We had a gentle day, today. Danielle called round with Oliver and we did our best to entertain him to give her some respite and ease the day so that she could manage her toothache.
First off, we prepared eggs and soldiers for breakfast and we all had some, including Oliver. Bless him, he was so cute eating his soldiers. He has the most gorgeous lob-sided grin which melts your heart. Pity I didn’t take any photos!
Once Oliver had stopped eating, he was climbing out of his high chair. Crikey! I wasn’t expecting that! Anyway, we set him down on the floor and that was it then, off he went, on all fours and at speed, exploring upstairs and downstairs. He made me chuckle going up and down the stairs. He was so earnest in his endeavours.
After a while, he and I came downstairs and he looked at me as if to ask for a pick-up. So I duly picked him up and he snuggled in. I wandered about the kitchen, humming ‘Rock-a-Bye-Baby’ and he nodded off. I crept up the stairs to put him to bed. Ha! Little monkey opened his eyes wide as we got to the top of the stairs and was, to all intents and purposes, wide awake. However, more humming and rocking and he fell asleep again, sufficiently deep enough to enable me to pop him in the cot.
I made some carrot and coriander soup for lunch and nipped up to the shops to see if I could find some more suitable pain relief for Danielle. The recommended Diclofenac has been withdrawn from sale, so it was simply a matter of a topical painkiller instead.
Just as I was congratulating myself on the marvellousness with which I had got Oliver to sleep, he woke up. Must have smelt the soup…..
We ate lunch and, as soon as it was over, I had to rush off into Kenilworth for a haircut. John entertained Oliver for a while but Danielle left not long after I’d gone so John had time to spend the afternoon on the computer and then have a rest.
This evening I went to my little prayer group which was very welcome. So nice to sit quietly, study a bit, talk about what we’d read and then take some contemplation time.
Although John is still struggling to find energy and is somewhat breathless, I think he enjoyed the day with Oliver. Thank the Lord for family, eh?
Take care everyone. God bless.