Our big exciting news recently is that Mat is now 30 years old! WOW who knew I married an old man?! (just kidding Mat, you're a spring chicken)
We celebrated his birthday by going out for a fancy brunch sans Poppy. She got to spend the day at her Auntie Lauren and Uncle Dave's house with her BFF Ada! To be honest, I'm not sure she wanted to come home with us when we picked her up - she had so much fun! Thank you Lauren and Dave :)
Anywho, we went to a fancy brunch on Park Lane and it was glorious having a few baby-free hours. We sat on the upper deck of the bus, we drank cocktails, we had a three course brunch AND tea at a leisurely pace, AND we walked up the escalators in the tube station (these are great luxuries for a person who is always pushing a buggy (stroller, pram, whatever) around!).
The restaurant was amazing. It was called Cut at 45 Park Lane, a Wolfgang Puck restaurant. Mat had an amazing chicken dish and I had brioche french toast (naturally). We were serenaded by live music and had a view of Regents Park from our table. It's nice to venture into the ritzy part of London every so often - there are so many Ferraris, and fancy hotels, and ridiculously expensive flats. It's a completely different world to our south London neighbourhood! Sadly, I didn't take any photos. But here's a cute one of Poppy playing with her BFF Ada (aka bullying her).
The rest of the week has been pretty standard except for Poppy's refusal to nap ever. We've had to change around her feeding schedule which has resulted in her only napping in the stroller after at least 45 minutes of walking - I suppose she's just trying to help me lose the baby weight ;)
We've been to the park swinging a few times this week. Poppy seriously loves the swings. Her eyes light up and she beams with every push. Happiness incarnate.
Poppy got a new toy this week, which she hasn't figured out how to play with yet. Also, her mom is mean and puts it just out of her reach to encourage her to crawl - poor baby.
"Do I eat this Mom? I don't get it."
So close!
This is just a cute photo. Poppy has a slight obsession with Scottish accents (don't we all?). I took her to the doctor when I thought she had an ear infection and she giggled the whole time at the doctor's Scottish accent. In this photo, she's giggling at a TV show about a Scottish town. She'll be so sad if Scotland leaves the UK - look at that face Scotland, how could you leave her?
We're off to the US next week (whoop whoop!)! I am SO excited about 10 days of America. We get to meet little Maddie and have some much-needed family time. And we get to go to Chris and Ally's wedding, see Kelly Kiley AND hang out with Abby Tina!
On that note, I'll end this post. I need to go to bed!
