After weeks of watching Eli and jealously watching her head off to swimming lessons each week, today I finally got to go in! It was fantastic, I just floated around on Mum & Dad's shoulders for ages.

It was also Chloe's first time swimming, and she enjoyed it just as much as I did. While we both wanted to just have a relaxing lull around, it was pretty much impossible with all the yelling, laughing, screaming and carrying on that Eli & Josh do when they get together at the pool...

They don't call me Lachie Lion for nothing...

Technically I am no longer a newborn. Some books say newborns are birth to six weeks. Others say the first three months. Either way I'm just a baby now!

* I am getting much better at direction-ing my arms and can hit the toys on the bouncer with ease. I am starting to grab and hold onto things.
* I can't yet hold my weight but am getting a very strong kick.
* I like to chatter and coo.
* I like to chuckle, smile and laugh all the time. Almost any eye contact will draw a smile.
* I am a real snuggler.
* Although Eli and I go to sleep after our milk at 7pm, I still like to call mum at 3am!

Mum's edit - the changes at this age is not really monthly. There seem to be developemental milestones rather than continuous improvements. Lachie's biggest change came at six weeks. It was like he "woke up" at six weeks and one day. He went from sleeping all the time to being awake for an hour. He started making strong direct eye contact and had coo-ing conversations.

On a quiet afternoon, sometimes mum and I like to read...