This got lost somehow, and I just found it. So freaking sorry for the update time! (that was inexcusable I am so so sorry). Also, I love all those who reviewed- I have never gotten this many and it made me jump for joy every new one- and favorited and followed. Oh, in regards to Shadow Puppets, I'm reorganizing it, there are 15 chapter and no outline, something must be done!But i will update that once i get it sorted. I'll shut up now, enjoy.

Thespeckledblond zoho. br

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

November 5, 2012

They warn you, you now, about children. How loud they are. Such small beings, you'd think such a loud and continuous amount of noise would be too much for them. I never listened of course; I never thought I'd be having children. But here I am with Sherlock Holmes' child of all things! And said child is very loud…

Don't get me wrong I love our son beyond measure, and he is my world. But I need to sleep….

Now that my weekly rant to you is over, ill update you on daily life here.

It's pretty slow actually. I brought him home from the hospital earlier this week, not without what the nurse assured me was a "proper new mother freak out." I managed not to kill us both on the way home, although I'm not sure how. I'm a wreck, and loving it… he's amazing. So amazing.

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: Thespeckledblond zoho. br

November 6, 2012

Are you two feeling all right and everything? According to my research sleep deprivation is common in the first few months. Why did you drive yourself back? Couldn't someone have driven you, or taken a cab? Be safe Irene.

-SH

coventryCC gmail. fj

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

November 29, 2012

We're fine. I'm less exhausted than most of the mums I meet, even those with older children. A life on the run, and three years spent with you (you really don't sleep much do you?) is surprisingly good training. The poor woman next to me in line when I was buying nappies looked like a living zombie! Hamish has calmed down a lot this week; he's much quieter now. I guess he gets that pensive look from you.

Oh and Sherlock, you're very cute when you worry. I don't have anyone to drive me anywhere because I don't want to hire anyone or… well get to close. Never know when I'll need to run off again (with Hal of course).

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

to: coventryCC gmail. fj

November 30, 2012

Good to know someone appreciates my habits… might have to use that in my list of reasons why John should stop trying to get me to sleep like a normal person. Its good to know you still stand leagues above everyone else, just don't go puling down to much attention. We don't want another Monaco situation on our hands (I believe that model still has a grudge against you).

Stop calling me cute. Hamish is cute, puppies are cute, and I am not cute.

You're still prepared to run? I suppose I shouldn't suspect anything less, your survival instinct served us quite well. Just… I'd prefer to know you and Hamish were safe and not flitting across the globe.

-SH

HanselGretle zooink . ht

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

January 12, 2013

Sorry, I've been busy here. Went back to work, only part time. Hamish is settling in quite nicely at the flat, I was a bit worried about how quiet he is but the doctor assured me he is in fact fine. Sometimes I wish I could borrow John, it would be nice to have someone I trust, even I'm certain he does not trust me, to keep an eye on him. But as that's not possible, I might be a bot excessive with the appointments. I'll send you more photos; Hal looks so much like you. Sometimes I can picture you as a child when I see him. You wouldn't happen to be able to send me any photos of little Sherlock would you? I'd love to see if the resemblance is as uncanny as I imagine.

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: HanselGretle zooink. ht

January 13, 2013

YOU ARE NOT GETTING YOUR HANDS ON THOSE. No way. I would burn them all if I could, but Mycroft has the majority hidden away. I suppose the one benefit is that as long as he won't give them to me, he also won't give them to you.

-SH

crownjwel hotmail. pe

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

January 15, 2013

Oh don't be a baby; I'm sure you were terribly cute

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: crownjewl hotmail. pe

January 17, 2013

You will never know. How about you? Do you have any photos I could use against the Queen of Blackmail herself? (Me asking also means that my Internet search turned up nothing, but then again I'm fairly sure Irene isn't your real name).

-SH

iceeeeeeman yahoo. om

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

January 23, 2013

Sherlock, stop bringing up questions about my past. Irene is the realest name I have, the one you and our son know me as. And as far as photos, if there were any photos of me as a child (I'm not sure if there were to be honest) they no longer exist.

-IA

iceeeeeeman yahoo. om

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

February 13, 2013

Sherlock? I didn't mean to offend I just can't… the past is in the past.

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: iceeeeeeman yahoo. om

March 10, 2013

Ok.

-SH

juegojuego .com

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

March 23, 2013

So I take it we're ok now. Well, Hal is doing great He'll be 5 months old soon. He has an intense fascination with a textbook he found in the house. It reminds me of your laser focus during research, I pull him away and he starts crying. He also is obsessed with my hair. Yesterday he deftly undid a very complicated updo in less than a minute. He likes to wake me up by tugging on it… :(

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: juegojuego .com

March 23, 2013

Haha now you know what it's like. Pulling on people's hair is not nice Irene.

-SH

juegojuego .com

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

March 25, 2013

Oh but you like it ;)

-IA

HaPpYbIrThDaY123

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

April 29, 2013

Hamish is 6 months old today, not that that's a date of any significance in reality. I think I might bore you if I go into all the little details of our life… so I sent you a quick video. We went to the park and he was on the swings and it was so sweet I had to show it to you.

Oh also, do not get involved in any investigations involving the Deustche Bank. If you can keep your brother out of it too.

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: HaPpYbIrThDaY123

April 29, 2013

Thank you for the video. I ended up watching on my mobile in a cab to keep John from finding it. The cabbie rather enjoyed that I think…He's growing up so fast; he looks quite animated on the swings and very happy. You're a great mother Irene; I just wish I… its better this way isn't it? Safer.

Happy 6 months Hamish.

You're asking me to stay away from any and all investigations involving the Deustche Bank? What are you planning Irene? Mycroft will investigate what he investigates; I have no control over it. I will refrain from offering my help, but that's all. I thought you were done putting yourself in danger.

-SH

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: HaPpYbIrThDaY123

April 29, 2013

35,000,000 euro in failed investments to phantom companies that only a select few know don't actually exist. Your new occupation in "part-time" fraud and large-scale theft?! Mycroft is one of a select few even aware the investigation is taking place, and I hacked his account when the scandal went public or else I wouldn't have suspected anything. You're good Irene, and I'm sure no one will suspect you just good lord don't… this is just not good.

-SH

senkulpeco007 zoho. tj

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

May 16, 2013

That was not me; I'm not that brazen. But he provided a wonderful cover for me own endeavors. I'm sure your brother will want your help, and in the interest of faith (just don't freak out when the balls start to drop in the financial world) the name of the not so genius behind the DB is Franco Marquez, originally from Argentina now a naturalized British citizen. You'll everything on him attached. Buena suerte.

-IA

senkulpeco007 zoho. tj

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

June 29, 2013

Hamish is eight months today, and he has a cold. We took a trip and I think he got sick on the plane those are wonderful infection carriers. Makes me miss my days flying private… he loved the beach. I'm not personally much of a sand girl, but he loved the stuff. He had great fun building a monstrous sandcastle (well I built it and he systematically smashed it with delight). I attached some photos of our little adventure.

-IA

senkulpeco007 zoho. tj

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

June 29, 2013

Air travel with an infant, I don't envy you with that. I used to destroy Mycroft's sand castles when we were children, he hated me for it. Well that and other things. And I'm going to assume that if your plans in the financial sector go right you'll be flying private again soon (nothing has happened in the regard here, so either you were very good at hiding or this is a longer term thing. Your tip was greatly appreciated by the British government. Franco has been arrested and all the funds transferred back to Germany. I don't want to now how you knew that, I just hope it didn't endanger your or Hamish).

Oh I meant to ask you, the textbook Hamish was fond of; what was it called?

-SH

FunnyHat hotmail. co. uk

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

July 3, 2013

It was an old psychology textbook I had lying around, nothing particularly interesting.

Say you're welcome to Mycroft for me, how did he react when you told him about Franco?

-IA

Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

To: FunnyHat hotmail. co. uk

July 5, 2013

Psychology? You took psychology? I suppose that fits with your extensive knowledge of what people 'like'. Well I recommend chemistry or biology first, much more useful. And they have more pictures, more attention grabbing.

-SH

senkulpeco007 zoho. tj

To: Sherlock Holmes therealSHolmes gmail. co. uk

April 29, 2012

Thank you for the advice, Mr. child rearing expert. But I went out and bought a copy of some beginning textbook on chemistry. He loves it. It has a model of some complex ionic compound in 3D he's rather fond of, and the DNA strand as well. I fear he's first word might be something ridiculous like "alkane" or "nanometer." Our son is going to be such an outsider… at this rate he'll be reading Euclid by age 3.

-IA

He'll be one soon right? I'd like to send him a gift (maybe a favorite textbook of mine). You can give me a false address and forward it on, bounce it all over the world. I just want to be a bigger part of his life Irene. Let me at least have that.

-SH

You really want to be more involved? But aren't we a liability for you? Ok, excuse the worries of a stressed mum. Yes of course you may send Hamish a gift! He's your son, and if you want to be a larger part of his life I'm not going to stand in you way. You can send it to C. B. at Bahnhofstrasse 36 P.O. 8010 Zurich Switzerland.

-IA

Switzerland… hmm. Package is sent, Happy early birthday Hamish. Irene, I would move you and Hamish here right now if I could, I would have a year ago, or when you first told me you were pregnant, or (in a perfect world) you would have returned to London with me. But you still have enemies here, my brother being one of them. So I will settle for brief email conversations, photos of Hamish (why are there never ones of you?), and obsessively following the financial sector for evidence you're still alive.

-SH

Hope you liked, the next chapter shall be much more exciting, and i think there will be 2 or 3 more. Oh, i just got a tumblr- follow me at this-casual-chaos

-KBRC