Weight: He is due to be weighed tomorrow.
Feeding: He still feeds 2 hourly for most of the day, sometimes more, but will go up to 8 hours at night without a feed. He can still be fidgety during feeds and is still often sick.
Sleep: We have had nearly a whole week of OJ feeding when we go to bed and then sleeping 6-8 hours before feeding again. Sometimes he goes back down after that feed and sometimes not. He really fights sleep during the day as he's too interested in what's going on and then ends up cranky in an evening. He tends to nap better if we're out and about than at home.
Routine: We are letting OJ dictate the routine at the moment when we're at home but if we have to go out we just make him fit in with our plans. He tends to feeds then play then either feed again or have a sleep. Evenings are hard work, which is annoying because that's when ALS is often at work, but on the whole we're doing okay.
Likes/dislikes: He is starting to enjoy toys and looking at books, he loves action songs (especially The Wheels on the Bus) and he loved his first swimming lesson. He's not a fan of having his moisturiser put on his face (the Pharmacist recommended Oilatum for what seems to be eczema) and he doesn't like to be kept waiting for his food! He's also not a giant fan of tummy time, although he likes sleeping on his tummy.
Firsts: First swimming lesson, first time holding his head off the floor during tummy time and we've starting baby signing to him to aid communication development.
Milestones: Holding his head up during tummy time.
Things we did: We have had a pretty quiet week. My grandparents took us all out for lunch on Tuesday but otherwise we've just been shopping, going for walks and pottering around the house. OJ had his first swimming lesson which he completely took in his stride and next week he'll do his first submersion!
Me: I'm feeling a bit better this week after some decent sleep. I'm already getting anxious when I think about going back to work, despite it being 10 months away! I'm also still distraught at the thought of leaving OJ with anyone other than ALS.
9 weeks 1 day - he fell asleep in his pram on our walk so I did my exercise in the hall before waking him.
9 weeks 3 days - all cleaned up and ready for bed after being very sicky.
9 weeks 4 days - ready for his first swimming lesson.
9 weeks 4 days - swimming tired him out!
9 weeks 4 days - chilling in his pram whilst I cooked dinner.
9 weeks 5 days - playing together in between sets during my workout.
9 weeks 5 days - sleepy snuggles before bed.
9 weeks 6 days - fast asleep (it lasted for all of 5 minutes).
9 weeks 6 days - he repeatedly snuggled himself under my arm despite being moved several times.
10 weeks - playing on his activity mat.
Mothercare sale - I soent the vouchers we had for Christmas and got £80 worth of stuff for £30.
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