Elsie is getting more interesting every day, she is really growing up fast. She has started to have very earnest conversations in the last few days, talking very seriously, not laughing and smiling, and obviously trying to communicate she feels quite intensely about. It is incredibly cute – sometimes I feel such waves of love for her I’m amazed they don’t knock her over!

She is also becoming much more purposeful with her movements, particularly with her hands, she seems to be able to reach out intentionally for things now which is also very exciting to see.

She still has very dry skin round her mouth, and I noticed yesterday dry skin on her elbows that looks quite eczema-like. We are going to baby clinic later to have her second set of immunisations so I’ll ask the nurse about it. Not looking forward to these jabs at all after she was so distressed after the last lot.

Picked up more photos yesterday – this is one of her in her pretty pink top with her dad. I think this was on our way out to Tasha and Nick’s wedding do, where she stole so many hearts!