Letters to Ilysha #10

 Dear Ilysha,

Daddy got to see you again today my beautiful Princess :)

It felt like an eternity since the last time I got to hold you - but I made up for it today :) - Mummy brought you in looking all summery in a pretty little flowery dress. I got the high chair ready straight away and fed you your breakfast - you were a bit more focused today and nommed pretty much all your food down without getting distracted by a;; the other children. Daddy's hungry little girl! I brought you a bottle of water with me, it was hot today and Daddy didn't want you getting dehydrated.

We played with all the usual toys, Daddy had bought his bag of tricks for you again. You showed off how good you were getting at rolling over by yourself :) - you like to stand up now too, you keep pushing yourself upright and trying get to your feet! I helped you and supported you; I didn't want let you put too much weight on your legs because I read somewhere about it making children bowlegged if they do it too young. But I let you get away with it a bit hehe.

Daddy changed your nappy for the first time today too, I bought a little toiletries bag with me including wet wipes, nappies, and nappy bags hehe :) - the staff asked if I was going to have a shave cause it looked like a shaving kit in the bag haha. I copied Mummy's trick of keeping you entertained with the packet of wet wipes whilst I changed you. Daddy was worried you were going to wee on him like something off a comedy film! Thankfully you didn't! I had to apply some Zinc Oxide cream for your nappy rash, that stuff was like sand, it went everywhere! I managed get it on you but also on the outside of your nappy, all over my hands, up my arm, and even on my t-shirt! I'll get better at that one hehe.

We cuddled, and we played, and we cuddled some more. I don't need to go into all the details anymore, it's more of the same... we played with teddies, and musical dinosaurs, and rattles, and a few other bits and pieces. And I tickled your tummy and made you giggle your head off, and we talked with you babbling back at me, and I swear somewhere amidst the sounds you said "Da-da" a few times hehe.

Mummy came back and I was laying on the floor playing rolling over with you still, time had flown quicker than expected! Mummy wolf whistled and smiled, and was nice as pie with Daddy. I don't understand her, she's schizophrenic I'm sure... nice one moment, nasty the next... *sigh*

Anywho, I gave you a kiss and a cuddle, and I packed all your toys away, I told you I love you, and then we went our separate ways once more for another week.

I love you my little beautiful Princess; you are the best thing I will ever have, and you were worth every second of fighting for you :') - I'll see you next week angel.

Daddy x x x