The Christening

We recently had some family and friends come over from England for a week for the baby’s christening so things got a bit hectic around here, my parents and a friend were actually staying with us which was an absolute pleasure and another 4 friends stayed nearby in a hotel. In the evenings our tiny little flat was very crowded but it was so nice to have friends and family around. My mum was a star, cooking and cleaning and helping out with the baby and it was great to have her around and I am sure it was a pleasure for her to spend some time with her granddaughter whom she hasn’t seen since she was 3 weeks old. Panos and I even had a couple of nights out which we haven’t had the opportunity for since the baby was born. Eleftheria was wonderful she wasn’t overwhelmed by all the people and she rarely complained; in fact I think she quite enjoyed the constant attention, it took me a day or two after everyone left to reverse the clinginess. My best friend Nat (and the baby’s godmother) stayed for an extra week which was great because she helped me straighten out the house and babysat one night so Panos and I could go out for our first wedding anniversary.

With regard to the christening poor Eleftheria cried throughout the whole service and actually got quite worked up at one point, but by the end of it she was exhausted from all the crying that she fell asleep in my arms. The highlight of the day was when she pee’d in the font, her godmother Nat and I were very amused. The funny thing is that I was holding her naked for a good 5 minutes, the whole time I was whispering in her ear ‘don’t wee on mummy’ and as soon as I held her over the font she started to wee, that’s my clever girl.

While Nat was here I managed to persuade her to give the raw food diet a go (it didn’t take much persuading) she has always known it is great and has been behind me every step of the way, but I guess she wasn’t quite ready to make that change until now. It just goes to show that when you are ready to open your ears and your heart to something the opportunity arises and it is easy. So while she was here we had a few 100% raw days and had fun making green smoothies, dips, crepes and chocolate cakes! Since she has gone I have been more focused and we have been exchanging our successes and downfalls via e-mail. I have many raw food friends and am a member of many forums and chat rooms but knowing a good friend of mine is now on the same path makes a huge difference in my own battle.

Eleftheria is now rolling over all by herself and it probably wont be long till she is crawling as now she is getting more belly time so her arms are getting stronger. Up until now we’ve had it easy but now she is virtually on the move we will have to keep an eye on her at all times.


Sorry to rub salt in the wounds of those living in cooler climates but temperatures here are definitely on the rise. It is now almost too hot to go out between the hours of 11am and 4pm. Very irritating when that is the most convenient time for me and the baby to get out and about. On a good note we have already started going to the beach, Eleftheria loves lieing on the beach and listening to the sound of the Sea and feeling the cool sea air on her skin. Even though I am very keen to get the baby in the water it is still far too cold to take her for her first swim, the Ionian Sea is particularly cold even during the summer heat waves. I have dipped her feet in but she doesn’t seem to like it and cries whenever I do, either the cold temperature of the water or the crashing of the waves frightens her.