I took this view earlier in the year, with a longer lens from a higher viewpoint, and really liked the results. Today I just had a mid zoom lens with me and limited time, but thought it was worth it as I liked the colours and shapes of this familiar scene.

Finally, we agreed a name: Willow. I will try not to make all my last posts of the 365 project of her, but sometimes it is hard to resist!

Who is cuddling who? Is it a fat cat or a small baby?

Things caught up with me today and with such miserable weather, all I wanted to do was sit inside with the baby. I was productive though, sorting through baby girl clothes we have been given and bagging up baby boy clothes we still have. In the evening, I managed to pop outside and grab a […]

A busy day today driving up to London to show our new addition to my husband’s aunt, before heading off to a party for Andrew – he and his family are dear friends of mine. Happy birthday Andrew.

After a tiring night, trying to snatch a couple of hours sleep between feeds, I was pleased that my little lady had put on sufficient weight gain, and passed all of their tests for worrying things (?), that we were told we could go home today and just return tomorrow afternoon for a weigh in. […]

Friday 13th – not a good omen, and sure enough at a midwife appointment our little lady was weighed and shown to still be dropping some ounces since birth. And so to hospital for some checks and pushy feeding. She doesn’t look worried does she? In fact, I am sure there is a hint of […]

I have missed the local scenery recently, with my husband doing kids activities and drop off’s these past ten days, so today, as the weather was clement, my husband and I made time to go for a walk with just the baby and admire the views. The colours are amazing this year as all this […]

Yesterday the Olympic torch came very close to our village, but our eldest boy and daddy were on a school trip to the seaside, and my second son had a school taster session, so none of us got to watch the torch passing by. Today the school agreed that we could see the torch in […]

Even though she sleeps a lot, having a new born leaves not much free time; that, coupled with three other boys, plus end of term activities means I am behind on posts and not much chance to take pics. But here is my sleeping baby, being very angelic, as ever.