weaning underway...

Edward hit the six months mark on Thursday, and we started the day with some melon and some cucumber. He sat down to eat his breakfast with us, and tucked in to the cucumber, although I don't think he was actually eating much (the melon kept slipping out of his grasp!). Since then he had cheese on toast and apple for lunch, with some peach as well, and for his tea he had carrot and apple... Today he had toast for breakfast, some cheese, grapes, apple, melon, and for tea: pork, carrot, brocolli and apple and melon. He seems to really 'get' the idea of grasping the food in his fist, and as long as the food is big enough and not too slippery he gets on ok with it. It is quite rewarding finding all the chewed up bits and pieces in his bib - although with Elizabeth I would have found that quite disheartening. He seems to 'choose' what he wants, and actually seemed quite distressed tonight when his melon wore right down to his fingers!!

Exhausting night last night, with Elizabeth awake twice and Edward once before it even got to 1am. Felt shattered this morning, and had to push on and drive in to work with them both to try to clear the office of my files and text books, as they are 'mothballing' the JMC South site next month and everything has to be out. It felt a bit weird to see it all completely empty, and won't even see colleagues now as they have all been scattered across the super college that is Birmingham Metropoliton... The end of an era, but I suppose for me it ended a long while ago!

Birthday bbq for husband this weekend, and prospect of moving forwards with decorating our room. We have two Malm chest of drawers from IKEA, and the new M&S rose curtains have arrived. Got to put up shelves, decide on paint colour for main walls and feature wall, do that, get light shade, sort out drawer contents...

Am also trying to get into the Ebay swing - have sold the old Baby Bjorn sling for £10, and am now listing 'vintage' buttons and hopefully moving on to 'vintage' fabric - remnants from my, ahem, sewing business from two years ago!