Merry Little Christmas It was a Christmas of Firsts for our new family:

• Our first Christmas all together
• Himself’s first Christmas in Dublin
• The fisrt Christmas that I didn’t go to Mass!

Himself and I also managed our first visit to the pub together since the birth of Garman. Big thanks to my parents and sister for minding Garman on Christmas Eve and also last Monday afternoon. I went into town for 3 hours to buy myself something to wear for Christmas Day. It was weird not having Garman with me! I had a photo of him in my bag to show anyone I met on my travels. Apologies to anyone I did meet who got short shrift – I had a deadline. Garman, the wee angel, slept peacefully in my parents’ house the whole time I was gone. A very independent little fella already!