On Friday, Josephine turned four months old. FOUR MONTHS. How on earth did that happen? Over the last month she really has changed. As well as growing in length what seems like every day (she's becoming a bit of a string bean, something she certainly does not get from her Mama) she's now reaching and grabbing with speed and accuracy; will sit in her bouncer or lie in her cot for ages occupying herself with her favourite toys or by simply checking out the room, and has started making some pretty hilarious noises. Very high pitched, very girly screams crack us up daily.
And boy, does the girl have a sense of humour. The sound of her giggles fill the house and I honestly don't think there's a more beautiful noise. Whether you're tickling her very ticklish tummy, making silly sounds or are simply talking to her with your face close to hers, Josephine's bound to chuckle. Twice last week I was rocking her to sleep and she just burst out laughing. No idea what I did, but apparently it was very funny.
This little one is getting stronger every week and now desperately tries to sit up on her own, on a regular basis. We think her teeth are on the move as she'll sit smacking her lips and sucking her gums for ages. Ben thinks she very closely resembles an old man when she does this and I've got to say, it's a pretty accurate assessment. She also chats away all day long and if there's music playing, I swear she sings along. I may have to record her and show you. It's genius.
Plus she's doing so well with her sleeping. Despite being ill, she's still been in bed asleep by 8pm, waking up only once a night and sometimes not until 5am. We've even had the occasional night of sleeping right through (anytime Phiney wakes after 6am is sleeping right through in my book). I can't tell you what a difference those few more hours of undisturbed sleep make.
We love you so much Tiny Dancer. You rock our world.
Awesome vintage top (which came with matching bloomers that are still a little big) from this brilliant little shop.
So sweet! I love all the bright colors!
ReplyDeleteyour tiny dancer is a doll!! the first and second photo of her put the BIGGEST smile on my face :)
ReplyDeleteand don't you love that she's reaching all of these milestones?? her laughter, her "sticky fingers", and her sleep...good job baby Josephine!
and i caught up on a few posts...Happy Belated Birthday!!! I'm sorry you were sick for a while, but I'm glad you're feeling better :) hugs! xoxo
Gorgeous - she is a doll. Four months is such a lovely age. Enjoy x
ReplyDeleteThat outfit is awesome. Love the leggings - fancy a pair of them myself! Enjoy the sun ... of course it came out the day I entered a dark rehearsal room! See you soon x
ReplyDeleteI know, they're awesome aren't they Amy. Found them for £3 in Next so got her a pair for next year too!! x
DeleteUtterly gorgeous with a sense of humour AND a good sleeper? This kid is too much! Loving the summery looking threads. Kellie xx
ReplyDeleteThese are such sweet photos, I just love all the colours! Glad you're getting a bit more sleep x
ReplyDeleteOh everything is so colourful and lovely. I love these 'baby book' milestone updates. It really will be wonderful to look back on in years to come. She is a star. (Will post interview tomoz) xx
ReplyDeleteohhhh we want videos of baby girl laughing pleasee!!!! Love all the colour in her life too. *s*
ReplyDeleteFab pictures of a beautiful little girl, Nell. Great news on all accounts; especially, dare I say, on the sleep front ;-)
ReplyDeleteMiss Phiney is just delicious and can I just add, she sleep better than my 3 yr old - what a good little girl she is!!
ReplyDeleteShe looks like you in that first photo! xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a happy post! Josephine's doing so well with her sleeping. (6am is definitely sleeping through!) Your happiness and love for Josephine really shines through in your writing.
ReplyDeleteSuch a precious age - look how happy she is! Sounds like you're enjoying this motherhood journey and doing a great job of it too!
ReplyDeleteP.S - love seeing that top and the blanket. I think Lalie wore that top for her 8 month portrait.. http://www.oneclaireday.com/2011/09/thank-you-all-so-much-for-lovely.html
so hopefully Phiney will get a few more months wear out of that yet! :) xx
Definitely more wear in the top Claire! It's pretty huge round her middle, but she's so long it looked like a length she could get away with now. I love it! And my Mum fixed the bloomers too, so when they fit, she'll be rocking the whole set xx
Deleteso cute. wow great that she is sleeping through the night. Still trying to work out a good feeding pattern for Elsie, do you have any books you could recommend? all the bottle feeding books I've seen seem to want to get them into a rigid schedule of sleep/feed. I'm kinda winging it but think I should maybe do some research any advice would be amazing! thanks Nell.
ReplyDeleteIt's all total fluke Sarah! Sometimes she does it, sometimes she doesn't and we have no clue what sends it one way or the other. Josephine definitely doesn't sleep feed though - it's hard to get her to sleep for more than 20 minutes maybe 4 times a day, except at night. The only thing I've done is eek out the time between feeds to four hours, so now she doesn't even grumble until then and she's good and hungry so eats it all. We think that means she's full at night so can sleep without waking up wanting more food. Might be worth giving that a go? We haven't read any books though, trying to work on instinct and what she seems to need, but mostly we're just bumbling along! Hope Elsie starts sleeping a bit better soon xx
DeleteI can tell just from the photos that that girl has a sense of humour. Little darling!
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Um, where did her dark hair go to?! So precious she is. As for the sleeping through. Phiney...you need to have a word with Poet - ASAP x
ReplyDeleteI know Jodi, her hair gets lighter all the time! Although Ben and I both had quite light brown hair until we were about 2, so I reckon it'll get dark again. And curly, hopefully! It's stopped falling out now though and the new stuff's coming in thick and fast. xx
DeleteHappy 4 months sweet Phiney! She looks so sweet in her little outfit and I love that Lalie wore the same top for her monthly portrait. Oh the noises. How I miss those. Though the talking thing is kinda cute too. : ) She is really is gorgeous Nell. xx
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