Labour of Love: Dear Alfie, Happy 4 Months

Dear Alfie,

Today you are 4 month and 7 days old and boy has time flown. Last night I was looking at the photos from when I was pregnant with you, to when you were first born right up until yesterday; you’ve changed so much already. You have your own personality already and you’re such a smiler.

The last few weeks have seen some brilliant milestones for you and you are growing up so fast. We are currently weaning you to help with your reflux, your favourite things to eat are pear, strawberry and apple breakfast, mango and yogurt breakfast and strawberry yogurts…oh and you like broccoli, peas and pear for dinner! You can now roll over from your tummy to your back and your back to your tummy. You’ve only done it a few times and you look so surprised when you do, do it but you’re getting better! You love tummy time and you can drag yourself about a bit – good job we have the safety gate ready for when you’re a bit more mobile! You’re teething at the moment too!

On 25^th September, just before the 4 month mark you had your Welcome to the World party and you were such a good little host! It was the very first time you managed to have a nap with a room full of people, usually you’re too nosey to sleep and end up over tired! You wore cream trousers, a shirt and a cream vest – not for long though the dreaded reflux made sure you were covered in sick but luckily mummy packed a spare outfit – blue dungarees. Your cake was divine and even though you weren’t old enough to taste it, you loved the colours.

You still share a bed with mummy and daddy although when I say share I mean you take up all the room of course! Just like daddy! You still wake up in the night but you’re getting much better at settling back down although you still enjoy waking up at 5am and thinking it’s playtime! For your daytime naps you sleep on the sofa next to mummy but now you’re trying to sit up on your own (and you nearly can) we’re going to have to re-think that!

You’re favourite songs for me to sing to you at the moment are The Grand Old Duke of York, When the Saints go Marching In and plenty of made up songs! You love story time and sometimes I have to adapt the stories because I can never remember how they go! Your first proper story book is the Hungry Caterpillar and you’ve got a caterpillar teddy that you like to play with too.

Mummy and daddy have picked the nursery we want you to go to when mummy goes back to work next year. We think you’ll like it because it has lots of nice ladies to look after you and the outside play area for babies is really big and fun looking; you love to be outside. Even though I will miss you lots when you’re at nursery I know you will have a lovely time and make lots of lovely friends!

You’re growing up so fast Alfie and I daren’t blink in case I miss anything. You are the most beautiful, precious, wonderful little boy and both daddy and I love you more than anything in the world. You are such a gorgeous boy and your smiles melt my heart.

Here are some photographs from the last few weeks...