Acorns.

As Grandad has had a few days off work, to spend our wedding anniversary together on the first of March we had the opportunity to take Poppy to the Acorns playgroup at the community centre on Thursday. Normally I am unable to get there under my own steam as I cannot walk far enough so it was good to have the chance for Poppy to mix with other children and play with the lovely toys available. At first it did not look as though we would be able to take her as she was starting to look sleepy at about 9am and she will often sleep for an hour or two, as it starts about 9.45am it would have ruled it out. Her sleep patterns are changing at the moment, one day she will be so tired by 9.30am that she cannot stay awake but other days she will keep going until 11am or 11.30 and will sleep through lunchtime, so having a late lunch about 1.30 or even 1.45! She did sit on my lap at about 9.30 and was yawning so I felt sure she would be asleep and unable to go to playgroup but after having a rest for half an hour she was off my lap and wanting to play again so we decided to risk it and see how she got on. We were a little late for the start but nobody seemed to mind and Poppy soon smiled and waved at the little boy nearest to her before grabbing a small plastic car off the table and pushing it along the track which was laid out. Most children in the room were a bit older, maybe 2 to 3 years old, and at 18 months Poppy could only just about reach the table top but there were chairs to sit on an adults lap and other toys placed on the floor so she was able to play with the lovely toys without too much bother. She was particularly drawn to a castle and I was just sitting beside her when a young lady I recognised approached me, I knew the face but at first could not put a name to it, probably because I had not seen her for some considerable time, and because I was not expecting to see her at the playgroup. It was lovely to see Vicky, I was in hospital with her Mum when she had Vicky and I had my son Steven. Her Mum and I keep in touch regularly though it had been quite some time since I last saw Vicky and I had never met her adorable son Zac. I was very flattered that she recognised me after all that time! Poppy had a lovely time at the playgroup, she played with some of the toys and loved running away from Grandad and being chased around the hall! We left just after 11am when the toys were being packed away and Poppy fell asleep about 3 minutes later! We even managed to get her out of the car and laid down on the sofa where she slept for an hour and a half!!

Bless, she is growing up.