Baby Update - 45 weeks

Age:  45 weeks

Weight: He won't be weighed until his HV review on 25th Sept.

Health: The GP decided she would like to wait a few weeks to see if his reflux improved on its own before trying his medication again.  It's a bit up and down at the moment but we're still giving him a half dose of Gaviscon before bed - the one night he didn't have it he woke up 3 times in the first hour then refused to sleep until 9 pm.  However, he then slept through until 2 am so who knows what that was all about.  He's been given some Zerobase to try and improve the eczema on his face but I'm yet to see any improvement.

Feeding: He's been wanting a little more milk during the day lately, possibly due to the reflux making him a little uncomfortable, but that's not a problem.  He drinks water quite well too with his meals.  He's doing really well with his solids and eats pretty much anything we give him, although some days he's pickier than others.

Sleep: We've had a couple of nights where he's gone down well and actually slept for a couple of hours before needing my intervention, although he's often fidgety.  However, on the flip side of that, he's been awake at 5:30 am a few mornings this week and we had one night where he was up for an hour or two at 1:30 am.  It's not been the worst week and naps have been quite good generally; he had a 2 1/2 hour nap this morning!  ALS is back in bed with us now that it's cooled down and his back is better which is nice.

Routine: We're trying hard to work with the 2, 3, 4 nap/bed routine which seems to be the only routine that even remotely works for us.  We're not sticking to it rigidly and it doesn't always work but it's a nice framework to work with. 

Likes/dislikes:  He's really enjoying his push walker at the moment.  He likes stealing people's food or eating anything he finds on the carpet!  He loves climbing as much as he can too.  He doesn't like being taken away from something or not being allowed to grab the cats.  He loves splashing around in the bath but bath time is getting hard to do by myself as he insists on trying to stand and it's hard to keep him from slipping over.

Firsts:  First steps with his push walker!     

Milestones:  His development is really flying at the moment.  This week he just decided to stand up with his push walker and toddle off with it - previously he'd not been interested and just wanted to reach through and play with the toys on the front.  I also opened the stairgate for him and he climbed the stairs from bottom to top, obviously under supervision.

Things we did: On Friday we had the doctor's appointment then walked into town to meet ALS after work (and had a McDonald's breakfast).  On Saturday we went to visit some friends where we used to live for their daughter's third birthday and also visited ALS' grandparents and my mum/grandparents.  On Sunday we went and met ALS' step-brother with his wife and our little nephew at the local park for a catch up.  I was always very excited that we were pregnant together and our little ones would grow up close but we barely see them unfortunately as they're very busy people.  On Monday it was our first swimming lesson of the term which OJ seemed to enjoy a lot more than the last few of the summer term, he's really getting into water play at the moment.  The last couple of days have just been about chilling at home, organising more of the house, going for little walks and general playing, although ALS' parents did come and visit today.

Me: The GP said there might have been a sign of infection in my urine but she thinks it was a contaminant.  I've got to go back in a few weeks to have my weight and urine rechecked so we can make a plan from there.  In terms of business I'm not having much luck applying for work with agencies as nobody is getting back to me!

44 weeks 1 day - 4 am wake up call got us feeling like this by half 5

44 weeks 1 day - quick nap before the doctors, for both of us.

44 weeks 1 day - he wasn't as unimpressed as he looks, honest!

44 weeks 1 day - finally asleep after a super long bout of hiccups, poor baby.

44 weeks 1 day - he started off in his cot and this is where he ended up, didn't feel like leaving any space for me!

44 weeks 2 days - trying to get a nice selfie is hard.

44 weeks 2 days - daddy's camera and photography skills are awesome, look how cute he is at our friend's daughter's birthday party!

44 weeks 2 days - nighttime snuggies to settle him back to sleep (I made ALS come with me because we'd been watching IT and I was scared to go upstairs alone haha).

44 week 3 days - daddy's camera again, at the park this time.

44 weeks 3 days - kid LOVES berries.

44 weeks 4 days - back to mummy's rubbish camera... that's not how you're meant to use a dummy!

44 weeks 6 days - trying to climb up our paperwork boxes.

44 weeks 6 days - tiny snuggles <3