Saturday, 27 October 2012
HALLOWEEN DISCO.
As soon as Poppy walked through my front door on Friday with her Mummy the first thing she wanted to do was go upstairs and play with the dolls house. Mummy was dragged upstairs to play with her while I made some sandwiches for lunch. Poppy had just finished nursery and had a lovely morning, she is usually really tired after nursery so I got lunch ready and she reluctantly arrived downstairs making it quite clear she wanted to go back up and play! Emma put Pippin the dog on tv for her and she settled down to watch it and eat her food, when she is tired it is best to have a distraction so that she will sit quietly and eat! Emma had very kindly volunteered, (actually I think she may have been pushed into it by her Dad) to walk all the dogs as Barney and Polly were due at the groomers in the afternoon and it is best for them to have a walk before they go. While Emma took the dogs out I went up with Poppy to play with the dolls house for a while before persuading her to have a lie down, within minutes she was fast asleep, worn out by her busy day!
As Poppy was looking forwards to going to the Halloween disco Emma popped home and got her costume while she was still asleep so that she could have something to eat early and then off to boogie! She slept for 3 hours, obviously worn out having not gone to sleep until later than normal the evening before, and got up ready for the disco. She had some fish to eat before getting dressed as a witch, actually more of a princess witch! Emma picked up Lee and off they all went to the disco which Poppy enjoyed, though she was worn out when it finished and soon in bed!
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
GOING TO NURSERY WITH MUMMY.
Emma is off work for the week as it is half term so Poppy is having a lovely time with her Mummy. Em took her to school with her on Monday as she wanted to get her classroom ready for next term, and Poppy loved it, especially as Mummy teaches nursery and reception children so there was plenty to keep Poppy occupied! It took Emma double the time to get done what she wanted to, as Poppy wanted to help, though I doubt she minded that. When they arrived here mid afternoon Poppy was tired having fallen asleep in the car, so Emma lay her on the sofa and she soon fell asleep. She did not wake until about 5.30 they all had tea here as we knew Poppy would be feeling hungry as soon as she woke up!
They want to potty train Poppy so yesterday morning as soon as she got up she was running around without a nappy on and managed to last from 8am until just before noon until she did a wee! Em said they kept asking her, and she kept saying no, in the end Em sat her on the potty and read a story so Poppy did what she had to while relaxed. Apparently her facial expression was one of surprise, so it is maybe a case of her having to learn when she wants to "go". Em is going to perservere this week then next week when she is back at work Sallianne her childminder and Grandad and I will try to carry on the good work hopefully! She has only just turned 2 though and I daresay she will be ready when she is ready.
Yesterday, when Emma, Lee, Poppy and Lily arrived Poppy seemed quite tired so we all had some lunch and sometime after one o`clock Poppy got her snuggly and dummy saying she wanted to go upstairs to bed. She got a bit side tracked for half an hour playing with the dolls house but eventually she went into her cot though she did object a little, pretending she did not need to sleep by shouting "I love you" a few times down the stairs! She soon went quiet however, and Em nipped upstairs to cover her up and make sure she was warm enough and she had a sleep for a couple of hours.
After Poppy woke up she was playing with her Postman Pat rail and road track with us all which Emma had put together for her while she was asleep, took her awhile but she got there in the end! Tricky if you put one bit of the track in the wrong place!
Today Poppy has been at nursery this morning, Emma was so pleased their half term holiday falls on different weeks as she has the opportunity to take her daughter to nursery and see her in that situation. Poppy went trotting in happily, hardly stopping to take her coat off and was smiling and waving at her friends. When Emma went past the window later she could see her sitting at a table with lots of other children enjoying herself. Bless.
They have gone off visiting this afternoon so Poppy will get an opportunity to play with Finn and maybe Emma will get a cuddle with baby India. :-)
They want to potty train Poppy so yesterday morning as soon as she got up she was running around without a nappy on and managed to last from 8am until just before noon until she did a wee! Em said they kept asking her, and she kept saying no, in the end Em sat her on the potty and read a story so Poppy did what she had to while relaxed. Apparently her facial expression was one of surprise, so it is maybe a case of her having to learn when she wants to "go". Em is going to perservere this week then next week when she is back at work Sallianne her childminder and Grandad and I will try to carry on the good work hopefully! She has only just turned 2 though and I daresay she will be ready when she is ready.
Yesterday, when Emma, Lee, Poppy and Lily arrived Poppy seemed quite tired so we all had some lunch and sometime after one o`clock Poppy got her snuggly and dummy saying she wanted to go upstairs to bed. She got a bit side tracked for half an hour playing with the dolls house but eventually she went into her cot though she did object a little, pretending she did not need to sleep by shouting "I love you" a few times down the stairs! She soon went quiet however, and Em nipped upstairs to cover her up and make sure she was warm enough and she had a sleep for a couple of hours.
After Poppy woke up she was playing with her Postman Pat rail and road track with us all which Emma had put together for her while she was asleep, took her awhile but she got there in the end! Tricky if you put one bit of the track in the wrong place!
Today Poppy has been at nursery this morning, Emma was so pleased their half term holiday falls on different weeks as she has the opportunity to take her daughter to nursery and see her in that situation. Poppy went trotting in happily, hardly stopping to take her coat off and was smiling and waving at her friends. When Emma went past the window later she could see her sitting at a table with lots of other children enjoying herself. Bless.
They have gone off visiting this afternoon so Poppy will get an opportunity to play with Finn and maybe Emma will get a cuddle with baby India. :-)
Friday, 12 October 2012
Quite the little homemaker.
Poppy was very excited yesterday morning as I had managed to successfully bid on a toy kitchen and a few other bits and pieces on a local swap site. The lady I had them off very kindly offered to deliver as she was in my area yesterday and they arrived at about 9am. As soon as Poppy saw the kitchen she announced "that my barbie kitchen" and helped me to carry it into the lounge. (Why a barbie kitchen? No idea!) She was equally thrilled with the microwave, washing machine, ironing board and iron. Not a bad bargain, my bargaining skills are quite good now! I thought they would be ideal in the little playhouse I bid for last week, and got at a very good price, which is now resplendant in the garden.
As soon as we shut the front door after thanking the lady who brought the things, Poppy wanted smarties to "cook", she then played for ages, putting the sweets into her little frying pan and cooking them on the cooker then transfering them, one by one, using the little tongues to a plate and bowl. She washed her snuggly in the washing machine then cooked it in the microwave! Quite the little home maker!
Poppy was getting tired about 11.30 and asked for her dummy then settled down to lie on the sofa so I put Baby TV on for her to watch quietly until she dropped off to sleep but she did not get to sleep as Jill knocked on the door. I was not expecting her yesterday as she had things to do and she had popped by to ask me something but ofcourse as soon as Poppy saw her she was up! She managed to stay awake for a while but soon asked to go to bed and so off she went upstairs to sleep in the cot in peace.
Poppy had her lunch late, 2.30, as she slept for 2 hours or so and in the meantime her Daddy texted me to say he was home, due to the rain, so we could take Poppy and Lily home whenever we wanted to. She watched Pippin as usual while she ate her lunch, then discussed the programme with me while I put her coat on. She can talk really well and you can hold quite a conversation with her, she told me Pippin was all messy and had to have a bath. He did not like having a bath. Quite a sentence for a little girl who just turned 2. When I told her we were taking her home to Daddy she was very excited and eagerly put her coat on with my help then was off towards the front door before I could stand up from my chair!
Daddy was very pleased to see Poppy and she was equally pleased to see her Daddy, we got back into our car with Poppy waving and calling "bye Grandma, bye Grandad" from the doorway. Bless.
As soon as we shut the front door after thanking the lady who brought the things, Poppy wanted smarties to "cook", she then played for ages, putting the sweets into her little frying pan and cooking them on the cooker then transfering them, one by one, using the little tongues to a plate and bowl. She washed her snuggly in the washing machine then cooked it in the microwave! Quite the little home maker!
Poppy was getting tired about 11.30 and asked for her dummy then settled down to lie on the sofa so I put Baby TV on for her to watch quietly until she dropped off to sleep but she did not get to sleep as Jill knocked on the door. I was not expecting her yesterday as she had things to do and she had popped by to ask me something but ofcourse as soon as Poppy saw her she was up! She managed to stay awake for a while but soon asked to go to bed and so off she went upstairs to sleep in the cot in peace.
Poppy had her lunch late, 2.30, as she slept for 2 hours or so and in the meantime her Daddy texted me to say he was home, due to the rain, so we could take Poppy and Lily home whenever we wanted to. She watched Pippin as usual while she ate her lunch, then discussed the programme with me while I put her coat on. She can talk really well and you can hold quite a conversation with her, she told me Pippin was all messy and had to have a bath. He did not like having a bath. Quite a sentence for a little girl who just turned 2. When I told her we were taking her home to Daddy she was very excited and eagerly put her coat on with my help then was off towards the front door before I could stand up from my chair!
Daddy was very pleased to see Poppy and she was equally pleased to see her Daddy, we got back into our car with Poppy waving and calling "bye Grandma, bye Grandad" from the doorway. Bless.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
OH TO BE A CHILD AGAIN!
Poppy arrived in her pyjamas and dressing gown yesterday morning as Mummy had to get her out of bed, she had no choice and could not wait any longer for her to wake as she had to get to work. I had her breakfast ready, she ate every scrap which was lovely, and then I got her dressed.
We had some visitors, Jill, Sarah and Georgia mid morning and Poppy did some drawing with Georgia for a while though by 11am she was flagging and everyone could see how tired she was. I knew she obviously would not get to sleep on the sofa as she often does, with everybody there, so I asked if she wanted to go upstairs to bed. She was by the stairgate immediately and waved goodbye to everyone as she mounted the stairs with me behind her making sure she did not fall. Almost as soon as her head hit the pillow she was asleep. She must have been tired, it was almost 2.30pm before she woke up!
She was eating a rather late lunch when Grandad arrived, but so engrossed in Pippin the dog on tv that she did not notice him until he put his head in front of the screen! She ate all her lunch, it is lovely to see her with her appetite back, when she gets ill with her chest her appetite goes and it can be a problem to get her to eat anything at all, so when she is eating well it is a relief!
As soon as she finished eating Grandad was pressed into service playing the train game which involves running round and round the coffee table calling choo choo and waving at me and the dogs as she passes! Grandad keeps on trying to sit down and have a rest but he has no chance!
We asked her if she would like to go out for a walk but she was too engrossed in playing with her farm and dolls house. Oh to be a child again.
We had some visitors, Jill, Sarah and Georgia mid morning and Poppy did some drawing with Georgia for a while though by 11am she was flagging and everyone could see how tired she was. I knew she obviously would not get to sleep on the sofa as she often does, with everybody there, so I asked if she wanted to go upstairs to bed. She was by the stairgate immediately and waved goodbye to everyone as she mounted the stairs with me behind her making sure she did not fall. Almost as soon as her head hit the pillow she was asleep. She must have been tired, it was almost 2.30pm before she woke up!
She was eating a rather late lunch when Grandad arrived, but so engrossed in Pippin the dog on tv that she did not notice him until he put his head in front of the screen! She ate all her lunch, it is lovely to see her with her appetite back, when she gets ill with her chest her appetite goes and it can be a problem to get her to eat anything at all, so when she is eating well it is a relief!
As soon as she finished eating Grandad was pressed into service playing the train game which involves running round and round the coffee table calling choo choo and waving at me and the dogs as she passes! Grandad keeps on trying to sit down and have a rest but he has no chance!
We asked her if she would like to go out for a walk but she was too engrossed in playing with her farm and dolls house. Oh to be a child again.
Thursday, 4 October 2012
WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR?
I can barely walk my back hurts so much but on the bright side we have had a lovely time with Poppy! Chat, chat, chat, all the time! She has been building with big lego, making aeroplanes with the nut and bolt set, drawing on her board, riding her horsey, took her baby for a walk in the pram into the other room telling me she was going for some bread, dancing to the music on her little keyboard, done some jigsaws, played with her My little pony horses, ran round the table calling "choo choo" and waving to me at each circuit, in general she has been very busy!! She ate her lunch and I could see she was shattered, she agreed straight away when I asked if she wanted to go to bed and off we went up the stairs. She lay down and I said I was going to the bathroom, when I peeped in a few minutes later she was fast asleep! She slept for 3 hours, so you can see she was worn out! So was Grandma!!
That was just the morning!!
Most of the afternoon was taken up with Poppy running in and out of the rooms waving at us and calling "hello" or "bye" depending on which way she was headed! Grandad was in one room I was in the other, and everytime she reached me she threw her arms around me and gave me a cuddle! What more can you ask for?
That was just the morning!!
Most of the afternoon was taken up with Poppy running in and out of the rooms waving at us and calling "hello" or "bye" depending on which way she was headed! Grandad was in one room I was in the other, and everytime she reached me she threw her arms around me and gave me a cuddle! What more can you ask for?
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
CHOO CHOO
Although Poppy has a poorly chest at the moment, and her breathing is a bit rattly, she was in good form yesterday and full of beans. She was not eating a lot but had quite a bit of strawberry milk so at least she was getting her nutrients. I don`t think she stopped talking from the time she arrived at 7.30am until she dropped off to sleep on the sofa about 11am and then slept for 2 hours. I don`t know how she managed to stop on the sofa, she was wriggling around and turning upside down while still asleep, or half asleep, and even on a couple of occassions she opened her eyes for a few minutes but seemed dazed and was soon fast asleep again! When she woke after 1pm she had a few cheesy nibbles and a bit of tomatoe but left the bread and turkey, though she did manage half a yogurt. She never eats a great deal when she has a bad chest so I was glad she was getting the milk down her.
She was riding her car round the lounge and decided to phone Daddy, "hello, its Mr Poppy"!! When Grandad arrived home she was very excited and immediately wanted him to play choo choo which involves running round the table in the centre of the lounge pretending to be a train, waving at me and the dogs as she goes! He hardly had time to hang his coat up before she was pulling his hand calling "Come on Grandad, choo choo!!" She makes us laugh so much! After a few turns round the table Grandad was worn out and in need of a sit down so Poppy decided she needed a rest too. She was out of breath so it was a good idea when she sat down saying she was tired. In an attempt to get her to play a bit more quietly I asked if she wanted to colour so out came her crayons and colouring book and she started to colour in a My little pony, inviting Grandad to help her. She then decided she had to ride her horsey and told Grandad he was too big to ride it!
Poppy did not eat a great deal of her tea, but managed a little ravioli and some more milk, then she did some colouring until her Mommy arrived to fetch her. As usual she was very pleased and excited to see Mommy and she immediately made her play choo choo!!
She took Tazzy, her toy monster, to show Daddy and off they went home, leaving an exhausted Grandma and Grandad to recover!
She was riding her car round the lounge and decided to phone Daddy, "hello, its Mr Poppy"!! When Grandad arrived home she was very excited and immediately wanted him to play choo choo which involves running round the table in the centre of the lounge pretending to be a train, waving at me and the dogs as she goes! He hardly had time to hang his coat up before she was pulling his hand calling "Come on Grandad, choo choo!!" She makes us laugh so much! After a few turns round the table Grandad was worn out and in need of a sit down so Poppy decided she needed a rest too. She was out of breath so it was a good idea when she sat down saying she was tired. In an attempt to get her to play a bit more quietly I asked if she wanted to colour so out came her crayons and colouring book and she started to colour in a My little pony, inviting Grandad to help her. She then decided she had to ride her horsey and told Grandad he was too big to ride it!
Poppy did not eat a great deal of her tea, but managed a little ravioli and some more milk, then she did some colouring until her Mommy arrived to fetch her. As usual she was very pleased and excited to see Mommy and she immediately made her play choo choo!!
She took Tazzy, her toy monster, to show Daddy and off they went home, leaving an exhausted Grandma and Grandad to recover!
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