I personally believe in a '4th trimester' after all, bubs were inside us for so long, to suddenly be away from us is a bit unreasonable, and a little emotionally upsetting (for both us and bubs).
Mum is the whole world to a newborn and all they have ever known. It takes time for them to be independant.
We pretty much co-sleep (both bed sharing and just room sharing) and wear DD everywhere, and its really helped.
She slept through as soon as we were home from hospital, and was regularly sleeping 11-7 with a few 12 hours nights in there, until she started teething at 4.5 months, when we have around 2 wakings in 12 hours (still really good though)
I agree with getting a sling - the best thing EVER!!
Grumpiness could be to do with wind. Doesn't hurt patting their back for a while after each feed to make sure all the burps are out.
Ours falls asleep happily in a bouncer where he can see me. Woe betide if I dare to step away when he's awake though! He's only a few weeks older than yours.
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