It’s been over four weeks since I last posted here. The lack of input has been for no other reason than a complete lack of time. Why so busy? Well, July 8th 2009 saw the arrival of our baby daughter Elise. With two kids now, we are suddenly three times as busy (how does that work?). Never seem to have a moment to ourselves. I’d give anything to sit down before 10 or 11pm every night, hence the tongue in cheek title of this post.
Three weeks paterntity leave didn’t really inspire me to post here or anywhere else really. I felt acutely aware that I had to squeeze as much out of the available time as possible. However, the routine is now back to normal or as normal as it ever can be with two kids under two years old.
I must be blissed out because I don’t even feel the need to rant about trams today, even after a months abstinence from tram bashing.
We spent a few days of my paternity leave at Crieff Hydro. If you’ve never been you should go. We had decent enough weather to enjoy the facilities and had a really great time. The best way to describe the place is like being in the modern equivalent of an Agatha Christie novel, where everyone lives in this massive hotel with huge grounds where ‘one’ can play tennis and partake of other civilised pursuits. Collar and no denims is the dress code for dinner. Odd but curiously like a 1930′s health spa.
Anyway, normal service is resumed. Back down to London working next week and another trip on the overnight train. Thing is, the thought of the shoogly, noisy cabin doesn’t particularly concern me this time around. I’m so tired these days, I reckon I’d sleep through an airstrike.
on Aug 6th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Congratulations! Wow, I bet you ARE busy. I can’t begin to imagine what TWO kids under 2 is like … It was frantic enough with one of them!
on Aug 8th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
She is absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations. And as I am sure you remember from the first time round, this stage does pass and sleep becomes a normal state again! In fact, it seems no time at all ago that my boys were that size and as I type they are both sprawled on my living room floor (and by that I mean ALL of my living room floor) and eating all the ice cream. Sigh.
on Aug 11th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Grats mate, our littlest is now extremely mobile, I can’t believe she’s almost walking and in about absolutely everything. Both amuzing and terrifying at the same time!!
Hopefully catch up with you soon.