Still runny!

Hello all! I'm still a bit loose in the old nappy department. Mum had to take a stool sample from me and take it to the hospital, I think dad was pleased to get out of that one. Anyway, they couldn't find anything wrong with it so thats good I suppose. It's quite common at nursery by all accounts. I didn't go to nursery at all last week, mum looked after me in the morning every day....I wound her right up and make no mistake!
So, what else has been going on? Saturday we went to Paul's to watch the football on his fancy new television. I got to harass Andy, Owen, Chrissy, Paul and Uncle Alan so that was pretty good. Grandad and Anne looked after me Saturday night so mum and dad could go down the pub.
On Sunday we went shopping in Reading, they were crossing their fingers that my backside would hold out for the day...it did! We even did some christmas shopping and ate sarnies in the sunshine!
Monday was back to nursery, and in the afternoon we took Nanny out for a walk around Greenham Common. We walked for miles and miles in the warm sunshine which was nice. We saw some cow's as well, they were pretty big so I didn't want to get too close but neither did Nanny!
Tuesday lunch time we went and joined the library, I got to take four books away (either with animals in them or mechanical diggers) without paying for them or anything! All i've got to do now is work out some top notch hiding places so dad gets stitched up on overdue charges.
Fashion advice:
This seasons hot look is the apron!

You heard it here first.
I've been wearing this at every oppurtunity lately, I think it looks rather dashing although it makes it a bit more tricky for dad to get my seatbelt on in the car.
What else has been going on...hmm....i'm really enjoying playing with my mini football. Sometimes I actually kick it around but mostly I throw it at dad or mum with all the pace of a fastbowler. My dancing is coming along nicely as i've got a few more moves in my repetoire.
I've also decided enough is enough on the lay in front at the wekends. I used to let them laze around in bed until gone nine o'clock sometimes on saturday or sunday but not anymore! My new regime is one up, all up by 7am....they'll thank me for it in the long run, they'll waste their lives in bed!

Coming from both ends!

Hello again, sitting comfortably? Then i'll begin!
Sue joined the select few on the illustrious list of Ned sitters last Friday. We read books and had a nice time. Mum and Dad keep trying to sneak out while i'm distracted in these situations, but I know whats going on when Mum disappears upstairs to get ready and Dad looks at his watch, then up the stairs, then back at his watch again.....suckers!
Mum worked on Saturday, so we took her out for lunch and popped in to see Auntie Chris at her work....have a nice holiday!
In the afternoon some of the family from Kent were up for a visit! I got to meet Brian, Mary, Mark, Zoe and best of all Kiri:

I'm not sure exactly what relation I am to all these people, it's too complicated for me to fathom out. But I enjoyed showing off for them, they were a great audience.
We watched some horse racing on TV and Dad blew bubbles for our entertainment before I was sick all over Nanny's floor and chair as well as all down my smart shirt and all over my shoes. Uncle Slim had also turned up and gave me a cuddle while dad and Nanny cleared up the mess, I managed to get the sick from my shoes all over his nice golfing clobber....oh dear!
Althought there was no further puke, the other end was certainly getting busy....I don't think I ought to go into too much detail but it was pretty messy in the back section.
We didn't do much on Sunday as they were scared to take me out anywhere. We went out in the garden for a bit while they actually did some gardening and had a small walk in the afternoon. Pretty low key for us lot really.

I've been off nursery Monday and Tuesday because of my continuing gravy bum, although i've been feeling fine in myself and going about my usual business. Hopefully things will be more solid in the morning.....
Hopefully i'll some more high octane action to report on next week.

Fat Lip

Is it that time of week again? Must be! Here we go again then.....
Nanny got me a drum!

Brilliant! Although so far I think dad has been more annoying with it than I could ever hope to be.
Last Friday was 'Grandparents day' at Nursery. Nanny got to come in to nursery and play with me all morning which was pretty smart. She could see all my little friends and see exactly what I get up to, she's not to let on to Dad though, I like to keep him in the dark, knowledge is power!
Saturday morning I awoke early to find out dad had cleared off out on his bike so poor old mum had to get up and deal with me early doors on her own! I ate four bowls of Rice Krispies.
When dad got home we went up to the Sun in the Wood for luncheon. I really enjoyed their playground and most of all my Fruit Shoot drink! In the afternoon we went to see Slim and Trace, I hadn't seen them for a while. I soon warmed up to them again and posed for some pictures for Slims fancy new phone! In the evening we had a bit of a BBQ:

Everyone played with my toys (especially the golf clubs and beach ball) and I got to have my tea in the highchair on the patio...in the dark!!!
Sunday I was up early doors again, we didn't do too much, just went for a walk around Penwood and then home. Dad did a roast in the evening but the two early starts and late nights had caught up with me:

I fell asleep before I even finished my grub!
Monday saw my second accident report slip from Nursery. The details on my form read that I had fallen off a bike and bit my lip! I was treated with a cold compress and some TLC! It's not fair, I bet when dad falls off his bike he doesn't let on and keeps it to himself but I have to have it filled out in triplicate for the world to see and keep on record! It didn't look to bad and you couldn't even see it by today.

Back on the Beach!

Yes, you can rest easy, i'm back!
Been off to that there Cornwall once again. The weather was mostly good, although it was a bit wet on Wednesday and Thursday. Auntie Chris flowed me a few quid to get something while I was away so I secured a rather fancy Quicksilver T-Shirt which i'm sure i'll be flaunting in front of you all soon. Rest assured it's a strong look.
It was business as usual, wetsuit on and flicking sand even though I didn't eat quite as of the sand as I did last time.

Now then, i'm not so sure about this one but I ended up sleeping in the wardrobe for a week:

It wasn't all bad though because as soon as I woke up I could wake mum and dad up to get the brekkie sorted out sharpish. This left Chrissy the other bedroom to himself and Andy out in the lounge with 24 hour teletext. Everyones a chicken dinner!
While we're on the subject of dubious parenting, here I am taking a bath in the sink:

Surely thats against current EU legislation or something?
Dad and I got photographed on Fistral beach by some bloke from the council for their website! Must have been my good looks and not dad's 'lean surfer physique' (ahem) that caught his eye....

Here's a few random shots, me on the beach on my own!

Here I am on the moon with Neil and Buzz and some random alien bloke.
I think Mum, Chris and Andy set a new world record for Sudoku while we were away, dad didn't succumb though.....scared of lookng dimwit when he couldn't do it I reckon!
So thats that for another season, it seems to have gone in a flash this year, roll on next time!
Other news? They took me to Newbury show on Sunday to see the animals. Just a small tip, don't show me any creature other than Horses, Cats or maybe the occasional dog as everything else is rubbish and makes me cry (eg Sheep, Goats, Hens, Pigs). Here's my kind of livestock:

The sign says 'rare breed pigs', they were so rare there wasn't actually any of them, which suited me just fine thank you very much.
Sunday night Aunty Chris looked after me while the parents went to see a Reel Big Fish in Reading or something like that.
Monday came and it was back to nursery, but on Tuesday morning I went to work with dad for an hour before he took me to nursery as mum was off to Birmingham or something or other. It was pretty cool and I got on well with all the blokes in his office and got to play with dad's computer and dribble on his keyboard.
On a more creative note, i'm pursuing a new career in jelly DJ-ing:

Here I am mixing some 'flavours' the other night!
Dad just didn't underand my art and was hell bent on wet wiping me within an inch of my life and getting the dishes out of my reach. I can only imagine Jimi Hendrix had to struggle with similar adversity to fulfill his artistic drive in his formative years.....

Golf, slides, age concern and fancy shoes!

Hello once again.
What have I got to tell you about this week then....hmmm, let's think.
Dad worked another afternoon on Wednesday so Nanny and auntie Chris looked after me. We had a great afternoon and by the time dad got back we were all exhausted from playing in the garden.
Grandad and Anne looked after me friday night as mum and dad went out for a drink to see Chard and Kaz off on their round the world trip. If you want to see how they're getting on, click here:
http://kazandchardington.blogspot.com/
If you get stuck with your Blog Chard, give me a shout, i'm a seasoned veteran now! Have a great trip.
Saturday we went to Toys R Us again. Great Grandma had given mum a few quid for a toy for me so I got a cool golf set:

I've already smacked dad round the bare feet a few times with the clubs!
Saturday afternoon we went to Nick and Carols to watch the football, but I went out and played some more golf in their garden. Just as well as I don't think the game was up to much.
On Sunday we held another lunch in aid of Help the aged (well we had Nanny and Great Grandma aroud for lunch). I entertained them in the garden for ages with my golfing skills and trampoline antics before lunch. I decided to show them my other side during dinner by acting like a right little monkey which culminated in Dad putting me to bed! Anyway after a bit of rest I was back on it and Alan and Hanna came around as well so that was nice. Then the new slide came out:

They sneaked this one in the car yesterday and kept it from me all this time, rotters! I love slides. I had the measure of this one within a few attempts.
So that was another action packed weekend!
Monday saw the arrival of my new shoes. Mum found them on the internet and here I am with them on:

A nice pair of Etnies, they taste really nice!
Well it's that time again kids, thats right i'm off on holiday next week. Just for a change we're off to Cornwall, so it'll be a little while before my next installment.

Bank Holiday weekend!

Back to normal with a Tuesday night update this week.
Mum had Thursday afternoon off so Dad could work all day to generate a bit more time off work for the forthcoming holiday. Poor old soul, a full days work (well, he calls it work) must have really taken it out of him.
Saturday morning dad disappeared out on his bike so I made sure I got up early so mum couldn't have a lie in.
In the afternoon we went to Basingstoke shopping, I don't mind that. Saturday night Grandad and Anne looked after me while mum and dad went out to a party or something.
I let them have a lie in on Sunday morning which was probably for the best as by all accounts the bar ran out of beer at the party!!! When they were up we went to the Hawk conservancy centre near Andover (Wow, Amazingstoke and Andover in one weekend!)

Here I am with a Bald Eagle (circled for those with poor eyesight).
It was okay there really, but as soon as the flying displays started I thought i'd scream for Britain. When Dad finally cracked and dragged me out of the seating area we nearly got dive bombed by an owl and had to hide in a shed type structure until they were finished...oh dear!
I was okay while we walked around some more but at the second display I thought i'd serve up a second helping of Olympic class wailing. Oh dear again. They pulled me back from the brink this time though and I did get to enjoy the Red Kite's and eagles a little bit.
In the evening we went round to Nick and Carols for a poker night. Dad came second which was most unlike him (he beat mum into third) so I had a relatively late night. I had a nice cuddle with Carol while I stuffed my chops with their fancy crisps, result! Midway through proceedings dad spotted a furry creature out of the corner of his eye which turned out to be bass loving bat cuddling up to a sub-woofer. Mass hysteria ensued until Chris and Andy released the creature back into the wild.
We had a queit morning on Monday before going to Andy's for a barbecue in the afternoon. I had a great time and pestered everyone all afternoon, cheers everyone!

Back on the beach!

Apologies fort the late update this week (especially to Nick) but dad left the camera in Andy's rucksack at the weekend, and I know how much you lot love the pictures....
Trish and Nanny came over for tea last Wednesday and I got to show off my pizza eating skills. Nanny and I ended up taking penalties at Dad in goal with the beach ball out in the garden. Pretty surreal stuff. Nanny is back on the ball after she was apparently found to be deficient! Dad reckoned she'd been deficient for years....
Mum went to work on Saturday so Dad and I went to see her at lunch time and we dropped in to see auntie Chris in her new shop. She attached several hundred balloons to my puschair for some free publicity. Thank goodness they weren't allowed helium ones, i'd have floated off. We dropped in to see Nanny in the afternoon as she's on holiday this week. We watched show jumping on the telly so that was pretty good, don't know how yuo gamble on it though? Saturday night i'd been invited to one of mums work friends 18th birthday party, the cakes were nice and I drank loads of mums ginger beer.
Sunday, was an early start...we went to Croyde for a surf trip with uncle Alan, auntie Hanna and Andy.

The internet had apparently promised big things but upon arrival they seemed a bit disappointed. Never mind, the sun was out and the wetsuit was on. I got to wander over miles of wet sand in an erratic fashion, join in on a group surf lesson and get in for a paddle. We then had a picnic in the dunes before heading off for home.
Mum was off work monday so when I finally got out of bed we went to Toys R Us. They were more excited about it than I was I think. Anyway, I got a smart new toy:

I'm getting the hang of the bouncing quite nicely already, I bet Nanny will have kittens when she see's me on it!
Yesterday dad took me out on another one of his lovely walks in the country (yeah, looking for bike tracks again!). We wandered through some pretty dense undergrowth and he got scratched and stung like mad which serves him right for wearing shorts the fool. Anyway, I escaped unscathed, even though I rode down the track in my pushchair....
Last night while mum and dad were washing up, I decided to get the potatoes out of the cupboard and take them two at a time and place them on the sofa. Once all the spuds were liberated from their dark prison, I picked a couple of favourites to snuggle up to while we watched some TV! Mum and Dad thought I was really funny but I was just spreading some love to the vegetable kingdom.

Animals animals animals

Summertime and the livin' is easy!
We've been out in the garden loads lately, eating dinner out there, playing and just sitting back. Saturday morning 'Jeremy' came out to play as well:

After numerous bodged attempts at the ramp (down to dad's bad driving skills) he finally started catching some air!
On Sunday we went over to the Law's to celebrate Fen's first birthday. I got to share his sandpit, drive his smart new car and even play golf. Melissa cooked me a lovely tea as well, mini sausages, sweetcorn and alphabites! The exact number of sausages I put away will remain undisclosed, rumours that it runs into double figures are wildly exaggerated.....as is the claim that I created merry hell when I was fed sausages at home earlier in the week and spat them out.
This weeks area of interest lies in the animal kingdom. The cat and I have been getting a lot better aquainted lately, although I don't know why she has to rub up against my legs, it puts me off balance. You can keep your C-Beebies as well, because I love the racing channel! As soon as I see the horses I make the clip clop sound and sit transfixed until the race is finished and the funny looking blokes start analysing the race.
Continuing the animal theme, nursery had a visiting zoo today for us! It was ace, the garden contained all sorts of funny creatures like sheep, pigs, goats and a pony. The pigs were great (reminded me of Dad) but the pony was my favourite. i'll keep an eye out for him in the 3:15 at Doncaster!
In other news, I've been having some more tooth action which of course means gallons and gallons of dribble, I now have 8 teeth!

...August? Already?

Welcome once again. What have we got for you all this week?
Wednesday afternoon dad and I took the car to be serviced in Basingstoke. While we waited we went into the town. We went in a smart car/model shop and after ransacking the lower shelves I managed to find myself a lovely Dodge Viper, I put on my best face and dad bought me it, Sucker! We then went to sit at a coffee shop outside. Dad said we could share a chocolate brownie but I made sure he didn't get any. After the brownie was gone I sat reading my 'Baby Einstein' book for a bit to look sophisticated in front of the passing ladies.
Parents evening at Nursery last Thursday! Andy came round to look after me while mum and dad went to get the lowdown on my mornings. This is what they wrote about me:
Since Ned moved up to the Ladybird room he has settled in extremely well and settles quickly into nursery.
As Ned has just started to walk he is gaining confidence in his walking abilities and this especially shows when he is in the garden. Ned likes to walk around the garden sometimes pushing a push along aiding his balance, he also likes to climb up the slide and push himself down.
At first Ned wasn't too sure on the messy activities but after a couple of attempts he soon plucked up the courage to touch the paint and then there was no stopping him!
Ned likes to play with all the small movement toys including musical instruments and the trains and cars, and he also likes listening to the nursery rhymes we sing and he tries to join in the actions.
So there you have it, Mum and dad were pleased with me.
Saturday we went to Marks and Spencer in Camberley, woooo excitement city! While dad was trying on some shirts the fire alarm sounded so mum and I legged it out of the shop leaving the part clothed fool inside to burn. It was a false alarm anyway and he soon appeared outside the shop slightly dishevelled. After that we went to the Lookout for a walk (as usual, dad was doing a fact finding mission for a future bike outing). I walked miles and miles before retiring to the push chair for a kip.

I also got a whippy ice-cream and didn't actually waste that much of it, just as well, Dad would have gone spare.

Saturday evening Slim and Trace came round so I got to stay up late and play.
Sunday was party time! I had an invite to from Layla who goes to my nursery for her second birthday party. It was a outdoor do with a bbq, face painters, balloon modellers and everything.

I did my mingling thing and made friends with Layla's Gran, I prefer the mature woman.
Mum had an afternoon off on Tuesday so they thought they'd take me to the outdoor pool. They thought i'd like it. I didn't. I hated it and I let everyone know just how much. That showed them.
Anyway, the walking is coming on a treat now and i've learnt to shake my head. Trouble is I like doing it so much I do it at every question, even things like 'Do you want a banana'

Busy busy busy

Hello once again. Had a busy old time this last seven days. Auntie Trish and Nanny came over last Wednesday so I stayed up late to entertain them, they loved it! The next night I went to see Grandad and Anne, they gave me chocolate milkshake, it was lovely. Saturday morning I decided to have a lie in until 9:30 and then they took me to Fantasy World!

About time too! There were ball pools, climbing things, swinging things and all sorts. As it was my first visit I think I was a bit overwhelmed with it all but I have a feeling we'll be going back pretty soon.
That evening the usual suspects came round for an 80's themed music quiz but dad made sure I was put to bed before I had the chance to witness his teams horrible defeat or as he put 'to save the poor boy being subjected to such poor quality music'
We had a few errands to run on Sunday before we went for a walk up at Snelsmore common. I walked under my own steam from the back gate almost all the way back to the car park, although I did take a head first tumble into a bush at one point. Never mind it was a nice soft landing.
Nanny hasn't been too well lately, so we have been keeping an eye on her this week. I've done my best to cheer her up and I think ive succeeded to some degree. I got to see Auntie Chris last night as well which was nice as she's normally at work.
Anyway, that's about it for now, see you same time, same place, next week!
That's it for now, see you