Its amazing the things that we miss and take for granted as adults.
Isabelle has now started focusing more on her surroundings and what is happening around her. One of her main points of amusement at the moment is following the evening shadows on the lounge wall.
Our lounge is east facing and we look out over the fields so we get to see the sun set on an evening. Now that we are moving into autumn and the sun is a little lower it casts a shadow onto the walls through the tree in the garden and it is this that is keeping her amused. She will sit in your lap or lie on the floor and watch as the shadow of the tree dances on the walls in the evening light.
It is things like this that make you realise how lucky we are and what we take for granted. I’ve now found myself sat quietly in the room with no TV or radio on and just watching the walls myself with Isabelle sat with me. I’ve found it very calming and relaxing and now whenever we are out for a walk I make a point of stopping and showing Isabelle the different shadows the world has to offer us.
We’ve started playing all sorts of games now with different coloured toys and pictures. Even just sitting there with a magazine for Isabelle to look at and focus on the contrasting colours and images on the pages.
As she grows and starts to show more interest in her surroundings then the amount of what you would normally think are useless become items of entertainment value keeping us both amused and out of trouble for a little while at least.
Monday, 12 October 2009
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Social Butterflies
It’s only now that you begin to realise how much of an impact having a baby can have on the rest of your life. You don’t realise how much influence such a small, helpless baby can have on your decisions.
No longer can we decide at the last minute to go to the cinema and catch a movie or go out to a restaurant for me a meal.
Whilst having Isabelle hasn’t completely restricted our social activities, it has meant that more thought has to be put into where we can go and what we can do. Although all of our friends have been brilliant and fully understanding when we’ve had to turn down their offers it does make you feel guilty to be letting them down and, sometimes, a little jealous of their freedom at the same time.
But with this restriction on the things we can’t do its starting to open up a whole new world of things we can do. It’s also made us appreciate what spare time we do have to spend together even more.
I’m sure over the coming weeks and months we’ll find even more things to do and meet new people along the way who we have a little more in common with. But whatever happens we will be sure to keep in touch with our friends now who have been so supportive and caring and made the effort to make sure that when we do get out seeing them that the trip has been worth the wait.
No longer can we decide at the last minute to go to the cinema and catch a movie or go out to a restaurant for me a meal.
Whilst having Isabelle hasn’t completely restricted our social activities, it has meant that more thought has to be put into where we can go and what we can do. Although all of our friends have been brilliant and fully understanding when we’ve had to turn down their offers it does make you feel guilty to be letting them down and, sometimes, a little jealous of their freedom at the same time.
But with this restriction on the things we can’t do its starting to open up a whole new world of things we can do. It’s also made us appreciate what spare time we do have to spend together even more.
I’m sure over the coming weeks and months we’ll find even more things to do and meet new people along the way who we have a little more in common with. But whatever happens we will be sure to keep in touch with our friends now who have been so supportive and caring and made the effort to make sure that when we do get out seeing them that the trip has been worth the wait.
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