Harry slept in his nursery for the first time last night. He is getting very squished in his moses basket now and I worry that his thrashing around will turn it over! So last night, I was very brave and put Harry into his nursery. He only goes in his nursery at the moment to get his nappy changed so I was worried he would not associate it as a place to sleep so we have started off with him in his moses basket inside the cot so he can get used to it. Usually it takes Harry 10-15 minutes to settle himself off to sleep but last night, I put him down and then came down stairs to check the baby monitor was working okay (we had an analogue one which had terrible static and interference so you would be kept awake from it all night and swapped it yesterday for a digital one - much better!). By the time I came downstairs, checked it for a minute or so then went back up, he was fast asleep! Thanks very much Harry - miss you too!!!
Despite having a baby monitor that I can hear him on and a movement sensor pad that goes under the mattress so that if no movement is detected for 20 seconds an alarm sounds (and a light flashes on the parent unit every time a movement is detected) I still felt the need to check him 4 times last night and as a result had less sleep than I do when he is in the same room!
As much as his fidgeting and snuffling drive me nuts and keep me awake, I think I am going to miss having my precious little boy so close by at night. We love you so much Harry.
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Friday, 11 November 2011
Life at 11 weeks
Harry is 11 weeks old today. How time flies! I thought it would be worth jotting down some thoughts of how life is at the moment for us. He changes so quickly and I want to be able to remember everything!
Harry:
-is really starting to find his hands and spends a lot of time staring at them and trying to shove them in his mouth (but not for too long because judging by his face when he lands them in his mouth they don't taste too good!)
-always has cold but sweaty hands that he balls up in fists with blue fluff in them (I clean them EVERY morning but to no avail - they are dirty again within minutes!)
-started to sleep through the night at 8 weeks and now after his last feed (at 11pm) sleeps through to 7.30am but still manages to keep me awake with his grunting and fidgeting from about 4.30am
-is still in his moses basket which we prop up on blocks at one end because of his reflux but needs to come out of it now because he thrashes so hard I'm worried he's going to tip it over!
-is in a great feeding routine. He feeds every 4 hours or so and has just started to take 5 oz at most feeds
-is a telly addict and we have to keep turning him away from it!
-loves to stand up and has learned that if he arches his back and straightens his legs we cannot make him sit down (which makes things tricky when we try to wind him)!
-will happily chat for hours at a time with his grandma (he seems to save his best chatter for her) -is becoming a mummy's boy and has on occassion screamed when given to Chris and not settled until he comes back to his mummy
-weighs 12lb 2oz -still loves his widgey cushion to lie on
-goes to baby massage every wednesday and watches mummy doing pilates every thursday
-is a contented little baby
Harry:
-is really starting to find his hands and spends a lot of time staring at them and trying to shove them in his mouth (but not for too long because judging by his face when he lands them in his mouth they don't taste too good!)
-always has cold but sweaty hands that he balls up in fists with blue fluff in them (I clean them EVERY morning but to no avail - they are dirty again within minutes!)
-started to sleep through the night at 8 weeks and now after his last feed (at 11pm) sleeps through to 7.30am but still manages to keep me awake with his grunting and fidgeting from about 4.30am
-is still in his moses basket which we prop up on blocks at one end because of his reflux but needs to come out of it now because he thrashes so hard I'm worried he's going to tip it over!
-is in a great feeding routine. He feeds every 4 hours or so and has just started to take 5 oz at most feeds
-is a telly addict and we have to keep turning him away from it!
-loves to stand up and has learned that if he arches his back and straightens his legs we cannot make him sit down (which makes things tricky when we try to wind him)!
-will happily chat for hours at a time with his grandma (he seems to save his best chatter for her) -is becoming a mummy's boy and has on occassion screamed when given to Chris and not settled until he comes back to his mummy
-weighs 12lb 2oz -still loves his widgey cushion to lie on
-goes to baby massage every wednesday and watches mummy doing pilates every thursday
-is a contented little baby
Harry chatting with Grandma
Laughing with mummy on his widgey cushion
The first family photo!
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