Big Sister
Louisette still sees it as a treat to hold TJ, and will ask to hold him only once or twice a week. TJ trusts her now (he has good reason to – she’s very gentle and caring), so it’s very handy!
Hide and Seek
TJ LOVES to play peek-a-boo with a towel, and is clever enough and coordinated enough to cover and reveal his own face.
Outside
TJ is starting to be able to put his dummy back in his mouth (sometimes). He’s been pretty successful for a while when the dummy is perfectly lined up ready to go, but yesterday was the first time I’d seen him (eventually) bring a dummy to his mouth and turn it around the right way. It’s definitely one of the skills he’s focused on at the moment (that and early attempts at crawling – it’s noticeable that he doesn’t tend to waste his energy practicing rolls these days).
And we spent some time outside – I even gave him a leaf to play with. This is one of those photo sessions where you end up with a reminder of just how many faces a baby can pull in the space of five minutes.
Bagged baby
TJ is sick at the moment, which means he’s spending more time on my lap – handy for photographing his main sleeping bag.
New Things
TJ sleeps in a bag now instead of a wrap, he sometimes holds his own bottle for up to a minute, and today he had his first go in a Jolly Jumper.
Felicity Banks 