As the light grows dim

[ailbhe]

We didn't go to the park. We went to the baby clinic and had Linnea weighed. She has lost 5lb! this means she's within the weight limits on normal pushchairs! There must have been a problem with the scales last time, though she is a bit thinner than she was two months ago. And taller. And she was ill. But not, I think, over 10% of bodyweight ill.

On the way home I was talking to my friend who uses disposable nappies. Apparently disposable users don't change infants' nappies every time they're wet. Oh. I can see how they use as few as 5 in a day, then. Linnea was on 8 a day until she was really pretty grown up. More when she was lickle.

Also on the way home, Linnea and I dropped into Sweet Masala for a samosa and a mango juice each. It was lovely. Then we walked home via the charity shop, where there were no clothes in her size but there was an orange truck and a weird bouncing pig, so we got those. I didn't get the baby keyboard or the huge tank toy.

I did borrow a couple of books from the library because they are doing a thingy where you get a free book if you are one of the first people to review books from the Orange prize longlist. So I'll have a go at reading those and see if I like any of the free books. I love my assistant librarian. She said "As soon as the promotion came up I thought of you two," meaning me and Nicki.

After we got home Linnea fell asleep on the floor, still wearing her coat and reins. That was about 16:45. She's still asleep now. Ho ho ho. I must read my Pantley.