Lucy meets Aunty Niki and Cousin Jonathan

Lucy's cousin Jonathan is straight on the bottle. We think he looks like Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes cartoons.

Aunty Niki helps him read his new book.

Niki and Ali took Lucy down to Barnes Pond where they could do some sisterly bonding.

Another shot of the sisters playing with Lucy. The arm belongs to Niki's partner Mark who is looking after Jonathan.

Amongst other generous gifts, Niki and Mark brought Lucy these fine sunglasses. They should help Lucy looking at Aunty Niki's skirt ;-)

Wig and Day

What a treat! Our good friends Wig and Damon with their adorable little sprouts Oscar (3 ish) and OJ (1 ish) came down from Lincolnshire to see the little Sprock. Of course the first thing Day had to do was restrain Oscar. He is full of beans.

Wig holds Lucy and checks out Damon's performance with OJ at the same time. It turns out that women can multi task.

Marcus and Ellen (Mellon) arrive. Marcus drinks beer and laughs at Ali and Lucy.

Ellen tries to lighten the mood but Holly is still taking things pretty seriously.

Yeah! Three momas with three babies. Note Oscar being naughty in the left hand corner!

Wig gets a good look at Lucy.

Dad takes Damon on at Ping Pong

Oscar has a cunning plan to beat Uncle Ports

Actually Marcus whipped the pants off both Daddy and Damon but we didn't get any good photo's of that so here is another one of Dad beating Day.

Snuggle Monkey

Dad is doing quite a good job of keeping little Sprock happy and quiet.

She is having a nice little kip.

It has to be said that Dad's hands do look pretty big beside Sprock :-)

Bear Suit

Little bit chilly outside? Time for the bear suit. Ali wants a bear suit for herself. Really :-)

Who needs a child seat when you can prop your little bear against the corner of the sofa?

Lucy Loves Milk

Mummy Likes feeding Lucy.

But she especially likes how contented Lucy look after a good feed. And how quiet she is!

Hmmmmm. Milk.

Flash!

What happens when Dad forgets to turn the flash off?

Lucy tries on Dad's old hat

Daddy, Muji and Lucy sit out in the garden.

Lucy tries on a furry hat that he used to wear when he was a little baby.

It transpires that Lucy has a smaller head than her Dad.

Perhaps this little hat is a rather better fit!

The sister's round again!

We just can't keep that Aunty Pink from coming round and doting on her nice little niece. Not a problem as long as she isn't going to be silly.

Hang on - who's been playing with Muji Rabbit! I think we have a suspect.

Muji does a little hunting and discovers Aunty Pink's partner in crime. Chilled Savignion Blanc.

Muji gets Aunty Pink to look up abstinence on the Internet. Only joking - she's looking at pictures of Lucy on this very site.

Sprock has a little rest

It is lovely when Lucy falls asleep in Daddy's arms. But it doesn't half start to ache after a while! The sacrifices we make for our kids :-)

Getting Mobile

Lucy is starting to get more interested in her environment so Mummy bought her this cute mobile. Hopefully she won't be too bitterly disappointed when we take her to Africa and she discovers that elephants don't have green ears and red and green legs.

Uncle David's 60th

Uncle David was over from Australia on a business trip but he had shrewdly set aside some extra time to travel around visiting various folks up and down the homeland. It also coincided with his birthday so a secret party/bbq was organised in his honour in sunny Dorking. It was the first chance that Lucy had to meet her Great Grandad, Don.

Even after all these years you don't forget how to look after a baby and she was soon lying contentedly in his arms.

As evening slipped into night the temperature started to drop - always a great excuse to get the bear suit out. Nana likes the bear suit.

Uncle David was also partial to a bit of bear suit action

Ali chats to Uncle David as the rather fearsome patio heater takes the edge off the nighttime chill.

Lucy's Big Flippers

Yeah! Mummy has got Lucy some new socks. She decided to get socks for 6 to 12 month olds because Lucy has quite big feet.

But not that big! I think she will have to grow into these fellas!

New to Kew

Gah! It had to finish. Paternity leave has now ended. So Daddy has had to go back to work to pay for nappies and cotton wool. Luckily Nana was on hand to help Ali get used to spending days on her own with the Sprock.

After much training from Mr Ports, Ali shows that she is now an expert at collapsing the pram and putting it into and getting it out of her funny little red car.

Lucy makes the first of what will probably be many trips to Kew Gardens.

I'm not sure that Lucy will remember her first trip to the Gardens - but we certainly have proof that she was there before she was a month old.

Burp!

After every good feed - Lucy needs to be winded. Not very elegant for a young lady but very necessary. It is always pretty obvious when she has finished burping - because she starts looking blissfully contented.

Lucy Loves Mummy

Lazy Sunday

Mellon and Holly were over again this Sunday for a smashing lazy day. Nice Roast and a few beers (for me and Marcus) and glasses of water for Ellen and Ali :-(. Notice that the Table Tennis table is up for the first time this year. Marcus and I had a match. He won 2-0 2-0 2-1. He cheats by using skill and technique. The cheek! Perhaps he is peeking too early for the 2nd Barnes International Ping Pong Tournoment later this summer?

Despite how this looks - Marcus hadn't had two dinners.

Lucy and Muji needed a good sleep. Lucy decided not to bother with the Roast and opted for the more milk based option.

Holly ain't no dummy!

We figured out that Holly is exactly 7 months older than Lucy. It is a bit like having a time machine realizing what size Sprock will be in half a year or so.