Weight: He's due to be weighed on Tuesday.
Health: His health seems pretty good. He's still got some nasty eczema on his cheeks, probably made worse by him always rubbing food on it, but it doesn't seem to bother him. We've weaned him off his ranitidine and the reflux seems to be gone for good. We have noticed that he marks really easily though - he'll get a rash wherever ALS kisses/blow raspberries on him (presumably from his beard) and if he catches himself on the edge of his toybox when he reaches in it leaves a raised welt even if it's only a gentle touch, they fade within an hour or so but at the time it looks like we've been abusing him so I'm dreading anyone noticing.
Feeding: He seems to have a massive appetite at the moment so maybe he's having a growth spurt? His milk feeds have stayed spaced out through the day but he's eating bigger portions of solids and we've added breakfast in again, which he's actually eating.
Sleep: He's been going down pretty well at night but we've had a lot of night wakings where he's been awake for an hour or two (10 am, 1 am, 4 am... all on different nights but no pattern to it). He wakes up, feeds and seems to desperately be trying to go back to sleep (lots of rolling over and snuggling up) but then ends up wide awake. I think he may be more unsettled because he's next to me and can smell milk all the time/bumps into me when he rolls over. However it does seem to be calming a little bit so we will see how things go.
Routine: Nope, nope and nope.
Likes/dislikes: He's obsessed with books at the moment, especially touchy-feely ones, which makes me SO happy. He loves watching the cats and his favourite nursery rhyme at the moment is "Zoom Zoom Zoom". He has a little doggy toy which he really likes at the moment and he loves throwing a ball for it and playing "fetch". He absolutely hates it if someone is eating and not sharing!
Firsts: First time at the library. I think that's it for this week, we've mostly just been recovering from being ill.
Milestones: He's getting much better at eating small things and has had a good go with some Cheerios. His brain is developing well too, if I put him next to his toy box, show him his doggy and ask him to get a ball, he'll grab a ball and pass it to the doggy. ALS plays a game where he takes his dummy and pretends to suck it himself and he's started taking it out and trying to put it in ALS' mouth to get him to play. He's also started turning the pages in books if you start it off for him! He's trying to cruise, slowly but surely. We're trying to get his dummy off him in the day at the moment and it's going well so far - for the last 2 days he's only had it for naps, in the car and just before bedtime when we had guests and were trying to make him go an extra 10 minutes. We've also moved him into 6-9 month vests - he still fits in 3-6 month clothes, vests included, but while it's so hot and sweaty we don't want to be forcing him into them and would rather him have some breathing room and nice baggy vests.
Things we did: We spent most of the weekend recovering from being ill (well, I did) but we did go to ALS' parents to watch the football on Saturday. We went and got OJ a library card and took some books out too. Other than that it has been a pretty lazy week!
Me: I'm feeling much better than last week. I had a fever and sore throat for 3 days after the sickness but by Monday I was starting to feel human again and I did actually managed a workout today. I'm still pretty tired and we have a busy weekend ahead (ALS birthday and my birthday) so I'm just trying to take it easy.
Far less photos this week as we've mostly just been chilling at home.
35 weeks 1 day - trying to sit him on my lap like I did when he was tiny!
35 weeks 2 days - most evenings between dinner and bed he requires a lot of attention and entertaining so I sit with him while he empties his toybox and we read the books or talk about and play with the toys, kills a good hour or more!
35 weeks 2 days - naptime in one of his new dinosaur vests!
35 weeks 2 days - dinner at Nana & Grandpapa's while the football was on.
35 weeks 2 days - choosing which bit to throw on the floor first!
35 weeks 3 days - "Yes, my dinner might be exactly the same but yours always tastes better, daddy!"
35 weeks 3 days - "Oh... go on then, because you're cute!"
35 weeks 4 days - he's had homemade fruit popsicles before but this was a boobsicle and he LOVED it, he even cried when it was all gone.
35 weeks 4 days - he got his first brainfreeze!
35 weeks 4 days - those beautiful eyes and that cheeky face absolutely melt my heart <3
35 weeks 5 days - supposed to be napping, gave up and took selfies.
36 weeks - we've taken the bars off his activity mat now so he can just sit and play on it!
36 weeks - thinking about trying to crawl (he bailed shortly after), if/when he finally crawls it will definitely either be towards a cat or something he knows he shouldn't have (most likely someone else's food).
No comments:
Post a Comment
Feel free to leave any comments or questions and I'll dedicate a post to replying to them :)