it's been a while ... slack daddy

Hello everyone

Well hasn't Daddy been the slackest of Daddys and has not updated my Blog for ages now . here's a quick picture of me outside with my sun hat on , although there wasn't much sun about , mammy is a bit of fussy wussy about these sorts of things

so whats been happening ? Lots and lots
I'm now able to run and always want to run everywhere because i can ! This however is not always a good thing as i've had a few falls , i have loads of brises on my knees and last week i got my first big cut - i had a grazed knee and a cut on my hand - i fell on the gravel road and there were some tears after that i have to admit.

But after a few minutes Mammy was ok !!! hah ha
I love lawn mowers and i hope Santa brings me one for christmas , i've been out pushing Daddy's lawn mower trying to show him how to do it , but it's a bit of a challenge still.
I love gardening tools , not the toy plastic one , but the real ones , the ones Daddy wants to use.

I still love my swimming , although today i didn't like the instructor and was not a happy camper and made sure she knew that i wasn't happy. appareantly i am very expressive about what i don"t want. daddy says i got that from my mammy's side. I think thats a brave thing to say for Daddy !!!

Woodend outdoor swimming pool will be open soon and i hope mammy takes me down there lots and lots. maybe daddy will take me at the weekends as well. i can nearly swim as well as Daddy, but thats not a great achievement - poor daddy , maybe i will teach him when i am grown up , at 5 years old !

Well i hope everyone is keeping well and here's a big kiss for all you !!

Liam

This is embarrassing !!! :)

Hello everyone , here's a photo of me that Daddy is keeping for my 21st birthday. It's me pushing a pink pram and i wanted to push it. Mammy tried to pickme up while i was pushing and i was not happy..... i can throw a good tantrum when i don;t get my way..... i've started early !!!

This picture was taken in Galway at my Uncle Tony and Helen's place and i was pushing my cousin Caoimhe's pram. thanks for the lend of the pram , but i'm not sure Daddy would buy me one of these !!!

this was one of my long walks and that was ages ago. I'm now walking full time and having plenty of tumbles , new bruises and war wounds ......

Mammy has bought me a pair of gumboots ( wellies for those in Ireland and don;t know what gumboots are !!! ) and i love walking out in the garden. i try to help Daddy in the garden , but i'm not sure he appreciates my help. he smiles , but i know that he doesn't appreciate me pulling up his plants - they all look like weeds to me !!!! :)

Mammy bought me an indoor playhouse which i can climb in and out of and there is a slippery dip on it which i can climb up on ....but only when mammy or daddy is there with me.

i can't wait for the summer when i can bring all my toys outside and play out there a lot more ...

Daddy's camera is broke so hopefully soon he'll get his bum in gear and get it fixed so i can post some photos so you can all see how cute i am now , akthough i do need a haircut, mammy !!!! :)

some people call me a little girl - now thats emabrrassing !!!

hope everyone is keeping well and hugs and kisses to everyone !!

Laim

Wow - what a busy month it has been

Hello everyone , sorry it's been a while since i've written to the blog but i've been a busy boy..... with a trip to Ireland to visit my rellies over there and then learning to walk. Man it's been busy and tiring !!

Firstly i've been on a huge plane journey over to Ireland which i really enjoyed and behaved myself really well, much to mammy and daddy's delight. I slept well , ate well and didn't cause any trouble , in fact a nice lady complimented me on my beaviour ...( if only she knew the "real" me !!! )

daddy didn't like the special meal that he ordered , trying to be smart and get his food earlier, so he ate my dinner , which was yummy , but i preferred the bottle food that mammy had for me.

Meeting all the aunties and uncles in Ireland was really great , especiallly meeting my twin cousins who are only 9 days older than me - they certainly taught me a few tricks that i didn't know about - thanks michael and thomas !!!

We got on really well and they shared their toys with me which was really nice - i hope they come to australia so i can share my toys with them !! Thanks to all the people in ireland for all the kindness and all the food - mammy and daddy have certainly been in good paddocks , if you know what i mean - lets just say they are not fading away with the hunger !!!

i also met Hansrudi and therese from Switzerland - very nice people who came all the way over just to see me ..... well they did tour around ireland as well , but i like to think that they came to see me !! :) i hope to see you again in switzerland someday......

The picture above was taken in northern ireland at a lovely beach - lovely but cold ! and it wa sa long walk to the beach - thanks to daddy for carrying me - i had a taste of the seaweed there - wouldn't recommend it !!! :-)

and of course seeing granny bob - that was great , she gave me hugs and kisses every day - not that i always wanted them , but that didn't stop her.

it was a great trip , but i don't think mammy and daddy found it a very realxing one, as i was not sleeping really well at night , and was up at 5.30 every morning , ready for the day - well i thought i was , i was buggered again by 9.00am !!! and needed a big nap !!

I was teething , thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it !!! they had better get used to my early mornings, because i think i am an early bird and like getting up early !!

Amd i am also now walking !!! YEAH!!!!!! i started over in ireland - took my first steps and then there was no stopping me. i now mostly walk around the house on my own. i don't crawl as much. i'm getting pretty staeady on my feet and finally mammy was able to buy me gum-boots , ( or wellies for those in ireland and don't know what gum-boots are !!! - aussie term !! ) so it's been a HUGE month for me , as you can see.

i'll try to get daddy to post a photo of me walking - i look cool !! even if i do say so myself !!!

hope everyone is keeping well , where-ever you are in the world

hugs and kisses ...

the walking and international traveller Liam !!!

xoxoxo

Not about me this time !!!

Don't tell me that i don't share.... Look at these 2 lovely cats and guess where they are sleeping ?????

Yup - on my change table ....

up high where i can't get at them .... who sais cats aren't clever...

Aare was very sick at this time and i think Fox was giving hism some comfort, as the 2 cats never slept together before....

Mammy had to chnage my nappy on the floor as she did not want to disturb them ... she's too soft , thats what i say !!!

Todays the 1st of june , and it's still lovely mild weather here in Woodend , although the nights gets rather chilly - good job mammy and daddy got the ducted heating installed ...... otherwise it'd would be a "BRRrrrrrrrr " very cold night ...

I'm still a bit lazy in the walking area- why walk and fall when i can crawl as fast as anything and get to where i want to get to on all fours - "four wheel drives are better !! "

anyways i can stand when i want to and get at whatever i want to get to ... i'm very persistant and mammy knows when i am at something i shouldn't , because thats when there is silence and she has to check up on me....

I'm starting to get a liking to power points and light switches ... i think i want to a an electrician when i grow....might be quicker changing light bulbs than daddy !!!

it's 10.30 on sunday morning and i have to go to church , our neighbour ( also called Liam ) is getting christened today , so we all off to help them celebrate ...

hope everyone is keeping well !!!

take care

Liam

all aboard the Liam bus

Hello again ....

It's Liam the bus driver, i've converted my nappy box into a comfy bus for my teddy's and i push it along the carpet !!

I'm still a bit wobbly on my feet but today i walked along as i pushed the chair and mammy was very excited to see this .. she had to call Daddy at work to tell him !!

Of course it's no big deal for me .. but i don't let them know that !!

I also have a new tooth ( about time too ... ) so now i have 5 and by the way i am feeling i think there are a few more to come along as well .

I've been to the doctor again , and he says that i have asthma , so i have been on antibiotics for the last few days and have been had to use an inhaler as well , although i started off liking the inhaler , now i cry a lot when mammy tried to use it on me ....

It's been a rough few weeks for me in sickness terms , but i hope to start feeling better very sooon as i have not been to swimming for the last 3 weeks and i miss this very much ...

hope everyone is well ...

take care

Liam

Ooops a daisy

well i seemed to have made a mess !! I loved my dinner SO much that i wanted to wear it !! i have made a bit of a mess , but it was a yummy dinner !!

It was yogurt -apparently it is good for the hair and as i have such curly locks , i thought I would try it out !!

My first birthday cake

Hello again ... just a quick post this time with a photo of my birthday cake which mammy made for me

I shared my birthday cake with 2 of my playgroup friends who also had birthdays around the same time.... Madison and Poppy

we had a great time .. we were in a big garden in Mount macedon and we had great fun rolling and playing in the grass and grounds...

Now that i am old and mature at 1 year old, it's been a busy year for me and mamy and daddy.

thanks to everyone for their birthday wishes from all over the world - it's always great to hear from you all ...

see ya !!

Liamo

Do I love cycling ???

Do i love cycling or what ????

finally i get to ride a real bike , even if it is only in a bike seat, but i think i have the best seat

I think i look really cute in the helmet , even if it is a bit big for me.

Thanks to Ian and Kane who gave this present to mammy and Daddy for their wedding present , it has taken a while to get some use, but now it'll be well used.

This was my first trip in it, we went around to auntie Alex's house - it was only a short trip , but i enjoyed it.

since then Mammy has taken me to playgroup in it - the other chicks at playgroup were impressed with my wheels !!! I'm a star !!!

My helmet is a bit big for me - it's a cool one with trains on it ... daddy's jealous , he wants one just like ,

It's good sitting on the back of the bike ... i can slap mammy on the backside , when she's not pedalling fast enough.

Daddy hasn't taken me out for a ride yet - maybe thats a good thing.... !!! I think mammy may be safer.

Hope you are all keeping well !!

michellin man - but very snug

hello again - only a quick posting this time , to post this picture of me in my new puffy jacket - thanks to auntie jenny and uncle johnny for sending it over - guess who will be a warm little fella this winter

and we'll need it !!

I'll be seeing you all in Ireland very soon - it's 11 weeks till we depart - i am looking forward to my plane trip - but i'm not sure if mammy and daddy are !!!

take care everyone - lots of love Liamo

Happy Birthday to me ......

hello everyone - don't i look old !!!

I'm one year old now and i've already got my bike license - well not quite , but i am practicing on my new trike that mammy and daddy got for me for my birthday.

It's really cool and it's got a handle on it so they can push me around and i don't even have to peddle - i know some of you out there would like one fo these as well !!

As you can see , mammy has still not been brave enough to cut my hair so my curls are flowing in the wind !

I'm now able to crawl on all fours and i am very mobile - they have to be very quick to close doors or i am gone out the door !! i have been spotted standing a few times at the toy box or at mammy's bed side locker. I'm still very wobbly on the feet and still have my L plates on !!

But i am getting stronger and soon i will be running around - there'll be no stopping me then !!

it' getting colder here now and thanks to my auntie jenny in ireland , i now have a lovely warm jacket which will keep me warm - i might get daddy to put that picture up in my next posting !

hope you are all keeping well

hugs and kisses

Liam C

i'm very active and determined !!!

Hello again -- do you like my curls ??? i think it's time mammy got brave and cut my hair !! although i lik my curls

mammy thought she was safe on the couch but i now what i want - and now i'm pretty determined to get it !

I can commando crawl along the ground and i can get on all fours , but still haven't figured out how to move on all fours - i can my little friends at play-group doing it , but i just can't figure out all my moving parts yet !! i can pull myslef up and kneel at the toy box and take out my toys from the box - i alos haven't figured out how to put them back in..... mammy sayd that i get that from my daddy - ie never putting things back !!!

I'm not gettig into that argument !!

Hugs and kisses to all out there !!

Liam

i'm hungry !!!

In case anyone thought that i was not eating enough , here's prrof that i take my food seriously !!!

I have a problem , one yummy crusket , 2 hands and only one mouth - a sure fire way to create a mess !!!

I still like my food , porridge in the morning - daddy feeds me before he heads off to work. I wave bye-bye to him now as he drives off to the train station. i don't tell him that i think he is lazy and he should walk to the station ..... that would be too cheeky of me and i will need him to drive me around when i am older , so i better keep him on-side !!

I love the blackberries that grow on our road - ( hence the name "Blackberry Lane!!! " ) mammy picks them for me and i eat them but they stain my clothes - more washing for poor mammy !!

my favourite food at the moment is mashed veggies with some stew/pasta sauce/chow mein on top - yummy !!

hope you are all keeping well - looking forward to my first trip to ireland in june !!

take care

Liamo

Winter woolies ....brrrrr

Hello my friends

Don't I look like a right little Irish pixie here !! mammy put this hat on my head , and it's a very tight fit - big head like my Daddy !! and then i forgot i was wearing it !!!

Notice how i am on all-fours now !! i can do this quite a bit now , but i still haven't figured out to move my knees and hands at the same time to get moving !! i can rock back and forth , but no movement ...

won't be long though ! My 4th tooth has FINALLY come down and i now have 4 chompers - all the better for biting Daddy's finger with - well if he is stupid enough tp put it in ....... :)

I've been a bit sick the last few days - bit of a temperature and a bit of a virus - so not feeling myself - been to the doctor today but not much they can do for me ! i will suffer on thru it !! - the little trouper that i am !!!
I'll milk it for another few days with all the attention !

It's getting cold up here now - hence why i am wearing the heavy clothing - summer seems to have left us early and Woodend is cetainly colder than Melbourne ... well i have to take Mammy and Daddy's word for that as i was nice and warm inside my mammy this time last year !!!

I hope mammy and daddy get the heating put into the house soon ..bit chilly on the willy at night time !! ( bit cheeky i know !! )

time for my bottle and i think daddy will have a bottle of a diferent kind once i am in bed - well it is Friday evening .... so he says !!

Bye for now

Liam

What a hot day

Hello again

here a picture of me in my little paddle pool - it;s a little turtle shell , but it's really good for the summer time when it's very hot. this day it was 35C , so i was very warm , but after a paddle in this , i was nice and cool - mammy and daddy were too big to sit i it , so i had it all to myslef - i even had a chair in it !!

happy days !!!

Liam o

Happy 2008 - my first New years wishes to you

Hello all ,

and a happy new year to you all. I have finally managed to get Daddy to update the site - too much christmas cheer and pudding , i think !!!

Santa was really good to me this year - he brought me som lovely wrapping paper which was lovelly and crinkly and made for some good fun times playing around with it. There were some toys in there as well , but for the first bit , i loved the paper - thanks to all the generous people who gave me a present - - many thanks indeed - i am so lukcy to have so many kind people in my life...

We had a quiet christmas in Woodend , we had Damian and Linda with 2 year old Mia - i liked her - she made me smile !! i didn't get much turkey though - the others ate it all ... but overall i had a great day ...

I now had 2 bottom teeth and one top tooth with the other top one coming thru so now there will be no finger safe.... as i like to chew other people's finger - not my own !!

I went thru a sick patch last weeek , which had mammy and Daddy a bit worried, becasue i had the liquid poohs and not drinking much , although i didn't lose my appetite at all... i am a callaghan , after all !!!

anyways enough for me for now

hugs and kisses

Liam