29 June 2003

It's been a very hot weekend. Mummy, Papa and I were invited by some friends to their home for lunch today. They live outside Paris, so we had to take the train. I have a buggy borrowed from a friend, which made the voyage quite comfortable. It wasn't so much fun for Papa, who had to lift the buggy over the railings at the railway station.

It was a very hot day, and very sunny when we arrived. I met Luella, her husband Yves, and their daughter Mercedes, who is one year older than me. It's better at their place than in Paris, as the air is much cleaner, so we got to sit al fresco. I love their garden!

Unfortunately, I'm too young to crawl around. Anyway, I have to watch myself because the sun can do an awful lot of damage my tender skin. Whilst Papa was sunning himself in the garden, I snoozed away under the shade.

Third jab

Papa took me to the paediatric centre today for a check-up because I'm now 3 months old. Once again, I was on very good form for my check-up and my [third] jab. I weigh 6.1kg (13lb 6oz+), up from 5.85kg ten days ago. My height is now 60.5cm, and my head circumference is 40cm.

Meeting Jean-Marc

Papa, Mummy and I went for a day trip, to a town on the far west side of Paris called Trappes. It was a fine and sunny day. We took the train, and it was such an adventure to be out of Paris! We were invited by Jean-Marc to have lunch with him, Hélène and their daughter Margaux at their house. Jean-Marc tried hard to make me laugh by making funny faces, Hélène cuddled me a lot, and Margaux was really nice (hic!). Their daughter was also very nice ;-).

"Booboo Bear"

Papa sometimes gets up to give me the bottle, but it's usually Mommy who stays in my room at night to feed me when I wake. Papa's got bags under his eyes. Last night, Papa had the first complete night's sleep since I was born: he's so pleased that Teddy slept straight through from midnight to 6 a.m. without waking up.

Mommy took a picture of my first smile two weeks ago. Yet Mommy and Papa noticed that I am now smiling regularly in reaction to their faces -They were so overjoyed that they actually laughed out loud today.

Papa has taken to calling me "Booboo", after the character in Yogi Bear. He says it's because I am a "mighty fine bear" (in Yogi's words) :-)

First trip

Papa tool a week off work, and Mummy and Papa took me over to London on the Eurostar. Papa had to plan well ahead to get my first passport. The biggest problem he had was to find a photograph of me with eyes open, and with a white background behind me. In the end, Papa had to improvise by turning a blue background white using Photoshop. So now, I have my own passport at the ripe old age of two months ;-)

They spent the whole week taking me around London to see the sights. So I went to Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, and a few other touristy places. Most of the time, I slept in my hammock, strapped to Papa's chest.

I met Papa's friends Gavin and Julie, who came down from Birmingham specially. I also met my cousin Fiona, who lives and works in London.