[Solved] She doesn't mind sharing

You best dig your bobble hat out to keep your head warm now....:)

It was market day, so i splashed out 4 quid and bought a new one 😆 😆 😆

Had a good afternoon with my daughter too, I am teaching her all bad habits, got her hand and rubbed my head with it as crew cuts are funny to feel, this turned into a smack daddy on the head game lol.

We took grandad to the pub, he hasnt been there for months and months and months I have tried loads of times to get him ut of the house, so I said come on, just pop in with us (we had walked thro the park and she was in her trolley) and show your grandaughter off to all your mates. Which he did and he throughly enjoyed himself esp when i put her down she had a little wander round then ran to grandad and wanted picking up. Definately got grandad wrapped around her finger already.

we left him there after 20 minutes and went home to play with toys. Getting grandad out of the house mission accomplished lol

Bless you and your family....Im so glad things are coming together for you all....keep sharing the good news.

Regards,

Dave

It is so lovely to hear about your time with your daughter Pete. Gives me hope that we will be able to have our granddaughter with us soon.

Keep up the good work and cherish every moment that you can with her. x

She had her first night with me in our home, in her room and her cot. Took a while and a huge effort with my mum to settle her down and soon as she was down she went off to sleep, and not a peep for 8 hours. Then after a quick change another 2.5 hours sleep.

But seeing as we had treated her hair before she went to bed, it was bath time in the morning, my word what a set of lungs she has. She was really upset at the running of the taps, when that was finished she calmed down and then all [censored] broke loose as i put her in the bath, my word, so got her washed and wet her hair. lifted her out and she calmed down a bit, told her i loved her and only want her to be clean, in she went again, washed her hair, but that was even worse than before, again popped her out and loved her, bt said we need that shampoo out of her hair, so one last quick session in the bath, all shampoo out and a big towel to wrap her in, with a big hug.

It was and no doubt will be again next sunday morning too, so heart breaking to hear her scream like that, she wont sit in the bath so stands and my word her grip on my jumper is fierce, tho I have one arm around her, her two little mits are gripped on me. That does make lifting her in and out easy tho. Something I will continue to do so she gets used to it. She may have had a scare in the bath or something, I dont know.

Poor little mite, soon as we were on my bed getting dresed she was laughing and giggling, so we had a play on the bed and a big love before we went over to see grandma and grandad. She was pretty in her clothes, mother told me, ok this is what we will wear, and had it all planned out so naturally said yeah looks ok, and it was.

I also told her off, and she had a sulk on sat on my knee for the last 10 minutes before parents took her back to her mams. I told her No, and then again, third time just picked her up sat her on my knee and told her no.

Something a friend noticed was she doesnt say no, and from what my mum was told by her mum, she has hardly heard it from her mum. her mum has only started telling her no.

No doubt she will learn it quickly enough, she does talk a bit, started saying ta, she also does mummy, dada, nana, grandma and grandad sound the same but she does say gran something or other, also hi, hiya, all gone, here ya.

Which i dont think is too bad seeing she will only be 16 month next week.

Roll on next weekend

Pete

Parents are picking her up today and will have her for a couple of nights as ex is moving house, within the town nearer to her boys school.

I have to work and it will be tough on my parents. They would never refuse to help and are over joyed but they are not getting any younger and she is a right handful, gorgeous cheeky handful, but a handful. I have to watch to make sure this does not become too much.

Prior warning would have been nice and will insist on some in the future, but I am sure next week we will start the regular contact routine.

We do have a few months to catch up on tho.

Pete

My boys used to hate having a bath/hair wash, so we got them something like this

http://www.elc.co.uk/Foam-Letters-and-Numbers/132562,default,pd.html

They used to play and stick them onto the wall which was a distraction whilst we washed hair and body. I know it says not suitable for under 3 but as long as you are supervising, they should be ok. Might be worth a shot for £3.00

definately cuddles.

Our ELC shut down in the big closure a couple of years ago. Definatley will need to find something.

A friend also has said to get toys and things, but put her in the bath, fully clothed (no water) to play with them for a while, so he gets used to the toys and the bath. So I am going to try to get something and get that started.

Pete

What a brilliant thread to read through on a Sunday night.

My advice for bathtime is this big duck bath. I put it in the bathtub, fill it, and the kids love it. Saves on water and is safer for them than the slippery bath bottom too. Its also amazing what a difference a bright pink towel will make for a cheeky little girl!

Munchkin duck bath on Amazon £8.50

Thanks Teach

They look good, will definate discuss it with my parents, it is pretty dam cheap so worth a try imo.

Had my little one loads last week, she was with us, that me and my parents, from tuesday dinner till thursday 6pm, then sat 4 till sun 6.

A bit of a work around as I was at work tues and wed, so my folks looked after her I had thursday off so took her to mums and toddlers, which she loved, she was in her eliment, being noisy, running around, lots to do and loads more kids to meet too. She is only 16 months old but she was a right little tornado, checking every few minutes to see where I was, or where grandma was then of she would go again. So yeah watching her grow in confidence as she took a few steps and then a few more before finally thinking ok this is good and doing one into the fray was brilliant. After mother and I stayed back t help clear up and soon as the floor was empty and all the other children has gone, she found a massive space and was running round and round shouting her head of. I scooped her up and psun her round and round. she was laughing her head off and soon as her feet touched back down she ran around laughing all the way to grandma.

We are hoping that the ex can take her with my mum for transport and support, see how she loves it, how she interacts with other children and her smilng luaghing face to say ok, we can do this every week, my mother would be over the moon, and so would I too. She needs interaction with other children apart from her brothers.

So then after dinner we went to tesco's, and that was good too, she was chatting away, and loved being in the shopping trolley, esp when i was spinning her around in the big centre aisle.

So it was unexpected contact, and we did manage ok, but will definately have to look into some childminder/nursery as a 16 month old can be a handful for my parents as they are both in there 70's and absolutely adore her. Somewhere, where they can take her for a few hours when I am working would be great. something like 10-2 would be great for everyone. SW will have to start the discussions with ex and parents acting on 'our' behalf.

So then we had her sat-sun which was fantastic, yeah still worry about her reaction to the bath room. I was carrying her and just popped into the bathroom to grab something and she started to get upset and gripped me for dear life. Bath time was pretty bad too, even tho we did play with the bath toys when she was fully dressed and no water. She didnt scream liek she does when she is in the bath, but it was pretty hard crying all the same.

This one negative is pretty dam good, and I do not think of that all the time, she is an amazing sleeper thro the night, eats and eats, she is like a dustbin at times lol, she is clever, learning new words and phrases everyday, she took just a week to learn no, lol, she told me and then my mum NO! which we thought was funny, as we have been the only ones to tell her that, esp me, I tell her off and sit her on my knee, so she hasnt taken long to pick that up. SO we have loads to be thankfully for. We dont focus on that negative and I am sure given time and plenty of love she will be havng fun splashing her dad and her grandma in the bath.

Ok catch you all later

Pete

Such a lovely blog to read glad that you and your little girl have such a lovely time when she is with you 🙂