Two little monkeys

We have some monkeys in our house but they are not your typical monkeys. One likes to climb and the other one likes to talk on phones. They're both so darn cute though that we can't get upset with them for just being monkeys.



This is Monty the construction monkey wearing his fashionable tighty whiteys, construction hat and sporting his very popular cell phone.

Tough Love

Well tonight is the night that I try a little tough love on Jacob. For the last 3 weeks or so he has been getting up in the night and we have been giving him a bottle to go back to sleep. Well enough is enough and tonight we try to change this behaviour cause his mummy and daddy want their sleep back. So I have taken the day off work tomorrow and gave my mum instructions to load him up on food today and hopefully he will eat enough dinner and he will just sleep through. If not I fear that it may be a long night for the both of us cause he won't be getting a bottle. I'm not even sure if the reason he wakes up is cause he's hungry or if now it's because he knows that he can have a bottle to help him fall back asleep so he doesn't try on his own. Hopefully it's not cause he's hungry cause then I'll feel bad. But i figure when he starts throwing his food on the floor at meal times it's because he's had enough or he's just really picky:( and he should be able to go 12 hours without needing to eat again.
So wish me luck and hope that this habit doesn't take too long to break or one of us is going to be tired all the time!

Mud Fun

I love mud puddles! Today we went up to the property again and I got to play in the DIRT! I had so much fun, I went for a wheelbarrow ride, sloshed in some big puddles and sat on my rock pile.

A Boy's heaven

You dirty rat you!

On Monday we went to my cousin Tessa's 11th birthday party and I got to finally meet all of their pets. This is Bella and she tickles! I can now say that I have met a rat. Some day when we get some sunshine, my cousin Kristen is going to introduce me to her horse (I already know how to talk to them though).

I have had a very busy week what with getting two more teeth (mummy thinks they are my molars but I won't open my mouth long or wide enough for to peek). Today I learned how to say "Hot", "cat" and I got to practice my finger wagging and my "No,No,No" on mummy when she tried to give me back the food i had thrown on the floor. I also learned how to lie on my back in the tub and kick my feet and make big splashes. Mummy said that maybe we can go swimming this weekend so I can practice in the big tub.

I have also figured out to climb onto the kitchen chairs, onto mummy and daddy's window seat and how to slide down banisters (with some help). All in all I would say that it has been a very educational week and now I can email my uncle and brag about my teeth (see Uncle Roy - you can to get your molars at this age!!!!)

Hamming it up

Mummy said that I have been a ham lately but I'm not sure if she meant as meat or as being precocious! I have discovered a new drawer with fun pans in it. Mummy asked what we should have for dinner and I suggested - Baby back ribs!

Yesterday i turned 14 months old and I couldn't resist the opportunity to ham it up for the camera.

Later that day, daddy took me to Hope to have lunch with my sisters and brother cause they haven't been to see me or daddy in a really long time (daddy says it's cause they are "teenagers"). We had a great lunch and later when mummy got home from shopping she gave me a brand new peekaboo kiss book. Tonight we get to eat some of my cousin Tessa's birthday cake (yummy). Maybe I can try out my sthick on the rest of the family!

All in a day's work!

Every Monday, I help mummy with the housework. I like to take charge of the vacuuming and sometimes when mummy decides that it is her turn to run the hose around i like to let her know whose really in charge by unplugging the vacuum on her when she's in another room.

I also like to help with the polishing (cause when mummy does it she makes the floors way too slippery). Mummy gives me a cloth or I take one and then I wipe off all the drool spots that daddy leaves on the floors. Once we have finished that, I then like to go to the windows and point out all the spots (by personally touching them)that need to be cleaned so that I can see outside. Once all the housework is done, it's time for the laundry. I'm very helpful there too! Mummy has a hard time sorting the clothes into the correct machines so I have to constantly unload them and then shut the machine doors real fast so that she doesn't accidentally put the whites in with the darks. I know that mummy really appreciates my help because she always give me a treat and tells me to please run along and play!