Today was a fun day in that it was sunny and we had a number of things to do, all with Heidi in tow.

A lunch in ASDA Newton Abbot was the highlight of our day, and then spent sometime with my mum and dad. Lots of cuddles for little H, and she is sleeping a lot more now, and being awake for longer periods. Hopefully the little episodes of unsettledness will soon go.

A trip to Mothercare and Boots in Torquay saw us getting a few things, with some of the vouchers we had been kindly given. No longer will we opt for the changing of baby on the bathroom floor, as we used to with Fred. My back is two years older now, and it is not really good for Rachel to be cranking up and down like that, so we went for the high level changing station and trolley. This can also be used as a bath and looks much easier than the way we did it before.

We bought a few clothers for her today - proper girls clothes which was great. She had been wearing some of Fred's cast offs soshe had a "boy-like" appearance for a while. You could spend hours and hours int hese places.

I also bought a papoose to hold Heidi in, as she really loves being in contact facing you. Once lying on your stomach, she will really wriggle in and fall asleep instantly. This is a convenient way of placating her without fuss and is very comfortable for either of us.

She does get wind at times and wonder whether colic is around the corner. It is the screaming howls that really get me, being reminiscent of Freddie when he was not so good. Many times in the day Heidi is a double of Fred, both awake and asleep which is lovely in one sense, but very difficult in another.

She loves sitting between us first thing in the morning just before we get up too, and its lovely to have a chat with her. Her once “beady” eyes are now a nice blue and she more expression in her face and eyes. Her neck muscles seem strong and she can hold her head for quite a while before we have to catch it from falling off.

Nappy-fill has gone from the black myconeum to a mustard coloured sludge so this is progressing well. As her bum has yet to fill out we are using disposable nappies, and the reusable ones are on standby on the shelf all fluffed up ready for extreme soiling.

Tomorrow we are heading into town to do some grocery shopping and hopefully the weather will be good. Need to register her birth as well so that’s another pleasant job which is nice not having to be in a hurry.