I just received a bit of good news this morning, my oldest friend (Donald) called to say he and his wife Luisa are having their first baby - she's 12 weeks pregnant. Great news, especially due to the absence of other friends with children. Everyone seems to be coupled but still fearful of the prospect of a brood! The imminent arrival of their little one can be a welcome, yet belated playmate for Luca.
That said, he'll be three by the time the new bairn ("baby" when translated to English) arrives. Terrifying, he'll be reading Hegel and Orwell by then. Probably.
Relatedly, our own youngest, Sima, is now house trained. At long last! Indeed, since Sunday we've let her roam free during the night and she's been spotless thus far. Very positive, but another problem has arisen. She's a very affectionate pup and likes nothing better than to cuddle in to you. As such, we wake every morning with the black and white ball of fur curled into our pillows. She waits until we fall asleep then sneaks up!
Indeed, this appears to be a habit that's forming. Mum babysat Luca for Carole and I on Friday and had a little snooze when Luca went down for his afternoon nap. She eventually awoke with the addition of an unexpected Jack Russell scarf....
We're still in discussions for various upcoming events. I'm taking Carole for a meal and movie on Friday night, and also expect to attend a play in Inverurie on Monday night. There's a number of different performances on locally over the next week due to the annual - though not particularly famous - Garioch Theatre Festival.
Luca also has his first sports day on Saturday too! It's unlikely we'll be able to attend this due to other commitments, but if things change we'll regale you with pictures of the chubby one doing the egg and spoon. I wonder how competitive he is....
**Useless fact of the day - The origins of the celebration of Father's Day can be traced back to Spokane in the state of Washington in the country of the United States of America (USA).
Sonora Louise Smart Dodd wanted to honour and pay back the love she received from her papa (the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart who raised her and her five sisters alone as a single widowed parent whose wife had died in child birth of their sixth daughter) and started the tradition of Father's Day in her local area on 19 June 1910**
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