Age: 14 weeks, 4 days

This morning, during tummy time on the play mat, Phoebe rolled from her back to her tummy and managed to free both hands. Twice. 

This is a huge relief because at the moment we are getting very little sleep due to the fact that she is trying to turn onto her tummy in the night. She seems to want to sleep this way, and usually gets most of the way over, but until now usually with one arm trapped. Every time we turn her onto her back, she wakes up and cries. If we succeed at keeping her on her back to go to sleep, often 20 or 30 minutes later she has turned back again onto her tummy.

This is a battle that we will lose. At some point we will have to let her sleep on her tummy. For now though, I will continue to do everything I can to ensure that she sleeps on her back or her side. No doubt this is the first of many struggles - her fight for independence and our instinct for protection.

She is in a smily and bubbly mood this morning. There is nothing more satisfying than having her sat next to me in her chair, playing with her animals and babbling. Occasionally we share a smile. She is very intrigued by this tapping sound as I write. She is staring intently at my hands, trying to work out what is going on.