Motherhood blog baby Aubrey 3-6 months update

3-6 month entry
Here we are already, 6 months and halfway through the first year of life with Aubrey. The last 3 months have seen us through the short summer we have had and it’s been a busy blur. We had our first trip away up the coast as just a three, where Aubrey went swimming for the first time. When I say swimming, I mean dipped in the pool in a cute swim suit, keeping the straightest face I have ever seen for all of 10 minutes, before she had had enough. She has since developed a love for the water, following a wonderful weekend with friends on our annual get-together at Centre Parcs, where splashing and kicking became her favourite thing to do.
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3-6 months comes with so many wonderful moments, but I would also say some very tough days and nights. Aubrey has continued to fill our lives with smiles and laughter, and watching her develop her amazing little personality has been worth every second. However, like many others, Aubrey learning new skills and getting her first tooth at approximately 5 months has led to very disturbed nights and fussy days. Sleep deprivation after 6 months of it, hits differently to the first few weeks of the newborn phase. Time with family and friends, and the support they have given us, has got me through the tough days (as well as the gallon of coffee).

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Some people will have been more prepared than us but it has blown my mind how early you have to think about childcare and returning to work, when all you want to do is enjoy your baby. I have, however, in these months secured her a place for nursery next year and nearly finalised what my return to work may look like. I am now able to stop worrying about this again and focus on watching Aubrey grow and learn. She is rolling, sitting with some support, and in the past few weeks starting to army crawl. We have opened the flood gates for weaning and started taking her first tastes of food. This is a working progress and something I will likely come back to in my next update.
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As we reach 6 months and transition into Autumn, I can’t wait for more firsts with Aubrey. There will be pumpkins, fireworks and then Christmas on its way. We have been lucky enough to just return from a sunny holiday with our friends to say bye to Summer and Aubrey had her first experience of airports and flying. She handled it like a superstar and hopefully this may spark us to book some more European visits in the near future. Travelling with a baby is daunting and I was so anxious about it, however it wasn’t so bad and Aubrey adapted more than I gave her initial credit for. I would encourage anyone thinking of going away to go for it. It’s different but worth it!

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Huge thanks to Lucy for another installment of her blog.

Aubrey and her parents had another session in the studio, here are a few images as you can see she can sit by herself and is crawling too #magicalmilestones