Dear Ilysha,
Today I got to see you again.
Me and Mummy met in canteen area of the Centre today at around quarter to 10. I sat down with you and Mummy scolded me because you kept looking at me smiling instead of eating your breakfast. Mummy was feeding you a little bowl of puree for your breakfast, and then some yoghurt. When you'd finished eating you had yoghurt all round your mouth and even some on your nose, little mucky pup hehe! Mummy said you were tired today because your toothypegs had been keeping you up so I was expecting you to be a bit more niggly than last week. You had your bottle of juice but kept letting it just hang out your mouth, gripping the teat with your gums like "Look Mummy no hands!" We walked into the contact area together at ten o'clock and you were peering out the pram at me smiling and giggling cause I was pulling faces and playing peek-a-boo over Mummy's shoulder
We signed in, then went into the play area and Mummy got you out of the pram. She sat you on her knee and you reached for me instantly. Daddy didn't need no more encouragement to scoop you up and hold you! Mummy passed me a soft toy snake that you like, with crinkly patches, and it played music when you squeezed it's nose. You kept giggling, but lost interest pretty quickly. We had a little cuddle but you were very distracted by your surroundings, you kept gazing at the other children and adults, fascinated by what they were doing.
I carried you over and picked up the playmat you liked last week, before anyone else could steal it from us hehe. I sat down on the floor with you and lay you under the swinging ball. You were giggling, reaching for the ball again. You were very active until you started getting tired, kicking your legs enthusiastically and gurgling.
I sat you up against between my legs and pulled the playmat up over your lap so you could reach all the bits and pieces. You were suckling on the crinkly leafs again, and kept turning to smile at me. I reached over and picked up a toy that played music - that was it, I'd opened a can of worms! You kept bashing the buttons, playing different songs and wiggling along to the sounds. You'd alternate between the toys, as soon as one became boring you'd play with a different one. It was amazing to see how observant you were, studying all the buttons and different colours, turning the toys over in your hands examining them.
Mummy went to the toilet and left us alone, and in true irony, at just that moment another child tried to pass you a toy and bumped it against your head. I was terrified you were about to burst into tears, but I comforted you and cuddled you wiggling and you were fine. I passed you the toy, it was abacus kinda thing with different coloured shapes and beads that slid along a maze of rails. I saw it had a mirror on it, and your Mummy had told me yesterday that you were vain like me and loved looking at your reflection hehe. We were playing with the abacus, but then you grabbed my finger really tightly and pulled my arm around you so you could examine my skin. You were stroking my fingers, and patting my arm. You kept turning and smiling at me, then putting your face against my arm feeling he textyre of my skin against your cheek. It was so sweet. Every time I pulled my arm away a little, you'd pull it back by my finger and giggle. Adorable.
I needed the toilet so Mummy watched you for a few moments until I came back, then she sat back again and left us to play together. I lay you back down on the playmat and once more you wanted to play with the musical toy. Mummy was shaking her head, she said noisy toys get annoying after a while but that you love them. I wasn't going to spoil our fun, so I kept letting you play tunes much to your amusement. I took the frame off the top of the playmat and leaned over you looking down into your pretty blue eyes. You looked back, smiling and chuckling as I made faces and played peek-a-boo from behind the musical toy. I held your feet and started wiggling you by your legs, that really made you laugh - Mummy told me you had ticklish thighs so I used that to my advantage and you were laughing solidly for a couple of minutes.
I picked you up and carried you around the room for a bit, lifting you in the air above my head as I remembered you liked from last week. You seemed heavier this week but I think it's just my arms being tired from going to the gym last night. I was flying you around in the air, running around the room whilst you smiled back at me. And then I would lower you so we were face to face and blow raspberrys much to your delight! I lifted you up and blew raspberrys on your tummy and you giggled all the more. We sat down on the bench and played Row Row Your Boat, and you had a little dance in the cute way you do - arms out to the side like an aeroplane and leaning from side to side.
I could tell you were getting a bit tired, cause you kept rubbing your eyes. Mummy went the toilet again and I carried you round in my arms, patting your bum as you gazed back peacefully. You were so calm, not a worry in the world. You seemed like you were about to fall asleep in my arms until another child began making a lot of noise with a carousel toy, and you pulled yourself upright curious to see what it was. Mummy suggested we give you something to eat, so I carried you through the building into another room to fetch the high chair. Mummy waited in the playroom which made Daddy smile that she was letting me spend time with you without feeling the need to intervene.
I carried you and the highchair back into the playroom and Mummy laughed as I struggled to unfold it and set it up whilst balancing you on my hip with one arm! I managed though. I sat you into the seat and Mummy passed you half of a rice biscuit. It smelt awful! You sat sucking on it, drooling everywhere which made me giggle. I sat on the floor next to you and kept peeking up over the edge of the food tray which made you look at me with a raised eyebrow like I was silly hehe. Then you launched the rice biscuit a good metre or so, and looked around proudly which made me laugh. Mummy passed you another piece but it was pretty much the same story - I caught that one 4 times before it landed on the floor and had to go in the bin!
Mummy passed your bottle of juice, and you held it too loosely - so I held it for you whilst you had a drink. You really made me laugh as you kept putting the whole teat in your mouth all the way to the bottom whilst drinking! After you had finished having a drink it was pretty much time to leave. I took your bib off and gave you a wipe, and then I had another few minutes cuddling you walking around with you in my arms. I gave you a kiss and Mummy placed you into the pram. Whilst she fastened you in, I took the high chair back, and then came into see you nod off as she wheeled you back and forth. Me and Mummy signed us out of the Centre and we all walked up to the bus station together. You looked so cute sleeping peacefully.
I helped Mummy carry you up some stairs into the bus station, and then me and Mummy said goodbye, and I had to leave you once more. But I was happy, and thankful to have spent 2 more wonderful hours with the most perfect little Princess I could ever have been gifted.
Daddy loves you Ilysha, and I can't wait to see you again next week x x x
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