Good morning everyone
Everything still going strong here, I know I keep saying it but he really is such an easy baby (I can answer honestly and truthfully to all of the 'is he an easy baby?' questions!!) Still the only time we hear a cry is when he is hungry, lots of lovely babling and huffing going on inbetween though He had a bit of a growth spurt night before last, I was literally up all night with him feeding, which reminded me of just how badly night times were with DS1! But he is back to just one feed over night again now, thank god, I thought my nipples were going to fall off before!! LOL
I can't believe he is 5 weeks old today, it seems like yesterday we were at the hospital! I have put the birthing pool up for sale on eBay, I think that will be a bit of a heart rencher to see it go without it having been used for what it was meant for, but I suppose hospital was the best place for us at the time. As for 'birth trauma' aside from the fact that we didn't make the home birth I am completely over it, I can honestly say I loved every second of it!! I suppose it helps when it is all over in a couple of hours though!!
Bethbe, try not to beat yourself up about doing things you said you wouldn't, no one can ever imagine having a baby until they have one, and the things that are there to help like dummies and rockers should be used if needs be, we have managed to keep away from the dummies but he does sleep in his rocker, I spent the first year of DS1's life trying to get him to sleep on his back in his cot which he absolutely hated, we now have a nearly 5 year old who is a terrible sleeper, George on the other hand sleeps on his side in his rocker or his travel cot and I have a baby who does actually sleep! Up to a point, I say whatever makes life easier, why make it any harder?!!
Is anyone else finding that nappies aren't lasting very long? I mean the size of them? We started with pampers new baby no 1's, almost straight away he was in the no. 2's and then a couple of weeks ago he went to the number 3's, now they are getting too small, but the next size up isn't the 'new baby' ones, are they still going to soak up the lovely baby poo? I remember DS1 going through the sizes quickly but not as quick as George has.
Right washing is calling, I remember asking on here once if anyone ever had an empty washing basket, now I am asking if anyone has ever got back down to just having the laundry basket full and not over flowing all over the floor!!! xxx