I am still around and the IL's have gone back to the UK now so I finally have time to post. I have only had chance to catch up with the last couple of pages of posts because I thought that by the time I read all of them, I wouldn't have time to post.
The visit was interesting MIL was good and showed me a good way of settling Luke which she used to use on James and his brother - it works really well. Lying him on his side when you are holding him and tapping his back - I used to hold him on his back which didn't work as well. She also used to tidy the kitchen for me on an evening which was a real help.
FIL was a different story - he is obviously used to people looking after him and would only try to touch Luke when he was asleep which would wake him up!!! He would get himself a drink (far too many alcoholic ones!!) and not offer anyone else a drink or make himself a cup of tea without offering anyone else even though we would be buy changing nappies, feeding or trying to get Luke asleep.
We went away to the Gold Coast for a couple of days and Luke was very good on the plane - he slept most of the way there, just waking for a feed and just cried a bit on the way back but was happy when he was given his dummy.
They had a video camera and even though they barely used it - we decided that we should buy one as well since Luke is smilng and is more alert and we won't get these moments any more.
I am glad that everyone seems well, as I was reading your posts I was thinking that Luke seems to be a lot bigger than most of your babies (I didn't read how big Ryley is, Pee so you are my last hope!!). Luke was weighed at 7.5 weeks and is 5.2kg. It was at the paeditrician (sp!) and he said that he was thriviing and we didn't need to come back so that was good news. We go to the MCH tomorrow so he will be measured again.
About the funny shaped heads - I was told that I should either turn the bassinet (which we are not using) or make up the cot at the other end since the babies tend to sleep looking into the room. We were told that in extreme cases, babies have to wear helmets to make their heads a better shape so it is worth tryiing to get them to swap sleeping sides early.
We are going for the injections tonight so hopefully there will be no side effects.
Hope that you are all well, sorry that there are no personals but I wanted to post and then I can keep updated with everyone.
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