In some ways life with children gets easier as they grow up, and in some ways it gets harder. Both Ingrid and Adrian have taken quantum leaps that have made a radical difference to how well our everyday life flows: Ingrid when she got her bike, thereby significantly reducing the endless complaints about tired legs, and Adrian when he learned to sit up on his own, so I can take him with me wherever I go in the house or garden. I am so very grateful for both skills, every single day.