I’ve really enjoyed the last couple of weeks as I’ve been working locally. The luxury of being able to spend more time with Jessica in the mornings, come home for lunch to see the lovely ladies, then be home by half past five, is truly wonderful. Sadly, my secondment came to a premature end (it should have been for four weeks) and I’ll need to start commuting next week. There is a possibility that a permanent job will be available, but that’s probably a few months away, if it does happen. The brief two weeks has made me realise what I’m missing, so I’ll start actively looking for a job closer to home.
Jessica is making more and more sounds, her favourite being “un-goo”. Also, when we were in the hospital two weeks ago, both Gabriella and I heard her make a noise that definitely sounded like “Daddy!”. So, there we have it, Jessica’s first word… (We’re not going to be pushy parents, but if she hasn’t got her first in Astrophysics whilst becoming the world number one at tennis by the age of 14, then there’ll be trouble…!)
Her neck’s much stronger now and she’ll regularly look around her when she’s over my shoulder being burped – though the side-effect of this is that when she vomits, there’s a larger area covered. Floor, settee, Gabriella’s feet, you name it she’s covered it at some point…
On Thursday, Jessica met her morsmoster (great-aunt) Monica who’d come up from Frome to visit. The three of them enjoyed a pleasant day (I joined them for lunch), including taking Jessica out for a walk, which as usual, she slept through.
I’ve added a new link (Videos) to the blog, where you can watch some clips of Jessica being generally cute!
Ian.