17 October 08

We went over to the Embassy for playdate with Lottie, as it had been quite a while since we saw her, and I thought it would be nice for her to have visitors. Also, their house is great for Emily to crawl around and cruise around their furniture and stairs. She really loved Lottie's maracas and would not let go of them the whole time we were there. Tracy popped back at lunchtime, but she could only stay long enough to express and eat a sandwich.

While we were gone, and as it was a bright, breezy day, I took the plunge and gave Emily's bedfellow Monkey his first wash. He had not been cleaned in 6 months and was starting to pong, after all that sucking. I had not got the courage to try before as I was afraid that she would not be able to sleep without him if he was not dry in time. As it happened, he was just about ready by the time she went to bed, so I didn't have to find out just how much she needs him to be able to sleep.

She has been babbling a lot, mainly saying 'wee-oo'. She doesn't understand 'no' yet, especially where electricity cables are concerned!