Spain June 09

We have just got back from a fabulous holiday in Spain for aunty Hansys wedding, Emily loved being the centre of attention and looked very cute and was a very well behaved bridesmaid. She adored the pool and got to spend lots of time with her cousins Oliver and Lilly. She perfected some rather loud vocal tricks including a hiawatha cry which was very popular at 3am.

Isn't she cute

Emily is now 11 months old - which we can't believe and her first birthday is zooming towards us, recent achievements include learning to sit up from her tummy using a rather acrobat splits manoevre - which means she now only ever wants to sit up. She is a little lazy so we don't know when crawling will happen but knowing her it will when we least expect it! She also drank all of her morning milk from a cup today for the first time - v exciting!

New addition to family

We are making a mad leap into the uncharted territory of two little ones. New addition is expected to make an appearance in early November, is not kicking as yet but i am beginning to expand. We had a nuchal scan and blood test at 11 weeks which suggested the baby had a low risk of a chromosomal abnormality and have decided not to have any invasive testing. Emily has no idea what is coming, and we are rather worried we won't have such a perfect little angel as we had last time and won't know what has hit us!

Ray of sunshine

Emily has been reflective of the recent good weather and been even more of a little ray of sunshine than normal. She is begining to be able explore the world around her more - find novel and obscure ways to reach objects and toys. The pictures are of her at home and at the John McNeill Centre in one of the great opportunities groups they run with Portage (home play therapists).

My first time on a swing

On Monday Daddy took me to the doctors to fix my yukky eyes. We met Dawn and my friend Henry in town and went to the swings. I loved the swings almost as much as my Daddy!!!

Mothers Day

My first Mothers Day was without Mummy and spent with Daddy and my Granny and Grandad (Maltby) - more than adequate replacements for Mummy! We went for a walk and spent the day enjoying the sunshine - having lunch outside. Granny and Grandad kept me amused, so I performed for them - smiles and clapping (my newly aquired skill).

First trip to Spain

I made a brave dash across to Spain unaccompanied with the little one at the beginning of March, we had a fab time for two days until illness struck and two visits to the doctor, two days of extra holiday due to inability to fly and one course of antibiotics later we got back, me exhausted Emily looking right as rain and ready to go....