Isabelle's 4 month check-in

While I was feeding Isabelle before bed this evening I realised that, although my blog is largely about parenting Isabelle and things we do, I haven't actually given much info on the little lady herself. Since she reached the ripe old age of 4 months today, I thought we should "check-in" and update you all on her life over the last while.

Vital stats

Weight: at last check (two weeks ago) 14lbs 1oz, so heading for 15lbs now

Length: 63cm

Ready for the journey to visit granny and grandad in Norfolk

Likes

Boob time

Playing airplane

Kissies all over her cheeks and tummy (from mummy)

Her 'squiggly' teething toy

Any chat about her tootsies

Chatting - especially in the morning

Watching the flag outside great-granny's house

Standing up

Bubbles

Nakey bum time

Row, row, row your boat

The musical butterfly and tambourine

Bath time
Sticking her bottom lip out and letting her eyes fill with tears if something isn't to her liking!

Ready for afternoon tea with great Grandad and great Granny

Dislikes

Grandad Martin (sadly for him)

Not getting boobs

The few minutes after bath time before boob time

Her teeth coming through

Lying flat on her back for too long

Cold teethers

If I take too long to put on my make up
The hard water in Norfolk and it's effects on her hair
Temperatures over 25C

Some special things we did this month

Went to a wedding
Went to the zoo
Visited granny and grandad in Norfolk

Celebrating Sophie and Nick's wedding in England

Our daily life

Our day to day life is not full of huge excitement! But we are always busy, out every day of the week. 

Normally, after we get up (anytime between 7am and 8.30am) we play for an hour or so, before getting Isabelle washed and dressed. She has her breakfast, before having a nap in her crib (while she does this I shower, Hoover, eat breakfast, put washing on etc). Then we play some more, before walking the dogs and going out for the day. In a typical week we go to our breastfeeding group, do the food shopping, visit granny and grandad, visit great-granny, hang out with auntie Helen and cousin Jacob, go to baby sensory, go swimming, walk the dogs somewhere nice and go to other baby events/groups like nappucinos.   We usually end up coming home around 4, and when her daddy gets home they will chat and play for a bit before he puts her down for a nap. We all have dinner together, then we play upstairs, have a bath, some supper and she pops off to bed.

Ready to walk the dogs on a rainy day

So there you have it - a little bit about the fantastic Isabelle at 4 months of age. We can't believe how much she has changed from that tiny baby we brought home 17 weeks ago, and Simon and I both feel incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter, who is such a little character that she makes us all laugh. We can't wait to see what she gets up to in the next few months...

Being pestered by mummy for more pictures

Having some 'thinking time'