Basket Case

Leo is thinking about becoming a fisherman after watching Trawlermen on the BBC. Here

he is in his lobster pot, checking out what bait to put in the trap.

Carrot Top

The weaning has started with varying degrees of success. This was the aftermath of the carrot experiment!! We hope that some of it actually made it into Leo's "little" tummy but judging by the amount of carrot he seems to be wearing it is hard to tell. He does seem to like toast though, typical!

Introducing Gramps!

There seems to be lots of pictures of Leo chilling on his own on the blog so we thought we would post one of him with his favourite person, Gramps!

Leo and Gramps certainly have a mutual appreciation club going on and Leo can't wait for Gramps to teach him how to use a few power tools and cook up a storm in the kitchen.

We have always thought Gramps and Nanna Anna were the best thing since sliced bread so we are chuffed that Leo agrees!

Give me a push......

Leo thinks his Gramps is just the best!! He bought him a fantastic baby swing for the garden. Unfortunately due to the terrible weather at the moment Leo has had to practise in the kitchen but he still loves it.

Leo also asked me to say thanks to his best friend Freya for letting him have a go in her swing and convincing Mummy that he needed one too!

Yuck!!

We haven't started weaning Leo properly yet but I have begun the pureeing process in preparation. On Saturday morning I decided to try Leo with a spoonful of parsnip which I was making........check out his reaction to the first mouthful! Let's just hope we haven't got another Paul on our hands. Baked beans anybody?!?!?

Lily and Freya, this one's for you!!!!

What more can you say about that little bot.

Cutey in the bath

This fella loves his bath, especially now he has been joined by his friend Mr Hippo. Perfect for winding down before bedtime.

Big bed for Leo

Leo now has now moved into the big bed in the spare room. As a 17.12 pound monster he needs the extra room just for his gorgeous chunk thighs. Here he is in the morning, just woken up, waiting for his cup of tea!

Yawn.........

All that excitement and spoiling Daddy was just too much for Leo. Here he is asleep in Hyde Park on the way back to the car.

In fact he spent quite a lot of the day sleeping.....such hard work being a baby!

Fathers Day trip to London town

Here's a very rare picture of all three of us together. We had a brilliant Father's Day, drove to London, walked through Hyde Park and had a big browse round Selfridges. Finished off with a gorgeous burger in Frankie Dettori's restaurant, yummy.

Exploring food

Here he is trying to get to grips with a slice of yummy red pepper. He is so inquisitive with food these days he just loves to have a good gumming with anything.

Thanks Uncle Stephen and Auntie Jacqui

My wonderful Uncle and Auntie bought me this smashing Tigger door bouncer! Now I can hang around the house, just bouncing.

In the sea for the first time ever

If I thought the pool could have been warmer then the sea was postively chilly in comparison, and it moved as well!!

Leo and Cherry at lunch

After a few hours at the beach it was strangely "Mythos Time" for Daddy which looked like cold, amber coloured milk with a frothy head. Mummy was left holding the baby as usual.

Here I am in one of my wife-beater vests. All I need now is my Newcastle footie shirt and i'll be a proper Brit-abroad.

Tummy

I'm a past-master now at the old "tummy-time". Here's me on the hotel bed watching Mummy and Daddy getting ready for a hard day at the beach.

Floatie Ahoy!!

I just loved bobbing around in my yellow floatie in the hotel pool. The water wasn't as warm as I'm used to in the bath but I got used to it after a few taster dips in the shallow end.

Santorini Sunset

Here is the magical view of the sunset from our balcony in Santorini. The Caldera was visited by lots of big and small cruise ships every day with visitors from around the world.

Leo on holiday

A slightly strange order but Mummy and Daddy thought we should post some pictures of my first trip abroad to Greece a couple of weeks ago.

Here is me on the cobbled streets of Santorini! The papoose was the only way to travel unless the oldies carried the buggy. I did develop a strange fondness for the cobbles and often fell asleep when we were exploring despite the jiggling around!

Wobble!!

Check me out......I can sit on my own! On the same day as I rolled from back to front, Mummy discovered that I could also sit up and not topple straight over.

Lock up your food!

I am now ready to munch away. Here's me at the dining table waiting for some grub!

Today I had some mushy banana, my first big kid food ever. Mummy and Daddy were so excited until I got greedy and vomited some back up (no pictures included!).

Hey, I have my own chair!

Check me out in my Tripp Trapp highchair. The time has come for me to get a spot at the family dining table.

Better cover up the house with plastic sheets.......Mummy and Daddy have no idea what they have let themselves in for!! Food is going to be splattered everywhere!