I ate breakfast with my adorable niece, Caitlin, who, after sleeping over, had got my mum up at 6.30, but thankfully left us alone! It was quiet just the three of us, mum playing with Caitlin, clearly wondering why she drew the short straw and Dad was still in bed!
Every few minutes Caitlin would ask "Where's Scott? When's he getting up?" Ah, the curse of being such a great uncle is the constant demand for play! Cailtin took about a half hour to relax with Scott and start throwing the ball around with him. She later told me that she'd been looking forward to our visit "because I like playing with Uncle Scott." It's been 18 months since she saw us in the flesh, Scott must have made quite a good impression!
Caitlin has been great with Emma, wanting to play with her and show her new toys. Emma has been happily batting at Caitlin's face and grabbing whatever she holds up!
Eloise, Caitlin's 4-month old sister is less aware of Emma! We laid them next to each other on the play mat and they lived momentarily in happy co-existence. Until Emma started pulling Eloise's ear!
It's been pretty loud with the cacophony of crying infants and Caitlin's squeals of excitement and yelling at Scott.
Tomorrow the whole clan head south to see the rest of the family! Emma will meet her great-grandparents, all 4 of them! Plus the other curious members of the family, and neighbors who have been faithfully following Emma's journey. It will be a long, and no doubt emotional day!
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