Welcome to my page!

I am now one!
I still am a cheeky monkey which is very apt seen as we have just celebrated Chinese New year here in Singapore and this year is the year of the monkey.

I haven't grown that much since the last update and all the moving around now is starting to make me leaner. All this exercise has no effect on my gut though and its still huge! If i bend over i think i can see my feet and i love giving it a good old slap and poke!

The biggest thing i am into at the moment is trying to walk. I can walk quite a few steps now. I am also trying to talk more. I can shout really loud now and point to stuff. My mum has no idea what i am on about ...... i think i sound like my dad when he comes home drunk. My mum says i sound like one of the clangers if you are old enough to remember that program.

I still love all my food. I am now on grown up stuff like fishfingers and beans as well as all the lovely casseroles my mum makes me. I love soya yogurt and my favourite fruit at the moment is raspberries. I am also a toast monster. I am trying to help feed myself a bit but its a right mess. I like sharing my raisins with my mum or feeding her peas.

I have 6 teeth with a couple more coming through. My most recent nick name is spiderbaby due to the fact that i like to try and scale the gate at the bottom of the stairs and i look like spiderman when i attempt this. The new nick name is a step up from previous names such as scaley reptile baby and slobber monkey.

 

Joe's Archive
October 2003

My Mates.
Me and my mates have continued to get together most Fridays and sometimes during the week at gymboree. All of us have had our first birthdays so there were plenty of parties to go to before we all went our separte ways for Christmas and New Year. I didn't have a birthday party because my birthday is New Year's day and no one was here! My mum did let me eat my birthday cake though which was a bit of a surprise because normally she scoffs cake in front of me and won't let me have any.

I made some new mates when i visited Thailand but we had to say goodbye to our mate Charlie who left and has gone back to England.

Thailand

Joe's minder Kara

Kara, Jazzy and Joe
 
Male model in the
making - Jamie
 
Billy's birthday.
Billy was the first to become one on the 28th October. He had a groovy birthday party at gymboree with games, balloons and bubbles. We were all a bit under the weather so i was a bit grumpy on the photos. My mum wouldn't let me eat the chicken mac nuggets but i saw her wolf down my share. I have vodoo'd her tummy into staying forever squishy because its great to prod and jump on. Who wants a mum with a flat tummy? - That's no fun at all.

getting ready to party

where did the ballons go?

Smera getting into the grove

we love the bouncy sausage

Billy, cake and his mates

Birthday boy Billy down the East Coast Parkway
Smera's Birthday.
Smera's birthday was next in November. We had great fun at her house with all her new toys, songs on the stereo, more balloons and Smera's mum never stopped bringing on food. I couldn't have the icecream because i am still allergic to milk. My mum said it was healthy because it had fruit salad with it and you have to be polite and eat everything when you go to a party! My mum did the videoing of Smera blowing out the candles on her cake so we never got a photo and i also stuck my fingers in the cake whilst my mum was occupied.

Helping Smera with her presents

Josh joining the present opening

Birthday girl - Smera

Thomas and his mum
Isabella had a birthday party just before Christmas but my silly mum forgot the camera. Josh, Thomas, Anique and Charlie also were all one over the holidays. The toy shops were doing a roaring business between us all. Our mate Charlie has now left Singapore and gone back to England. Thankgoodness for email so we can still see recent piccies of him.
Christmas and my first birthday.

Look at me near our tree

Will have to stop poking my mums laptop now

My dad shuddered when he heard how much noise you can make with this

Wow - look at Laura's Christmas tree

Posing for my mum's christmas card

my birthday bike

me and frog on my first birthday

but will my mum let me eat it?
Me

Swimming at the British Club

Me and my mate No Moo

Frenchie

With dad at Singapore zoo

Watching the elephants at the zoo

Feeding time at the zoo

Me and my mum