Hannah
written 23.06.01 added to journals 11.09.01
My beautiful daughter is called Hannah
her daddy has always called her Spanner
I think only because it rhymed
to me she's my Pudding and will be for all time
Her best friend is a caterpillar, grandma called him a worm a wiggly
but Hannah couldn't say wiggly worm so she called him Gigee
He's blue and he rattles and has 6 legs
and talks to mummy even though she hasn't a clue what's he's said
Unfortunately in Southend one day
whilst in her buggy sleeping he changed into a butterfly and flew away
Really Hannah dropped him and mummy didn't know
she then spent 30 minutes trying to find him but couldn't that was a big blow
For 3 1/2 years they had been best friends
but mummy knew how to make amends
Out of a blue top she made a new toy
So Hannah still has her best friend which brings her a lot of joy
At about 2 years old she could talk an awful lot
but we had trouble with sitting on the pot
It was more often used for head gear
that one day it would be full was mummy's greatest fear
It did take a little longer than most to learn to walk
but she made up for this, before most other kids she could talk
Now she's learning how to read and doing very well
it won't be long before she can spell
She's getting good at writting in her work book
and she's very proud when mummy takes a look
She likes the rough and tumble it's true
it's funny what she puts her daddy through
She insists she sits upon his back like a rider
and he throws her up in the air like an aeroplane glider
She screams and laughs and crys out no
and when he stops she always asks for another go
She wants to be chased up and down the hall
and her favourite is throwing and catching a ball
She loves to paint,to stick and glue
and to play with playdough too
In September to big school she will go
and she tells mummy every single day 'I'm getting bigger you know'