ALL SMILES.

Poppy was all smiles when she arrived this morning and found Grandad at home. He has a week off from work.
She has been poorly over the weekend, problems with her asthma, not eating a great deal, being sick, poor little soul, she doesn`t deserve to be poorly so often. Emma stayed off work with her yesterday and took her to the doctors who gave her antibiotics, he said her chest sounded clear but he was playing safe incase she develops a chest infection. Apparently she HATES taking her medicine, and it is a real problem getting it down her. They have told her it is banana milk shake and banana ice cream, all to no avail!!
I used to hate taking medicine when I was a child, I always had to have a sweet in my hand, ready to thrust into my mouth as soon as I had gulped it down!
She certainly made up for not eating this morning when she had two bowls of sugar puffs, a bit of toast and some grapes!
Grandad took her for a walk in the pushchair to feed the ducks and then to see the horses, but they only got to feed the ducks as she fell asleep before they even got to the horses! Luckily Lee came to pick her up on his bike after work and took her round with some pieces of apple to give to the horses. She slept for just over an hour this morning so we decided to pop and see my sister Marg. As soon as we arrived Poppy was grinning, "Aunty Marg" she said as she climbed up the front door step. Marg soon had some toys out for her which she keeps especially for Poppys visits! Bless.
We got back for lunch and she managed toast with spaghetti then she played in the garden with Grandad with her sand. When her nappy was changed I noticed a rash on her tummy so I did the glass test just incase and it was okay. She was not very pleased when I pressed a cold glass to her skin, but needs must! I think the rash is probably the virus or maybe a reaction to the antibiotic. She is a lot better today and it is good to see her eating a bit better, she could do with putting a little weight on.
This morning Poppy was able to meet the new baby next door. Baby Isabelle is the brand new granddaughter of my friend Anne, she is 7 weeks old and absolutely beautiful with a lot of dark brown hair. I saw Helena walking over the road heading for the shops so I called her to see if Poppy could see the baby, Poppy was thrilled and all smiles as soon as she saw the baby and we had to keep picking her up to see in the pram! She was sad when we had to come away and started to cry because she wanted to stay with the baby! I daresay she will see a lot of her in the future, so she has made a new little friend next door.
On the subject of babies, Emma was telling me that when she is at her childminders she sees a baby boy and when he arrives she walks into the playroom to fetch some toys for him! Ah bless Poppy, how kind.