Jan 2013 Part 4: More noises, movements and more sleep?! Hmmmm

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I leave B during the night until he's making persistent noise - I don't usually wake up til then anyway! He's always wide awake; he's never done the dream feed thing. I tickle under his neck or blow gently on his face to keep him awake...

He's still in with us but will be going in his own room once his blackout blind arrives and we've given it a good Hoover. Probably in the next week or so.

B is still mostly in 0-3 clothes . I've started putting him in 3-6 vests but his other things mostly look far too big on him still (he's 19weeks). Sainsburys stuff is bigger though, as is Asda.

Hubby has taken B out for a long walk so that I can get some of this marking done. Bailey seemed to think that 3 15min naps today was acceptable so he's been doing my head in and I've gotten absolutely nothing done. He's just point blank refused to sleep today.

Ouch lora hope your ok? Any help on hand today for you?

Anyone else's little cherub becoming a nightmare to dress!! If I'm putting darcies vest in she wants to eat her hands, if I'm putting her tights on she wants to eat her feet, if I'm putting her nappy on she wants to roll over!! It's actually quite funny the little wriggle monkey!

I feel much better today thanks!! Its so true the old 'tomorrows a new day'

Dexters becoming a nightmare to dress too but only cos he moans. Wonder weeks or bounty one of the two said he would start getting moany when changing because he doesnt want to have his space messed with. Rude. Think it was wonder weeks.

Going to dye this baby carrier today so im not embaressed to use it... hope it goes to plan ive never tried to dye anything before.

Got to go have a smear today, not looking forward to that! She'll be the first to have a poke around there in a good while :-/

Well.

There am I, at Pizza Hut this lunchtime with mum, DS1 and Daniel, eating my salad happily when he casually reached over to my plate, snaffled a breadstick and promptly shoved it in his gob ! He ate the lot with a big fat on his face and burst into tears when it was finished.

I guess, at 23 weeks and 5 days, we have officially started weaning and it is most definitely baby-led...

What colour is the baby carrier, Lora? And what colour are you dyeing it to?

Navy and white tiny gingham, dying it navy to be safe (wanted red so the navy bits would go purple but knowing my skills it'd go wrong)

Also snigger at the breadstick. Hes clearly had enough of you eating with him at the table and not sharing

. Whats wrong with navy and white gingham?

I like navy and white gingham too!

Love the breadstick story. I've lost track of the weeks. He turned 5 months on Weds so he's...22..?

He's sitting up now! It's very cute. After 15 secs or so he either topples sideways or flings himself backwards in a sudden and rather dramatic fashion.

Yeah I had to find a calendar and count the weeks too.

Dan doesn't like trying to stand really. He prefers falling over slowly sitting.

Sorry about your toothache, Lora

Well done Dan!

So DP bought a high chair yesterday and we gave LO some mashed up carrots and potatoes! It was so lovely to all sit round the table and for us to have our hands free to eat our own meals. He really enjoyed it. Funnily enough he didn't like the spoon but was quite happy to shovel it in with his hands - does that count as BLW??

Question for Bf'ers - anyone noticed any changes recently? LO used to only take one boob and rarely empty it (at least since the days of being little and madly cluster feeding). The last week or so he has been taking two and emptying often. This morning he emptied both then wanted more - I had to distract him for 20 mins til I had time to refill.

It's a bit disconcerting - not sure if (a) he is extra hungry (b) he's become more efficient (c) my supply has dipped??

Patterns arent really my thing :-D plus it reminds me of school uniforms and if im the one wearing it I dont want it to stick out like a sore thumb. Now if it was paisley...and turquoise.....

Meringue I noticed hes changed out he feeds too. He will have more in the morning by taking both sides, I dont really know how to tell if its empty though... wheres happy when you need her she knows about these things :-D

Hehe! I love your confidence in me Lora!

Meringue, could be a mixture of things. Could be a bit of a growth spurt so he's hungrier. Also, being hungry after a normal milk feed is a sign of being ready for solids - they're just not being kept full by the milk and it's not providing enough energy anymore on its own. Try giving solids a couple of times a day and see if that helps. This is just coming from extensive reading up about weaning!

B's feeds haven't changed too much yet although we are occasionally getting short ones where my boob has been drained really quickly. He's starting to take more solids now though so I'm expecting changes to start appearing soon (although there's been no poo today and I'm used to having 3-4!)

Cool thanks both! Will crack on then!!

We gave him a banana for dinner tonight, he really didn't like it, his face was a picture! Funny as bananas are my favourite food :)

Meringue, Lois grabbed my banana yesterday whilst I was not paying attention playing on phone. The look on her face was a picture, definitely not a lover.

Had to take new pram back today, idiots sent the wrong colour. I did put it together and have a sneaky play around the house. Although in hindsight it was a silly thing to do as my responsible head doesn't appear often is concerned about how it will fair when loaded with change / shopping bags, looks like it may tip easily. Pascha help.....

DD1's ballet recital tomorrow, i'm off to learn the art of using the hair doughnut ....

Go Dan! And exciting about the sitting octane. Ellen's desperate to sit but not quite there yet.

So I had a text from the lady over the road with the baby in response to my note. She clearly doesn't think I'm nuts because she's coming round next week . I'm hosting an open house for the local NCT and it looks like there will be about 5 people coming, including someone from the next street. Seems babies are thick on the ground here!

What is it Lost?

Excellent way to make friends Glorious. Wish you lived near me.

Pascha, The GT the basket is small so will have to hang bag off the handle (have seen loads mums do it standard cm) but seems like it may tip easily. Any experience with your cm?

Sorry forgot to say ''go Dan with the bread stick'

Hmm. My bjcm never tipped but that's nit to say it never could. They always say not to hang stuff off the handlebars but we all do don't we? I guess the beat thing to do is test it with what you would expect to hang there. I always got quite a bit in the basket. It's deeper than many others.

Glorious - I'm impressed with your get together organising

Thanks Pascha, I do still love it, just need to re-order black one. Have you seen the baby zen yoyo such a fab little lightweight.

Last part of sentence disappeared .... Babyzen wouldn't last five minutes though..

Brilliant Glorious! We went to baby sign last week and it turns out one of the mums lives on my street! And has the same pram! It's not that long a street but I'd never noticed her before.

I did consider the yoyo. Discounted it because it seemed not sturdy enough for anything I would need. It looks like a Bee, but not as good, IYSWIM. Have you had a nose on www.bestbuggy.co.uk/ Its addictive I tell you...