Martin House

We took Sophie back to Martin House this morning ready for her "Smartenies" day. It was hard going back there but thankfully we didn't have to go into the main house where we were with Lily, it was in a little building just before you got to the front door. One of the staff called Helen was already in there and it was nice to see her again. It didn't take Sophie long to get back into the swing of things and gave me and her dad a big kiss and cuddle and was then off.

Sometimes I wish I had the mentality of an 8 year old. They seem to be able to accept information so easily and deal with it in a much better way than us adults. Sophie has a little teddy that she has named Lily and she takes her to bed everynight with her and wraps her up in a blanket. According to Soph, if you kiss and cuddle the teddy, then Lily (her sister) will be able to feel them up in heaven.

The first time she told me that it made me cry but now I think it is such a sweet thing for her to say. Sophie also writes letters to Lily, sometimes I think she would be good with a blog lol

Hubby and I are going out tonight for the first time in a long time. With everything that has been going off, it's like we've forgotten about us as a couple and so tonight is about giving us some quality time together and hopefully we can have a lovely lie-in in the morning and then a lazy brunch before going to his parents for Sunday dinner.

As I write this - my sister is in labour!!! Her waters broke early this morning and so now we are waiting for the phone call to tell us that our new niece has arrived and that my sis is OK.