DADDY BIKE, DADDY WORK.

Got a lie in this morning as Lee was not starting work until later so he brought Poppy up at 9.30 on his bike. Poppy had a big grin on her face when they arrived, she loves that bike! Lee had a cup of tea and a look at the internet then Dan picked him up just after 10am to go to work. Poppy, thinking she was going on Daddys bike, got upset when she realised that Daddy was going to work and that she was staying with Grandma. She started to cry when Daddy waved goodbye to her, but as soon as she walked back into the lounge and saw her toys she was fine. "Daddy work" she said to me, then handed me a toy horse. About fifteen minutes later Jill arrived, I was washing my hands and I heard her say "hello, Daddy work" and wondered who she was talking to, when I looked round the door she was standing on the sofa talking at Jill the other side of the window. Jill offered, as she often does when the weather is fine, to take Poppy for a walk and Poppy decided she would take her dolly in the pram too, so I put her reigns on and off they went, Poppy chattering away and I heard her say "Daddy work, Daddy bike" as they disappeared down the road! When they got back Jill said she had not stopped talking all the way and she said "Daddy work, Daddy bike" several times. She played with her toys for a bit when they got back but she was plainly tired and sat on my lap for a while, having asked for "baby tv". She was fighting sleep though and after half an hour or so she slid off my lap to play again, so I thought the best thing would be an early lunch and then maybe she could get the sleep she needed. Jill went home, Poppy waving and still saying "Daddy work" and then she stood at the bottom of the stairs, dummy in mouth, snuggly in hand and said "tired Grandma, bed"!! I followed her up the stairs and put her in the cot, I sat in my bedroom for 10 minutes then sneaked a look and she was fast asleep. Bless.
Poppy slept for not quite 2 hours, I think the dogs woke her barking as the window cleaner was outside but I could hear her chatting to the dolls in the cot and she was quite happy for a while. Grandad helped her to walk downstairs when he arrived home from work, "Daddy work, Daddy bike" she told him. We reassured her that yet Daddy was at work, and yes, when he finished he would fetch her on his bike. She was just eating lasagne, sitting on the new booster seat we got for the dining chair, she no longer wants to sit in her highchair and prefers to be a `big girl`. She is growing up so fast it is frightening!! So she was just eating her lasagne when Daddy arrived to great excitement.
"Daddy, Daddy work, Daddy bike".
Lee told her to finish her tea then he took her home on his bike with Lily.
By the way, booster seat for the dining chair was only £8 on Amazon, a very good buy, in pink or blue it fits on to most normal dining chairs and a strap holds it in place. There is a strap to secure the child and you can take it out with you so they do not need a high chair but can sit at the table with you. Poppy was very pleased and ate her dinner much better than when she sits in the high chair so happy smiles all round.