A bit Lonely

This morning Adam left very early in order to catch a 7am flight to London. He had to drive from Eemnes to Schiphol, and I heard him in my sleep up and down, packing and very restless as he doesn't like the very early morning start.

So I don't think darling Adam slept much at all. And he is unlikely to get much sleep tonight or tomorrow night as he has booked himself into the (usual) round of catching up with various people whom he hasn't seen for years and years. Ah well. I only hope that he can function well at work tomorrow and is not late out of bed. And my mobile is broken so I can't phone him to wake him up.

So, back to Eemnes. Edward and I have had a strange day, because it is the first time that Adam has been away from us for 2 days (well it will be 2 nights and almost 3 days). Inside myself I am pretending that he is really coming home tonight... but I must double-lock the front door tonight. Tomorrow morning will be even stranger.

We had a very quiet day today, we left the house once only - to go to Boni. My major achievement was hand-washing all the cushions. Unfortunately the covers don't come off so I washed them all (as in entire). They got very wet and dripped on the balcony until 5pm or so and now I have 3 dripping in the bathroom and 4 making puddles in the attic. Good this is a rental property.

Edward is very sweet and is starting to really communicate with me. If I'm too long on the computer he pulls himself to standing and offers me a toy! In the bath tonight he realised that he could see a reflection of 'a baby' in the big silver knob which I turn to empty the water. He called out in happiness, and then bent right down to say hello. It will be easier for him when he can walk, as he clearly wants to play with the neighbour's children who play on the pavement in front of our house. When we see them he tries to get out of the pram, calls out to them and flaps his arms. I love my little boy.

Oh, Edward really enjoys eating bananas. I've given up on the baby spoon thing (Edward has a very strong will) and this afternoon he sat on the floor in the kitchen and ate about a third of a banana. He starts out with little bits and then when he realises he likes it, he puts adult sized bits in his mouth and sits there trying to chew it all. I manage not to laugh because he is quite solomn when feeding himself.

Hmm. On the topic of feeding - I actually made a nice dinner last night! It's amazing how much cooking I have learnt by being in a country with awful food and no decent takeaway.

Congratulations to Auntie Suzie on her new job.