Weight: When he was weighed at 6 weeks 1 day he was 9 lb 5 oz and he's due to be weighed again next week at 8 weeks 1 day because his weight gain is at the lower end of normal.
Feeding: We are still feeding pretty much every 2 hours with the occasional longer stint. He had a bottle of expressed milk from ALS for the first time on Saturday and he took it brilliantly so at least now I know I can leave him for a bit if I need to. He had his hospital appointment about his tongue tie but it was decided that it is mild enough to leave.
Sleep: We've been to the GP and got some Gaviscon for his reflux and after the first dose he slept through from midnight until 6 am. However, that was a fluke and the last 2 nights we've been back to 4 hours at most. On Tuesday night he was horrendous and didn't settle at all until half 2 and then was wide awake after his half 6 feed so we ended up getting up. Last night, however, he settled around half 2, fed at half 6 and then came into bed with me for snuggles and slept through to half 10 so I got a nice lie in.
Routine: We've not really had much of a routine this week as we've been out and about lots. We have a pretty standard routine in a morning where he wakes up for a feed then I get him changed and ready for the day then get myself ready and fed before his next feed. At night we take it in turns to get ourselves ready for bed (whilst the other one changes him or gives him his Gaviscon) then ALS goes to sleep and I feed him and settle him down.
Likes/dislikes: He really loves bathtime still, he absolutely loves swimming around in the tub. He's finally started to enjoy his owl as well (pictured below) which keeps him mesmerised while I get myself ready in a morning. He doesn't like being held like a baby unless he's sleepy and loves to be upright and looking around.
Firsts: We went to our first Christmas fuddle at my workplace and went out for a Christmas meal with our walking group. Today I left him for the first time with my mother in law whilst I collected my car from the garage due to a misunderstanding and there not being enough room for me and OJ in my father in law's car - I managed to choke back the tears and it was only 45 minutes but it was so hard!
Milestones: He's started properly cooing and chattering away this week. We are also getting lots more smiles when he sees us without us having to do anything.
Things we did: We went to visit my workplace, we went for a lovely walk and Christmas meal, we visited grandparents and had lots of playtime at home. We got a few more Christmas decorations up around the house too.
Me: I'd pretty much stopped bleeding but then this week it's started up again a bit more - possibly because I've been exercising more. I'm still having issues with constipation and haemorrhoids but I won't go into detail!
This week it was also a whole year since our failed transfer - I allowed myself a quiet thought for that little embryo and then spent the day considering how lucky I am that things are so different this year. Instead of spending Christmas disappointed, upset and resentful, we are spending our first Christmas as a family with the best gift ever.
6 weeks 1 day - fast asleep on mummy's lap.
6 weeks 2 days - tummy time.
6 weeks 5 days - tiny yawn from a tiny elf, ready for the fuddle.
6 weeks 6 days - chattering away.
6 weeks 6 days - fast asleep.
6 weeks 6 days - still asleep even when we moved him upstairs for bathtime!
7 weeks - chatting to Mr Owl!
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