Adrenalin.

I think it must be the adrenalin that keeps me going when I am looking after Poppy, keeping me awake and my energy levels up so that I can cope, because once her Mummy had fetched her yesterday, when they returned from the wedding, I was shattered and found it hard to keep awake! I was actually ready for bed about 7pm, no matter how hard I tried to stay awake my eyes kept shutting, several times I washed my face in cold water, drank cold water, dabbed cold water on the back of my neck, nothing helped, my eyes shut whatever I did! Now don`t get me wrong, she is so good, she slept through the night for us from 6.30pm until 7am, you can`t ask for more can you? She is on the go all the time she is awake, she is busy, busy, busy! I never would have believed how hard looking after a one year old can be when you are 56, I thought just because I am older does not mean it is any harder. Wrong! When you are 26 you have more energy, you can keep going for longer, and you may not have arthritis really bad which I have at 56. She is still a pleasure to take care of though, I love her so much.