Heidi’s hair is growing at a fair rate now, and at the back of her noddle is a wodge of curly blonde locks. It is not that long, so it does not get brushed constantly but serves a purpose. Bath time make her look like Patrick Moore in some ways, but then the brush really does come into its own.

She is coming on leaps and bounds at Jolly Babies, and is now waving and clapping to order. She accompanies this with an infectious grin and laughs like a pixie too.

The last few weeks have seen her with a cold, which cleared up, and then a throat infection. The latter took it out of her a bit, in that she really could not clear the phlegm very well, so hacked and hacked until she was sometimes sick. On the two or so occasions this happened, I was below her, at 0400h in our bed as she had some milk because she was unsettled and could not clear her throat. The milk tends to clear her a bit. She was smiling away and then a torrent of hot milky sick came out once, and then twice. It was as hot as a cup of tea I tell you.

Bed sheets changed, sleep suits changed and my PJ’s all at the early hours, meant a sleepy day later. Luckily for Heidi, she was instantly better, and went to sleep quite happily until the following morning, having a bit of a lie-in.

We recently went to Martock in Somerset for Yandle’s Woodfair, so that Rachel could find a new supplier of wood for her carving. It was an interesting day, where the sun shone and we had a picnic. Heidi enjoyed all the action around her, meeting new people as she went.

Last weekend we went to meet up with a colleague, Sarah, who lives on a farm some 40 minutes away through the lanes from us. Heidi regularly visits farms when visiting Rachel’s relatives on the moor, so she took the cows in her stride, but had a good look at the lambs and the sheep. One lamb was being topped up with a bottle feed, so happily came up close so that Heidi could reach out and touch its fleece. It was a nice warm day with a breeze and Heidi sat up high behind me in the backpack. A few circuits of the fields and lanes, we returned for some scones, jam and a cup of tea, rounding off a lovely visit.The weather last weekend was good, and we visited my godson, James who is three soon. Heidi loved dismantling his little railway whilst he graciously observed, and was polite enough not to stop her.

I have changed my car in the last few days and so Heidi was given express instructions to search the vehicle from top to bottom, looking for coins and sweet wrappers. She found neither but seemed to enjoy the new environment. I also had to buy her a child seat as it would not fit Rachel’s and so she is more elevated and facing forward now. She’ll remain in her old “egg basket” for a while in Rachel’s car until we get one for that too……