The last few days have seen Heidi in a very chuckly mood, and keeps both fists in her mouth as much as she can. Big smiles and some gripes, but she seems to be content.
Her new trick is to raise her feet vertical whilst she is horizontal, waving them gently from side to side. This has only started happening in the last two days, and I guess is a practice run and trying to roll a bit more. It will probably take a bit to perfect it, but is gives her some entertainment, and keeps her happy.

Today saw us head to the Chagford Show, which had been threatened with cancellation because of of the possible bad weather. Luckily, they went ahead and today was a warm and sunny (with some cloud and a light shower) and a bit humid.

£5.00 each and we crossed the stepped bridge and headed over to see the livestock. Lots of cows and sheep, plus horses which caught Heidi’s eye.

Next was some miniature donkeys and some alpacas, and she peered at these beasts with suspicion. They peered back at her.

Once in the main field, it was as previous years and we saw lots of people who were pleased that Heidi was wide wake. The field is a bit rough in places so the chances of a nap were limited for her. However, all the colours and noise, plus the music and crowds kept her amused. Once in the food tent it got a bit crowded and warm so she nodded off for ten minutes.

I managed to get my ostrich burgers and some of my favourite cheese – Godminster. Lots of tastings and we soon headed back to the car for some lunch. We met with Paul, Dawn and Emily and they had their lunch too and we headed back to the ring.

Unfortunately the queue for the beer tent was much longer than normal – as the bar was actually much shorter than normal. We wandered around the various stall with Heidi being carried by now as she wanted to see what all the fuss was about from eye level.

We had a chat with the Children’s Hospice South West whom we met at the Cornwall Show which was nice. They got to see Heidi awake this time and of course significantly larger.

We headed back toward the end of the day and Heidi by now was exhausted. She made it home without any noise except for the last part where she got a bit grumpy. She was placated by a warm bath and was soon fast asleep without any encouragement.