At least she was quiet for the football!

Emma's redeemed herself today after a rather squealy, hungry, unsettled day yesterday. I went off to work after Helen had had a difficult night, and things didn't get better. It was hourly feeds please mummy, poor Helen was emptied out. This continued until midday. Helen had expressed some milk the previous evening, so noisy Emma and milk were taken around to Rob and Leila's. Through a combination of cuddling, Mozart and resting on shoulders, they were able to calm her whilst Helen went shopping in Tescos. Helen called the Health Visitor for advice and was suggested that perhaps rich and spicy food could be causing it. Whilst Helen hasn't had hot curry and has avoided too much onion, she was recommended in addition to avoid fizzy water, tomatoes, peppers and to keep everything she eats as bland as possible. I got home to the delicious smell of a cottage pie in the oven. So I'm not complaining!






The football seemed to transform Emma, she slept right through it. I hardly saw any tears at all. We enjoyed the England vs Sweden game and weren't entirely surprised when the Swedes equalised in the last minute. Sven should have played Theo Walcott though imho.

The day of crying had the effect of exhausting Emma so she slept from 11pm until 4am, then from 5am until 7am. I took her at 7am and gave her a wind, then she slept whilst I watched GMTV. She needed a feed at 9am, lucky Helen had had nearly 9 hours sleep with only an hour's feed in the middle. Luxury!

I ran Helen a bath and did us some toast. At 11am, as she was about to get in, she made a "just remembered" noise. Her appointment at the beauty clinic was in 35 minutes! After a mad dash which included a bath, and expressing more milk in case Emma got hungry, not to mention packing the car with all the stuff, we got there just in time. Helen had a relaxing facial and I had a wonderful 2 hours pushing Emma around and showing her off to all and sundry. The time flew past. Amy in Indulgence had had her wedding photos back. The photos and reception were held at a wonderful stately home in Chepstow and they had the perfect weather. Everything was white - the bridemaids dresses, flowers, even the chairs making for a very elegant wedding.


I'm back to work again tomorrow. We're hoping all the upset of yesterday could be put down to a growth spurt, making Emma hungry all the time. Today's been a wonderful day so far. Long may it continue!