would have been really complicated to take her to all these places. driving in the chaotic traffic of the big city was stressful enough for my husband and for the rest of us as passengers - with the baby, it would have been ten times worse and i don't think long days sightseeing would have been very fair on her. so for the first time - and the last time in a long time, i hope - we were away from each other overnight; three nights away in total. i missed her, but she was fine at home.
on my parents' last weekend here we had emma's christening. it was kind 