Oh what a lovely weekend (DD Vol 4)

Hello Dan here! Mummy thought it was about time I got into this technology stuff and I thought - YEAYYYYY!!!. (Mummy helped with the spelling (though)

I'm pleased to say that the camera is back and thought you might like to see the latest shots - of me!

This was on Bank holiday Sunday. Look at me sitting up all by myself. And the tree in the background has lots of lovely pears on it which Daddy says I can eat soon!!


On Monday, Mummy and Daddy took me on the swings for the first time. It was such fun watching Daddy coming towards me and then going away again.

Dan's Doins Vol 3

Two matters to report on:

Dan's first proper trip to a coffee house* - Starbucks in this case - where he sat on one of their squashy sofas between us and drank apple juice out of a cup (that in itself a bit of a first but that's a longer story!!)
*there have been previous ones but he was usually asleep

The second of today's firsts are his first breakfast, lunch and dinner. He seemed fairly happy with the idea of three meals instead of his usual two though I'm not quite ready to report it a full success just yet. More updates will follow

Dan's Doins Vol 2

His first adventure in a high chair. Well okay it was only one of those basic wooden ones provided by service stations / cafes etc but he did sit in it (almost) without falling out and enjoyed chewing on the edges. It was situated in the restaurant at Slimbridge for those who wish to know details - and he finds geese very amusing.

He's working on the sitting and, when on his front, is definitely trying to get his feet/legs moving. Our possessions may not be safe much longer!

Unfortunately our camera is still out of action but in case you're wondering where he's at; here's a photo kindly provided by Aunty Sonia. He's not my little baby anymore!

Weather wanderings

Is it just me or is it not really summer anymore? There's a definite September feeling around Bristol at the moment - and when I was woken up at 5.15 by a rather genteel thunderstorm (it's bigger, more bullish brother came along at 10) it was dark!! Actually dark - not a bit light, not dawn-ish but dark. When did that happen?

Maybe that's why we all have colds? Dan still happy chewing everything in sight - unless it's food in which case he doesn't seem too fussed!

Dan's doin's Vol I

Just a wee progress report ........
My little Dan is sitting up!! Just thought you might like to know. Unfortunately our digital camera is out of action with a flat battery and no new one yet in sight so I cannot verify his new achievement with visual images but he is sitting. Okay so he will roll over after a few seconds / minutes but you do get to play the great game of "baby left; baby right" :-)

He can also roll onto his front though he doesn't seem so keen on doing that and he's been working very hard on the letter "B" - for some reason!

Weight as of Monday 7 August: 14lbs 8oz (about 6.5 kilos). For those that remembered yes he has actually lost 2ozs in the past month which has been put down to his unwellness and not-eatingness recently (now hopefully recovered)

On the beautiful Danube

Or perhaps that should be "in the beautiful Danube"?

Yes I am of course talking about the Hungarian GP. Well Dan's not up to much that's new at the moment and Sunday's event does merit a mention or two.

What a race!!
Way to go Jenson - hooray and werrr- who ; but could anyone have predicted that things turned out the way they did!?! Fantastic stuff except for my silly Sky+ box that, for some reason, ended the recording just before the podium ceremony (ourselves having been out at a Slow Food Fair during live transmission) - DOH!!!

And do Bridgestone need to re-think their unclement weather tyres? But maybe with Michelin leaving at the end of the season they figure they don't need to. All the same does anyone know what actually happened to Schumi at the end? I didn't see any damage ......

and can Anthony Davidson give up racing and be a commentator instead - he was sooo good at it! :-)

A sort of wondering

There's a song out there at the moment; one I really like "Unfaithful" by Rhianna - I think. But there's a part in the chorus which goes

"I don't wanna take away his life .... I don't wanna be a murderer"

Everytime I hear that on the radio I just want to shout "Well Don't Kill Him Then!! Just LEAVE!"

Am I missing something or is this woman seriously suggesting that the only way out of her relationship is to kill her bloke?? Answers on a postcard please :-)