Fabric Fairy

Yesterday, the postman came just as I was heading out of the door to the La Leche League meeting, so I took it all along with me. I thought there was nothing exciting - a couple of bills, and what looked like a sling donation for the Oxford sling library that I am helping to set up. So I just shoved it all in my handbag.

Anyway... when I opened what I thought was the sling, I was in for a heck of a surprise. It was in fact a yard of fabric that I have been after for ages. It is out of print and hard to get hold of, especially in this colour. With it was a little note saying it was a present from the fabric fairy!! I have my suspicions about who sent it to me, so if you are reading this thank you so so so much. It put a smile on my face all day to think that there are such lovely people out there!

Here it is, with its little note!

Small news

I have entered a competition to win a free Ergo baby carrier here:

Cross your fingers for me!

Wildlife park

We had a great day out at the Cotswold Wildlife park today. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, so we took full advantage of it. Emma really enjoyed herself, but her favourite part of the day was messing around in the park rather than looking at the animals! She is growing up so quickly now. She is getting more and more confident with standing, so I guess she will be walking on her own very soon. Mind you... I have been saying that for weeks!

Photo overload

OK... it has been a while, so here are a few great pics of Emma that Brett and I have taken over the last few weeks.

Forget April showers - we had April snow!

I was so pleased on Sunday morning when I opened the curtains to see everything covered in snow! It snowed on the day that Emma was born, but I haven't seen any since then. It was surprisingly warm outside, so it didn't last long. But I did get a chance to show it to Emma before it all thawed. She was not quite sure what to make of it!!

Breakfast chat

I mentioned a few times that Emma is very "talkative" at the moment. Here she is having just finished her breakfast the other day. She also does a bit of a little humming song that she does when she is tired or bored. Her hair looks a bit weird because she had wiped banana in it. Her bowl is also on the floor, as is her bib. She finishes off the conversation she is having with herself by sneakily throwing a bit more banana onto the floor. She has taken to doing this to get attention - usually when she wants a drink. I am trying to tackle it, but Emma is winning the battle at the moment!

All moved in!

Phew - we did it! The move is over. Four boxes are left to be unpacked - mostly books, but I have run out of shelves. (I wonder how they all fitted on there in the first place!)

I was sad to leave Godalming, and the beautiful house that we were in, but this new house is great for us. We have plenty of room, and a fantastic garden. Roll on summer! It is so much lighter than any other house I have lived in, which makes such a nice change. Emma seems to be settling in really well. She has been so good about the move - she hasn't had sleeping problems, and seems to think it is all brilliant. Its like we are on holiday, but we brought all her toys with us! (Before you ask, she is still not walking on her own! But she is chattering to anything that will listen! Everything is nana this and nana that at the moment!)

I am starting to find my way around Abingdon now. It is a small town - just the right size for me - and it is easy to get to Oxford on the bus if I want to do proper shopping. Tomorrow I am off to the Oxford slingmeet, and then hopefully will be going to an NCT group later in the week. Brett started his new job today, and that seemed to go well. :-)

Anyway, now that we are back to normal, I will start doing more frequent posts and photos again soon. :-)

I wonder if I am feeding her enough?

I heard lots of squeaks of joy coming from the kitchen just now, and found this:

Sometimes I wonder if I am feeding her enough! (She only just had lunch).

Off to the shops for more bread we go then.

Lovely mum!

I had such a nice day today. Brett was in London for the day, so my mum came over. We had planned to go out somewhere, but the weather was rubbish. My brother Sam (see upside down pics from a few days ago) and his girlfriend Sarah popped in for a bit. Emma thought that it was great to see so many people!!

On the BLW side of things (because it has been a while since I did an update about that) Emma had her first go at pesto today. She absolutely loved it! Another favourite these days is raisins in little boxes - the Sunmaid ones that everyone used to have in pack lunches. (Or was that just my family!!)

I finished yet another sewing project off yesterday. I chopped up a wrap, and turned it into a mei tai. I am so pleased with it - it is super supportive in a front carry, and really quick to put on for a back carry. And even better - here is my mum to model it for you! (I love this photo).

And here is a rubbish photo of Emma and I to show the reverse colours. I am really so pleased with this carrier. I feel like going and chopping up a load more wraps now!!

The postman's been!

We had a lovely post day today. Loads of nice post, and no bills! New sewing machine needles for me, a music thing for Brett, some info about our new house, a rental DVD, and a new wrap all the way from Norway!
I took some sweet photos of Emma while I was opening it...

hmmm - what could this be?































ooooo - another silk blend wrap for the collection? mmmm - soft and snuggly! (I am going to have to get some of these dyed at some point!) Yeah yeah - to the untrained eye they may all look the same, but trust me - one has flowers, one has babycarrying women, and one is a really fancy schmancy weave! :-)
















Sooooooo comfy! I am really happy with it!
















ETA - This cardi seems to be featuring rather prominently in Emma's wardrobe at the moment! I promise, I do wash it sometimes too! :-)