Most of our time has been spent in Philippa-led pre-birth baby planning. Items have been bought, decorating has been scheduled and various lists have been compiled, edited, scrubbed and rewritten. She is full-on, hormonally nutty, but in a good way. I seem to remember something similar happening last time with Mathew, so I am letting her get on with it and being as helpful and supportive as possible.
Mathew really doesn't know what to make of it all. He doesn't understand why we need another child in the house, but he has also become very social with his little circle of mates at playgroup, so I think he'll end up enjoying the arrival of a sibling. He can be a pain at times these days, as he's at that age where he's becoming more vocal and more assertive, but without the development or experience to understand why the answer sometimes has to be No. Generally speaking, though, he continues to be The Best Little Bundle Of Joy On Earth and I love every minute I get to spend with him; even the ones where he's laying on the floor screaming or whacking my shins with a toy car.
My knee continues to be problematic. So much so that I am finally going to do what several people have told me I should do, and speak to our GP about it. I don't like the idea of having my kneecap prodded and shifted, and I imagine I'll just get sent off to the hospital again for a scan or an x-ray, but I need to be a brave boy and let a professional take a look, because the unpleasant grinding sensation, frequent jolts of pain and feeling that it might give way at any moment are getting on my nerves a bit now.
Gavin is days away from taking over a couple of run-down hotels on the coast. He is very excited, bless him, and as long as it doesn't add to my work-load, I wish him all the best with it. One of my fellow managers thinks it might be a good thing for the rest of us, as he'll be distracted by his shiny new toys and will leave us to get on with running the holiday centres without interfering. I can't see that happening myself, but you never know.
RC 14-6-22
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