on wednesday…
and you might wonder why there is a picture of Poppy….
Well, it unfolded thus…..
we got to the pool as usual, like we have done for the past year on a wednesday. Except, this time Isaac and Maisie were getting changed to go in the pool.
It only took Poppy about a milli-second to realise that she wasnt included and she sobbed and sobbed. Not just a little upset you understand. About 20 minutes of uncontrolled sobbing punctuated with the odd ‘NO MUMMY!” when i tried to stop her stripping off at the side of the pool. Made for great poolside viewing im sure 🙂
I felt awful, horribly guilty for depriving her of going in the pool (and..er she cant, they have to be three and half) and just awful for her being the third child in our family and having to watch everyone else ‘do it first.’ I held her and reassured her that she would get her chance and that i was sorry that she couldnt be part of it.
I think largely it was to do with Maisie going and not her. It made me realise just how close a bond they have. Poppy usually is very happy to wave Isaac off in the pool and go and play in the sports centre corridors with Maisie but seeing her playmate take a new experience without her just seemed to break her heart.
Its hard being the littlest.
