Building Works

So our new back door has finally been fitted! We are very happy with it and it brings SO much more light into our little house. Sophie was very interested in the progress and spent most of the day fascinated with what Danny (the builder) was doing. I have had a busy two days moving everything out of the entire ground floor and then moving it all back down again. Stephen starts building the deck on Sunday or Monday and then it will be on to the tiling. I have also knocked down the wall at the front of the house! Once you get the bug...

Sophie has been doing really well lately. She is very happy and has taken to squealing with delight. She loves being in her cot and will happily spend half an hour there playing by herself every once in a while. I have figured out that as soon as she starts to get grumpy to put her straight there and she will either start chatting to herself and playing or will fall asleep.

She is also eating a fair few foods now and gets so excited when it is food time that she starts to shake. Today I made her apples with cinnamon and rather than puree-ing it I mashed then to make them a little more textured. She wasn't sure at first, but by the 3rd spoonful she was wolfing it down!

Sophie and I have started a new course. It is called PEEP (Peer Early Education Programme) and will give me a lower level GCSE (high school credit) for completing it ;) I will have homework to complete every week, a scrapbook to fill, and I will learn all kinds of games I can play with Sophie to aid her development and about important things I can do to stimulate her as she grows. It is on a Friday afternoon so Fridays are now busy days for us as we have the baby play group in the morning as well.

Sophie has recently found her feet as well and loves playing with and eating her toes while I am trying to change her nappy.

Here Sophie is at the play park with my God daughter Elizabeth on Sunday afternoon.