24 weeks old

My rolling skills are coming on in leaps and bounds! As well as rolling from my tummy onto my back, I can now roll from my back and (nearly) onto my tummy. I've even taken to rolling off my changing mat if Mummy and Daddy aren't looking - luckily it's on the floor so it's not too dangerous. Mummy wonders if I'll be a breakdancer one day with all this rolling and leg kicking that I'm doing. I'm also enjoying practising my new skill - blowing raspberries! I also like it when other people blow them at me!

23 weeks old

I think Mummy and Daddy have been exhausted the last few weeks. My sleeping patterns have been very erratic and I've been waking at strange random hours! I go to bed at usual at 8pm but then I've been waking again at 9.30/10pm and then a couple of times in the night. I've now grown out of my Moses basket so I sleep in my cot instead - Mummy and Daddy think this may have unsettled me, but I've had quite a few nights to get used to it. I do however sometimes wriggle out of my covers and in this weather my room can get pretty chilly! Mummy's getting me a baby sleeping bag which I can't wriggle out of and might help to keep me warmer and therefore sleep better - fingers crossed!

Mummy and Daddy remember that the first time I went swimming a few weeks back, I started sleeping all through the night for the whole of the following week. They thought this might work again so we went for a swim this week. Unfortunately the plan didn't work and made no difference to my bedtime shenanigans, it just made me a bit grouchy in the pool as I was a bit cold. You can probably see my blue hands in the photo!

I also went to the baby clinic and weighed in at 12lb 8oz (up from 11lb 4oz) so it was a good weight gain - onwards and upwards!

22 weeks old

I spent most of this week in Bridgie with Grandma and Grandpa. It was nice for Mummy and Daddy to have extra help looking after me and they were looking forward to catching up on some much needed rest. However, all didn't go to plan as I just couldn't seem to settle very well at bedtime and I kept waking up at unexpected hours. Lucky that Grandma and Grandpa were up early so they could look after me and allow Mummy and Daddy to lie in for a while!

It was nice to see Uncle Adrian, Auntie Nikki and Josh again and I also met Hollie for the first time.

Mummy and Daddy also took me for a day trip to Bristol. We visited Flo (she's a cutie!) and her mummy Yasmin. Olive was at school so I didn't meet her which was a shame and then we went to see Tom and Luke at Tom's new shop - Friend and Co. There were lots of nice pictures for sale in the shop - some of it a bit too pricey for me though! I'm lucky that Daddy treated me to a nice owl painting for my room that he bought from Tom when I was born. Maybe one day Tom can sell my paintings in his shop!

I also learnt a new daredevil skill this week - I can now roll from my tummy onto my back! I need a bit more practice as it's still new to me and sometimes the shock of rolling too quickly can make me cry!

21 weeks old

Me and Mummy went to a couple of groups this week. Firstly we went to the 'parent and baby' group that we went to a few weeks ago - it was a bit quiet the last time we were there but this time there were lots of babies with their Mummies. We also went to a 'songs and storytime' group - that was my favourite! We sang lots of songs - some we were familiar with and some that were new to us - Mummy had to make the words up as she went along with the songs we didn't know - we had lots of fun! Two of Mummys friends, Rupal and Stacey also came to visit us this week - we all went for lunch at the italian deli - I was really on my best behaviour and Mummy managed to finish all of her lunch in relative peace without too many distractions from yours truly!

We spent the end of the week packing and getting ready for our holiday to Somerset to visit Grandma and Grandpa - tune in for next weeks installment to see what I got up to!

When I was about 1 month old Grandma gave Mummy a poem which I'd like to share with you. Mummy came across it again the other day and remembers how comforting it was to know that other parents go through similar emotions and worries about their babies -

I worry is he cold

I worry is he hot

I worry when he's screaming

I worry when he's not

I worry if he's breathing

And creep up to take a peep

He's hungry when I'm sleeping

At meal times he's asleep

I worry that I worry so

And worry when I'm not

But its all because I love him

And I'm proud of what we've got

20 weeks old

Oh well, as they say all good things come to an end - I can't seem to sleep through the night now like I did a few weeks ago. I did try - sorry it was so shortlived Mummy, I'll try again one day! I enjoy having my nighttime feeds again - maybe it's a growth spurt I'm going through. I don't think Mummy really minds too much having to get up in the night - I only wake her once so it's not too bad. I usually wake around 3am ish - it's so quiet at that time that it feels like it's just me and Mummy awake in the whole world, its our special bonding time! Daddy plays his part in my nighttime feeds too - he usually stays up late on friday and saturday to bottle feed me so Mummy gets weekends off.

I'm growing really fast and learning new things every day. I enjoy smiling, gurgling and cooing, dribbling and sucking my thumbs and fingers - I sometimes like to see if I can fit my whole hand in my mouth! My favourite hobby at the moment (and one that helps calm me down when I'm niggly) is dancing with Daddy to his reggae tunes!