Charlotte Alison Lee

We went and registered the birth of Charlotte today. A form from the hospital, off to the local Ampur (council ) office. She is named Alison after my mother, who died nearly two years ago. She is starting to open her eyes a bit, sounds make her jump which is a good sign. Hopefully soon she will have a proper tummy button, I think i caught the scrivelled cord when I was changing her nappy and made her squeal which was awful. A couple of times she appeared to smile at me but I think she was just testing out her face muscles. She sleeps nearly all the daytime and tends to wake up more regularly during the night. She doesnt cry very much at the moment which is great.

Paa is well, sleeping at the moment which is something she hasnt been able to do much recently.

There are various things that the local women say one cant eat after a birth here, like bananas, water melons, chicken and beef. Paa also says she has to drink warm water, the first cup I half filled from the kettle and topped it up with cold water from the dispenser on the fridge door to cool it down. I got told off because she isnt allowed cold water, I should have put room temperature water in :-)