A whole day looking after my baby granddaughter
My new granddaughter Catrin is now exactly five months old. I’ve seen her most weeks, but usually just for a couple of hours when I’ve often taken her out in her pram or more latterly buggy. On two evenings, I have babysat with her to allow her parents to go out together.
This week marked a new development, however, when I looked after her for a full day while both her parents were at work. I was with her almost six hours and alone with her for five hours.
When she woke from her mid-morning nap, I fed her a four-course brunch: baby rice with milk, sweet potato, pear, and papaya, all interspersed with water and finished off with milk. It was slow and messy but she ate it all. Then I changed her nappy and dressed her in a summer outfit.
I took her out for quite a while and we visited the London Sea Life Aquarium. She loved it, her little eyes darting around in amazement as she followed the movement of the colourful fishes. She is such a sweetie.