy thought it was really funny. We had a swimming pool which we shared with some of the other villas but there were lots of other swimming pools in the resort as well as the beach.
The resort had lots of waterways and the best (and most fun!) way to get around was by Abra. That's a small boat with no sides (so a bit scary!). We used the Abras a lot to get round. We sometimes caught a buggy as well. I really like cars at the moment (car was my first proper word!) and I got to sit on the back of the buggy with daddy and that was lots of fun!
In the evening after I had gone to bed mummy and daddy had something called private dining where people came and laid out the table on the balcony and brought nice food and wine. Mummy said it was better than going to a restaurant. Its been hard for mummy and daddy to go out without me as we don't have any babysitters here. I'm not very good in restaurants and I tend to scream and shout a lot. I think it stresses mummy and daddy out especially if they think I'm spoiling other people's nights out.
The next morning we went to the pool and I got to spend a lot of time climbing in and out. I really love the water. A few months ago I hated it so mummy is really pleased with my progress. We really didn't want to leave our villa, it was so lovely and peaceful but we had a bit more packing to do so we caught a taxi back to our apartment. Daddy says he might book us a week there next year! That would be really good.
This time next week we will be staying at nana and grandads!
Bye for now
Amelie xx
The resort had lots of waterways and the best (and most fun!) way to get around was by Abra. That's a small boat with no sides (so a bit scary!). We used the Abras a lot to get round. We sometimes caught a buggy as well. I really like cars at the moment (car was my first proper word!) and I got to sit on the back of the buggy with daddy and that was lots of fun!
In the evening after I had gone to bed mummy and daddy had something called private dining where people came and laid out the table on the balcony and brought nice food and wine. Mummy said it was better than going to a restaurant. Its been hard for mummy and daddy to go out without me as we don't have any babysitters here. I'm not very good in restaurants and I tend to scream and shout a lot. I think it stresses mummy and daddy out especially if they think I'm spoiling other people's nights out.
The next morning we went to the pool and I got to spend a lot of time climbing in and out. I really love the water. A few months ago I hated it so mummy is really pleased with my progress. We really didn't want to leave our villa, it was so lovely and peaceful but we had a bit more packing to do so we caught a taxi back to our apartment. Daddy says he might book us a week there next year! That would be really good.
This time next week we will be staying at nana and grandads!
Bye for now
Amelie xx
Bye bye Dubai
So, we're going home in less than one week now. Its hard to believe that we have been here almost one year! When we arrived I had only just started crawling! Now I can walk, run and climb! Mummy says she won't miss Dubai much but I think she will. She will miss the winter sun, her nice friends and tiled floors (she says its much easier to clean up after me!). There are lots of things she won't miss (the summer heat, being woken up at 4.45 most mornings - and not by me! - the sand and being called ma'am all the time!) I will really miss the pool and my friends (especially Cora because our mummies met right after we arrived here). Over the last few months we have met some lovely new people (Rachel and Ella, Nita and Lila and Dhani and lots of others) and mummy and I wish we had met them all right at the start! I guess it wouldn't have been so lonely for us. Oh well!
This is me with Cora:
I won't miss the summer heat either. Its been really hot here since May and every time we go out with my pram mummy covers me up with a white sheet thing so I can't see a blimming thing. I won't miss people poking me and stroking my face. Mummy won't either. She gets very annoyed when strangers touch me. Its very normal here but not very nice.
I'm really looking forward to going home and catching up with all my family and my NCT buddies. They will all be so big now. Toddlers I think we're called. I won't have most of my toys for a while as they need to go back to the UK on a big boat. It will take around 4 weeks. In the meantime though, I have other toys at my nana and grandads.
Most of all I will miss my daddy who isn't coming home for a while. He'll be visiting lots but he can't come home properly yet. That makes me a bit sad. Mummy too. I expect lots and lots of cuddles and kisses (presents as well?!!) when he does visit.
So, I guess its bye-bye Dubai and hello St Albans (via London). I don't really remember St Albans but mummy says its really nice with lots of trees, a big park and lots and lots of ducks. Mummy keeps saying "and pubs" but I don't know what they are. Perhaps they're like soft play areas for grown ups!
See you all soon
Amelie xx
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Dubai Aquarium
This weekend was our penultimate weekend in Dubai (I think that means second to last) so mummy and daddy took me to the Aquarium which is in the Dubai Mall (the largest shopping mall in the world). I really like the aquarium and I've been a couple of times. This time though, will be my last time ever (mummy really likes saying this!). First we walked through the glass tunnel. Its really cool as you can see the fish swim over your head. There were some divers in the water and they waved at me. I thought that was really funny!
After the tunnel we went to the underwater zoo part of the aquarium. I looked at all the fish and animals like water rats but I loved the penguins best of all. They were so funny and could swim really fast. A man who worked there said they could swim 40kph which is pretty fast.
When we were finished we went for dinner. I didn't eat much but that's normal at the moment. Mummy gets very cross when I don't eat and she says I need to fatten up but I'm just not very hungry.
After dinner we went outside to look at the Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world). Although it was around 6.30 it was still really really hot and humid and it wasn't very nice so we didn't stay for long. Mummy said it would be the last time we visited the Dubai Mall (we've been there a lot) and she seemed very pleased to say it. I wonder why?!!
After the tunnel we went to the underwater zoo part of the aquarium. I looked at all the fish and animals like water rats but I loved the penguins best of all. They were so funny and could swim really fast. A man who worked there said they could swim 40kph which is pretty fast.
When we were finished we went for dinner. I didn't eat much but that's normal at the moment. Mummy gets very cross when I don't eat and she says I need to fatten up but I'm just not very hungry.
After dinner we went outside to look at the Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world). Although it was around 6.30 it was still really really hot and humid and it wasn't very nice so we didn't stay for long. Mummy said it would be the last time we visited the Dubai Mall (we've been there a lot) and she seemed very pleased to say it. I wonder why?!!
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