Poppy (aka 'Daddy's princess')

December 18, 2011

Poppy (aka 'Daddy's princess')

So i realised i've fallen by the wayside a little in terms of posts here, but honestly things are just so busy around here that it's difficult for me to find time to think of what to write, let alone find the time to write it. But with Christmas fast approaching i've been thinking lately about how brilliant my little family is and how proud i am to be the mummy of all three of my kidlets. So the next few posts are going to be about my brilliant children and giving more details on where they're at right now. If you're not interested in reading about my kids, feel free to skip them.....

Poppy is now 3 1/2, going on 13. Seriously, she seems so grown up sometimes, has such in depth conversations about things, has such brilliant logic and insight and understanding that often i forget she hasn't even started school yet and is still a very little girl. Poppy is definitely brighter than average for her age and i'm not just saying this because i'm her mummy. Some of the things Poppy can already do:

- write her own name and all the letters of the alphabet correctly
- copy words below an adult model accurately
- know all the letter sounds and say the letter that some words start with
- read quite a number of words on sight and try to sound out others using phonetic knowledge
- draw people, animals, trees, houses and cars recognisably
- attempt to copy shapes drawn by an adult
- name all shapes on sight, including pentagon, hexagon and octagon
- recognise numbers to 20 and count to 50
- count a set of objects accurately up to 10
- make a set of objects the same as one made by an adult
- say which set has more
- say colours, numbers, days of the week and animals in French
- answer questions in French including her name, address, age, etc.
- know the days of the week and months of the year
- know her name, address, phone number and date of birth
- name all the species of birds which visit our garden
- know facts on many animals
- ballet dance and swim
- and many more :)

Poppy has a thirst for learning and is currently wanting to learn to tell the time and recognise coins. She loves learning about animals and knows more about some of the species than i do! Poppy has many interests including: ballet and dancing, music and singing, French, reading stories, painting, arts and crafts, cooking and baking, animals and birds (especially sea creatures), swimming, writing and drawing, colouring, cutting and sticking, puppets, pretend play and dressing up, playing outside, walking in the woods, going to the beach, playground equipment, TV and films, play dough, stickers, hairdressing, Disney princesses, Dora the Explorer, Peppa Pig to name a few.
She is a great sister to both the boys, very patient with them, loves playing with them and spending time with them, tries to teach them new things and very proud when they learn something new, very protective of William and understanding of his problems. Poppy is usually very well-behaved, has good manners, rarely has tantrums or refuses to do something, tidies up after herself, is very loving and affectionate and friendly, loves to be helpful, has a very caring nature, is never demanding in terms of time, attention or material goods, is very bright and inquisitive and thoughtful and curious about the world. She is a great daughter and a lovely little girl and i am very lucky to be her mummy.

For Christmas we have got Poppy a mix of educational and fun presents including Dora the Explorer and Peppa Pig stuff, a bike, a play kitchen, an Innotab (kid's iPad), art and craft stuff, paints, colouring books, reading books, clothes, play dough and animal stuff. She should be very happy on Christmas morning!
Thanks for reading about my Poppy :)