One week down, two more to go. Isobel has been really well behaved with Andy away, and I've been able to really get her dinner and bedtime schedules fairly stable now. Dinner is around 6.30pm, and bedtime is around 7.30pm, but there's still a bit of variation - depending on what time she woke up that morning, and how long she's napped during the day. Thankfully both naps are still around 2hrs each, so I've got a bit of time to get things done around the house ... and catch my breath!

I caught up with a few of the other wives for Latte this week, for the first time in a couple of months. I've had to miss a couple while the Mustang has been off the road, as Andy has had the Durango for work. We had lunch in the Nordstrom Cafe down at Southcenter, and Isobel was a bit fragile to begin with - lots of unfamiliar noise and faces, lots of talking and laughing ... very different to her usual environment at home with only me to talk to! She did perk up after a while, and a bit of food - I brough some baby food for her, which she polished off in between crying fits. Then she started eyeing off my panini ... so we don't seem to be having any problems wiht her refusing food yet!

I dropped the Durango in for an oil change on Thursday, and was lucky enough to catch a shuttle bus home so we didn't have to wait at the dealer. Apart from a few cosmetic squeaks, all appears to be well for the time being ... * touch wood * !! At least I had some change from $40 this time .

When we arrived home after the car service, there was a bit of shade in the backyard - so I unpacked the picnic rug and took Isobel outside to play. She showed no interest in the toys on the rug, but headed straight for the edge as soon as I put her down ... the grass beyond was much more interesting! Her dexterity is improving, but she's still grabbing handfuls rather than individual blades of grass at this stage. She appeared to have great fun, babbling and squealing happily until the wind cooled and we came back inside again.

I had another netball game on Saturday, and I was scheduled for the second game - that meant I could let Isobel get her first nap in without having to wake her up prematurely. The club was running a second open day at Marymoor Park, so by the time we arrived the first game was running a little late - and I was asked to fill in on the spot for one team who was a person down. Isobel was quite content sitting in her stroller on the sidelines, munching on a rusk and watching the world go by - such a contrast from last week at Ballard! Still, this week she was outside, she'd had a proper sleep, and was a bit further away from the court so it wasn't quite so noisy (or echo-y like the gym last week!). I was having one of my better games, finding gaps and getting a few intercepts ... and being fresh on the court when everyone else had already played two quarters probably helped!

The game I was originally scheduled to play ended up as five-a-side, with several players off injured, or on duty for the open day. It ended rather quickly after Sue and I collided - we both ended up in the same space, she stepped on my foot and rolled her ankle rather badly ... so the umpire called it a day and we medevac'd Sue to the sidelines. Hopefully it's not too bad, I felt terrible as Sue and I worked very closely together on a number of issues during the 18 months I was on the project.

I've also done a lot of blocking this week, after receiving both my sock blocking forms and my interlocking foam squares in the mail. I am very pleased with my Monkey socks, both the pattern and the colours - although net time I might go down a needle size as they've stretched a little more than I expected. Not sure if they'll bounce back with each washing, I guess I'll find out! Andy's blue bloke-y socks are also finished, but next time I'll measure his foot before he plays a cricket game - I thought they were fitting well, only to find out later that his foot was swollen at the time and the socks are now too big . I might have some luck felting them slightly, the yarn isn't marked as 'superwash' so they might respond to some hot water and hand agitation.

I've also got a couple of charity baby blankets for the crochet guild that need squaring up, plus my Argosy scarf that kept me awake during the Easter road trip to Whistler and back. Then there's the bargello afghan, which is bigger thant he double bed in our spare room ... I might need another box of squares for that one!

Finally, we attended Shauna's baby shower this afternoon at Tina's house. Shauna is 37 weeks along already, and breathing much more easily now the baby has dropped . There were lots of cute little outfits and toys - we'll soon have another little baby amongst the Latte regulars!