I've gotta have it

Demolishing kids club

I am joining the ranks of the demolishing kids club. Without fail I find the faults in my mama's home remodelling. She never fixed the doorstep and now I have a good toy. And the things I find underneath make good tasting.

I have grown

It is time for my nearly monthly checkup. I am eight kilo's now. My mama says she can feel it! She says I should learn to walk because I become too heavy for her. I am trying, but for the time being I am more than happy playing on the ground. They have good toys at the doctor's.

Shopping Car

This feels good: my own car! The world is better from wheels and from up high. And perhaps I can shop a bit from here!

Animal farm De Grote Hout

Even though the weather is horrible, we want to go to the animal farm in De Grote Hout in Haarlem. Grandpa is not afraid of the cold either. All the animals are very tame: it is feeding time. Just like I am when I am hungry, they can't wait! Patience Patience my mama says, but what that means??

Too fast

Simon and I crawl so fast, it is hard to catch us in one picture. Although crawl neither one of us can. We just make do with our arms and legs and move forward. It gets us where we want and we get there fast!

Simon and I eat

Aunt Hannie and cousin Simon are also dropping by at the grandparents.

Simon is eating really well if he can play with me. And I help him eat his bread. My mama still needs to get used to all the things I can eat. She says she was just getting used to the fruit mashes, and now there is more, but for me nothing is too crazy!

I've got places to go

This is how you will mostly see me these days: reaching for something. I have to excercise and I want to see and feel everything!

This weekend we stayed overnight at the grandparents, because my mama had a party to go to. I was a good girl, she said, only I should not want to play at five am. And especially not bang the toys hard on the floor at that time. But that is when I want to play and I want to play hard!

Playing hard

I have been playing hard, and now I need to sleep hard. Or rather sleep fell over me.



These days I am always on my belly. I want to crawl and move forward, and even when I sleep, I want to sleep on my belly.

And tears

And then I had to cry a bit. Mama went to get a fresh cup of coffee, but I like it when I can see her.

Winter sun

Just a nice picture from me. Sunday morning there is a brief ray of sunlight, but a cold polar wind is blowing. So we are only shortly sitting on our balcony, mama drinking her cup of coffee and me eating my cookie.

An American visitor

I am taking my Saturday afternoon nap when I hear a voice with a twang. That is a different sound! It is Richard, mama's collegue from Louisiana, America. He is visiting us for the afternoon. Mama and he talk a lot.

We go for a walk to the cafe and drink a beer. And then they continue talking while I have my dinner and go to bed.

A cold walk

Oh, what a pity. My mama forgot to make a picture. And that while we have seen so many nice things.

We meet mama's friend Ina and her sons Matthijs and Jasper. They visited me when I was just born. Matthijs told me so, because he remembered it! That is really good of him.

We take a walk through the dunes. It is a bright clear day, very cold but nice. Jasper is a bit tired and he wants to sit in my buggy. I think that is fine, because mama carries me in the Baby Bjorn. Ina surely like to walk, because she always points to a point further away where we may turn around back to the restaurant. And then another further point.... The sun is setting and then we see 7 deer. I fall asleep while walking and wake up. My hands are very cold. But still no restaurant.

Finally we are there and we eat pancakes and ice cream! With red cheeks I fall asleep in the car.

It was a beautiful day!

The high chair is heavy

We went to shop for the high chair on foot. That is Amsterdam, you can do it all on foot or bicycle.

But the chair is heavy and mama hasn't had coffee yet. So we stop at a cafe. My mama and papa say that I am behaving very well and that they are proud of me. I get to try it bit of cheesecake and applecake. Wow, I want to go to the cafe all the time!

And so do papa and mama when I am behaving well.

High chair

Look! I have a high chair! Now that I am a big girl and can eat fruit and vegetables my papa and mama think I should get used to table dining. It is really cool to sit just like them and eat.

Only then I get tired and start rubbing my hands in my eyes. Just when red beet is on the menu.

Waiting

We go back to the photo making place and then to the doctor. Today we will know how it is going with my hips.

But first we have to wait a very long time. My mama sighs. There are many children playing and waiting. At one time there are eight children playing with six bicycles. My mama sends my papa to enquire about the progress. Then he sighs. In the end we go for a bicycle tour around the room. That is good fun!


Unfortunately the progress is not much, I will have to wear my brace for another three months. It is a pity, but not the worst. So we go home a little bit sad, and tuck away the champagne.

Play Paradise

Mama and papa are shopping at Prenatal, a few little thingies for me. And I am getting hungry so we stop at their coffee corner. Look what we find! This is a true play paradise. So while I play, mama can drink an extra cup of coffee.

Of course we walk out the door with more than a few thingies.... but paradise is not for sale.

Grandpa's birthday

And Grandpa has his birthday too, but he doesn't turn one! A little bit more.

Here he is sitting with my other cousin: Koen. Koen is growing fast, but he is not yet as big as I am.

I am sitting with my uncle Daan and Loes. And my wasp.

I am seven months old today.

Twisting and turning

It is so much fun being able to turn. I love being on my belly. Surely even sitting is boring and is better done the other way around!

The next step

And another week has gone by. I am seven months old tomorrow. I wake up very early these days. Or so my mama tells me with a funny voice. But today is a good day: she picks me up and lets me play. Normally she puts me back in bed, and that is soooo boring.

It is still very dark, but can you see my latest trick? I know this is the way of the future. I am sure I can reach great things, if only I can move forward instead of backward!

Saturday morning newspaper

Aaahh, yawn, well, we fell asleep again, and woke up afresh. Now my mama's voice sounds as usual. Papa has woken as well. We read the Saturday morning newspaper. I love reading the newspaper, all the things you can do with paper!

Simon's birthday

Wow, my cousin Simon is big, he is one year old! And he throws a party.

His papa and mama gave him a car dashboard and he is very happy with it.

He can honk now, and turn the wheel, make vrumm, vrumm sounds. I don't understand what is the fun of cars, but I am not a boy. Although the sounds this gift makes are very funny.

Simon has four neighbour kids. This is Luuk, he and I play with the balloon. So, it is a good party for me! He holds the balloon, while I chew on the cords.