Emily spent her first night in her own room, and it all went fine. She clearly realised she wasn't in the usual place as she had a good look round while I was feeding her, but it didn't seem to faze her and she slept normally. In fact, Nick and I woke before her. Looking at the big gap in the corner of our room I did have the odd feeling that she had just been a dream, and I was really looking forward to going in to see her and get the first smile of the day. Nick was the same even though it was his day off and a chance for a lie-in.
After lunch we walked over to Sharon and Ryan's pad for a BBQ. Luckily, the weather played ball as it was fine and clear with a light breeze. Mind you, the barbecue was set up on their balcony and we ate inside anyway. Also present were Sam and Mario with a sleepy Ami, and Philippa and Michael with Indi(go), who was crawling all over the place and even standing up with help - not bad for less than 8 months. Taylor was quite grizzly and spent a lot of the time crying or sleeping. In contrast, after a few tears on arrival, Emily was really bright and happy, with lots of smiles and delightful giggles. She's been babbling a lot the last two days, having stopped blowing raspberries to concentrate on forming proper sounds. She was watching Indi intently as she sat and crawled, so I hope it rubs off. Being around slightly older babies seems the best way to bring them on, so I shall have to make every effort to go to meetings like the one we attended this week. Mind you, trying to maintain a social life feels very tiring at times.
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