Playing Aeroplanes

Natalie loves being whirled around

Playing aeroplanes with Dad

More messy eating, now we are moving on to solids

First time in the snow

While Dad was away caving in Spain over Easter, Natalie and Mum visited Nana and while they were there Natalie got her first experience of snow!

Natalie and Mum in the snow

She seems to be enjoying it

Cousin William playing with Natalie

Natalie is teething

Smiley Girl, Messy Chops

She can be a messy eater, but she enjoys it!

Happy Girl with Teddy Bear

Smiling on the sofa with one of her Teddy Bears

On the Malvern Hills

Spent a weekend visiting Grandma and Granddad, and took Natalie out walking on the Malvern Hills.

Dad, Mum, Natalie and Grandma out walking. Natalie is inside Mum's jacket.

Natalie on the hills

Reading Dad's magazine

Natalie with Grandma

Being fed by Dad

And by Mum too. Must be hungry!

Injections and Weighings

Natalie had her latest set of injections at the doctors today, and was not happy at all. She cried at the first jab, and then with the second one she went into her supersonic silent scream which really pulls at the heart strings! On top of this, she was weighed for the first time in a month (cancelled health visitor appointments and clinics due to schools half term meant we had no chances to get her weighed in the past 4 weeks), and her weight gain was considerably less than expected. Now she might just be destined to be a slim perfectly formed little beauty, but it is a big worry for her parents who do not know if there is anything wrong with her development which might be affecting her growth. She is now in the bottom 2 percent of the average weight range for babies her age, after she had made such good progress from a similar position when she had a lot of catching up to do due to being so premature. We feed her as much as she wants, but don't want to shorten the time between feeds as this just means she needs feeding all the time and takes less at each feed. It doesn't help our worries to have people saying 'Oh, isn't she tiny!', especially all the other Mums at the parent and baby groups whose babies seem to be much bigger. Hopefully in years to come they will all be jealous of our beautiful slim girl!

Smiles All Round

Natalie has developed a lovely smile in recent weeks, and now smiles profusely whenever she gets our attention. This has been a challenge to capture on camera, as she stares with fascination at the lens whenever Dad points the camera at her. But he devised a technique to get around this today. By holding the camera under his chin rather than looking though the view finder, Dad can smile at Natalie and get her attention. Then every time she breaks into a smile he snaps away. Eventually a lovely in-focus picture of a smiling little girl is captured!

Smiling on the sofa for Dad!

Here she is smiling again in the kitchen with Mum