Developments

Liam has racked up a number of 'firsts' since my last post:

First roll from front to back - he was on his arms with his chest and head up, and then flopped his head down and to the side. The rest of his body followed and he found himself on his back! He's managed to do this twice more, but I still haven't seen it yet as he always seems to do it just before I get up in the morning!

First laugh - Kathy did a special dance (to Salt 'n' Pepa's "Push It") with Liam and managed to coax his first laugh out of him. Soph subsequently got him to laugh by dancing to "Mashed Potato" with him.

First bath in the big bathtub - we put him on the bath seat that Andy and Lisa gave us, and he just loved it, giving us lots of smiles as he kicked the water around.

First shower - I held him in the shower with me while Soph washed him. He didn't enjoy the shower as much as the bath, although he never got upset, he just had his "worried face" on the whole time.

Unfortunately today he had his 2 month vaccinations. He actually took them pretty well. First he the oral rotavirus vaccination, which he didn't seem to mind at all. Next he had a 6-in-1 vaccination injection and a meningococcal injection, in quick succession, which he liked considerably less. He cried out and his face went completely red, before he finally decided that he needed to take a breath. He calmed down quite quickly afterwards though, and after Soph fed him during our 15 minute make-sure-everything-is-OK waiting period he was quite happy.

However he's been quite unsettled since then, and hasn't slept for more than 20 minutes at a time. Hopefully he'll be tired enough to sleep solidly tonight, or Soph and I will be in for a rough night...