Friday, 26 December 2008

Merry Christmas!


Jamie had a lovely first Christmas Day. We stayed over at Granny Margaret's on Christmas Eve, and then spent the morning with her. We then went to Grandma Heather's for lunch and more presents. Then Wayne, Jamie and I went home to enjoy our first Christmas night as a family of three.

Jamie got lots of presents, including a walker, a shape sorter, lots of books and clothes. His favourite present was some musical keys that play "baa baa black sheep"!

Today we went to Wayne's brother's for the day, and Jamie met lots more members of the family.

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Weaning is going well - he's having 3 meals a day, and is eating "proper" stuff like caulifower cheese and pasta with sauce, but I'm not convinced I've got the balance of milk and solids right either. If he has milk before a meal, he doesn't eat much of the solids, and if I do it the other way round, he seems to be really sick afterwards. I've started giving him some finger foods with his meals - a toast soldier at breakfast time and rice cakes at lunch and tea. He doesn't really eat them, just squidges them around with his fingers.

He's still waking around 5-6am most nights and won't settle without being fed. I think he probably is hungry though...although I'm not sure!! If I was sure it wasn't hunger I'd give controlled crying a go, but when I feed him, he seems to take loads. Hmm... And he's still having a dreamfeed but some nights will only have 4oz, other nights he'll have 8.

He's rolling loads now, and spending a lot of time playing happily on his front. He tries to crawl as well, lifting his bum into the air and kind of pushing himself forwards with his feet. I think once his arms get a bit stronger he'll be off! He can sit unsupported but still topples over a lot so I have to surround him with cushions!