I feel like my blogging has been a bit sparse lately. Elmer now has a cold on top of the teething, plus I have a cold, so neither of us is sleeping well, and my days are spent either editing or staring out of the window like a zombie. Hopefully we'll get over it soon because there's always SO much to do.

I guess I'm lucky that Elmer will happily play on his own for long periods of time. He loves his books. He's started bum-shuffling too, so shuffles over to his book collection and 'reads' each one, front to back, before setting up a little pile of books he's read on the floor next to him.

His favourite book is Mr Pusskins 'Colours'.  He adores it. When he gets to the centre-page, and the image of Mr Pusskins making muddy pawprints on the white floor, he points a tiny, chubby finger to each muddy print and says 'duga duga duga' quietly under his breath. I just melt when I see him being so absorbed and fascinated and adorable, and it makes the sleepless nights that bit easier to bear.