Our baby is getting a bit podgy

Check out the creases in his arm! Who has creases in the podge of fat in the middle of their arm? And just last week I noticed the extra one, located a centimeter from his wrist. Good going young William Dylan!


He isn't quite here yet (see below).... but you can see what direction he is heading in. On the other hand, it is the one time in your life when it is actually GOOD to be fat, so he might as well make the most of it. And it means that breastfeeding is continuing to go well.

In actual fact, his growth (both weight and head circumference) is tracking along perfectly just above the 50th percentile, so he is normal!

Now that I look at the above picture for a bit longer, our Willy Dilly looks positively thin!

Last weekend we were in Wales

We went to Abergavenny for the Food Festival. GREAT cheese, cider, chocolate, biscuits, cake, salami, icecream..... It is lucky that I'm breastfeeding really, and can get away with the amount of food I ate. We also went for a little walk along the canal at Gilwern, with Stephen, to see whether there were any plums left on the tree on the path leading up to Llanelly Church. Andrew decided that William would sit on the fence, like a little farmer boy. William didn't think that we wanted to sit on the fence....

Andrew insisted that he WOULD sit on the fence. Andrew is bigger, so he won!

Unfortunately there we were too late for plums on the tree, but we found a mushroom. And had a lovely walk. Sadly, we then had to return to Oxford. William does enjoy seeing his Aunty Jenny, and Welsh Grandparents. They are excellent at holding him, hugging him, changing his nappy and singing to him.

now we have some smiles.... :)

He is just beginning to start really smiling and making extremely cute goo goo noises. You can imagine the response from his parents.... goo goo gar gar, of course.

A new bed for a grown up baby

William has a new cot. I think he likes the decor very much (thanks to Clare and Jen for that!). I quite like it myself! Perhaps I should see if it comes in double duvet size...?

In it he can look cute and serious...

He can sing...


And he can smile!!!

William and his relatives

Back in communication now

There has been quite a pause in blog updates but today I am back! William is sleeping peacefully - although, he is managing to be naughty even in his sleep! We are trying to encourage him to spend more time with his head turned to the left as he has a big preference for leaning it to the right. He currently has his head turned to the right....Cheeky monkey!

I'll start with a picture of him taken at 7 weeks of age....


Then 8 weeks...


And 9 weeks....