Today saw us go to the zoo for the day as it was sunny and we toured the usual bits in the what is likely to be the last of the nice weather. The new Crocodile Swamp is too crowded and far too hot and humid for her and it gets a bit congested in the area where there is the monsoon. It goes dark and there is lightning flashing, and the mists descend. In the gloom a little boy next to me wrapped his arms around my thigh presumably not knowing whose it was in the dark and what later appeared to be his terror. I shuffled nervously in the gloom trying to get him to go away, but when the thunderstorm stopped he wandered off out through the exit happily and none the wiser.

We headed over to my mum and dads and Heidi has started enjoying the rolling about bit on the mat. She is happier doing this now and is desperate to roll over though still does not know how to. She has progressed this week, and holds her head high for quite a while. Obviously babies heads must be heavy as after a while her head starts to droop, and it gets lower and lower. A bit like a battery running out. She finds it amusing and enjoys a different perspective on life.

Back home to a nice warm bath and a fluffy suit. As I type I hear Rachel getting her ready for bed, and dealing with a “bogey alert…”

She has big plans for the week and is looking forward to Rachel’s birthday on Wednesday, when she returns from the moors…..