Pouch baby

Kitty quite likes going out in her baby pouch to walk the dogs in the morning, but feeding the goats is proving less popular. Climbing over an electric fence with a baby and a bale of hay just isn't working for either of us. I think I'll have to come up with a different solution for this.

Bamboo baby

Grandma and grandad Pih came to see Kitty on the bank holiday. She decided to wear her trendy jeans and t-shirt that grandad picked out for her. She looks like a big girl in these.






















Since Kitty has grown so much, today I decided to give the reusable bamboo nappies we got for her a try. They seemed way too big three weeks ago, but now they fit nice and snug. They are really soft and cuddly, but once the cover is on too they are quite bulky compared to disposables. Not sure we'll be able to get many of the 0-3 month clothes over these. Her little jeans definitely won't go over!

The first one lasted about half an hour before she filled it and unfortunately it leaked at the leg. The second was slightly more successful, but she certainly let me know the minute she had filled it.

I decided to put her back in a disposable for bed time, but will resume with the bamboo ones in the morning.

Also today, the health visitor came to check Kitty over. I was very pleased when she complimented Kitty on her pretty name and said that despite the fact that she covers the whole of the Pendle area, she hasn't come across another Kitty yet.

What a porker!

This little porker has been weighed today and registered in at a staggering 11lb 4oz.
At only 22 days old, from birth that makes an average of around 1.8oz per day she is piling on!!!!!!

Beanie baby

It's supposed to be summer, but Kitty still needs a hat. The one I made to keep her little head warm was a bit too small (since her 'little' head is well, not so little) so today I unpicked it and knitted a slightly bigger one. Hopefully this will last for a couple of months.

Before - Kitty with grandad Pih struggling to keep her hat on at the BBQ last weekend

After - now a much better fit

Emergency dum-dum and other adventures....

Yesterday we had to go into town for a few bits. While we were there we took Kitty to see some of my work.

Kitty got a bit grumpy waiting for me in Mothercare, so Peahead got her a dummy. She REALLY likes it.

Today it actually stopped raining for about 10 minutes, so I took the pram out for a trial run. I thought Kitty would like to have a look around, but she was more interested in sleeping. The dogs liked it though. We got them a new two-dog lead as I thought trying to cope with a pram and two dogs on their usual extender leads might be a bit much. Surprisingly, they took to it straight away and were very well behaved.

The big weekend

This weekend was a big one for Kitty. On Friday she went to both Grandma and grandad Pih's house to meet everyone and to the Simpson's. There were lots of people and babies at the Pih house, including her new cousin baby Olive.

Steven looked after the BBQ.

There were so many pictures, even I couldn't escape the camera.

Everyone had a cuddle with Kitty who was very well behaved. Kitty with Uncle Steve and Uncle Simon.

By the end of the day Kitty was whacked.

On Saturday we set off to mama and grandad Simpson's house. Kitty finally got to meet great mama Kitty.

Dad shows us his baby rocking technique.

Holly and Chris and baby Cas also came to visit us from Nottingham on Sunday. Forgot to take any pictures though. Doh.

What's in a name?

Today we took Kitty to the registry office to make her official. Andy wanted to give Kitty two names - Kitty Bean Simpson for everyday use and Moi-Moi Pih as her special Chinese name, but after some debate with the registrar Kitty has ended up with the longest name in the world as we had to glue the two names together. So officially on paper Kitty's name is......

Kitty Bean Moi-Moi Simpson Pih

I'll be calling her Kitty Moi-Moi Simpson

Andy calls her Kitty Bean

Oh so complicated. So what's it all about?

Kitty is my mama's name. As well as it being a cute name, I wanted to call Kitty after my mama as she is a very special person and I think much of the way I am is a result of her. Hopefully what I picked up from mama, Kitty will pick up from me too.

I love these pictures of mama and her brothers and sisters when they were children.

Mama Kitty, left and Auntie Mary (with the afro!), right.

Bean - this is Andy's pet name for anyone or anything he has a soft spot for. The name Bean has been part of our lives for many years. He insisted on including it. I'm not convinced.

Moi-Moi is a nod to Kitty's Chinese heritage. It means little girl and was suggested by Andy's Dad. Andy didn't want Kitty to have to use his Chinese surname due to the fact that he got a hard time at school about it. I don't see the problem, but he felt quite strongly that Kitty should be a Simpson and not a Pih. Even though we won't be using it on a day to day basis, I thought it was important to include the name Pih on her birth certificate so she can choose to use it at a later date if she wants.

Simpson - well, this is my family name. Already she is proving to be quite a typical Simpson.

Pih - Andy's family name. Luckily, Kitty seems to have inherited the Pih/O'Reilly good looks if not the name.

As not to ignore Kitty's Irish side from mama Pih, Kitty will be mainly be wearing green and drinking Guinness this season.