Hey there Toby! It's me, Fluff. You're friendly representative of the Squirrel Gang. Thank goodness that I found you - you gave us a bit of a run around when you moved from Brackley up to Derby a few weeks ago. Fortunately we were able to put two and two together and, after hiding in the tree at Nana and Grandpa's house the other day we were able to track you down as you headed home to your new house again.
I know, I know - you didn't recognize me in this fancy Father Christmas suit. It's a pretty good disguise, huh? You won't believe how many times I've had children come up to me and ask if they can sit on my lap so they can tell me what's on their Christmas list this year. They are (mostly) very sweet and I am only too happy to oblige, except that as a squirrel it is a little dangerous for me to let them sit on my lap. That and they don't seem to understand me when I speak to them in Chatteringlish - British Squirrel speak. But I digress...
So, it's come to the attention of us here in the Squirrel Gang that there are a couple of pretty important events about to take place for you. And, as usual, as your self-appointed advisors for all of the important things that you will be dealing with as you grow up we felt it only appropriate to drop by and give you a couple of tips on how to successfully navigate (a big word, which in this context means 'to deal with') them.
Firstly, Mummy is going to be a little pre-occupied this week with the arrival of a little brother for you. That's right - he's just for you. Pretty cool, huh? It's going to take him a little while to get good at doing stuff - well, pretty much anything actually - but once he starts to get the hang of things I'm sure you guys are going to become firm friends and get into all sorts of fun adventures and whatnot. Don't expect much for the first 6 months or so, though - he probably won't be to interested in playing cars with you for example, that will come later - and just know that all the time Mummy and Daddy spend helping him eat, burp, poo and wee (repeated at a frequency that you won't quite believe you also managed just a couple of years ago) is only so that he can grow big and strong so that you can play together. And, of course, so that you can blame him if you accidently spill some food or colour on the table instead of the paper. More on that another time, though.
Mostly what you should know is that there is nothing more special than having a sibling (another fancy word - means brother or sister) to share all of the wonders of life and the world with. I should know, I have several hundred brothers and sisters (and a ton of American cousins) and literally thousands of nieces and nephews. And while you're going to need to be a little bit patient with everybody it will all be worthwhile in the end. If you need any additional advice on this topic you can always ask Uncle Craig as he had a very similar experience when your Daddy was born.
Now, about that second thing... Christmas. Oops! Looks like another one of those kids has spotted me and wants to come and sit on my lap so I'd better get going. But just quickly... I think you're big enough to be able to figure out Christmas just fine this year... The key is that when you wake up early (which you will - it's super exciting) to see if Father Christmas has visited you must assume that everyone else is as excited as you and go and wake them up too. The rest will pretty much just take care of itself.
So, with that, I will wish you, Mummy and Daddy and the new arrival a very Happy Christmas. Let me know how it all works out for you.
Until next time,
Fluff of the Squirrel Gang
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