cinder - my little one was feeding a bit more last week too, and is drooling a bit this week so I think something is going on in there. he seems happy enough though, so like you I am happy to let him have a bit of extra time chomping! thanks for the feedback re: putting him in his own room/cot etc. i think id like to keep him in with me for a bit longer...
peeks - your little one's routine sounds exactly like mine, although mine has surprised me with a couple of back-to-back sleep cycles during the day over past couple of days. i just tried popping his dummy back in and walking out thinking 'this will never work', then he was quiet & went back to sleep... i was shocked! must be growing or something, needing a bit more than his 30-40 min naps. hope your boys & emily are all better now, nothing worse than cold/flu doing the rounds. its funny you saying you're getting clucky watching your kittens... i have been thinking about trying again early next year... but maybe its bc sil has just had her baby & i have been visiting too much!
afm - having a good time lately, little one has been smiling more/chatting himself to sleep & chatting to us when he wakes up - its ridiculously cute. the extra naps during the day lately have come as nice surprise but i wont bank on them to stay, just enjoy it while it lasts! my little one's getting a lot more strength in his head/neck now (wasn't that great bc i was a bit slack with tummy time...), so he's enjoying himself sitting up more (being supported), standing on our legs & looking around at everything. thought i would miss the newborn stage, but this stage is such a lovely time too.
Vic, was thinking of you as you headed off to work yesterday. I hope it went well. How has Jack settled in at day care?
Andie, on the rare occasion I can pop her dummy back in and get another sleep cycle, but it doesn't happen often Must be nice knowing DS will have a wee cousin the same age to play with as he grows up. Emily is so far still the youngest in our family. Her oldest cousin on my side is 10, and youngest cousins are 4 (twins). DH's side of the family we don't see very often as they live away
We have had some success with day sleeps without the swaddle! It's been a lot warmer here the past couple of days so she hasn't had much choice really! It's so cute how she sleeps with her arms above her head Now to get her sleeping in the cot... ;o 4 month needles are booked in for Friday.
Work went well. In someways its like i had gone back in time. Jacks day went ok i think. He slept from 9.10 to 11.40 so that was good. They got him asleep using the pram which annoyed me a bit as we stopped using the pram/ rocking to get him to sleep. I left instructions and showed them how how he goes down. So yay he slept, boo to the pram. Still whatever works i guess. I went in at lunch time to see how he was doing and he was having a bottle. He was laying on the mat while one of,the girls fed him. I thought it was strange to see him flat on his back and not on her lap. I got told that morning they couldnt administer panadol so i thought i would give it to him at lunch as he would be due, but was told i was not allowed. So i left a bit distressed hoping he wasnt going to be inpain all afternoon. He was really tired when i picked him up, i guess from all the stimulation. He seemed happy enough, although when i changed his nappy he has what looks like a bruise coming up on his knee. I know they didnt do anything to him, but just made me feel frustrated about leaving him while i am at work. i think he must have banged his knee on the bar of the pram thats in the front as we dont have ours on our pram yet. Either that or another bubba has given him a toy a bit too friendly. Its a good centre with a great reputation and i am sure its more my issue about leaving him. I know it will be good for him especially being an only child.
Sorry to rant abouz me. Glad everyones little bubbas are doing well.
Vic, I can understand you feeling frustrated - no one will ever quite match up to Mum & Dad in the way we look after our little ones. Bit strange about the panadol?? Is it because it's not prescribed? I know you would normally have to fill out a form for anti-biotics. Did they tell you why you weren't allowed to give it? Would you be allowed to sign him out, give him panadol, then sign him back in? ;o Hopefully he breezes through teething and it's not an issue!
peeks - hope the needles go ok today, im not looking forward to our 4 mth ones which will be at the end of the month . yay for sleeps without the swaddle, I am really hesitant to try it myself as he sleeps/settles so well with it! guess I have to try eventually though.
vic - as a first time mum, I would be a little miffed about your first day at child care too... not sure why they wouldn't just put him on their lap to feed either? cant be comfortable for him drinking his bottle laying flat. the panadol thing seems odd too, like peeks said, usually you just sign off on a medication form & that's it? I hope things go a bit more to plan today. the main thing is that jack seems happy enough, its probably harder on you than him
not much going on here atm, my little guy must be having another sleepy day bc last night he slept 9pm-5am, fed then back in bed 6-8.45am, fed then back in bed 10am-still waiting for him to wake up! its funny bc when he's not sleeping I would give anything for half an hour rest, then when he sleeps like this I don't know what to do with myself. I guess I could do the washing, pack the dishwasher, clean up... . or I could have a cup of tea, watch some crappy daytime tv & sit in my pj's all day...
hi ladies, hope you're all well. bit quiet in here lately...
we had our 4 mth mchn visit this week, all good & he has finally cracked the 5 kg barrier - he is now 5.3 kgs! he has now shot up the weight percentile chart from 3% to 5%... he will be 4 mths on the 24th & he is just a gorgeous little guy. happy & content most of the time with a lovely smile/grin. makes me want more when he smiles at me. I think we are nearly ready to get out the chair bit of our pram, he is growing to long for the carrycot. I opted for the smaller carrycot (there was a larger one), so lucky I had a small baby really otherwise it wouldn't have lasted 2 months. I think I can get another 2-3 weeks out of it, but wondering what you guys are all doing? I read that they weren't supposed to be in the chair piece until after 6 months, but there's no way he will last in the carrycot until then.
Andie -Jack is in the chair seat now. He grew out of his capsule a few weeks ago. He is over 8 kilo. It was also too heavy for me to lug around. Good luck with your bubs injections at the end of this month. Jack was really sooky and spewy after his. He vomitted all the next day and that day he started carrot, so i was covered in orange vomit. Gross!
Jack has had conjunctivitis. One of the joys of day care. Chemist said to bathe in salt water, but ended up taking him to docs and they gave him drops. And within hours he was so much better. Thank god! Teething has been hard work for him and i dont think we will see teeth for another few months. He can roll from back to front and it close to rolling front to back. So cute.
Must be nice knowing DS will have a wee cousin the same age to play with as he grows up. Emily is so far still the youngest in our family. Her oldest cousin on my side is 10, and youngest cousins are 4 (twins). DH's side of the family we don't see very often as they live away 
. yay for sleeps without the swaddle, I am really hesitant to try it myself as he sleeps/settles so well with it! guess I have to try eventually though.
. or I could have a cup of tea, watch some crappy daytime tv & sit in my pj's all day...
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