Gallery Updates!

In lieu of any interesting posts I've uploaded some pictures to the gallery. Francis's album finally has some new content and I've added our holiday photos. I will get round to writing an account of our holiday soon - I promise!

Lisa xxx

Apologies

I just want to say sorry for the lack of updates on the website recently. I know I promised a story about our holiday, but I just haven't had the time or the energy. I've had a difficult few weeks with Francis waking several times a night for feeds, so I've been pretty drained and haven't really felt up to posting. Fortunately, Francis slept through last night, so hopefully I'll be able to recover from my zombie-like state and put some more time into the website. Oh, and tackling the ironing probably isn't a bad idea either.

Lisa xxx

Holiday Story Coming Soon

Some of you know that we were on holiday last week. Normally I'd have written a post about it within a couple of days of getting back, but I just haven't had the time. I've not even put the photos on the PC yet. I'll update you on our holiday as soon as I get the chance, which will probably be at the weekend when Graeme is around to do Francis Duty!

Lisa xxx

Locked Out!

Yesterday I managed to lock myself out of the house. After being completely convinced that I'd put my keys in the changing bag, I was both bewildered and dismayed to find that this wasn't the case at all. Luckily I'd remembered my phone and made a very sheepish call to Graeme to tell him what I'd done.

To add insult to injury, when I got to the Surestart Centre, my reason for venturing out, I couldn't get in as nobody came when I rang the bell. I went to the school entrance and stood there like a numpty until someone noticed me and escorted me to the baby clinic. I was then told that clinic had been moved to Fridays, but I was welcome to stay and chat for a while. As there was another mum there and given that I wasn't having the best of days, I stayed for an hour or so. It was nice to talk to other adults during the day, so I've decided to take advantage of some of the other baby groups run by the centre, though I think I'll stay well clear of "Jingle Jangle"...

Afterwards, I rang Graeme to let him know I was on my way home, so he could leave work to let me in the house. I had to take the "scenic" route home to add extra time to my journey, so that I wouldn't end up sitting on the door step waiting for him; our front door is right on the street, so I'd have looked very odd indeed!

Lisa xxx

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'

On Sunday, while at Paul and Becky's flat, Francis was being a bit grouchy, so I thought maybe a nappy change would help. He cheered up and was happily flailing about on the rug, so I decided to put him on his tummy for a bit of "tummy time". He HATES tummy time, but I know it's important for his development, so I try to do it every so often. This time he obviously decided that he really didn't want to be on his tummy and rolled over onto his back! I put him on his front again just to see if it was a fluke, and he did it again!

I picked him up and started squealing "clever boy" at him like a complete loon. I don't think Francis had any idea why I was squealing at him, but he looked so thrilled I thought he might burst with excitement. I'm amazed at how far he's come given his less than perfect start in life. Here's hoping he continues to make such fabulous progress!

Lisa xxx