morning! feeling better this morning as DS1 seems chirpy enough, so no longer feeling that I have damaged him irreparably. DP and I had a chat last night about the fact that we're both finding it hard to connect with DS1, and we both feel he's struggling with the whole little brother thing as well as the normal 3 year old stuff, but we're not sure how to help.
I think it's one of those lessons that with your children, there's a limit to what you can do for them, and then they have to work things out for themselves as well. So as long as we keep DS1 safe and loved and played with and engaged with, that's all we can really do to help him get over his brother's arrival. I can't help feeling sad that my little boy is growing up and becoming more and more independent though, and isn't the tiny thing that needs me to do everything any more .
Puzzle - DS1 learned to use cutlery very quickly, before most of the other children in his age group who were spoon fed. He was using a spoon right from the word go for things like yogurt and weetabix (very messy at the beginning!), and gradually progressed to a fork as well. We still cut up his food for him so he doesn't use a knife much.
Guimauve good luck at the paed's, hope you get some encouraging information.
Think I have a lazy baby - he has now demonstrated that he can roll in both directions (front to back and back to front) but although he does get about a bit, he's certainly not as energetic as some on here! DS1 was like this too, think I have laid back children....can't imagine where they get it from (thinks about DP, who's favourite activity is lying on the sofa.....) What he lacks in energy he makes up for in sheer nosiness though! He always has to crane, peer and twist round to look at everything, he seems convinced we're hiding all the best stuff from him somehow.