Video - foot tapping and sneeze

Gwen has had her first proper cold, runny nose, sneezing and coughing. She has dealt with it quite well, and even slept right through the night one night. Sat in her 'snug' she has started foot tapping too.  

Composing, Gwen gets mad! - video

Here we see Gwen composing her first tune, she's clearly not very happy with it and has an artistic strop.

Toupee wearing and saying Mum - video

So here is a video which I enjoy for a couple of reasons. 1) Gwen looks like she's wearing Bruce Forsyth's toupee!  2) She smiles at her own reflection on the screen 3) She says mum mum! First recognisable words - yay for me! However tis probably just an accidental word from the latest face she's been pulling. She has also been doing a snorting thing too, not sure if it's that clear in this video. 

Isabelle and Gwen

Gwen's friend Isabelle only lives around the corner, very handy for the future me thinks!! We went round for lunch and the girls sort of played. To start with Isabelle bounced and Gwen watched her transfixed.

This was a lucky shot where they both turned to look at me!

'Hey dudes check me out I am sitting up (with the help of a cushion incase I do a wobble) but honest I can do it myself!' 'oh I've also half pulled my sock off - cool huh?'

Gwen is smiling at Isabelle even though Isabelle stole Gwen little teething toy, and is offering it to me.  Meanwhile Gwen is plotting her revenge

Gwen's revenge came soon after (no pictures for obvious reasons) it was to grab Izzy with both hands by the HAIR and pull. We got her to let go, and she was just smiling about it! Poor Izzy cried! Vicki has named Gwen the 'smiling assassin'. Here the girls made up and sort of shook hands. Izzy is very forgiving bless her. 

James (Izzy's Dad) came home for lunch in between showing houses, so I took this of the lovely family. James sold Chris old house by the way so we have a lot to thank him for. I never knew that we'd be hanging out round his and Vicki's back then!

A few 7 month Gwen faces

Well our little baby is no more, she is now sitting up and getting more and more personality all the time. Here are a few faces, I'm sure her eyes are getting straighter you know! The patching is obviously doing something. 

We have a sitter at last- oh and teething

She has been trying to sit (not very successfully) for a while, and not really getting any better at it! Last day or two she seems to have got it and the lengths of sitting are increasing quite rapidly. She looks like and proper little girl now, very cute! Gwen also has a cold and tonight seems to be in more discomfort than usual- crying inconsolably, stuffing hands in her mouth. she has had teething gel and Calpol and has gone back to sleep. Last night for the first time in a couple of months she slept from 8pm-7am Weird seeing as she has a cold! I wonder what night a cold and teething will bring? As if on cue- she's coughing , now crying, It's 11.23pm. Oh poor Gwen. x Update, she went back to sleep after a little while in with us having a cuddle and slept all night, so not so bad!

Also added a pic of her touching Sally the sea horse whilst wearing a flowery hair clip!

Our little pirate

Gwen has to wear a patch now for an hour a day.