Despite
a bit of teething pain last week, I think Amelia enjoyed her first Easter! I
hid some eggs for her and my two smallest cousins, but sadly, I had to eat the
chocolate for her. Amelia will be on solids this time next week (hooray!), but
Grandad couldn’t resist feeding her some of his chocolate fudge cake:
Naughty,
naughty!
It’s
been hard to not wean Amelia early as she’s been waking up so much in the
night, but I’m pleased we’ve managed to stick it out. I think she’s more than
ready for food now though! I do feel sorry for her when she has to watch
everyone else eat and starts chewing her lips and drooling…
Also
this Easter weekend, Amelia sat up by herself for the first time:
It
was all very exciting! She’s still very wobbly and tumbles a lot, but she can
hold herself up for longer and longer each time.
She
can also put her feet in her mouth now:
and
play the piano:
I’ve
discovered that she likes playing Peekaboo with her nappies too:
Here’s
Amelia enjoying her long weekend and having Daddy home:
As you can see, Granny Jan has added to Amelia's 'phallic friends' collection. Richard's new friend is Baaabara the sheep!
I’m
still making the most of having a car. Last week, I visited Berry (from work)
in Epsom, and this week, I visited Hannah (from school) in Southampton. Here’s
Hannah entertaining Amelia:
On
the way home from Southampton (where I went to university for those who didn’t
know), I took Amelia on a little tour of my favourite places. I talked her
around the town centre, Portswood (the student hub) and the campus, but she soon
fell asleep! I was very nostalgic and emotional by the time we got to the M3,
so I thought I’d write down my fondest memories as soon as I got home and share
them on this blog later. If you didn’t go to the University of Southampton,
then this next bit may be a bit boring!
All
things musical are obviously at the top of my list (and all the friends that
came with them!):
SUSO
and all the awesome tours (LADS and SLAGS)
Baby
SUSO (I played the violin and was rubbish)
Sinfonietta
and the intimate flute section (thanks Butler)
SUJO
(thanks Statham)
SWO
(thanks Jen, my desk partner, and Nick, my first love!)
Concert
Band (I played the clarinet and was rubbish)
SUStrings
(I played the violin and was rubbish)
Jazzmanix
Showstoppers
and teaching everyone silly rhymes and songs. Have you ever seen a penguin come
to tea? I even miss the technical rehearsals!
Flautissimo
Saxy
time
All
the Eastleigh shows (Linden, please remind me of some of the red-haired lady’s
quotes and… Tony’s?! I’m having a mind blank; something to do with a train
journey and barbershop quartet?)
All
the SOS and DYT shows
All
the geriatric karaoke!
Pre-term, where I met some of my best friends and, of course, Mark
On
my journey through town and Portswood, I also remembered lots of good times at
these places:
The
Hobbit, where I spent too many evenings having too many hot chocolates ‘pennied’!
Sobar
and all the dancing
The
Mitre and the J2O boat races upstairs
Jesters
(not really)
Manzils
(I only went there once, but I remember that it was 3am and I was with Dom, Akers and Nath – do you three remember this?! – and I had two curries because I was so
hungry)
Kitchener
Road
Charcoal
Grill, where Mark asked me out (I said no!)
Glen
Eyre (thanks Bacon, Dave, Tom and Rachel)
Soul
Cellar
The
House of Love (thanks for all the parties and, more recently, that sing-song around the piano. Phili,
where can I find the video of this?! I seem to have lost it...)
The
Stag’s Head and all that karaoke
DON
The
computer room (yes, I do actually miss this)
I
can only hope Amelia has this much fun! She's already a very contented little girl:
Isaac the dinosaur is her new favourite toy!
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