The weekend and other bits

Well, our first hen weekend went very well indeed. Friday afternoon was very stressful... Definitely didn't think things through before offering to cook chili for everyone. But once the car was finally packed (minus a few essential baby bits to save space) and we were on our way, I relaxed and really enjoyed the weekend.

We stayed near Hose, a tiny village in proper heart of England countryside. And it was ssssssooooo nice to be out of the city. Didn't do very much at all over the weekend except hang out - pub lunch, typical hen type games, and a bit of a walk to the village and back. It was marvelous. Elsie was very very good. She was overwhelmed by all the new faces and I had to hold her all weekend long, but she was angelically good. And we got to stay in the much nicer, recently renovated cottage with Hannah coz a few of the others specifically didn't want to be in the same cottage as the baby! Ha Ha Ha. It was lovely catching up with Hannah and spending some good quality time with friends that I don't get to see as much of as I would like.

Life has been just going on since we arrived home. Daddy seems to be more and more unhappy with his new job. It distresses me quite a bit. He's actually even applying for a couple of jobs that he saw in the paper recently. I don't know what to think about it all... guess I just have to pray.

Elsie seems to be getting more and more gorgeous lately. I've been loving her gummy smiles and frequent giggles. She really seems to be developing her own little personality now. It's great. Her hair is growing fast and it really changes how she looks. If only I could crack the solid food thing, I would feel that we were doing really well. I feel quite stressed about food at the minute, and the pressure from the health visitor doesn't help. I'm really at a loss for what to try to feed her now and am sorely lacking in motivation. It all just seems like really hard work!