Little Girl Blue

One of Darrens work colleagues had two free tickets going begging for the football today and since we had Belle we haven't had the time or money to go to many matches (we used to be Season Ticket Holders in the "Rowdy" stand at Ipswich) We were going to drop Belle with Mum for the afternoon but decided we would take her for her first ever football match! It started so well - she got out of the car and dutifully wore the scarf I put on her. She smiled at all the passing fans including the older ladies who stopped to coo over her and ask if it was her first match! We thankfully had tickets in a quieter section and found a block of empty seats so we wouldn't disturb everyone else if she cried. She was great for the first 20 minutes but she was chewing her fingers like mad and she started to whinge because her new teeth that are coming through were hurting.

Unfortunately when we scored a goal she didn't appreciate the noise :o( Poor child cried so I took her down to the concourse where the refreshments stalls are until she calmed down. She was pretty good for the rest of the match (Hull fans didn't make much noise when they scored their equaliser so she didn't mind!

You may well think "What on earth were you thinking taking a baby to a noisy football ground?!" but usually noise doesn't bother her - I often find her rocking out with Darren to his heavy metal DVDs and music and she grins when he plays his drums - I think today the teeth didn't help and she was a bit grouchy. I did get two cute photos to scrap...

So we may wait a while to take her again but one day she will like it - she has no choice!!! In the meantime I got a cute girly pink Ipswich Top for her - I did draw the line at £24 for a replica kit which she would grow out of dead quick - plus it wasn't pink!