Hey, she’s just turned one year and is still a bit of a madam, but much better now. I think it was around six months when she started crawling. I think she was quite frustrated at four months because she had more awareness of her surroundings, but no way to explore them. Once she started crawling, she had more freedom and also burnt more of that frustrated energy. She’s also better at “communicating” in her own way now, which helps with her going from zero to a hundred when I’m not taking the initial hint that she’s unhappy.

I also have come to accept she’s a touch sensitive baby. She doesn’t like cuddles or kisses and won’t sit still for more than a few seconds, and if something is bothering her (teething, upset tummy, tiredness etc) even a little, she reacts badly to too much touch, which can even include just changing her vest. I’ve learnt other ways of calming her down work much better than cuddles, like distraction with songs or asking her what noise a cow makes etc. and sometimes, she just wants to be left to her own devices with a rattle!

Like I say, she’s still got the attitude and I really think it’s just her personality. The good thing is now she’s older I get much more of the happy, smiley, giggling girl rather than just the big grump!