March, 2009

What is she doing now? She's just about off on all fours (wriggling to where she wants to be, but not actually crawling) and will give any food a good try. She loves toast and biscuits. Not sure what she's eating here... a chocolate biscuit, maybe...

Batteries low...

and she's pretty good at managing the straw cup. The first day she dribbled it all over the front of her, but after that she got the idea. She doesn't like you to hold it for her, and "straw cups are for water, milk comes from Bottles, thank you very much".

She recently got a big box of hand-me-downs from her slightly older friend, Elanor. There is a lot of cute stuff, like hot pink leggings Ü

hehe.

February

Things she's been up to this month: sleeping in the portacot, growing a tooth, eating with the family (up in the high chair), rolling everywhere, sitting up for hours, clapping her hands, eating biscuits and bread and playing the xylophone, to name a few.

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January 09

Our little Jazzem. She's a happy little vegemite (except when she's tired) and patiently puts up with a lot from her big brother. She can sit up, although she normally topples within a minute, and she is very good at manipulating things with her hands. She goes shopping with her Mummy every Friday night, making friends with anyone who looks at her. She is also getting a bit naughty at night; she doesn't want to go to sleep. We have had to be heavy handed tonight (letting her cry a few minutes, giving her a cuddle, then putting her down to cry a few more minutes.) She did not approve, but she was basically crying in her sleep, and eventually she gave in.

She sleeps like a log once she's properly asleep, not waking up until 7 or 8am most days. She eats well. She loves veges (even peas!) and mush-able biscuits and watermelon rind. She hardly ever cries when Byron takes her toys, and she giggles when he sits on her back (making it hard for Byron to understand why we make him get off). This last weekend she's finally figured out how to go from her tummy to her back whenever she likes. She had been going onto her tummy for a while, then crying because she was stuck. Now she just cries when she comes up against a wall Ü

Here are some pictures from January.

Headbands are good. Her hair hangs past her eyes at the front. Mummy doesn't want to cut her a fringe.

One day Jasmine is not going to believe she was ever this short!

Sleeping pics are so cute. Sigh. Note the Christmas dress from Uncle Simon and Auntie Esther. Sweet.

Another Christmas present, from Uncle Matthew. She loves wool, so Dolly is quite popular!

Out on the garden seat.

Walking in Auntie Kelly's imaginary garden (the First Christmas Quilt).

December

November

Wahoo!

Pinwheel sweater, knitted by her mum

Pink with ribbons.

I got the bug!

This is food? Oh... I think I'm going to need some MORE!

October

Modelling a jumper knit by her mummy. Sadly, not for her Ü

Wearing Byron's old baby clothes.

Outside

My first parcel!!!

It's a quilt with my name on it!!

The underside of the quilt, made by clever Nola (who made a similar one for Byron)

Flaked out on the floor

Trying to do situps

Cuddling Paws

Dressed up for church. The hair is long enough for a hairclip, but so slippery it falls out easily.

September

Weight this month (Sept 2 - 8 weeks old): 5310 grams. Had her 2 month injections that day, too, and didn't care for them much at all. Once she settled down, she fell asleep, but carried on with the occasional little sob, just to let me know she was not happy.

My First Bonfire

All stripey because of the bars of the playpen she sleeps in (during the day).

Just a little grin

Looking down on Jasmine, asleep on the seat of an old armchair.

Testing out her big brother's cot

The big blue ball would slowly roll towards her (being not quite round) and she would push it away with her feet. It was a fun game.

Unlike the rest of her family, she has very blue eyes

Wearing one of her 000 tops, which is nearly too tight and short, and Byron's old 00 brown jeans