A fortnight of firsts

Over the past two weeks Brody has been developing quickly and it is lovely to watch all the new things that he is doing. He is now five and a half months and is doing really well. He is such a happy contented wee soul and can have the odd gurn. Last week he cried on and off for three hours at night but the next day two wee teeth were visible and are slowly popping up. He is dribbling all the time and rubbing his gums so maybe some top teeth are now working their way through.
He is doing well with weaning and although he is not six months he has tried various puréed vegetables and fruit. His favourites seem to be sweet potatoe mixed with carrot and he also likes apple. He becomes quite animated when he sees his wee food bowl and will giggle and smile with a big opened mouth waiting on each spoonful. It is also funny when he grabs the spoon and sucks away on it. I discovered in Asda a small holder that you can place fresh fruit in the net and he happily sucks away on this with melon or mango in it. He is also managing well with a cup and appears to like to be independent. I did think he was a bit young for a cup but he kept trying to take his bottle himself so i thought he might manage it.
The other morning I found him lying head first at the bottom of his cot and he had turned himself all the way around from a feet first position. Since then he seems to have realised that he can roll over and over and move around. This is usually accompanied by some cute grunting and panting and is hard work for him but he persists with it. He is also managing to sit longer without collapsing in a forward heap and will play more intently with his toys.

So as you can see this has all really come together over the past two weeks and I feel really lucky to be able to share all this with him and I am enjoying watching him discover his little world :) I didn't have the opportunity to have as much time off work with my daughter and I am going to enjoy the next six months. Money might be tight now that my half pay is coming to an end but no money in the world could buy this precious time that we have.
I am also amazed by the things that go on locally for mothers and babies, between free swimming, story time at the local library, baby sensory and Joe Jingles music sessions we are really kept going.
I also feel that getting to six months is a great milestone and the really small (sometimes anxious) baby stage is passing with a happy, smiley, inquisitive wee baby boy developing and growing. I can't wait to see what his little personality will be or to hear what his wee voice sounds like :) but I just hope that I saviour it all as it passes so quickly.

We are having a blast anyway :) :) :)