Hello Millie

Granddaughter number her two was due to arrive on 9th July so my arrival at 2am on that date was cutting it fine. In the event,Millie made her appearance in the late evening of 10th. Luckily it took Freya only a few minutes to remember me and she was happy to stay with me whilst Heather and Barney spent 9th,10th  nd 11th July in the maternity unit. Freya and I had a great time giving snacks to the ducks and pigeons in Langtons Park and we spent time with Auntie Jo too.

Freya was happy to welcome her sister,!Millie home. Millie was very like Freya had been at that age albeit almost 3 pounds lighter.

Because Scruffbag and I would be away for Freya's second birthday, I wanted to give her our present early so I could have the pleasure of watching her receive it. She is speaking well now and can say trampoline and bouncing and clearly enjoyed doing the latter on the former, and, having watched her father building it, she was also able to make a good attempt at removing the mesh.

Millie enjoyed resting outside in the sun and Freya and I enjoyed cooling off., especially on the hottest day ever recorded in the UK at 38 degrees.

It was great to see Jo and Andy and Lauren and Jack to. Lauren was a great help in advising me on clothes shopping at Lakeside. She took the first steps towards buying a flat in Chelmsford with Jake whilst I was there. Jo and I had a great trip out to Southend, though I did try to persuade her that Leigh on Sea was better. A great family barbecue at Jo's was also a treat and a chance to meet up with Jan and Ray.

All in all a great visit and I was lucky to meet up with good friends Sue and Mally and Shane and Dave too.I look forward to returning with Scruffbag in September but for now it's back to Hoffa.