Yes, I'm sure putting Paul in his own room will help him (and me!) sleep better. All this waiting until 6 months - pah! We already put him to bed on his own for the early part of the evening (ie he's in the moses basket and we're downstairs with the monitor), so I don't think it will seem like too much of a big step. Though I am quite worried about the temperature in there on these very cold nights - last night at 4.30am it was only 14 degrees in the nursery! Sophus, my reasons for waiting until after Xmas are exactly the same as yours - I don't want to disrupt him too much.
Thanks for the teething tips. I don't know whether he could be teething or not - he's putting his hands in his mouth a lot, but it may just be that he's only just become coordinated enough to do it, and he's trying to suck on his fingers when he hasn't got his dummy. He doesn't have red cheeks or anything, which I've heard is a classic sign. By the way, for those of you whose LOs are teething, my sister swears by teething granules. I think they're chamomile based, and they really calm my niece down (even when she's not teething!).
By the way, how much are other people's LOs' eating at the moment? The reason I ask is that Paul (11+2, somewhere around 12 pounds 3) doesn't seem to me to eat that much. I give him six 5oz feeds per 24 hours, and he often leaves at least an oz at each feed. He seems to be gaining weight like a trooper, though, so I guess it doesn't matter.
And finally, silly question of the day: do you ever leave your LO alone in the car for a couple of minutes?? I was buying petrol the other day with DH, and I was wondering what I would have done if DH hadn't been there - should you wake your sleeping baby up and take him in the shop with you, or is it ok to leave him for a few minutes in the car with the door locked? Any views??