It’s been a while since I wrote a post about Amelie, so it’s definitely time for an update. First things first, she’s now at the stage where we don’t know how to refer to her. She’s somewhere between baby and toddler at the moment – she’s been mobile for ages, but still looks like a baby. So what …
I took this photo of Amelie as her pose made me laugh – albeit quietly for fear of waking her! She looked like she had become aware of something troubling. But what kind of anxiety dreams to babies have? She’s blissfully ignorant of the world news, so it couldn’t be that. Maybe she was dreaming …
I can’t believe that Amelie is 11 months old already! We have had another month of milestones and mischief as she continues to make her presence felt. The big news is that her first teeth have finally broken through. They had been basically visible beneath her gums for months and all the other signs were …
Another month has flown by and Amelie is now ten months old. I ended last month’s update speculating as to whether she would be walking and talking by now. The answer to both questions is nearly! She’s a lot more self-assured on her feet now and is cruising around furniture like a boss. She has …
There has been a direct correlation between Amelie’s continuing development and me suffering injuries of late. Somehow or other, she manages to hurt me every day. While she enjoys deploying makeshift melee weapons against me like any self-respecting tot, it’s the hand-to-face combat she prefers. Like Chuck Norris, Amelie doesn’t need a weapon – she is …
For once, I’m right on time with my monthly Amelie update. She’s nine months old today so has been out for as long as she was in! There have been some big changes in the last few weeks. After learning how to sit up and crawl last month, she has moved up a few rungs …
Eight months old today! A photo posted by Tom Briggs (@diaryofthedad) on Jul 22, 2016 at 11:08am PDT Once again, I’m a week or so late with my monthly update on Amelie’s progress. It just goes to show how quickly time passes – particularly in a baby’s first year. So anyway, Amelie is now eight …
Amelie is now seven months old and has started showing off plenty of personality as well as ticking off some firsts. She’s a funny little thing who thinks that everything is hilarious and loves making her presence felt. I get some special treatment on this front; she enjoys showing her affection for me by whacking me in …
Yesterday was a quiet and largely uneventful day that was the polar opposite of a Sunday exactly six months beforehand. There was one important similarity though: the youngest member of the family providing a memorable highlight. Despite causing us no small amount of worry and a mad dash to the second nearest hospital back in November, …
Amelie is now three months old and all the clichés about the fleeting nature of time have been proved right. She has been changing a little every day, dropping little hints as to what her personality is going to be like when she’s older and giving us lovely toothless smiles at a rate of knots. If early …