Cruising and bruising....

The adult section of the family Hammond has not been having the best of times of late, however the younger ones among us go from strength to strength sometimes with hilarious consequences. Anna is virtually walking - she is cruising around on all the furniture and becoming braver by the day. She has had many tumbles as well. She can only be described as a 'mummy's' girl - whenever she is tired, in pain or just needs a cuddle. She will accept no substitute other than her mummy. The one thing in her favour is she is clearly articulating 'Dadda'. You go girl. She now has two teeth to show for her troubles and months of pain. She is clapping and drumming everything in sight! Anna does not stop. When she is crawling around the house and she and Lucy go up and down the hallway giggling and screaming it is simply great to watch. Lucy on the other hand now knows the word 'willy' and followed me into a public toilet today and said out loud 'My daddy has got a willy bottom!' Much to my embarrassment as another man stood next to me. Thank you Mummy for pointing out basic male physiology. I will deal with you later...On a similar subject, there is no privacy in this house. Whenever I take a shower, both girls head for the bathroom so they can watch and get splashed. Anna is so obsessed that you can turn the shower on, nip into the bedroom to grab your towel and by the time you get in the shower, there is Anna starring into the blank space where I am going to be. It can be strangely disturbing. Mental note - must fit lock on the bathroom and fast!

Lucy tackled her first cone ice cream today with skill and decorum. We had a lovely family day out today - just what I needed to blow the cobwebs away....