Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Mrs Blackbird, whose nest is outside our front room window is now a proud mother of one! One of the two little blue eggs hatched last week and within that time the tiny pink blob has tripled in size and now resembles a bald black bird! Joe and I watch the baby wobble around the nest each day when Mrs Blackbird flies off to find juicy worms. Its eyes are still closed and its not a looker by any means but we find it very exciting!
Talking of exciting, progress can finally be seen at the house. The front room is painted and the base units of the kitchen are in. The holes in the floor are no more so we can let Joe run around without killing himself. Yesterday the Corian men came to measure up and I finally feel like we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Lots of you have asked about the risk of flooding for Teddington. The Environment Agency has not put us at risk as Teddington Lock is the point at which the Thames becomes tidal, the river doesn't even look that high at the moment, not in comparison with over the winter. So fingers crossed we will miss out on that particular misery. So far the drains have coped with the rain although there were flash floods on Friday the water was gone within an hour and no houses were affected.
This weekend we will mostly be buying extractor fans, dining room tables, taps and coat hooks! Also if I lent you the Gina Ford and Baby Whisperer book could I have them back please so that I can have a quick refresher before the bean arrives!
Simon is back in South Africa from Sunday so I'm a single parent again. If the rain holds off we're planning to be at the Big Chill next weekend.