Weight: He was weighed at the hospital last Friday but they didn't tell me what it was and didn't write it in his red book! So I took him on Tuesday and he was 15 lb 11 oz (7.18 kg) and is tracking just above 9th centile as before.
Health: I felt incredibly patronised by the Paediatrician who basically suggested that there was nothing wrong and kept saying things like "if you feel" which implied he didn't agree. Apparently going from 7 watery poos a day to 1 normal consistency poo when I cut out dairy isn't quantifiable data!! Either way he wanted me to go back onto dairy and refused to increase his reflux medication, leaving him to grow out of it. His reflux has been a lot better so I'm happy enough to do that but I'm expecting issues with the dairy. I've only been back on it for a few days but OJ's skin is already flaring up and he's experiencing a lot of wind, to the point where he wakes up every 20 minutes.
Feeding: He's doing brilliantly with weaning and actually eating reasonable amounts now too. In terms of milk feeds he still breastfeeds regularly, although often only for short periods of time and I think a lot of it is comfort and accessibility rather than hunger. If I wasn't there I don't think he'd be bothered... which means we're going out on Saturday and leaving him with the in-laws to test this theory. He still doesn't seem to be keen on a bottle (although he did have about 40 ml the other day randomly when ALS tried) but I've always been around. Hopefully if he's actually hungry he'll take one, but I'll breastfeed before we leave him and will be back in around 4 hours. He'll have his dinner whilst he's there so even if he doesn't have any milk it won't do him any harm - we will be nearby if he gets upset, as he often relies on milk to help settle him ready for a nap, but my mother-in-law is the only person other than me who seems to be able to get him to sleep (and does it in a way I can't) so I'm confident he'll be just fine.
Sleep: He's been waking up a lot with wind at night and ending up wide awake, he's also struggling to get to sleep. He used to fall asleep on the boob but now he seems to pull away and want his dummy before settling off. He really fights it most of the time though and he's teething (AGAIN) so it's been a hard week in terms of sleep. He doesn't even seem comfortable sleeping in our bed anymore thanks to the wind - he'll be mostly asleep but fidgeting and kicking his legs, then he'll end up wind awake, start to drift off and do the same again!
Routine: I'm half tempted to delete this as I think it's pretty clear we have no routine and probably never will haha!
Likes/dislikes: He loves his food! He loves going for walks in the pushchair and people watching and he likes music and dancing around with me. He likes playing games (like us stealing his dummy out of his mouth and hiding it then making it reappear) and he's always super excited when daddy gets home from work. He still doesn't like sleep! We had another epic screaming fit in the car which led to us walking laps around McDonald's until he fell asleep and we could take him home - but we think it's when he's overtired as the last few times it's happened have been when we've been on our way home after his bedtime. Touch wood he's been okay since then! He also loves "Charlie and the Numbers/Alphabet" which is what we put on when we need 5 minutes to do something... it's educational so I don't feel too guilty!
Firsts: First BBQ at a friend's last weekend, a few more first foods and he FINALLY rolled back to front (just the once) including getting his arm out, as soon as he realised he rolled straight back onto his back but it's a start.
Milestones: We have another tooth cut and yet another one on the way! He's started having his baths in the main bath now, which often gives me a heart attack as he likes lunging at things and is a little too comfortable with the water thanks to his swimming lessons. He's also starting to be able to play independently for a little longer which helps me to get things done - and he's a lot better at getting from sitting to lying without getting stuck on his arm or falling on his face. He definitely recognises some of the sign language too and gets especially excited when we do the sign for milk - he's been doing that for a month or more but I completely forgot to mention it, there's so much going on and he's developing every day!
Things we did: We had his hospital appointment on Friday. On Saturday I competed in a charity deadlift competition, my dad and stepmum came to visit and then we went to a BBQ at a friend's house (followed by the McDonald's pitstop on the way home). Honestly, I love those nights where ALS and I are teaming up to fix issues and co-parent like champions - it was a nice night and, to me, that's what parenting is all about!
Me: I amazed myself by exceeding all expectations (especially mine) in the deadlift competition and it really boosted my confidence. I'm finally willing to leave OJ again (in a couple of days) too. Although I really don't want to, I know it will be good for him and get him ready for my return to work (EEK, don't want to think about that). I'm really struggling with the thought of ALS' HD status at the moment, but I often go through phases like that, and finding sleep quite elusive on the rare occasions that OJ actually sleeps. My weight seems to have plateaued again, probably due to increased dairy and OJ eating more solids so hopefully I won't lose any more. Also, I did not take nearly enough photos this week - MUST TRY HARDER!
28 weeks 1 day - Paediatrician says I should try dairy again so I had a sneaky hot chocolate after OJ fell asleep while shopping.
28 weeks 2 days - when you're out at a competition and forget to take a bib... naked car picnic!
28 weeks 3 days - loves a good selfie.
28 weeks 4 days - look at these gorgeous milestones courtesy of Puddleducks, OJ loved his pyjama swimming lesson but mostly just wanted to eat the card.
28 weeks 5 days - one second he's laughing at me, the next second he's fast asleep... I did lie him down after I took the photo!
28 weeks 5 days - the proper way to eat a jacket potato.
29 weeks - peeking out from behind Freddie the Firefly in Co-Op - has anyone else noticed that EVERY pushchair has one of these on?
29 weeks - currently zonked out like this in his cosleeper crib... he looks like he's about to start levitating or something! (Bad mum alert for toys in the crib but I'm awake and watching him). Also he's growing out of his crib :(
I won a prize giveaway on Instagram the other day and was sent these gorgeous Milk Mamas badges!
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