your fiftieth week

You continued your race towards you first birthday.

And in your fiftieth week

we moved you into your big boy, front-facing car seat.

We knew that you would love it before even trying you in it

because you were such a nosey little thing

that we knew you would love the view.

And you didn't disappoint.

On your first test drive

you stated out of the window absolutely transfixed,

except when the car stopped

at which point you would turn to smile at Mummy

as of you were thinking:

"Hey! Why did we stop?"

As you got used to it

you started to talk all the time that you were in it,

probably because you could see us now.

We were pretty sure you would never sleep in the car ever again because of the excitement.

You had got into a really good routine recently

which seemed to enjoy lots of sleep.

You would have two naps in the day;

one in the morning at about 10 after your breakfast,

and another at about 2 after your lunch.

You would go to bed each night between 6.30 and 7pm

and had recently been sleeping right through til 8 in the morning.

We were definitely liking the lay ins

but Daddy couldn't rely on you to get him up in time for work anymore.

Mummy did a little photo shoot with you at home.

She put you in your toy box with your name and birthday on the side

and snapped away.

Ever the performer, she got some lovely pictures of you

looking as gorgeous as ever

while you played in the box with your knitted bears Theodore and Edward.