For once I thought I would post some things that make me laugh about the 17 month old Usurper. I just decided to do this because after a week of throwing up each day she finally seems to be getting back to her usual self.

1. How she refuses to drink out of sippee cups or straw cups or anything like that, but a normal open cup like her big sister. In fact the bigger the cup the better, to the point where when she is drinking out of them that you can’t see her face. Also hilarious is the red rim mark she gets across her forehead from tipping it all the way up to get the last little bit out.

2. Her determination to prove her use to the herd. Hence the way she will bring you your ‘Shooossssss’ (shoes) no matter what time of the day or night it is. And believe me you better be grateful and pretend to put them on or there is hell to pay.

3. The rapidly developing sense of humour, which includes your first ‘gags’ such as pretending to drink the bath water because you know Wife will get mad when you are really just tipping it down the front.

4. The way she laughs without knowing why. It is just enough for her to see the rest of the family laugh for her to tip her head back and join right in.

5. The way you still love me unconditionally - as if I am the bestest Dad in the whole world - I hope you don’t learn the truth for a while yet!