We are just back from a week in Weymouth - hence the title. It was a lovely week, and most momentously of all, Jess finally managed to crawl!!! I would like to say that this has marked the end of a period of frustration for Jessicat and us, but first Dave and I have to get down to some serious baby-proofing!
More developments: Jess can say "mama", "dada" and "nana", though not always to the right person. She continues to enjoy blowing raspberries, stetching up high and waving on command. Pleasingly, despite her new found mobility, sitting on Mummy's lap for some books is still one of her favourite activities, and one of the few things that calms her when she is grumpy.
This week's selection includes:
Busy Airport - Rebecca Finn. Jessicat is attracted to the flaps and levers, but the pictures are too busy for her to take much in.
Teatime with Woof - Caroline Jayne Church. Lovely pictures, with a small amount of text, and the ever welcome different textures.
The Very Busy Spider - Eric Carle. At first, Jessicat was not interested in this, but after several readings, is beginning to show more interest.
Noisy Poems - Collected by Jill Bennett. An old favourite, with some poems that could sit equally well in an adult anthology.
Jessicat is now over 10 months old, and we are on the countdown to toddlerdom!
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We had an excellent week in Weymouth. Jessicat managed to dip her toes in the sea for the first time and have her first trip on a land train (exciting stuff!) as well as beginning to crawl.
Jess has really come on again in the last week or two following an extensive period of consolidating her skills. As soon as we get home we find that she is not content with just crawling but wants to pull herself up on chairs/stairs etc. Her crawling is improving day by day and it amuses her endlessly...apart from when she needs a breather, then she lies prone on the ground, thumb in mouth, taking stock until it's time to move again!
Her vocalisations are really improving too as are her gestures. Val has started sing and sign with Jess this week which we hope will improve the latter more.
While in Weymouth we enjoyed having Auntie Alison and Nan around to allow us a little bit of 'couple' time too. Val and I managed to see 'Atonement' at the cinema...a good, involving film. We also had a meal out. Lovely!
As for reading I have read 'Dark Angel' by John Connolly...a fantastic read. 'A Memory of Demons' by David Ambrose. a good page turner with a slightly disappointing ending and I am now on to 'A Spot of Bother' by Mark Haddon which I am thoroughly enjoying.
I am also quite into the rugby world cup although the Northern Hemisphere teams don't appear to be up to much, with the possible exception of France and even they lost their first game.
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