Hi girls,
Yep long time no post. Things going well here, Willow growing up very quickly. Still on the boob and refuses to take a bottle at all (EBM), but is definitely putting on the gms...haven't weighed for a little while now but she is fitting into Charlize's clothes about 2 mths earlier than Charlie did.
Still not sleeping through again doesn't seem to make a difference if I give her a dreamfeed at around 10pm or not, she still wakes at 3am and then again at around 5.30am (and then stays awake). Was easier first time around as DD1 would take a bottle and by about this time(5mths) I gave her just water for the 2am feed and after a couple of nights she decided it wasn't worth waking for..
But she is an absolute darling with lots of smiles and very little crying. Trying to convince DH that another bub would be lovely but he won't be budged .. just seems that Willow is growing far too quickly and it is a little sad when I pack up the clothes that she has grown out of.
She has been rolling tummy to back for a while now, but just rolled the other way for the first time yesterday...and I wasn't in the room!!
Will also be waiting til she is 6months to start solids. Seemed to work for us the first time around.
We are off on a bit of a holiday for the next few weeks. DH staying home and I am driving down with the two girls to his parents farm near Orange (about a 14hr trip). Should be ok on the way down as they will be with me (they have been staying here for a couple of weeks) on the way back I am doing the trip by myself (with the girls) so that should be interesting. Am able to break it up with a stop at an Aunt's at Coonabarabran so that will help. Have been trying to have a feeding routine for Willow so at least will have some idea of stops etc. Any tips for long car trips with a 3 1/2 yo and a 5mth old welcome. Went and got the portable DVD player (with headphones so I don't have to listen to Wiggles or Dora for hours) and lots of coloring pencils and a big coloring book.
Charlie seems to have settled down a lot, we have been able to wean her off one of the medications for her epilepsy and that seems to have solved the problem of the problem child. And the other medication is doing the job of suppressing the seizures so all promising there. Back to see the Paed in mid May. She has been doing physio and had an OT assessment and things seem to be improving with the exercises from both of those.
I think that covers just about everything...time seems to be flying past these days, love keeping up with how everyone is going with their little bubs, hard to believe that in just a few more weeks some of these bubs might be nearly crawling or sitting up!
Take care,
Jo