Another day of lovely sunshine last Sunday (11th March), so perfect for putting Jessica in the pram and walking over to Reigate for the christening get-together at our friends Phil and Anna. Jessica’s first time in a dress, as we felt it was a good occasion to look a bit extra smart, but we realised quite quickly that dresses on babies aren’t great from a practical point of view – it kept riding up whenever we picked her up or she wriggled about so we kept having to pull it down to save it covering her face. Perhaps best avoid dresses until she’s walking…
At the party – which, thanks to the amount of energetic toddlers and children, was a pretty boisterous affair – Jessica was, to her parents relief and delight, as good as gold and much admired. There was actually a queque of people waiting to have a cuddle with her…! Stuart confessed to an impressive track record of being able to make any baby scream by simply holding them, but Jessica put him to shame – she didn’t stir at all while in his arms.
All three of us managed to get something to eat and drink and it was nice to be able to be a bit more sociable again. But I must confess that I wasn’t the most eloquent conversationalist – my brain felt a bit fuzzy from lack of sleep and half the time I couldn’t quite find the words I needed (and did forget a name or two)… With so many parents present, though, all having been at that stage, people hopefully understood.