twenty-three weeks new

You were discovering new things all the time.

And one of the latest ones was your feet.

You had all of a sudden worked out that those wiggling things were yours

and they were giving you lots of fun.

Especially at bath time when you could get a good grip on them

without a nappy in your way.

The look of absolute fascination on your face was priceless.

You had also started finding ways to move around.

We were starting to accept the fact that you were not a fan of rolling,

you could roll you just didn't ever really want to.

If we put you down on your tummy

you would play for a little bit quite happily,

but when you had had enough

instead of rolling onto your back

you would just plant your face into the floor

and cry like you were having a strop

until we helped you to turn over.

You were happiest being on your back

or even better, being propped up or sat up.

You just liked a more exciting view

and with an exciting big brother to watch

it was hardly surprising really.

But just because you didn't like to roll,

it didn't mean you hadn't found ways of getting around.

You could spin around in a circle on your back

to watch what was going on,

and to reach out for things you wanted to play with.

And you had taken to rolling up onto your side

and then rocking back and forth like you were dancing.

And you had also found your tongue.

On the day that you realised you could control it,

you were hilarious,

as you licked your lips and gums constantly.

You would stick it out when you were excited

in a big open-mouthed smile

which was really cute.