Lockdown Lil
She’s weeks away from her first birthday. Every day of her life in lockdown of some sort. She doesn’t care, she doesn’t fret, she doesn’t know. For Lily, every day is another day, to learn, to try, to explore.
How lovely that the problems overwhelming us all don’t mar her progress. She’s already walking. Well why not? She’s already talking (her version though). Well why not? She’s already having rough and tumbles with her older brother. Well why not? She already terrorises the cat. Well why indeed not!
For Lily, the ‘new normal’ is just normal. Good on yer Lily!
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Neville Hunt over 3 years ago
Thanks Drew. She’s a cutey, but quite hard work for her mum, who’s disabled, so quite hard work for the carers too (= Mrs H and me... in turn, due to the current Covid rules). As for the cat, she gets her own back by crapping behind the sofa. Grrrrh!
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Neville Hunt over 3 years ago
Yes, it’s tough Drew, particularly as my daughter has had serious and returning post-natal depression which has been unsettling, to say the least. When she’s up, it’s Cloud 9 and above, but...
But Lily is fabulous and she and four years older (delightful) brother get on really well. She seems to idolise him which is so lovely. I agree how great it is that she goes for it all... and appears pretty fearless. All good signs of what in public schools they call ‘character’! -
Marion E Ball over 3 years ago
Enjoy it Neville. They grow up all too soon.
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Neville Hunt over 3 years ago
They certainly do Marion. Our eldest is 11 now and her cousin a few months behind... quite the little ladies.... seems like yesterday!
