1. Fabio with his tender warmth, calm presence, endless generosity, strength (in the face of no sleep!!) and dedication to me and Nathaniel Sebastian. He has been a Rock.
2. The WildFowl and Wetlands Centre (ok, Barnes)and the woodland walk we used to get there. This place has been my church.
3. Mornings, sunsets and fireworks from the windows of 53 March Court. Who needs pictures on the walls when you can just throw back a curtain and count BIG RED BUSES or see sets of fireworks simultaneously?
4. Mommy-baby adventures and conversations with Janet & Evan...and recently including Emma and Charlie. Janet, you rock.
5. Uncle Oscar for his patience(!!), good humor, conversation and obvious affection for Nate. Myriam for her friendship, love & support and childminding! Amanda for her friendship AND for making my son laugh and laugh and laugh--any mother knows how much joy that brought to ME! And Oliver, too, for is generosity, all the food and his good hometown USA friendship--nice to have another of us in the house!
6. The various buggy routes to the High Street and through town where we taught Nate about flowers, trees, shrubbery, kitty cats, doggies and mounted bobbies. It is just the beginning, but what a nice place to start!
7. Telephone chats and meet-ups with Linda and Nesreen--oxygen tanks for mommy-brain, my intellect and my soul.
8. The Putney Leisure Centre's indoor swimming pools, including ones for babies. I'm hoping Nate learns to love the water as much as Fabio and I do.
9. Shopping at Waitrose, Boots, Sainsburys, JoJoMamanBebe--all within walking distance of our flat! Costa Coffee, Cafe Crimson and Starbucks--very baby-friendly in Putney! (er, can you tell I love to eat and drink??)
10. Cooking and eating at home with Fabio...and thank you, sweetheart, for doing ALL the washing up after I did the cooking! And you are right, why go out to eat when you have everything at home???
