Shlomo is an honourable woman

March 04, 2015

Shlomo is an honourable woman

So she arrived, as a she not a he. Shlomo left the duomo and became Esther Lillian Jessop and she is fleshy perfection who, much to our universal delight, has taken to sleep like Presidents called Bush take to long, bloody ground wars in the Middle East. Whether this will persist beyond these halcyon days is another matter but we are making hay whilst the sun shines. However, during the labour Esther remain preternaturally relaxed with her heart beat remaining unchanged regardless of how puce her mother's face went so perhaps this is an indication that Esther is going to be a sleeper. Or is the next Dalai Lama (which would really set the bar high among pushy North London parents and would allow me a certain degree of smugness for life). However, the more realistic path is the descent into sleep deprived madness and a depressingly large amount of time listening to Farming Today on Radio 4.

Given her predilection for sleep, there isn't much to comment on. She has done some of those lovely lovely poos that we all know and love and has shown a burgeoning talent as a burper of some pedigree. Nancy has minimised much of the name based nonsense of her early days by melting down at the merest hint we could call Esther something other than her given name. I've tried calling her Nancy a lot but that is apparently a bad strategy (but is another nail in the son-becoming-his-father-at-an-ever-increasing-speed story) but will ensure that a therapist somewhere in 2040 will have a lot to work on and she is also known as Magic E (for obvious unoriginal reasons) as well as just E. Because as the Shamen so memorably told us, "Es are good" and our E is very very good but isn't much maligned. I've tried Zangief as she is as hairy as a Russian bear but it hasn't stuck. However, it's early days and there is plenty of time for general ridiculous to abound.

We've also been inundated with lovely cards, flowers and messages (and a most splendid risotto) as well as host of treats for Nancy that we, the Jessop Four, say a massive a heartfelt thank you for.

I've lots more thoughts running around my head. But enough for now. Enjoy Esther in her most glorious glory.