June | 2017 | Life with Peachy & Polp

Here’s what we got up to during the hot month that was June 2017:

We spent a morning at the paddling pool in Barnes with Gemma, Jamie and Sam.
Met up with Emma, Jake and Isabelle at Mortlake Hall.
Had a picnic in the park with the Mortlake mums and dads.
Went to Battersea Park Zoo for Polly’s 2nd birthday.
Went to see In the Night Garden Live in Richmond and then walked home along the river.
Had a picnic in the park with Steve and his kids, Amy and Gramps.
Nanny Pam came to visit.
Tom and I went to the welcome evening at Thomson House School and then had drinks outside at the White Hart.
We went to the Mortlake Summer Fair.
We had a visit from Matt, Priti and Ishya and had lunch at Kerbisher & Malt (and popped in to catch the end of the New Stepping Stones Fair).
I went to the new Ivy Cafe in Richmond for a meal with the bumps and babies mums.
Tabitha went on her pre-school leavers trip to a forest in Ham.

At two years old Polly:

Is still waiting for four incisor teeth to pop through.
Hates having her teeth cleaned.
Hates having her hair washed/brushed.
Hates having her nappy changed.
Largely sleeps through the night (hooray!).
Now sleeps with a big-girls’ duvet rather than a sleeping bag.
Has just started having some daytime naps in her cot rather than her pram.
Very infrequently needs the pram when out and about locally anymore.
Will soon need to reduce/stop napping in the day as she is taking too long to nod off at night.
Loves her milky.
Doesn’t really have a sweet tooth, but loves fresh fruit and fruit pouches.
Loves scrambled egg.
Wears a size 5 shoe.
Loves wearing her welly boots (even in mid summer!).
Loves splashing in puddles.
Is getting more and more verbal.

We found it really hard to decide what to get Polly for her birthday – being the second-born we already have too many toys and big things in our flat – but I really wanted to get her something special to call her own. In the end we opted for a little scooter, as she’s just recently started showing an interest in Tabitha’s. I’d always assumed we’d pass Tabitha’s onto Polly and replace hers with a bigger one, but I think it’ll be nice that Polly has a brand new one. We’ve had a birthday trip to the zoo at Battersea today, are going to see In the Night Garden Live on Saturday and seeing some of my family for a picnic on Sunday.

Happy 2nd birthday Polp-a-dolp!