Today is my birthday. I have now been on this planet for an almighty 38 years. How did I get so old. Managed to pick up a (luckily) rare cold over the past few days and woke up this morning with a streaming nose and a sty in my left eye. Is this what the next year has in store for me!!?
After checking on the baby, the first person I saw this morning was my toddler. 'Say happy birthday to mummy,' I said. 'Today is my birthday.' Upon which he burst into hysterical floods of tears and started screaming 'MY birthday. MY birthday.'
Luckily, I have a good friend and her two daughters staying for a few days. The girls are 8 and 9 years old, so perfect 'looking after toddler' age! And the friend turned up last night with flowers and champagne and this morning sang happy birthday and gave me a lovely present. To top it all, she has now taken the toddler and her 2 girls out for half an hour, giving me some respite whilst the baby is having a nap.
My partner took the opportunity of her visit to play some golf and have a rare night out with one of his mates in Leeds, so I missed out on breakfast in bed, a soothing bath, a relaxing massage, complete and undivided attention...sorry, I was daydreaming for a moment. With 2 children under 3, I can't remember the last time I had a bath...getting time to shave my legs in the shower is no mean feat!
The baby did mark the occasion with his third tooth. His first appeared at 6 months (bottom right), his second at 7 months (bottom left) and now the top left has broken through the gum today. Hoorah.
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