Dear Bertie,
We are now over half way through our walk! 12 stages done and 11 to go :)
At this point I thought you would like to know where the idea came from...
When you were growing in Mummy's tummy, she felt quite sick and walking was the only activity that she could do without wanting to throw up. As you got bigger and heavier, going uphill was harder work so Mummy did lots of walking around our local London parks and along our local, flat and very pretty River Thames.
When you were 5 months old inside Mummy, she did a 48km walk from Hampton Court to Tower bridge which was where this idea started.
Near to the end of pregnancy, when you were 34 weeks old inside Mummy's tummy, the water which was keeping you warm and safe broke and Mummy was admitted to hospital for a few weeks to make sure that you were OK.
You stayed inside until you were 37 weeks old, but during those hot summer weeks in hospital, Mummy needed something to keep her busy while awaiting your arrival and that's when she found this blog by The Rambling Man:
The website showed a route walking the entire length of the River Thames from its source in Kemble, Gloucestershire to its mouth in Crayford Ness, Dartford. Mummy broke the 183 mile walk into 24 more manageable and baby-friendly stages, starting East so that the earlier stages were near home when you were smaller and Mummy was very anxious, and finishing the walk in the West.
Mummy intended to start the walk much earlier, but anxiety about feeding you, your weight and general baby admin was quite hard at the start, so we began our big adventure in November when you were 3 months old. You are due to finish the walk by March when Mummy will be going back to work.
But I promise I will find other adventures to keep us busy on our days and weekends together forevermore!
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