Gremlin’s Fireside Chat

My little sister Theresa gave birth at 10am this morning to a 7lb 12oz baby girl – congratulations Theresa and her partner Colm..

Went food shopping in the local supermarket in Donabate and I took along my 16 month old daughter Maeve. When we arrived at the carpark I took Maeve out of her baby saftey seat grabbed the shopping bag (a heavy canvas looking plastic bag); At this point Maeve grabbed the bag wanting to carry it – dispite the fact the bag is almost as tall as she is. So there we were walking around the supermarket – me a step in front, Maeve trailing a couple of steps behing dragging tge shopping bag garning “isn’t she cute” comments from people as we went around.

When we got to the tills at the end, unprompted she handed my the bag and then put out her arms which her way of saying “pick me up”. I picked her up and placed her sitting on the area when the good collect after they have been scanned along with the plastic bag. You can imaging my surprise to see Maeve get up and drop (rather than put) the various food items in the bag; Good girl, and she is obviously a quick learner.
The funny thing was once I paid and put the bag and the baby on the ground Maeve would not allow me to pick up the bag (which was quite heavy); Instead, trying to drag it along  herself. I was amazed that she managed to drag the heavy bag some 6 feet before finally allowing me to carry it for her.

Good girl likes helping daddy.

My Daughter of 16 months is a Robbie Williams fan … nothing wrong with that. But to keep her amused I try to find music from various artists, periods and styles to keep her amused and this is where youtube is daned useful. I like swing/jazz stuff like Frank Senatra and the other Rat-Pack members and was playing this tribute piece from Robbie Williams  where Robbie was asking fans to “click your fingers” along with the tune and showed them how it was to be done…. only to be followed by my 16 month old daughter trying (to no avail) to mimic her idol

It was a family weekend with my father-in-law staying and my mother and sister (and nephew) visiting; so naturally there is loads of washing up and cleaning to do – not to mention the usual obstacle course of strewn toys Maeve generates on a daily basis. I arrived home at 18:00 and started the cleaning. The “Red-head” and Maeve dropped into the library to return some books. The surprise was when the returned and Maeve so excited with her first Libary card!!!! 16 months old and has a library card!!! – way to go Maeve (and well done mom)

Maeve is 16 months old and she has turned into a bright cheerful little girl with a “real” personality – happy, independent, inquisitive and does not complain much. We have been blessed. Maeves current favourite past time is climbing: climbing on the blanket box and uses one little climb to progress onto other places – for example using one of her toys as a steeping stone to get onto the blanket box, the blanket box links to the window sill and so on and so forth. Had a couple of heartattacks when I have been in the room and not concentrating on what she is doing only to realize  she is jumping up and down on the window sill – one false move and there could be injuries.

She still melts the hearts of everyone she meets – I hope she retains that trait.