Full, boisterous house

Ahmed arrived on Tuesday for another precious three weeks. He arrived late in the evening, so Maya was already alseep, and when she woke up for a nighttime feed and saw her papa in the big bed, she did the most genuine, full-bodied double take I've ever seen. There he was, the man of her dreams, suddenly appeared in the middle of the night! Her reaction set me off giggling, and of course woke her up fully, so we didn't have the best sleep that night.

Two days later, Dadima (Ahmed's mum), Auntie Nizzie, and cousins Dean (5 years old) and Zachary (2 years 364 days old) arrived from Toronto. In the space of three days, we went from super quiet and boring (with just me to entertain bubs) to a house full of fun. Maya suddenly has smaller people to play with and the boys are wonderful with her. Super gentle and bringing her all sort of toys to play with.

Dadima likes to sit outside with Maya singing all kinds of songs. Maya always smiles and waves her arms when she sees a photo of Dadima, from the previous visit.

Auntie Nizzie has a special spot for her little princess, and they're instantly firm friends.

Maya's truly in baby heaven!