Last night I got really emotional and was bawling my eyes out to Wayne, saying that part of me wishes he would stay a newborn forever, because he's so perfect. I'm really conscious of never having this time with him back again because I'm sure he's going to change so quickly.
We managed to get breastfeeding going soon after he was born and I'm persevering with it. The main problem we've had is that James seems to be a really "sucky" baby - he's taken to wanting to feed ALL the time, and we think he's doing it for comfort a lot of the time. When he's finished he'll settle for a few minutes and then start sucking his hands, before starting to cry, and the only thing that seems to stop him is going back on the boob, even though I don't think he can be hungry. Last night he was feeding from midnight til about 3am, so I'm shattered today.
So...this afternoon we have tried him with a dummy. I got a couple just in case, although like a lot of people I wasn't sure if I wanted to use them. But it seems to have worked - he sucked it til he fell asleep and then it fell out of his mouth, and he's still sleeping now. I'm hoping this will help him settle at night in between feeds.
We've had lots of visitors - Wayne's mum, his brother and sister in law, my gran and aunt and uncle have all been over. Here's a pic of Jamie with his Great-Granny:
We've had a few outings, which have been really nerve-wracking! We walked into town with him in the pram yesterday, and today we ventured into Tesco. Big mistake - bank holiday weekend = mega busy supermarket!! The queues at the till were unbelieveable! James started crying so in the end I had to leave Wayne queueing and took him out to the car. It was all a bit fraught but at least I found out which trolley to use with the car seat! I'm trying to get all these new experiences in with Wayne while I can, because he's back at work on Tuesday and I'll be flying solo!
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