Day 83 - Happy hair time

Jessica hates having her hair combed and tied back.  A while ago I bought character ribbons in the hope that getting to choose them would make her more amenable to this process.  It worked for a while but then she started getting upset again every time I got the comb out.  She’s recently discovered my Baboushka doll – or ‘lady bird’ as she calls it – possibly because the doll has a red skirt with black swirls.  I’ve started letting her play with it when I need to do her hair (and only then).  Magic! A happy toddler and a happy mummy.

Day 81 - Woven wrap

I love babywearing.  Jessica spent a lot of time in a sling as a baby and I loved having her close and snuggled against me.  It also meant that I had both hands free to be able to do things whilst holding her.  We had a stretchy wrap for her which I used until she was 15 months old, when she got too heavy for it.  Sophie is a bigger baby than Jessica was and the stretchy wrap was starting to get uncomfortable.  I’m very happy with my new woven wrap which feels more supportive and is much more comfortable.

Day 79 - Learning journal

Had a lovely afternoon at the learning journal session at our local children’s centre, starting a learning journal for Jessica.   We don’t manage to go to sessions at the children’s centre very often due to other groups being on at the same time, but there were a few photos of her at various sessions over the last couple of years to go in the journal.  We already have a folder at home with selected pieces of artwork as well.  Sophie was showing off her backwards crawl so we took a few photos ready to start her learning journal as well.

Day 76 - Breadsticks

When Jessica was first weaned, we did a combination of baby-led weaning and purées (my original plan was just to do baby-led weaning but the dietician advised against it due to the importance of getting calories into her).  As this worked quite well with Jessica, we’ve decided to take the same approach with weaning Sophie.  So far, we’ve just tried a breadstick but she seemed to enjoy tasting it before dropping it on the floor and we’re managing to get her to taste some of the puréed veg as well (although most of it just gets dribbled back out again).

Day 64 - Decorating eggs

Jessica enjoyed decorating an egg for the first time at Stay and Play this morning plus we had an Easter egg hunt which she absolutely loved as it involved looking for numbered eggs and she loves being able to recognise numbers.  She’s had quite a crafty day all round today – decorating eggs this morning and then going with Mummy and Sophie to craft group at church where she helped Mummy make a card for cousin Erin and did a lovely drawing of a bear (at least that’s what she kept telling us it was whilst she was drawing it!)

Day 61 - Out in the garden

Another lovely day and a chance to sit out in the garden enjoying the sunshine.  I have managed to find the seat for Jessica’s baby swing and Sophie has enjoyed being able to sit in that and particularly loves it when Jessica pushes her in it.  Jessica has been having a lovely time playing with all her outdoor toys, pushing her soft toys and the ball down the slide, riding round the garden on her scuttlebug trike and kicking the ball about. Plus the nice weather means being able to put the washing on the line which is always good!