What a difference two years makes. Just a little over twenty-four months ago we were awaiting the arrival of our son. To commemorate the occasion we went to the park and took a few pictures. The bump, after all, would be short lived.

Since then we’ve spent a lot of time in the playground where these pictures were taken.

Last week we did the same thing, now that we’re expecting our daughter in a few weeks. Other than the obvious difference — we had a two year old in tow this time — we had a very different time of year and a change of location — Cannizaro House.

With six weeks to go, the bump is quite possibly as big as it was at the end of the last pregnancy. This is unfortunate as last time there was no need to run after a very energetic toddler…

Make that an energetic, wilful and opinionated toddler. This picture is after chasing him around a flower garden for five minutes!

Still, he stays still for a while when something piques his interest. And, in this respect, you can’t get better than a really good stick.

With him suitably distracted, we managed to take a few more pictures. It was a nice, bright February day. The light was great.

And we had a lot of fun taking them. Hopefully it will be good to look back at them in a few years time.