Day 3

This is easy. The wee man is a doddle to look after. We were up and out in good time today, thankfully. Cameron had a good day at creche, ate well and was in good humour. I picked him up around 4:30 aqnd since it was a lovely sunny evening in Dublin we went for a walk in the park. We watched some boys playing football and Cameron sat in his pram kicking his legs eager to join in. I wonder if he'll be sporty when he's older. I'll definately try and teach him golf, it's a family tradition. I got him home and fed him. He seemed ravenous. It must have been the fresh air. Then we entered the difficult part of the evening. the two hours when there is nothing in particular to do. the time between dinner and bed time bottle. Cameron is really contented most of the time. He's easy going. I can usually put him down on his play mat and he plays away quite happily. He did that for a while but I think he misses his mum because he wasn't quite as settled. I tried to keep him distracted and moved from room to room, changing the environment and the toys. Of course you don't want to be too disruptive on him. It was hard work to keep him entertained and I must admit there were a few tantrums. Cameron threw a few too! I was delighted that once he had his bottle at 8:00pm he went off to sleep for a couple of hours. He coughed a bit though. It didn't wake him but it didn't sound good. A bit like an old dogs bark if you know what I mean.

Ireland has the worst crime rate in the European Union, aparently. You are more likely to be the victim of a violent assault, rape or burglary that any of the other 25 member stated and that includes the new eastern European members. What makes this more damning is that Ireland has one of the strongest economies. What does this say about a country when the people have more  wealth, more material goods and more prospects that ever before yet it still isn't enough? We have full employment. Make no mistake. If you want a job you can have a job and you'll earn reasonable money no matter what you do. Just goes to show you can't buy class.