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Today we all went to church for the first time since Addison was born. It was not as tough getting all of us ready as I thought, thanks to my awesome husband. It was uneventful which was good- little Addison slept the entire service!

Here she is in her cool socks her Uncle Shane and Aunt Deanna sent- aren't they cute? They look like she is wearing little Mary Janes, so cute!




Mommy and Addison ready to go!



This week is a busy one- Cerys has her normal school thing, I'm getting my hair cut and colored (you can tell I need it from the above picture!!!) and Marc and I have to take Addison to London to the embassy to get her birth certificate and passport! That will be a long day I'm sure, but we have to do it. We will be taking the train, which is always easier than driving into London. I'm planning on taking Addison in the sling so we won't be messing with a pushchair (stroller) all over the tubes and buses- we've done that before and it's not fun! A friend of ours, who has already done so much for us since Addison was born, will be keeping the big girls all day for us so we won't have to drag them to London too. Can you imagine? I'm not ready for that!

The health visitor and midwife are also coming this week. My midwife will be discharging me from her services. For those of you not familiar with how things are here- once you leave the hospital your midwife that you have seen all along through the doctor's surgery (office) comes to see you as often as you and her would like. Mine has not come as often this time, but that is fine with me, I haven't really needed her all that much. She's phoned me several times to check on us though. Also, the health visitor that is also through the doctor's surgery comes to see you and the baby the week after you are home from the hospital. She brings her scales to weigh your baby as well, which is nice. You will see the health visitor on and off during the first few years of your baby's life- she will do well baby checks and meet with you before immunisations ,etc. There is also a baby clinic at the doctor's surgery every Wednesday that is drop-in, no appointment needed to see the health visitor in case you have any concerns or questions or want your baby weighed. It is a good service that the NHS provides, however, if your child needs medicine or you have any concerns the health visitor will just tell you to make an appointment to see a doctor. Anyway, my health visitor is coming on Tuesday to weigh Addison so I can't wait to see what she is up to now. She only lost half an ounce to begin with so I would not surprised if she is 10 pounds now. Although, our girls tend to gain slowly so who knows.

The weather is still cool and grey, but spring is coming- daffodils are blooming! It always cheers me up to see bright yellow flowers poking through the ground, especially on the really dark and dreary days. It's like God knows we need a bit of color around here!