Now here's Jordy!!! After just a few months...
So many things he can do now...
Jordy is walking...running...catching ball...
He is mischievous...very...a wee goer...
He can say "cow" & "car"...
He watches his Mum & Dad as they sing "heads shoulders knees & toes"
He knows when to clap...( that's a genetic Auntie Judy Thing )
Jordy: your Mum & Dad share all your wee moments so eventhough I'm so far away I even know when you have a cold...
and of course you love your food
x

This is the last delicious moment that Jordy & I had together.
June: and Jordy was 10months old.
He could do many things....
definately turn over book pages...
definately crawl...
nearly pick up his own food & feed himself...and Jordy
definately knows his Mama Maree can pat-a-pat him to sleep...

Visiting Jordy through Skype

Look how much my wee Grandson's changing....Isn't he georgeous!

It was so so lovely to spend Jordy time yesterday. The Skype line was really clear so I watched as he trotted round his various wee places at home. I can't believe how fast he moves...Before now I had an idea, through photos, of his walking but to see it on cam was so much fun. He's very very fast, he kinda looked like that little boy in "Where the Wild Things Are" - This little white form would drift in & out & away again. I was too busy watching to grab a shot.

You can see how tall he is now from his the standing pose. He pulls out a book and turns the pages with such concentration - ah, what a boy!

He had a wee Baby Einstein time too cos he's cutting out his mid morning nap now so needs a wee "down" time to make it through to lunch.

So so cute...he watches intently, and then giggles delightfully when the wee character on the DVD pulls all his clothes off the bed. Jordy loves that bit & watches Dad to see if he thinks that bits the best part too. Mummy & Daddy rewind and another smile & then another giggle.

This wee boy is just blossoming.

Jordy, here's your Dad & Uncle Nick

See....so much fun & mischief ahead! That's plaster your Daddy's covered in.
Crumbs, it doesn't seem that long ago at all!

Come on over Wee Jordy ....

...there's lots for you to get into here!

I've just had a wee giggle to myself as I finish up again after another few hours of painting.
What fun that wee boy would have...just imagine!
Although his Dad and his Uncle Nick grew up with all this stuff around them 24/7 without too much mischief, NO WAY for my wee Grandson

It's really relaxing painting away, listening to the radio, almost as good as a walk, as long as I don't look about & notice all the other stuff that needs doing! However, Rome wasn't built in a day and these days I know my limitations.

It's only 12 more weeks till my wonderful family arrive & although the painting isn't specifically for them ( the windows, for instance, were in desperate need ) it's nice to have motivation for getting at least some things done. I mustn't forget to plant some strawberries for wee boy, radishes might be a bit strong for him yet....see how my mind's working...

Today, I put an email out to my work pals & I now have the loan of a cot & blankets, YES BLANKETS, Jordy, that's a word you don't know yet, and a Highchair, and I have a carseat ordered.... a friend has even offered some toys. We all think it's best to wait a few more weeks to see how much Jordy grows, but at the moment I am guessing size 2 to borrow winterish clothes.

And, oh yes, that's right...

a little cup...
a little bowl...
a little spoon...

Hope D&D remember his wee sleeping companion sheep...

I wonder if he needs a baby bath, he looks a bit big for that now, perhaps he can go in the bath??
Hmmm, better get a plug...

Oh, so much to look forward to.....&

I wonder where he'll want the Xmas Tree!

It's Warm Here at Dalmeny!

Here is my new addition. Course Winter Proper is over now and this morning, as I write this, the sun is shining through so brightly that I have to turn the laptop round to see! But as all Dunedites know, we will continue to experience "cold fronts" through to December...and now Bring Them On I say! It has been so luxurious waking up to warm air ( I pretime it to come on before I wake up ) and this morning I was able to read in bed without my hands numbing up and having to rub them together before turning the page.

So wee Jordy come on over....it won't be as hot as Sing of course but we won't need to introduce you to Jack Frost. ( see, we experience such cold winters that we even have pet names for the cold! )

Anyway, I must just tell you about the book I finished this morning -

"No I Don't Want to Join A Bookclub" Virginia Ironside.

It's the diary of Marie, who is turning 60 and she is thrilled to be growing old...truly...she's not in denial....and, guess what! She falls in LOVE...with guess who?...Her little Grandson Gene!
Well, I feel such affinity with this woman that I want to ring her up!!! Invite her for a long weekend even.
Here's a little excert and you will see what I mean:

Just got back from babysitting Gene. He has a bouncing machine that hangs from the doorframe and spends about ten minutes in it at a time, leaping up and down and laughing, looking like a mixture of a leprechaun and Michael Flaherty.
He can now put a blanket over his head and take it off which I think is TREMENDOUSLY clever.
He has a little cloth book of animals and we go through it again and again, me making all the animal noises. The only one he can do is the fish noise which is a kind of "pu pu" sound made simply by opening and closing your mouth. I am overjoyed. I feel totally responsible for having taught Gene to read. I am bowled over by his brilliance.

Further on a little in the story, Marie is mortified to learn that this little favourite book is missing so she searches all through London for a copy...finally finding it and she is so overjoyed ( I can almost feel her elation! )...

I was so delighted by this that I had to find the saleswoman...and show her.
"When he gets to the fish bit" I said, expecting her to faint with admiration and call her colleagues over, asking me to repeat this amazing story, "he goes "pu pu"!"
"Oh really?" she said, edging away slightly.

O dear...I know for sure that EVERY assistant in the baby shops I have been in this past year have heard ALL about Jordy. I am slightly embarressed to admit that in one such shop the poor woman had me for Thee Whole Hours!

And again. here she is waiting for Gene to come over for the night..

I keep looking at his little cup and plate; Iv'e got all the toys out and his cot's all ready. I feel quite skippy inside, as if I had a new boyfriend coming over. How Jack & Chrissie ( parents ) will be able to cope without him for two days I don't know.

Hee hee. Isn't it just lovely. I know I shall be bursting butterflies when wee Jordy comes to stay. The diary isn't all about her & wee Grandson, but it's just such a wee one sitting gem and I had a smile on my face the whole time.

Well, it really is a fine sunny day so had better go and soak some of it up and I can even look forward to it turning cold later in the day as I'll be returning to a snug wee hoose. Yeahhhh!

Happy First Birthday My Darling Jordy!

What a wonderful year it's been having wee Jordy in our lives. And eventhough I'm so far away I am so so lucky as the wee stories, & pictures, and now movies!!! keep me & family in touch with Jordy's progress. I have the bestest DIL in whole wide world for making this possible. Thankyou SO SO much Dora for sharing our wee man's day to day. I can't imagine my wee house now with out all the Jordy paraphernalia.

I know it could be said that I am a little biased, but our wee darling is especially lovely.
He is such an expressive little character and very definately his own wee self. It's canny though how much he reminds me of his Dad.

Here's a pix of D taken when he was almost the same age as Jordy is now.

That look of serious concentration and sturdy quietness when working things out, will be familiar now to those who know Jordy.

And wee Jordy is also showing he has his Mum's gift of sudden joyful laughter.

Just wonderful.

Well, if wee Jordy grows up to give a fraction of the joy that his Dad and his Mum has given us we will be very blessed indeed.

Congratulations D&D. A Grandma couldn't wish for more.