Hi Mummas,

Glad to hear all bubbas seem to be doing well and what newborns are supposed to do LOL, keep us awake at night!

Amara has settled more at night and has given up the party scene thank goodness, she has been going 4 hours at night which is better.

She only lost 20 grams from her birthweight in her first week so it will be interesting to see how much she has gained when I go for her next weigh on the 30th. She is still a Booby Piglet.

Had my first outing out with 2 kids by myself today - to the park and all went fine. Amara slept and Eliza was being really silly at first but then she seemed to come good. As well as the new baby she was/is going through a challenging phase. Preschool tomorrow, so she will have some extra fun. Hopefully Friday we will visit my Mum, whom Eliza adores so the rest of the week should be nice.

Eliza & Amara's great grandfather visited last Friday, he is 90, he wouldn't hold Amara cos she said she is too small LOL!

She is asleep now so I might go and rest myself since hubby has taken Eliza to the library.

Oh and re: dummies
We too give one to Amara when she is unsettled but only at night. Eliza had one too but only for sleeps, never during awake time. It worked well for us and she gave it up last Christmas no worries at all. We told her Santa needed it for the baby elves. She has never asked for it again. And we also use Happy Baby, I was told to use them by my lactation consultant as they are the closest to boobies.

Sleepy dust to all the bubbas,