Hi Girls,
We have had a HUGE couple of weeks with friends and reallies coming out of our ears. They have all left now and we are slowly getting back to normal, though Tobi is so out of whack I think he is getting used to only having one sleep a day. Which I am sure you all agree, is not the best of news and he is still too young to only have one sleep. He has coped really well with having people come and go and swapping from porta cot to cot, from room to room. His sleep patterns only got out of wack because he didn't want to miss out on anything and would only go to sleep when he couldn't hold his eyes open any longer. Luckily he still has been sleeping well at night, but getting up too early for the likes of us who are on holidays and are staying up too late.
To those girls that are still getting up with their bubs during the night, my thoughts are with you. Tobi still wakes up on average once a week. But I haven't feed him during the night for nearly four months. So he knows there is no point in waking up as he isn't going to get anything anyway.
We have a routine here. Not too strict. But I do keep an eye on the clock on how long he has been awake for since his last sleep etc. Normally it is about 2.5-3.5hours between naps and Breaky is at about 8.30am, Lunch at 12pm and Dinner at 5.30pm. It works well for us and it helps me be able to plan our days around sleeps, meals etc. I have noticed that if we are out a lot during the day, then it is impossible to keep his normal sleep times.
I too have dropped a feed this week. Tobi still has a big boobie feed first thing in the morning and then again at about 3-4pm. He is eating so well now and drinking heaps of water that he hasn't been that interested in the lunch time or dinner feed anyway, so now he has an afternoon tea feed. I don't think he has even noticed. I tried him on a small amount of milk the other day and he seemed to like it, but only had a couple of mouthfuls. I can't believe that my boy that we had so much trouble with getting to eat a few months back is now eating huge meals. He has a piece of toast with Vegemite and melted cheese and yogurt for breaky. Lunch is a banana and a bit of whatever we are eating. Today it was baked beans. Dinner he has what we eat. Tonight it was buritto mince, cheese, beetroot, tomato, pita bread. And without a doubt if you offer him mango. No matter how full he tells you he is, he will always fit some in, if not the whole mango. He eats a lot of cheese which I am a bit worried about. But at least he is getting his calcium. He doesn't like veggies too much, but eats a lot of fruit.
I have started buying some new clothes with the thought of finishing up feeding soon and can't wait to go and buy some new bras. I threw out all of my non maternity bras so I could start afresh when I get my body back. I am starting to be able to fit back into some of my pre-pregnancy clothes too which is very exciting. I have been very naughty over the last couple of weeks, but have started being good again as of today. But with DH home on holidays is it very hard. Even just drinking water when he is around doesn't seem to happen. I have no idea why!
Tobi has a few toys that he loves. I rotate them so he is attached to a few of them. Boy do they stink after a while too. I try and wash them once a week, but even a weeks worth of spit and drool smells nasty. His favourites are a Elephant, Pig Puppet and a small puppy that fits in my handbag nicely for emergencies. He only sleeps with them though. Doesn't want them when he is cranky.
Christmas was great. Tobi definitely knew that the toys he was given were new and went nuts with excitement. We haven't even opened some of them yet. I am going to sort them out into groups and have a week in week out system, so that he doesn't get bored with any of them. We went into the city to watch the fireworks on NY. Tobi loved them. We got a good spot to relax and snooze, play cards, eat and be merry, so that fit in well with Tobi. The fireworks were a bit of a let down though. We weren't in as good a spot as we thought.
Tobi has another bottom tooth coming through and a top one is not too far off. It doesn't seem to be worrying him too much. Although he has been getting a little harder to put to sleep. I had to cuddle him to sleep last night for the first time in months. He is walking along the furniture really well and pulls himself up with ease now. Sitting back down is a little harder. We don't have much space for him to crawl at our place, so he has really enjoyed going to other people's places where he can go nuts and chase Daddy. He says Dadda, Mum and has said Yeah, OK, Hayley (his aunty) and Hello before but not very often.
My AF hasn't come back yet. I am on the mini-pill though so I don't know whether that is effecting it or not though. I would love to start trying again, but my bro is getting married in Thailand in Oct, so I can't be pregnant for that and as it took as a while with Tobi, we wont start trying until at least July, but I am thinking it will be more like 2009 as DH will probably be OS at the end of this year. Best of luck to all those out there that are trying.
Happy Birthday Kirsten. Hope you had a great day and all your wishes and dreams came true.
Gotta go, my DH wants his computer back. My computer is broken and I have to fight to get time on his. It is his little baby.
Hope you are all well and happy
Take Care
Tash
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