A long way for a cuddle

Monday morning I woke at 6 and reached for the phone to play my audio bible to send me back to sleep for another hour. I didn't go back to sleep. There were a load of messages from my brother, from 11.22 pm onwards the night before. Baby Jenson had been born at 10.43 on Sunday night, nearly 2 weeks overdue.

Was a bit gutted that I had been so tired from my Leeds weekend that I had slept through the messages, but then I wouldn't have got any sleep if I had got them then. Sent through my congratulations at 6am, rang Ma at lunchtime to check everyone was really ok, and got sent photos of her first cuddle later.

I felt left out..

Sorted out an appointment for my first cuddle on Wednesday, so arranged a day off from care jobs and drove back to Norwich Tuesday night, after a wet and cold rugby match and then a rescue mission for a fellow biker. Busy day Wednesday, got sent a pictoral shopping list for dummies by Jon, so I nipped off to Asda while Ma got herself up and awake. Did separate shopping for school, myself, and Jon. Little did I know...  Then rush back (oops, got distracted in the jammies and toys departments again) and off to the city (Ma not up to driving yet). Ma had a meeting about her redundancy (she had to try not to look too pleased and smug) at Aviva, so I had an hour to kill. We could have guessed it would be expensive, and exactly where I would end up. Luckily the sale in Animal was not enough of a sale, which was good as there had been an accident in Cotswolds. Their sale was good... so I got a half price Mountain Equipment bag that I am hoping will be waterproof and sturdy and easily bungee-ed to the back of the bike. We will see when I am off to Emsy's. Also started my Christmas shopping!!! An amazing find in Langleys.. one of the last Mr Potato Heads for Chalkie's collection.. Darth Tater. Was sat on a bench eating my pack up and an old boy came past and said 'you're enjoying that int ya'. Yep! Got another message from Jon, so off to Tesco for cottage cheese! then had to run to Pilch to look for trainers as Ma was done.. not paying 90 quid for new runners so that was quick.

Picked Nan Leggett up on the way home, rushed to wrap pressies, then off to Jon's..

Jay Jay got to play with duplo...

And open presents... 

..and lounge...

and play on the park..

and take Nan for a walk..

.. and give brand new brother's nice kisses...

 

..and eat chocolate buttons..

and ignore baby brothers crying.. 

and combine lounging and eating...

And Auntie Harley got to have cuddles with Jenson Kenneth Jonathan Leggett...

 Nan and Great Nan got to have cuddles too...

But Daddy is best..

 Third supermarket trip of the day after dropping off Nan, got stuff for Fajitas. Faffed with Kindles, replaced PC keyboard. Watched The Artist. Home at well gone midnight. Zzzz