Weight: He was weighed at 10 weeks 1 day and was still 10 lb, meaning he's dropped to 2nd centile. Although he was only 10 lb 2 weeks prior to that he had been weighed with his nappy on so I think he had gained a little bit. He's definitely grown as he's gone up into 0-3 month clothes (the newborn were too short on his legs) and the Health Visitor said it may be that all his energy had gone into growing instead of putting weight on. We spoke to the GP the day before he was weighed and she suggested I go dairy free if he hadn't put much on, so I spent the weekend dairy free then when I rang her on Monday to update her she changed her mind and said give it a little while so he's due to be weighed again on 30th Jan and has an appointment with the GP the same afternoon for us to make a plan.
Feeding: He's been cluster feeding a lot over the last 3-4 days so I think he may be having a growth spurt. He's been struggling with wind and been quite fidgety when feeding - he nearly ripped my nipple off the other day - but generally he's happy. He's still very happy to take a bottle too if needs be and wolfs it down.
Sleep: He's been sleeping a good 6-8 hours overnight until last night when he fed every 3-4 hours again but I think it's a growth spurt so I'm not too concerned. I have to put his dummy in quite a bit but he's found his hands in the last couple of days and tends to suck his fingers to soothe himself so it's getting less frequent. We had an awful night of sleep last night as he'd been sleepy most of the day, wanted to feed more often overnight and the wind outside was so bad we thought we were going to wake up in Oz!
Routine: We don't have a particular routine during the day as our plans vary but we do have a good routine going in an evening and he knows it's bedtime. He really struggles to go down to sleep during the day, unless he falls asleep feeding, but as soon as we're upstairs at night we change his nappy, put his sleeping bag on then he feeds and goes straight to sleep. I've even been managing to put him down after his feed and let him fall asleep with a lullaby and a little reassurance rather than waiting for him to fall asleep on me.
Likes/dislikes: He is starting to really enjoy toys and has a couple of favourites - the noisy ones of course! He loves being held upright so he's able to see what's going on but still enjoys a snuggle when he's sleepy and he's very much enjoying chewing on his hands at the moment. He dislikes being held like a baby unless he's tired and isn't a massive fan of the car (he's fine if he goes to sleep but he gets bored if he's wide awake and we go anywhere in the car) but generally he's pretty content most of the time. He's not a fan of tummy time when we lie him on the floor - he's got the strength to hold himself up but he's somewhat lacking in coordination so he's gets frustrated. He's happy enough doing tummy time across my legs though!
Firsts: Mummy had her first night out - including alcoholic drinks - whilst daddy had his first time alone with OJ. He has grabbed at toys properly for the first time this week too. I had my first session back a the gym this morning while daddy sat with OJ in the cafe. We had our first very expensive breastfeeding session - £12 for a swimming lesson and we spent 25 out of 30 minutes breastfeeding at the side of the pool. He's gone into his first 0-3 month clothes - although he's still in newborn vests and the 0-3 month tops are a little big, his legs are too long for his newborn sleepsuits now. First poop in the bath too - not bad for 11 weeks.
Milestones: No major milestones this week.
Things we did: OJ had an evening with his daddy and uncle while mummy and aunty went out for drinks to celebrate aunty's birthday, then an afternoon with daddy and a friend while mummy went to see a pantomime with another friend so he's had lots of daddy time this week. We went and played pool with some friends at the weekend so OJ got lots of snuggles. I sorted out all of his 0-3 month clothes and got the nursery a bit more organised too. Nanna and Grandpapa came over yesterday for a few hours and Nanna even managed to get him to sleep, which is reassuring as they're babysitting for us for the first time in a couple of weeks - it'll be my first time leaving OJ with anyone other than daddy and I'm petrified. I'm perfectly okay leaving him with ALS because I know he does things the same as me and knows exactly what OJ needs when he cries but nobody else knows him that well.
Me: I had my first gym session this morning and it was amazing to get back to it - I can't wait to start lifting properly again. I'm absolutely loving being a mum and already dreading going back to work, even though it's another 10 months away!
10 weeks 1 day - he was fighting sleep but 2 minutes on the bathrooom floor listening to the extractor fan and he was flat out.
10 weeks 1 day - Snapchat from daddy whilst I was out with the girls (I got plenty of these).
10 weeks 2 days - first 0-3 month outfit and looking adorable.
10 weeks 3 days - one of many Batman outfits, I love his little facial expression!
10 weeks 4 days - snuggling in his towel while daddy ran a second bath because he pooped in the first one!
10 weeks 6 days - Batman baby, another blurred photo because he's never still!
10 weeks 6 days - sending Snapchats to daddy whilst he's at work.
11 weeks - he'll chew on anything he can get near his face.
11 weeks - he's also found his hands to chew on!
11 weeks - the most adorable Marvel coat that his aunty had handmade for him!
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