Morning all
Becky - yes we were at Indro. I love that place. I looked up from my Double Cheeseburger meal (I am eating for 2 you know!) and saw all the cameras and the crowd. DH went over and had a sticky beak, while I minded L. So no polly kissed my baby!
Kimbaz - Happy First Birthday party to Chelsea. I hope the party goes well for you today.
Rebecca77 - sometimes it is the simple things that make the difference. Hope this continues for you.
At the community ed session we mainly learned about the feed, play, sleep cycle. We haven't really been doing much of a play cycle with him, figuring there is nothing for him to play with at this age, but we are making more of an effort to put him in his bouncer or on his activity mat. Floor time is hard for us as we have inside dogs and need to put L into a play pen just so the dogs won't lick his face etc. The puppies are my other babies and I am having a hard time keeping them outside when they have been used to having the house to themselves for the last 6 years.
The other main thing we learned is about encouraging babies to put themselves to sleep. L has mainly been falling asleep in my arms, on the boob, or we have spent hours patting him, or using our settling technique. Now we are just wrapping him, putting him down with his dummy and waiting to see what happens. It is really about watching for those visual cues that he is tired but also remembering that at this age babies should only be up for about an hour. Overnight it seemed to work well. Didn't change his nappy and kept the amount of stimulation down to the very minimum. His last feed was at 12.30am and the next was at 4am, and we got up at around 7.30. So, think that it is working. Nothing too revolutionary and I am sure most of you are doing these things already but new for us.
Day completely free, apart from having to vote. Did the food shopping yesterday so might see if DH wants to go for a drive or go somewhere interesting. I hate being cooped up at home all day.
Can't believe that 4 weeks ago today I was having contractions and that our little boy joined us in the evening. Can honestly say that it has been the longest, but in someways the shortest month of my life.
Have a good day all.
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