Ruby Becomes a Citizen

This is a very significant day in Ruby's life. Today she officially became a registered citizen of the United Kingdom, when I registered her birth at Westminster Town Hall, Marylebone Road.

We like it, perhaps for the neatness but more likely out of snobbery, that both our Wedding and the birth of our daughter have been certified under Westminster Council.

The Registrar was the imposing figure of Patricia Z Gordon. I was so excited and happy about performing such a solemn duty, I had to take a photograph.

Ruby was having a busy day too. In the morning she went with Ibolya and granny, who stayed with us on Wednesday and Thursday, to Craven Park Road clinic for a TB jab. And in the afternoon, she went to Mothers and Baby group, along with Kate (who we met at the antenatal clasess), on Chamberlayne Road. Ibolya loved being in a big group of first time mums and all their babies. She's going to make it weekly event.

Ibolya also got very excited when she found out about the Mother and child, morning film screenings at the Lexi and Electric. I hope we can all go for our first family trip to the movies, over Christmas.

Kate and little Maisy. Kate made us some lovely ginger bread men.