A Portrait a Week 7/52

Reading in a tutu is just so much more fun!

This is one of Isabella's favourite books at the moment. It's called "Die Eerste Soen" (The first kiss) and it's about animals trying to work out who gave the first kiss and explaining what a kiss is. It's very cute! (Thank you Turnley-Jones family!) She really listens when I read this one and is very interested in looking at the pictures on each page. She also likes to touch the pictures. We usually have story time while she's lying in her cot ready to go to sleep. Mostly for day time naps at the moment as in the evenings she's just to exhausted to focus on anything.

My main shopping aim when we go to SA later this year is to buy her more Afrikaans books!

First daffodils spotted!

Isabella and I have been going on many walks lately, making the most of the little patches of sunshine  we get in between all this rain, but have even had a few walks in light rain too. She has her rain cover over her pushchair anyway to keep the cold out. On Monday I was adamant that she will get some good sleeps in. She's really been struggling to sleep for very long during her day time naps, usually only between 30-45 minutes at a  time and wakes up crying because she's still tired.

So anyway, on Monday we ended up going for THREE walks! My legs were a bit tired that evening! We did spot the first daffodils flowering in a garden we passed. In our own garden the snowdrops have been flowering for a while now and our own daffodils have been peeping above the ground for about 3 or 4 weeks now. The one rose which was holding onto a bud has also started opening. Mild winter weather- we've not really had much frost and no snow yet, but lots and lots of rain and strong winds.

A portait a Week: 6/52

Isabella is now starting to grow into her cardigans and jumpers/ jerseys knitted by the family and we have been trying them out this week. We've been walking just about every day this past week. It's actually now still light until after 5pm which means I can go for a walk while she has a short nap between 4-5pm without having to try and get her to nap in her cot. Napping on-the-go is just so much easier when you're a baby.

This could be a picture for a knitting pattern don't you think. Our little model!

PS She is warm enough in only the cardigan, don't worry! She has two warm blankets over her and the rain cover on the pram so she doesn't feel the cold air and is quite warm and toasty in there.

A Portrait a Week: 5/52

A portrait a week of Isabella, every week during 2014.

Watching her mobile while lying in her cot.

A Portrait a Week 4/52

Week 4

This week's portrait was taken on the day she turned 3 months old. She's starting to enjoy tummy time for short periods now. Even moving her legs while lying on her tummy. Those little arms and legs are just not quite strong enough to lift that tummy and move yet!

A Portrait a Week 3/52

Week 3

Relaxing on the couch in the sunshine before a family photo shoot at home.

A Portrait a Week 2/52

Week two of this year. 

Going for a walk, dressed in her pink bunny suit against the cold.