Evening!

It was 9.30pm when I posted last night and Blake had been asleep for a little while. He must have had about 5 hours sleep because he woke about 1.30am. I probably got to sleep about 10pm so I got about 3 1/2 before he woke. Then he woke again at 5.30am - 4 hours the little clockwork boy! I guess I can't complain.

Oh yeah, today I got my first REAL smile from him. He's been giving me half smiles all week, and did the same for my sister on Wednesday however this morning he just beamed at me. It was gorgeous. In my delight I beamed back to him. As he had stopped smiling already he beamed back at my smiling face, so I beamed at him and around it went in a circle for about 4 beaming smiles. Made my day! Guess that's what happens when you're a month old. 30 June - 30 July

Hay, I know what you mean by the adrenalin rush when you think somethings wrong. I'm like that too when Blake's slept for 'too long'. I know we shouldn't think the worst but our babies are just so precious that we'd hate something to take them away from us. I had a friend who lost his son to SIDS so it's something I'm all too aware of.

Hay, did you get into town to see your friend who had the baby? It will be great for you to have a friend with a baby at a similar age. I have a girlfriend whose eldest daughter went to kinder with my DD and she's pregnant and due in October although with pre-eclamsia with her last bub, she expect to get it again and go early with this one. Whenever she has it, her baby and Blake will be withing 3 months which will be great.

Tigergirl, how is Jonah going without being wrapped? I still wrap Blake because if I don't every time he stirs his arms are flying around and he doesn't stay asleep or settle as quick. I know at some stage I have to give up the wrapping, but not yet.

Oh yeah, Blake slept all night in his cot in his room. He was great, and so was I - didn't stress a bit with him being so far away! He even had his naps in there today. At the moment he's asleep in his little chair cause he passed out there while we were having dinner and I don't have the heart to move him. He'll need another feed 9pm/9.30pm so I'll put him to bed after that.

Hope your left nipple has healed well after the 24 hour break. When Blake was about a week old, I had dreadfully grazed nipples so I got some Marcolan cream when I was in hospital that I used on it. It worked a treat, along with changing the position I fed him in. Instead of the 'traditional' hold I fed him football/twin style, under the arm. This put different pressure on the nipple so he seemed to miss the grazed part with his mouth. Might be worth a try if you can put him on like that.

Thanks also for the tip about the bm in the eye. I have to say I did laugh about trying straight from the boob and getting it all over his face. I do that to Blake regularly when he pulls off during a feed. Perhaps that why he doesn't have eye problems! lol

OK and just a quick ***** here... Why is my husband addicted to watching SBS. No, I don't mean that rudie movies, I mean the documentary type shows. I had the tv on in the background while I'm here and he's just come in and put bloody SBS on to some dumb doco. Perhaps I'm just a boring person who likes trashy tv and doesn't need the stimulation of intellectual tv. Perhaps the topics just don't interest me. I'm just so over it.

Thanks for listening. Have a great night. And Hay, I'll keep popping back to chat... seems like its nearly just you and me right now so I wont leave you all on your lonesome... no offence Vanita and Tigergirl. xx