Your Christening - 4th December 2011

The 4th of December 2011 was your Christening day, and what a love filled, happy day it was.

Grandma had waited 30 years for this event, and had lovingly kept my Christening gown for you to wear, and how perfect you looked in it.  You took the whole day in your stride, and didn't even cry when you had the water poured on your head.  In fact i think you quite fancied getting in for a swim!!

You even managed to show the congregation your emerging personality by blowing a rather vocal raspberry at the vicar, right at a pivotal moment, thankfully he saw the humorous side.

Your cake was delicious, and not a piece was left by the end of the celebrations.  It was in fact the bottom tier of Mummy and Daddy's wedding cake, re-soaked in sherry and re-iced, after spending the last 2 1/2 years safely taking up half the freezer!!  I have to say it was worth it though - YUM YUM!

You've been keeping me so busy!

I've been missing in action from my letter writing recently, mainly due to how busy life now is (who knew an 8 month old could live such a demanding social calendar!).

Today, however I feel that we reached a milestone which I just have to record. Not crawling, although you are now doing that (that story is yet to come) and not even the fabulous day of your christening, no, the momentous moment, is that I came to your nursery after your nap and you were sitting up in your cot waiting for me!! It stopped me in my tracks, and made me realise you are fast on your way to becoming a toddler!!!! Although, in my eyes you'll always be my baby girl!!!


- love Mummy x

Oceanic Adventures!

You've had a very busy week, with 2 baby groups, lunch with Auntie Helen and Grandma, Aunties Marie, Natalie and Rachel visiting on Saturday, and then topped off with your little friend's Christening yesterday. 

It was a beautiful day, and your first time in a church.  You did make a little bit of a fuss when the organ started blarring out for the Hymms, and Mummy and Daddy realised although we thought we had been clever by sitting at the back of the church, so we could make a sharp exit if need be, we had inadvertently sat right beneath the organ!! But, other than that you were a very good girl and had a nap in your pram during the reception, right on cue for when the buffet came out, and sat on mummy or daddy's knee happily chewing your fists for the rest of the day.

I have to say, you made a very good choice in your your little friend, as (although mummy already knew Isabelle's mummy was lovely) so were the rest of the family, and we were made to feel incredibly welcome. 

I hope as you go through life, you continue to make as good a friends, as little Isabelle.