Hi Books, My DD is a big fan of Handy Manny (hence the nickname) and talks all the time about it to Ds, even when he is trying to sleep. I guess this is her form of bonding with a baby who is a little disappointing in that he only eats, sleeps and poos at the moment. She is v. cute with him though, stroking him when he cries saying 'don't worry darling' and 'give him some booby mummy' and v.helpful with nappy changes. i do know what you mean about mouthy kisses though and I'm sure she tried to pick him up the other day, I gave her Baby Annabel instead whom she promptly started breast-feeding
I do feel a bit guilty on those growth-spurty days though, when he does seem to feed non-stop. Still she has pre-school in the mornings and I do have a special box of toys/puzzles etc (xmas was great, we put loads of stuff by that she hadn't had a chance to play with). I do feel like I should take her out a bit more but do not quite feel brave enough for extended trips and like a few others on here, most days its a struggle to get everyone washed and dressed before noon.
LenniEd, Love the name Dylan, we went with Zachary in the end, although wasn't expecting a boy so that was a real surprise!
Ray, I know what you mean about the sleep thing, we have had a few nights where he has only woken once about 4am and then at 7am. Trouble is when you get a good run it then knackers you out when they are all over the place again and wake every hour. How the hell do some people get their babies in a routine this early, seems impossible when they are so unpredictable. I'm sure my DD didn't have regular sleeps for a few months and didn't do her first 8 hour stretch until 9 or 10 weeks.
Hi Fym, I had 3 Sweeps with DS (2 unsucessful) and he was 10 days overdue, felt he was never going to come and I would be pregnant forever! The one that did work was at 11am (I was 2cm), established labour at 10pm and he was out at 11.56pm. I just kept very active after the sweep, no sex though, DH horrified at the amount of show I was producing