Tummy time for Jasmine is not the screaming torture that some baby's see it as. She seems to enjoy the challenge and works hard to make the most of it. Even before she left the hospital we'd seen her lift her head and look the opposite way once. She's very strong and loves to stand up as well. When she's first put on her tummy she can lift her head up so that her face is perpendicular to the floor, in this photo she's already starting to droop a little.
After 10 minutes or so she starts to exhaust the muscles of her upper back a bit too much and not long after she lets you know she's had enough. She's managed to roll herself over a couple of times but at the time of writing this I'd hardly say it was a regular manouver.
All this is important in developing the strength to hold her head up, for sitting, crawling and walking, so we're glad she doesn't protest as much as some babys do!
Her cooing and talking stepped up a bit yesterday too, though it's still pretty erratic at this stage. Her giggle is pretty cool as well, though we've really only heard it clearly a few times. She gets a high pitched intake of breath with it, a bit like a hiccough, but not as choked. Looking forward to more!

Early last week Jasmine began to "discover" toys, particularly things with big eyes and smiles.
Tommy Turtle was the first toy we bought for her (pre birth!) and has become a bit of a favourite! There's also Coco the (chocolate brown) Bear, Flossy the (pink fluffy) Bear, Camen Bear and Brie the Bunny (both with a blankets for a body!) Follow up favoritism is shared around a bit but Brie's ears are a bit of a hit! A big "bug" on her Lamaze mat gets a lot of attention too (big smiley face...of course!) Foot Finders are effective at getting her attention, black and white striped socks for high contrast and little cat and dog rattles sewn onto the toes mean Jasmine will be reaching for her feet and putting them in her mouth in no time!
Ahh Savour the time that the toys are low-tech and cute, before you know it it will be, bikes, computers, mobile phones and BOYS! AAAAAAaaaaaaaag!

Aunty Nerida came to visit recently and judging by this photo, Jasmine thought that was pretty good fun.
She only likes the bouncer if you stay there with her at the moment, but her independence will soon grow pretty quickly.