Out little spaceman

Curtis indulges in 2 of his favourite pastimes - running around the house and putting something on his head. Our crazy spaceman!

Getting along just great

Hooray! Finally it's happpened...I think I can now say that Curtis has at last settled into his new nursery. It was always going to be a bit of a jolt moving away from someone he knew and loved so much and getting into a routine at a new location, with unfamiliar faces, with several staff and lots of new toddlers and babies to meet. But these past 2 days have been the first that he has not been upset when I've left. It all started last week when he ran back inside when I tried to take him home, then yesterday and again today he wandered in happpily and went straight into the playroom with his buddies leaving me at the dooor with no little Curtis to say goodbye to!! The staff have all been great and its lovely to hear them talk about Curtis in the same way Tracey used to, laughing at his funny little ways and giggling along with him. Best of all for Curtis I think is that he has struck up a great friendship with a little girl called Morven. She seems to have the same energy and humour as Curtis and they play the same type of chasing games Curtis used to play with his pal Daniel.

I know I know, you really want photos, not text. As you may have gathered our new life here is rather busy and we've had little time to upload photos or update the blog since we moved. I'll put a couple on the noo and update properly at the weekend (I hope!). Steph xx

Here he is cuddling his daddy, wearing hats (he loves hats), looking cute and playing on the beach which is just 15 mins drive from our house. (Yes Tracey he IS still wearing that 6-9 month ASDA coat and it is starting to look too small. New winter coat comiong soon!)

Happy Hands

Curtis amuses us anyhow, but has done even more so these past few weeks with the development of a strange hand wringing action he seems to do when he's very happy about something. It's a bit like the satisfied hand wringing Fagin from Oliver Twist would do on acquiring some more ill gained loot. We, and the nursery staff puzzled over what it could be, thinking maybe he'd misunderstood the sign language for nappy and heard happy, but a few days ago we got it. He is copying an action by 2 Czech animation puppets he's been watching on a DVD lent to us by our Polish friend Agniesvka. Curtis has become completely hooked on the hapless duo featured in these classic Czech cartoons. In Laurel and Hardy style the animated pair make a total calamity of everything from cooking up a simple meal to going for a drive presenting Curtis with many excuses to shout 'Ohhhhhh Noooooo!' Video evidence appearing here soon...