First family BBQ

A bank holiday weekend and finally... some sun!! We wasted no time in stocking up on food & drink and getting out there to make the most of it :)

Roly-poly Dexter

For the past few days Dexter has been perfecting his new skill and now we have a totally mobile little boy on our hands... he can finally roll from back to front, and back again!

Everything out of reach from sticky little fingers from now on :)

Look at my gnashers!!

Six Months Old

I can't believe Dexter is now 6 months old... that's half a year!! and what an amazing 6 months it has been watching my little man change, grow and develop.

A few weeks ago Dexter started blowing raspberries, although they were a little less with the noise and more with the spit bubbles to begin with but cute all the same :) He's definitely got the hang of it now though!

We began baby-led weaning with Dexter last month and it would seem so far that he'll try almost anything. However, the health visitor has recommended a combination of baby-led and spoon feeding  so that we can make sure Dexter continues to gain weight steadily. He is a big boy (weighing 18lb 1oz as of this week) and with that in mind we need to make sure he is getting enough calories. Starting him on Hipp Organic we figured that solids would mean that he wasn't hungry for milk but so far it seems to only have increased his appetite!! Little glutton :)

Last week began some changes in the next of these so-called Wonder Weeks with Dexter preparing himself for another developmental leap. Another short spell of clinging to mummy during the day, and getting her up during the night was to be expected but I'm very excited to see what new skills are about to emerge xx

My little water baby

Today, we took Dexter swimming for the very first time and he really seemed to enjoy it. He was so well behaved too! He has had a good old paddle around and was kicking his legs like crazy. He didn't at all seem put off by the noise and other children splashing nearby in the pool. He even got dunked and it didn't bother him one bit :) Can't wait to start Aquababies Classes next month when he is old enough!!

Five Months Old

Today, Dexter is five months old. The 8 days he kept me waiting for his arrival felt like a lifetime, yet these past months feel like I have merely blinked and my little boy is not so little any more.

So recently we have seen the introduction of phase II in our approach to baby-led weaning. Dexter has been joining us at the dinner table but with only toys on the menu. Although guidelines say that babies often start being able to feed themselves at around 6 months, more often than not Dexter already tends to stick everything in his mouth, so for now we're just giving him a few pieces to play with. I'm sure he'll soon learn what they're for :)

                              Apple...                                             ..Carrot......                                      ....Pear!

Dexter's favourite new toys are his feet! He first discovered them a while ago bit in the last few weeks they have become so much more interesting to him, he even pulls his own socks off to get at them.

Our final news is that our little Mr is currently teething... and not just one, but BOTH of those bottom front teeth are now making their appearance (and boy are they sharp)! I struggle to get a proper look but they are definitely there, just peeking through the gumline. Every time I pull his bottom lip down Dexter sticks his tongue out, which makes it very hard to get a picture. But apart from being a little grumbly sometimes, he seems to be coping with it very well, my little star! xx

No stopping him now!

It's been a few weeks since Dexter first started on the road to rolling & for many weeks he has been trying to discover how to get over his arm and all the way over on to his tummy. This discovery was made a couple of days ago and since then there has been no stopping him...

That's it now! I can no longer leave the room & know he'll be where I left him when I come back, eek!!