Letters to Ilysha #7

Dear Ilysha,

I got to see you again today :)

You were back to your usual self this week, all smiles and giggles :) - Mummy left straight away and Daddy got to have you all to himself again for an hour :D

Daddy came prepared this week, your Nanny's had bought you a teething ring with a little teddy bear on it, and Daddy brought a big bag of toys with him to keep you entertained. We played with rattles, and teddies, and played music and danced! :) - you also displayed your fascination with my Timberland boots, you were stroking them with explorative little fingers, examining the different textures! Every time you caught sight of them whilst we were playing, you'd discard your toys in favour of my footwear! hehe :')

You were very lively this week, so vocal! You were talking to me, babbling away and giggling, Daddy was amazed by you once more - you are so wonderful, so magical and enchanting. You were lying on a big orange cushion, looking up at me with them big pretty blue eyes, so enthusiastically talking to me and laughing and gurgling hehe - it was absolutely adorable! Another child played some music on a toy and distracted you :( - but it was still lovely whilst it lasted :)

You are still obsessed with lights, I brought you a pink butterfly toy that lights up and flashes lights in a pattern on the wings - you were mesmerised, staring at the lights and following them with your eyes from side to side :) - and then I was cuddling you and flying you around, and you kept staring up at the ceiling spotlights, fixated on them with a smile on your little mush :)

Mummy was a bit more stand offish this week, she sat up the corner playing on her kindle or tablet, I'm not sure what it was Daddy was glad to just be able to play with you undisturbed :) - we played with lots of toys, and we had cuddles, and I tickled your tummy by eskimo kissing it and you were chuckling your little head off all the while :')

This week I found something else you like - if I sit you on my knee so your feet are just touching the floor, you will rock side to side, pushing off on each foot in turn, all the whilst giggling and wiggling! And you like me holding you just off the ground and bouncing you up and down whilst you push off with your strong little kicking legs :')

Before long it was the time again where Daddy had to let you go home - Mummy changed your nappy before you left, and Daddy gave you a cuddle and told you he loved you. You started crying when Mummy put you in your pram, which made Daddy smile a little bit because it was as though you understood what was happening, and didn't want to leave :')

I love you my little cheeky Princess, and I can't wait to see your beautiful face again next week :)

Daddy x x x