Brody is now too big for his carry cot so has advanced to his pushchair. It's funny taking him out when he can see the big wide world. He just stares and looks around taking it all in. I tend to chat away to him while we are walking explaining what things are and laughing with him :) Some people must think I am a bit loopy (think I am maybe not spending enough time with other adults lol) It's great having a pushchair that faces you as its lovely to interact with him. Must seem a bit of a big scary world to a baby.
He has had his four month check up by the Health Visitor and is at the 97th point on the chart for his length and the 75th point for his weight so a long lean boy she says :). He seems more hungry now and he is nearly 21 weeks. I have started giving him some baby rice once a day as well as using the hungry Aptamil milk for two of his feeds and hopefully this will keep him satisfied until he is a bit older. They say that weaning should start at 6 months but some mums tell me that they have also found this difficult. There is plenty of info about weaning so if we just take our time I think he will be fine. It's not like I am giving him mince and tatties !!!!! He is enjoying his baby rice as he takes the spoon from me and sucks away on it with a wee gurn when it's all finished. Think we will advance onto some puréed carrot in a week or so.
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Thursday, 17 January 2013
So much joy but completely shattered
Think Brody must be teething and feeling his gums sore- poor wee soul. Up during the night for a bit and needing a few cuddles to soothe him. Not such a happy chappy today :( Yesterday i said that he brings so much joy and he does but I am so tired. Daddy says that i am always saying i am tired so maybe i should just tell him when i am not lol. Charming i thought !!! But he meant it in a jokey way and we did have a laugh about it ;) Think i will start taking multi vitamins and have got some Ashton & Parsons teething powder and seemingly this works wonders :)
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Pure Joy
Popped into work today to hand in a letter re my maternity leave. Everyone kept saying how lovely Brody is. He let people hold him and gave big happy smiles. I look at him and feel so blessed and lucky and really can't believe that we created a little person who is so beautiful and perfect. The miracle of life is truly wonderful and when i think of him calling me mummy and being able to hug me back i could cry with joy :)
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Photos
First Blog of New Year
Christmas & New Year now seem such a long time ago as we are half way through January.
Brody is nearly four months and is doing really well. My anxieties about having a new baby are passing as we both get to know each other and I now know what each small gurn and facial expression means and can tell when he is tired, hungry, gurney or happy. He is also going longer between feeds and has developed his own routine during the day such as a wee nap around 10 am and a long sleep when we are out in the pram with a long spell awake between tea time and his bath before bed. He is also much more aware of his surroundings and it is lovely to see him react to things around him. There are certain toys that he prefers to hold and nuzzle :) and some things that make him giggle. He also has big smiles for familiar faces especially his Daddy's and will give him a huge open mouthed grin when he comes home from work. His Dad does have the type of face that can display expressions well and will greet Brody with a big smiley HI YA which might have something to do with it lol. It is lovely to watch him developing and he has also rolled over himself which was a lot of hard work for him but he got there in the end.
He has had his last lot of immunisations today and has reached anther milestone and we will be able to take him swimming now. The Health Visitor is coming to see him on Friday for his four month development review and I think she will chat about weaning as well then. You hear all different things about weaning and people give lots of advice or talk about what they did. I can't remember what I did with my daughter it's funny how you forget these things. I do know that we are advised to wait until babies are six months now and Brody although he is a big boy (16lbs 4oz ) he still seems satisfied with his milk. He has started to watch us eating which is one of the signs he is getting ready and this is quite amusing to see the curiosity on his face.
I would be interested to hear how other mums and babies got on with weaning so please feel free to leave any comments :)
Brody is nearly four months and is doing really well. My anxieties about having a new baby are passing as we both get to know each other and I now know what each small gurn and facial expression means and can tell when he is tired, hungry, gurney or happy. He is also going longer between feeds and has developed his own routine during the day such as a wee nap around 10 am and a long sleep when we are out in the pram with a long spell awake between tea time and his bath before bed. He is also much more aware of his surroundings and it is lovely to see him react to things around him. There are certain toys that he prefers to hold and nuzzle :) and some things that make him giggle. He also has big smiles for familiar faces especially his Daddy's and will give him a huge open mouthed grin when he comes home from work. His Dad does have the type of face that can display expressions well and will greet Brody with a big smiley HI YA which might have something to do with it lol. It is lovely to watch him developing and he has also rolled over himself which was a lot of hard work for him but he got there in the end.
He has had his last lot of immunisations today and has reached anther milestone and we will be able to take him swimming now. The Health Visitor is coming to see him on Friday for his four month development review and I think she will chat about weaning as well then. You hear all different things about weaning and people give lots of advice or talk about what they did. I can't remember what I did with my daughter it's funny how you forget these things. I do know that we are advised to wait until babies are six months now and Brody although he is a big boy (16lbs 4oz ) he still seems satisfied with his milk. He has started to watch us eating which is one of the signs he is getting ready and this is quite amusing to see the curiosity on his face.
I would be interested to hear how other mums and babies got on with weaning so please feel free to leave any comments :)
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