Phew, what a day! I actually woke Elsie up this morning (ha ha!) to feed before Gemma came over to cut my hair. We had a most pleasant morning nattering, hair doing, and gazing at and generally adoring Elsie! The three of us then went for a walk around the cemetery in the rain, which sounds grim but was actually very nice and refreshing. I was brave enough to put her in the pram as I had help, it always seems a bit massive and cumbersome for just me.

Then this afternoon Elsie had her eight week check (a week late) and first set of immunisations. She was really grumpy all the way to the doctors in the sling, which is very unusual as she normally loves it in there. But I think she might have been having a wee bit of trouble with her bowels, because when we arrived at baby clinic she did the most enormous poo I have ever seen (so pleased she saved that for a public place!) It went down her leg and all over her clothes, she put her hand it and then put her hand on her face, it was awful! I got flustered fumbling with baby wipes and thinking ‘oh my god, my baby has poo all over her face and loads of people are looking at me,’ – oh the shame! But the nurse was very understanding and we made it through that ordeal, only to move on to the injections. She screamed so much, and with such bloodcurdling disbelief and horror that it was pretty upsetting. Her check was all fine though, and she is growing well apparently.

Then on the bus on the way to the mall to see my friends nobody gave me a seat. I actually had to ask an old lady three times if I could have the seat next to her which was empty, and she tutted at me before moving! What is up with the world?! I was in tears by the time I reached Paula. But then had a couple of lovely hours with her, Katie and Debbie – although Elsie was very fretful and needed to feed almost constantly, for comfort more than anything I think. She hasn’t been happy all evening, she has had some Calpol now and Rob is upstairs with her. I think she may be settling… touch wood. It is so difficult to watch my little girl, who is normally content, being upset for such an extended period of time. I presume it is just because of the injections, they did warn me she might be more agitated that usual.

This is a picture of our little family a couple of weeks ago at Aaron and Zelia’s beautiful new flat.