WHILST I WAS BUSY REMEMBERING . . .

D was in hospital having baby D!

We were expecting him to arrive on Thursday, but he obviously wanted to share his sister's birthday party.

D is very good at sending texts and saying thank you, so when a text arrived on our way to church I assumed that it was a thanks for A's pressie, I couldn't believe it when I read the text to say that DJS arrived last night, just 6 hours after the end of the party. I'm relieved that everyone's OK and now I can't wait to meet him.

A NEW FRIEND!

We're delighted and relieved to hear that Baby Blob arrived safe and well yesterday afternoon.

GFW and AJ are now the proud parents to Baby L. We've already been shopping for pink! We can't wait to see just how beautiful she is (we'll settle for a photo, for now!)

12 MONTHS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

Photo 1 - W and J with Wooh, waiting for Whatshername.








Photo 2 - nearly 12 months later, Alice is home and Blob will be here in 3 months!

A BIRTHDAY KISS . . .

. . . from Alice? Not this year, she'll only kiss the air!

Today I'm halfway to 70. I used to love my birthday but 4 years ago, 2 days after my birthday, my Mum died very suddenly, ever since then I've found my birthday a very difficult day to get through, I hoped that this year (with Alice in my arms) it might be different, unfortunately she couldn't take away the pain. I don't think my birthday will be the same again. I've cried more tears for my Mum today than in all the days since Alice came home, it's hard on a day like today.

Alice had more inoculations on Monday, she felt the effects today - she's been clingy and whingy (not just when I left her). By teatime she had a temperature, so she had some of the wonderful pink medicine, within 30 minutes the usual Alice was back, now I feel guilty that I hadn't realised earlier that she must have been feeling so rotten - T missed it too!

So how did I spend my 35th birthday? A slow morning with a surprise visit from a friend, followed by aqua (thanks for the serenade girls!), an afternoon being pampered and supper with N. Lots of phone messages and a few cards from people who delivered them - I had post but no cards (I wouldn't have thought about sending a card early last week either, so apologies to L [1 today xxx], C [34 tomorrow] and J [35 on Saturday] as your cards will be late too!!

Just to add to the events of the week - I've just heard that my friend K (who we visited on our way up to W and J) had a baby girl at lunchtime, a planned C-section and (even though she wouldn't share the planned date) I had a feeling it might be today. Delighted, a little girl to add to a lovely family - what a great ending to the day!

BOB, BLOB AND BUMPS

Over the last few days I've met lots of friends, some newish, some from childhood. In that time I've met several friends who are expecting babies - 1 imminently, several in the new year. Congratulations to all the expectant parents (you know who you are!) - I can't wait for cuddles with the new babies and Alice can't wait for her new playmates, Blob especially!