Two months (yesterday).

From Ingrid’s point of view, the second month was not much different from the first. She still spends most of her time sleeping, and much of her awake time eating. But she is awake slightly more than before – sometimes even an hour and a half at a time – and she no longer falls asleep instantly in the pushchair. She is definitely more alert when she is awake. Some sort of consciousness is developing in that little head!

Her activity is still limited to looking at things, waving her arms and legs around, and making faces. She frequently gives her tongue a thorough workout, moving it in all possible directions, and thus drools over half her face. Lamps and windows are still interesting, but she also looks at faces, including her own (in a mirror). On good days she even smiles at strangers.

Ingrid is a lot stronger than she was a month ago, and can hold her head up with no help, when she wants. So she is much happier in upright positions than she used to be. She has come to like her bouncy chair, which she really disliked initially, and has even spent some time in the pushchair with the seat in a semi-reclining position, rather than totally flat.