Lara Percival

Author: Mama Bug

  • Sywell Country Park

    Hey Lara,

    We starting to see that you love being outdoors. When you are indoors with us, you are always looking out of the window at the leaves on the trees. When I pick you up from Lyndsey’s you are always looking about to see where the birds are you can hear, or the rustling of the leaves. You are so inquisitive and we absolutely love it.

    I’d never been before, and the photos online showed it to be a very pretty place. Your Daddy had a rota’ed day off work so off we went. With only a new people there it was pretty special, as it felt like we had the place to ourselves.

    We walked for miles, and saw cows and squirrels. The ground was rather uneven but you didn’t care, and even fell asleep near the end.

    Another wonderful day with Team Bubble (minus Nismo, obviously).

    Love,
    Mummy x

  • You Rolled Over!

    Hey Lara,

    After lots of stretching and grunting you finally did it! You rolled over!

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    All the websites and articles we read about it said they may show signs of rolling from their tummy to their front from as early as 4 month, and from back to front from 5 – 6 months…and you have done both at almost exactly 4 months old.

    You are such a clever girl, and your Mummy and Daddy are so proud of you. Nice one Girl!

    Love,
    Mummy x

  • Four Months Old

    Hey Lara,

    I know I keep saying this, and you are always warned by other parents, but time of flying by. Your Daddy and I are really enjoying watching you grow and develop before our very eyes. I look back at photos of you were you were first born, and can’t believe how much you have grown since then.

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    You make being a Mummy such a pleasure. I am absolutely adore you Lara. I love just snuggling into you, feeling your warms and wriggling about, trying to stare at the leaves out of the window, you can’t get enough of those at the moment.

    You are such an amazing little girl.

    Love,
    Mummy x

  • 15 Weeks Old Today

    Hey Lara,

    15 weeks since we brought you into the world. Who would of thought you’d change so much in such a small space of time. Your Daddy and I were looking at photos were taken of you since you were born and you’ve changed so much!

    You’re smiling and laughing loads now. We’re beginning to learn your little ways, like why you’re crying (despite others thinking they know better), usually your grandparents (your Daddy’s parents).

    Nanna Helen misses you so much. She hates being so far away from you. From us.

    You had your second lot of immunisations on Thursday, you were so badass, you let out a one cry when the needle went in and that was it! I had an appointment of my own just before yours, and I was diagnosed with postnatal depression. It’s not your fault, it’s just something some Mummys suffer with after having a baby, and dealing with other stresses, for me it was moving house, moving jobs, your Daddy moving jobs, falling pregnant, having you, planning a wedding and getting married, getting us all to Cornwall safely. It’s all been a bit crazy and I think I hit my limit of things and feels. I started taking tablets this morning, and we shall see if they make a difference. But enough about that, onto more positive things.

    It was my birthday on Wednesday, and to celebrate your Daddy managed to get some time off work so we could spend some time together as a family…or Team Bubble as we like to call ourselves, even before you were born.

    Your Daddy is getting closer to fixing Mummy’s car and getting it ready for it’s mot. I really miss driving Kiko, and being able to get about on my own.

    Here are some photos we’ve took of you this week…

    Love,

    Mummy x

  • Advice To My Daughter

    Hey Lara,

    I while ago, I read an article about a letter a mother wrote to her daughter, some rules to live your life by. I would like to share them with you…

    • Don’t apologize when someone else bumps into you.
    • Don’t say “sorry to be such a pain.” You’re not a pain. You’re a person with thoughts and feelings who deserves respect.
    • Don’t make up reasons as to why you can’t go out with a guy you don’t wanna go out with. You don’t owe anyone an explanation. A simple “no thanks” should be acceptable.
    • Don’t overthink what you eat in front of people. If you’re hungry, eat, and eat what you want. If you want pizza, don’t get a salad just because other people are around. Order the damn pizza.
    • Don’t keep your hair long to make someone else happy.
    • Don’t wear a dress if you don’t want to.
    • Don’t stay home because you don’t have anyone to go out with. Take yourself out. Have experiences by yourself and for yourself.
    • Don’t hold back your tears. Crying means you’re feeling something that needs to get out. It’s not a weakness. It’s being human.
    • Don’t smile because someone told you to.
    • Don’t be afraid to laugh at your own jokes.
    • Don’t say “yes” to be polite. Say “no” because it’s your life.
    • Don’t hide your opinions. Speak up and speak loudly. You should be heard.
    • Don’t apologize for being who you are. Be brave and bold and beautiful. Be unapologetically you.’

    Don’t let anyone stop you being the amazing and beautiful girl you are.

    We love you Lara Bug!

    Mummy x

  • My First Proper Car Show

    Hey Lara,

    We brought you to your first proper car show today, with an early start and everything.

    We fed you and changed your nappies in the car as well. Car show veterans!

    You have been to a couple of vintage shows where there were cars, but this was your first big show. We had a great time with you, but one of the other very noisy Subaru’s scared you a little, so we got you out the way and somewhere quieter.

    We treated ourselves to a Beckworth Afternoon Tea for Two before shopping for our veggies for dinners next week. We were happy to be getting home as we were both knackered from your early start for food and then the early start for the show. But we don’t care what time you wake us up. Just means we get to see you more.

    We love you so much,
    Mummy x

  • Fun with Lara

    Hey Lara, You’re so much fun! We love playing with you, and making your smile and laugh. Here you are playing with Daddy…

    I like playing with you on your crunchy tube…

  • 12 Weeks Old

    Hey Lara,

    Seriously, where has the time gone?

    12 weeks doesn’t sound like a lot, but to you it’s a lifetime…literally. You’re laughing and smiling all the time now. You are getting big as well, almost too big for your basket. We will be putting you in your room soon. I’m hoping you will be tall like me, as walking around with your Daddy’s family, I feel like Snow White and they are the dwarves.

    If it’s possible, you grow more and more beautiful everyday. I love our cuddles, I love feeding you and I love changing your nappy. I know it sounds crazy but I just like being with you.

    Seeing you with your Dad also makes me smile. We love doing things together with you. Going places with you. We can’t wait to travel abroad with you. See the world with you. We love going to vintage shows as a family.

    I love you so much, and can’t imagine my life without you in it.

    Much love,

    Mummy x

  • Not so nice experience 

    Hey Bug, on the 7th we had to take you to the doctors for your first round of your imunisation injections you had 1 in each leg and medicine in your mouth, needless to say you really wasn’t a happy Bug, after we had arrived home and I had you and your mummy settled I had to go to work and mummy spent the day with you, she told me you had slept for most of the day and only woke up for your Calpol and when you were hungry.

    Come Friday morning mummy had left for work and I had woke you up to give you a feed, when I lifted you out of your basket you were red hot and drenched in sweat you had a fever I stripped you off and booked the day off work so I could spend the day with you, out came the Calpol again and we managed to get your temp back down again and you had a grizzly day lots of cuddles on daddy’s lap. 

    It’s now Saturday morning, you have had a splish in the bath and currently sleeping after your feed, mummy is ordering shopping, were off a bit later to Swindon to see daddy’s uncle Dennis and Val his wife. 

    Me and your mummy have a lot of love for you and mummy has perfected a dance for you called “the budda bounce” you seem to enjoy it, your smiling and trying to talk to us, and your more and more alert with every passing day. 

    Lots of love 

    Papa bear 

  • You’re growing so much 

    Hello little Lara bug, 

    As the title suggests you have grown so much over the last week, your legs are getting very strong, you starting to grip things with your hands and your studying shapes and colours with your eyes. We are having to be extra careful of you on your changing mat now as you have worked out that if you raise your legs you can roll half way over it’s just a matter of time before you roll all the way over onto your tummy, tummy time is a big part of your play, and you love wriggling around on your play mat 

    It’s also nice to know that your going to be a petrol head the same as your mummy and daddy, all our trips to race tracks when you were in your mummys tummy have given you the bug, you will happily sit in your chair and watch touring car though I still haven’t worked out which team your supporting yet, cough* Ash sutton subaru. 

    Me and mummy are enjoying being married and I love calling mummy my wife, though I think mummy may be getting Fed up of changing her name on everything but least she knows it’s for the last time. 

    In other news house reservations are going to be starting up again soon with the living room/dinning room, the carpet that was her when we moved in is in a bad was and not really sure what’s been spilt on it so I’m going to lay some wood floor ready for you to start crawling and rolling around on without getting dirty