Growing Quickly

So here we are, 7 months on from the birth of my daughter. The last few months have passed so quickly and she has grown so much and is developing so much every day.

I can’t believe it has been so long since I posted. Life seems to move so quickly in our house now that weeks seem to blend into months.

It is hard to recognise Isabelle now from the little bundle of joy that was born during the summer. She has gone from me being able to hide her under my arm to kicking and wriggling her way around the room, we’ll be seeing her crawling any day soon the way she is moving. And if she can’t get to where she wants she soon lets you know, in fact I think the whole street knows!

It is amazing to see how active Isabelle is and how much notice she takes of what is happening around her. Whether it just at home or when we are out shopping. It’s even possible for us to take a walk to our local pub and stop there for a couple of drinks while the surroundings keep her entertained meaning we can keep in touch with our friends and maintain some form of social life without feeling like we are avoiding people or trapped in our own living room. Obviously we can’t be as socially active as we once were but the now other opportunities open up to us and we are developing a whole new social life involving Isabelle in everything we do.

Everyday now she seems to be learning something new, as am I. Every moment that passes she amazes me with her new found skills, whether its playing with her toys, chattering away to herself or taking in her surroundings, whilst I’m learning about all the different things that are around that could be harmful to her if we don’t put them away, or the simplest of things that can keep her entertained for that little bit longer. Every day seems to come and go in a blur and I don’t want to miss a thing. For every moment of frustration she gives to me there are 10 moments that make me laugh and smile. And its these moments that I want to relive over and over again.