Jamie's just started doing proper squeal-laughs, which are sooo cute. And he says "ahhh-goo" sometimes too.

He's also got a lot better at tummy time - he doesn't just bang his head into the floor and cry anymore, he makes an effort to lift his head and try and look around..for about 30 secs...but it's better than nothing!

Water baby...

Jamie is just over 12 weeks old and we went swimming for the first time yesterday. He was a bit stunned by it all at first, as it was quite noisy in the pool, but seemed to enjoy it once he'd got used to it. We got him a little wetsuit to keep him warm. It was a bit of a faff for a fairly short time in the water, but we'll definitely be going regularly now, and because I've done it once I feel a lot more confident about what to do/what stuff to take etc.

I was in starbucks yesterday with a friend who's baby is a similar age to Jamie. Both babies were looking angelic, fast asleep in their prams. A woman waiting in the queue was having a look at them and said, "this is the easy part, I've got two aged 7and 8 and it just gets harder from now on".

Me and my friend were a bit taken aback and unsure what to say. I'm loving being a mum at the moment, Jamie is fantastic and I love watching him grow and develop. But I don't really like the thought that it's all downhill from here!

My friend and I decided that she must have meant that motherhood gets more challenging when babies start moving/talking/throwing tantrums/becoming more willful... And I guess once they become teenagers there will be a whole new set of worries!