My first birthday

Hello everyone! Last week, I turned one year old! I had two parties and got given lots of lovely presents, and papa let me eat a cupcake and mummy let me play with cardboard boxes! It was the best week ever!

Here I am at my second party. For some reason the grown-ups were singing a song and showing me a candle. The cake was delicious by the way!

Thank you everyone who came to my parties and for all the lovely presents!

How I keep mummy busy

Here's what I've been getting up to, to keep mummy busy.

Reading on the sofa and trying to crawl off

Standing up everywhere!

Grabbing everything!

Making mess

Emptying my toy basket...

...and the washing basket...

...and being as cute as I can!

Piano fun

Hi everyone! Today, I played the piano for the first time. It was *so much fun*. Mummy says she can't wait to start giving me lessons!

Future Mozart

At the park

Papa and mummy took me to the park on Saturday, and I went on the swings for the first time. At first, I was a bit uncertain, but once I got used to it, I really enjoyed it! Unfortunately it started to rain, so we had to go home, but mummy says she will take me there again. Oh and we got to look at some ducks on the way home, they were hilarious!

Sophie's first word

In other news, Sophie has learnt her first word: papa. I'm pretty sure she doesn't know what it means, but she babbles it again and again with a look of pure delight on her face. That counts as her first word I think! I love the sound of her little voice.

A picnic in the meadow

On Saturday, papa, mummy and I went to Christ Church Meadow, to have a picnic with lots of my friends (they brought their parents too). We made a lot of noise shrieking and crying and laughing. The weather was sunny and breezy and my hat kept blowing away! I ate chicken drumsticks, hummus and pitta bread, and I tried some grapes which I found delicious.

Here we all are, just relaxing on the rug.

Nora, Nathaniel, Molly, Fleur, Lucy, Arno, Esther and me

Nora and me

My funny papa

My little mummy

Nine months!

Our sweet baby Sophie was nine months old a couple of days ago. Nine months! Where has the time gone?

Here she is showing her cheeky side!

More photos in her new web album!