Well, we left poor Alexander with a bawling William, but he did a sterling job and everything went brilliantly. I finally got my pint of cider and bag of nuts, which went down a treat, and we saw lots of friends (even MP, who had left the house and come to the pub all on her own for the first time in 16 years, leaving the kids at home!) who all said congratulations and helped wet the baby’s head.
Managed my hour, but then got incredibly twitchy and had to come home. I’m finding that I’m becoming more and more attached to William every day, not in a neurotic sense, but as he gets bigger and we understand each other better, I find it very hard not to have him near me for any length of time. Having said that, it’s a fine line….he’s out with Eddie, Sue, Jim and Kirsten now and I have to say that I treasure this time alone to pootle about and catch up with people. But I know that if the absence gets longer than a certain time I’ll get more and more edgy until he’s back again 🙂
Had a lovely time with Liz yesterday too, catching up on news and finding out how things are working out with her little baby Maria. We had a lovely walk and stopped in at Anne’s for tea and to return her dish – I am truly a middle-aged Yummy Mummy! The thing I love about living here is that there’s always someone either walking, driving or riding by to say hello to.
Will was an angel baby all day and still settled at night. He wriggles the entire time and makes all sorts of weird and wonderful snuffles in his sleep, and then as the volume goes up ever so slightly at around 2am you know it’s time to feed/change him before he goes back to his dreams until morning. He is fantastic.
William's First Year 