4 January 2009

Emily woke at 5, but thankfully then went through to 7.30. However, after my late night my eyes were burning, though I didn't have much of a hangover as it hadn't been a heavy session. Needless to say, when she had her mid-morning sleep I also went back to bed for a nap.


In the afternoon we popped over to the Embassy. James' mother Carol opened the door to us - I'd forgotten that she was staying, but apparently she has no hard feelings towards Janet (his step-mother), so Nick didn't need to feel awkward about his status as Janet's relative. Lottie was very sweet and had changed quite a bit in the month since I'd seen her, though she still seems very baby-ish compared to Emily, whose features are quite mature, I think.
We drank lots of Earl Grey and had a natter, then stopped off at the playground on the way out. Tracey lent her a pair of trainers and she looked so grown up in them that it gave me a bit of a pang.