In an English country Garden

Got home at 10am, so not too bad, and decided that I was going to stay up all day rather than have a nap [3 hours sleep last night].

SB
Had a rather nice phone call as I set out from SB, who particularly wanted to tell me, unprompted, that she loved me, And the excitement when I got home was great. Chris has got the main ‘pute up and running [I thought that might happen if I ran off with the laptop!] and its in the family/playroom. When I got in, we had a hearty breakfast, and then proceeded to clear the family room of as many boxes as possible, and refill it with our entire happy street collection. SB, in sweetheart mode, didn’t want BB to feel left our, so rooted about in variuos boxes, and we now have a BB toy basket as well. So morning spent very happily playing with happy street.

After lunch we got out into the garden and potted up the toms and capsicums, sowed french and runner beans, peas, sweetcorn and courgettes. The capsicums included our chitting of seeds from inside bought peppers – so SB has seen them through from cutting and cooking the flesh, and seed saving, chitting, pricking out and potting on. Lets hope there will be some fruit! It felt really great to be doing it, as Chris and I have really missed that organic grow your own feel to the seasons! SB also very proficient at sowing, and loves watering – though perhaps due to the soaking potential. Whilst in the greenhouse, it hailed, and actually greenhouses are excellent places to be, as you see the bouncing off over your head. SB thought rather funny. Funniest though was the mantra theres a snail in the hail [as there was] that went on.

BB
There has been a lot of sibling interaction today as well, with SB trying to show BB how to crawl – and being much put out that it didn’t immediately happen. I have enjoyed playing BB, as too often this week, all she is interested in me for is the feeding, and nothing much else. Once I had got the megafeed out of the way, we have been able to tickle, sing and giggle together – much nicer. SB fed her the carrot puree this evening, and was very proud to do so, and did it very carefully. We also made a green bean and red pepper puree together. Saved the seeds again to chit – though this late in the season they are less likely to fruit, but you never know with a conservatory. This was one of SB’s favourite weaning purees, and is a bit thicker than the others. The advantage of weaning later is that you don’t really have to worry about it so much [well I don't] as at 24 weeks, she has a good cough and gag reflex rather than lots of choking if its the wrong consistency. Like last time, we will delay the dairy and wheat a bit.

General
SB is knackered now as gott up at about 6am – Chris giving bath, and I’m doing stories, just wanted to blog something positive, as I have really enjoyed the day. I do love our new house and garden, just feel dislocated from it at the moment as so soon after move I have been full time at work. And more specially, I miss my girls! In June, that will hopefully not be acute, since I will work 2 days then have wed off, then a further 2 days. So I should stop winging then.

Thought for the day: I really enjoy being at home.