It seems that we're are getting over our illness and today is a bit better!
Joel has slept very well for a second night running and although it feels like the middle of the night when he's waking in up, it's in fact 7am and just getting darker outside!!
I've been hungry for the first time in ages and eaten a good amount of food today which will hopefully make me feel as though my milk will be ok. I've not been expressing for a few days as I just couldn't be bothered with it which has made me question whether I'll continue to do so or introduce some formula milk now or at least after Christmas. I don't know really what to do there. I think i'll need to be persuaded rather heavily to try and express as much as would be needed for day to day use, although I'll continue with morning and evening as long as he wants.
Still no word from work as to whether I can go part time and have the second half of the week or not. I do need to get it finalised as the nursery Joel is down for only has one day (Friday) available for him as they didn't have a record of me submitting him full time for the waiting list, only the first form I submitted not realising :( I'm trying to not stress too much as it's not the end of the world and my Mum and Dad will help things work out as they're wonderful like that, but still, I'd rather get it right first time! If work agree to my request then all will be hunky dory but if not, well, let's not think negatively!
Meal have been going ok this week. I'm trying to sit him in his high chair now in the dining room rather than the bouncy chair in the lounge but as he's eating earlier than my meal times we're not yet co-ordinated to eat together although I could do breakfast i guess! He probably wouldn't be patient enough if I were feeding him and myself though! He likes his porridge spoons frequent and gets cross if I'm too slow!
And that's our Monday so far... he's napping at the moment. I could crash out if I let myself but then wouldn't probably sleep well tonight. Oh bed, how I love thee!
Monday, 10 October 2011
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Road to Recovery
I've been feeling a little better today. Steve lolled on the sofa with Joel so I got to sleep in till 10.30 which helped a lot, and then I looked after Joel whilst he went to bed and rested for the afternoon.
Joel really has been very patient and good without too much attention and has been practising sitting up, and he's really a grabby, reachy baby now! He sees something he wants and he goes for it! Whether that be Mummy's glasses or the TV remote. It's as though he's making a choice now as well if there's two toys he deliberates and goes for one rather than the other.
I bought him some new toys from Amazon and Ebay and he really does seem to enjoy them so far. he got a wobbly duck with a bell, a peek a boo pop up garden, a v-tech driving thingy, a pop up apple that sings, and the rest I'm saving till christmas for him!
With knowing we're going away next month for a few days I'm not yet sure how to manage Joel's food whilst in Scotland. I can't take all my own purees with me as they won't keep. He'll hopefully be on some finger foods by then which will help as he could eat from our plates, but the obvious answer is jars! So with this in mind I've bought a few and with being ill these past few days haven't had the incentive to cook meals in the evening so have tried a couple of jars which he's not liked at all. He's screwed his face up, and howled at the tastes in his mouth, whereas if I give him a bit of carrot puree with rice he loves it and gobbles it up! Flattering, but disconcerting all the same as to the problems it poses for Scotland.
Two new meals I cooked for him were received differently. He loved his carrot, potato and sweetcorn but cheesey leek and cauliflower made him cry!! His faces are so cute!
And that's today!
Joel really has been very patient and good without too much attention and has been practising sitting up, and he's really a grabby, reachy baby now! He sees something he wants and he goes for it! Whether that be Mummy's glasses or the TV remote. It's as though he's making a choice now as well if there's two toys he deliberates and goes for one rather than the other.
I bought him some new toys from Amazon and Ebay and he really does seem to enjoy them so far. he got a wobbly duck with a bell, a peek a boo pop up garden, a v-tech driving thingy, a pop up apple that sings, and the rest I'm saving till christmas for him!
With knowing we're going away next month for a few days I'm not yet sure how to manage Joel's food whilst in Scotland. I can't take all my own purees with me as they won't keep. He'll hopefully be on some finger foods by then which will help as he could eat from our plates, but the obvious answer is jars! So with this in mind I've bought a few and with being ill these past few days haven't had the incentive to cook meals in the evening so have tried a couple of jars which he's not liked at all. He's screwed his face up, and howled at the tastes in his mouth, whereas if I give him a bit of carrot puree with rice he loves it and gobbles it up! Flattering, but disconcerting all the same as to the problems it poses for Scotland.
Two new meals I cooked for him were received differently. He loved his carrot, potato and sweetcorn but cheesey leek and cauliflower made him cry!! His faces are so cute!
And that's today!
Friday, 7 October 2011
Ill Mummy
I've felt like a terrible mummy today. I've had a headache all day, needed a lot more sleep than normal and had to run to the bathroom a lot leaving Joel to his own devices on his play mat. I've not eaten at all (well, except for 2 biscuits!) and just sipped water.
Lucky for me though Joel is a happy healthy baby who is jolly and keeps himself entertained as long as he knows mummy is watching him from the sofa. So whereas we'd normally go out a couple of times a day, the past couple of days we've only been out to say hello to the guinea-pigs so the poor little lad has probably been bored having just me for company.
He's been so good all day and napped three times which meant I could nap too, and fed well although he didn't like his cheesy leek and cauliflower for lunch so I gave him courgette, carrot and pear which he ate lots of. I've also tried him with a couple of bought pots of fruity puddings from cow and gate, but he's not been enamoured of them. I just feel that I only have apples, pears and bananas for him that are seasonal and the puddings were a bit different but I guess he likes what he likes.
Our day is now getting more packed with baby orientated things. i do think him being a new born and just popping him on a boob was far easier than these days where he needs entertainment, giggles, breakfast, lunch and dinner and outings, stimulation, nail trimmings, watching as he moves and to be put down for nap times! I'm sure I sound awful but I do miss the quiet sleepy baby who'd sleep in my arms for hours!! Not that my current energetic and funny and cute baby isn't wonderful at the same time. It's just time goes so fast and there's so much that's new happening all the time!
We're hopefully in for a quiet weekend of rest and recuperation. And I'm starving, having not eaten for 24 hours now. Hopefully that's killed off the lurgy bug. And hopefully Joel will stay healthy.
Lucky for me though Joel is a happy healthy baby who is jolly and keeps himself entertained as long as he knows mummy is watching him from the sofa. So whereas we'd normally go out a couple of times a day, the past couple of days we've only been out to say hello to the guinea-pigs so the poor little lad has probably been bored having just me for company.
He's been so good all day and napped three times which meant I could nap too, and fed well although he didn't like his cheesy leek and cauliflower for lunch so I gave him courgette, carrot and pear which he ate lots of. I've also tried him with a couple of bought pots of fruity puddings from cow and gate, but he's not been enamoured of them. I just feel that I only have apples, pears and bananas for him that are seasonal and the puddings were a bit different but I guess he likes what he likes.
Our day is now getting more packed with baby orientated things. i do think him being a new born and just popping him on a boob was far easier than these days where he needs entertainment, giggles, breakfast, lunch and dinner and outings, stimulation, nail trimmings, watching as he moves and to be put down for nap times! I'm sure I sound awful but I do miss the quiet sleepy baby who'd sleep in my arms for hours!! Not that my current energetic and funny and cute baby isn't wonderful at the same time. It's just time goes so fast and there's so much that's new happening all the time!
We're hopefully in for a quiet weekend of rest and recuperation. And I'm starving, having not eaten for 24 hours now. Hopefully that's killed off the lurgy bug. And hopefully Joel will stay healthy.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Lurgy House
I have to say that having a baby to look after whilst being ill is rather hard and not any fun at all!
This past couple of days Steve and I have come down with a bit of a nasty virus which has left us both running for the loo and feeling flat out with temperatures and sweats and needing to rest and sleep. Steve has been coping with work and yesterday my Mum took Joel away for a few hours (the longest time we've been apart yet) so I could sleep and rest. I felt rather chronic and couldn't keep food in and was glad of the opportunity to rest up but missed Joel terribly!
Today Joel seems to have a bit of it himself and we had three poopy nappies within 1 hour and he's had a good lot of sleep so far. On the plus side we've started stage two of weaning so he's had a lovely lunch of carrot, onion, potato and sweetcorn! I fried the onion and carrot to start with then added water to the potato and corn (salt free) and he ate his whole portion! Nothing else has come through as yet so maybe it was just a one off?
I'll also give him some dinner, possibly baby rice with a bit of fruit puree around 5pm and hope that his night is better again as last night he was up at 1 and 5 again.
And just to cheer me up here's a few cute new photos:
This past couple of days Steve and I have come down with a bit of a nasty virus which has left us both running for the loo and feeling flat out with temperatures and sweats and needing to rest and sleep. Steve has been coping with work and yesterday my Mum took Joel away for a few hours (the longest time we've been apart yet) so I could sleep and rest. I felt rather chronic and couldn't keep food in and was glad of the opportunity to rest up but missed Joel terribly!
Today Joel seems to have a bit of it himself and we had three poopy nappies within 1 hour and he's had a good lot of sleep so far. On the plus side we've started stage two of weaning so he's had a lovely lunch of carrot, onion, potato and sweetcorn! I fried the onion and carrot to start with then added water to the potato and corn (salt free) and he ate his whole portion! Nothing else has come through as yet so maybe it was just a one off?
I'll also give him some dinner, possibly baby rice with a bit of fruit puree around 5pm and hope that his night is better again as last night he was up at 1 and 5 again.
And just to cheer me up here's a few cute new photos:
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| Learning to sit up |
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| Grooving a Mohican |
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| Sitting with his cushion |
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| Wanting to chew my phone! |
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Swim Baby
We ended up having quite a fun packed day! The key word being 'packed'.
I decided to try and get Joel to take just two naps rather than the three he normally likes in the hope that he'd sleep better as since extra food hasn't helped too much so I felt that it could be that he's sleeping too much in the day and to add to his energy levels we went swimming in the afternoon and he was in the water for 40 minutes having fun!
He was shattered from it and ended up going to bed at 6.30, sleeping for two hours then waking for a feed at 8.30 and going through till 4am!! He has also had some good milk feeds today which has helped me not worry so much about his milk intake today and we're getting through some good solid feeds as well!
He's had quite a busy day today as well with mums and toddlers this morning, a trip to my workplace to return maternity clothes to friends, then lunch and a small nap at home, then a visit to my friend Julie's and her baby Owen, then shopping to Boots briefly!
After all that he ate a bit more, and bounced in his jumperoo a lot, and finally crashed out in his cot at 6.40 after only two naps again! I'm still waiting to see whether he's going to want another feed shortly as he did have a lot of milk feeds today including 3 expressed ounces from a bottle that he thought was most funny to drink from!
I decided to try and get Joel to take just two naps rather than the three he normally likes in the hope that he'd sleep better as since extra food hasn't helped too much so I felt that it could be that he's sleeping too much in the day and to add to his energy levels we went swimming in the afternoon and he was in the water for 40 minutes having fun!
He was shattered from it and ended up going to bed at 6.30, sleeping for two hours then waking for a feed at 8.30 and going through till 4am!! He has also had some good milk feeds today which has helped me not worry so much about his milk intake today and we're getting through some good solid feeds as well!
He's had quite a busy day today as well with mums and toddlers this morning, a trip to my workplace to return maternity clothes to friends, then lunch and a small nap at home, then a visit to my friend Julie's and her baby Owen, then shopping to Boots briefly!
After all that he ate a bit more, and bounced in his jumperoo a lot, and finally crashed out in his cot at 6.40 after only two naps again! I'm still waiting to see whether he's going to want another feed shortly as he did have a lot of milk feeds today including 3 expressed ounces from a bottle that he thought was most funny to drink from!
Monday, 3 October 2011
A New Week
Things feel a bit difficult at the moment. Joel is still the happy, healthy wonderful baby he's always been, but he's been happy and awake in the night again and I'm finding it quite draining! Last night he was up at 1.30 for a feed and 5.30. I must have dozed off next to him on the spare bed where I feed him in the night as I woke up at 6.50 and went back to my bed after putting him back in his cot, and he then slept onto 7.30 this morning.
I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with weaning this week. We've been on purees for three weeks now, and he's eaten sweet potato, carrot, pear, apple, butternut squash, potato, peas, mango, avacado, banana, baby rice, baby porridge and baby muesli. We've been mixing flavours as well and yesterday he had peas, potatos and pear for pudding. Today is carrot and courgette but again he's been sleepy at lunchtime so he had a mouthful and decided to go to bed. (Wish he'd save his sleepiness for bedtime and sleep through the night!)
He's 24 weeks on Wednesday and I'm not sure whether that means he can start on the next stage of weaning of six months or if I have to wait until October 20th. I don't know whether he's getting a bit bored of the same flavours every day as there's only so many ways of serving the above fruit and veg!
I want him to try cheese, and cauliflower, broccoli and beans and pasta and might try something like it later this week. I also am planning on introducing some finger foods to see how he gets on with those, maybe some steamed carrot fingers and pear slices. Things he's liked in puree form so will be familiar.
Things all seem to be changing in him so fast at the moment and I'm worried I'll miss out on things! He's rolled from his back to his tummy twice and we missed both times!! Firstly I was looking away for a moment and there he was on his tummy, and secondly Steve found him squawking in his cot on his tummy!! He's getting better at sitting up on his own and can manage a few seconds before toppling, but my nursing cushion is helping keep him steady which means he plays better with his toys. His hair has suddenly grown into a cute quiff, and he's getting grumpy about having mummy milk in a morning as he just wants his porridge! I don't know whether I have the determination any more to continue with breast milk if he'd prefer a bottle as pumping is a bit of a chore, although i love the breast feeding and I feel all these things are all happening at once. And being tired it's hard to make serious decisions.
And Steve is away in Scotland until tomorrow so I'm on my own for two days. And one night. Not that it'll feel any different as I'm the one up in the night on my own anyway, but still, the house will seem emptier.
Time seems to be flying by.
I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with weaning this week. We've been on purees for three weeks now, and he's eaten sweet potato, carrot, pear, apple, butternut squash, potato, peas, mango, avacado, banana, baby rice, baby porridge and baby muesli. We've been mixing flavours as well and yesterday he had peas, potatos and pear for pudding. Today is carrot and courgette but again he's been sleepy at lunchtime so he had a mouthful and decided to go to bed. (Wish he'd save his sleepiness for bedtime and sleep through the night!)
He's 24 weeks on Wednesday and I'm not sure whether that means he can start on the next stage of weaning of six months or if I have to wait until October 20th. I don't know whether he's getting a bit bored of the same flavours every day as there's only so many ways of serving the above fruit and veg!
I want him to try cheese, and cauliflower, broccoli and beans and pasta and might try something like it later this week. I also am planning on introducing some finger foods to see how he gets on with those, maybe some steamed carrot fingers and pear slices. Things he's liked in puree form so will be familiar.
Things all seem to be changing in him so fast at the moment and I'm worried I'll miss out on things! He's rolled from his back to his tummy twice and we missed both times!! Firstly I was looking away for a moment and there he was on his tummy, and secondly Steve found him squawking in his cot on his tummy!! He's getting better at sitting up on his own and can manage a few seconds before toppling, but my nursing cushion is helping keep him steady which means he plays better with his toys. His hair has suddenly grown into a cute quiff, and he's getting grumpy about having mummy milk in a morning as he just wants his porridge! I don't know whether I have the determination any more to continue with breast milk if he'd prefer a bottle as pumping is a bit of a chore, although i love the breast feeding and I feel all these things are all happening at once. And being tired it's hard to make serious decisions.
And Steve is away in Scotland until tomorrow so I'm on my own for two days. And one night. Not that it'll feel any different as I'm the one up in the night on my own anyway, but still, the house will seem emptier.
Time seems to be flying by.
Saturday, 1 October 2011
Sunniest October Ever!
Today is October and my Gro thermometer is on red which means Joel's nursery is too hot! It feels like it should be July and our weather is all wrong at the moment. No offence to the nice sunny days, but I'm ready for that crisp chill in the air, to match the fact the trees are beautiful autumnal colours and I want to think about woolly jumpers and hats, scarves and gloves! No chance of that today! Shorts and vests all the way. And with Joel now in 6-9 month clothes, I've been stressing as his new size are all winter collection!! I didn't buy him anything summery as it's not meant to be summery! We had two rompers he'd been given which have been a godsend, and one t-shirt set I got in the sale so he's been wearing them and they've been going straight in the wash covered in purees at the end of the day!!
I've started mixing his flavours meaning he gets two cubes and he's getting through it so he must be a hungry boy! He's had butternut squash with apple, sweet potato with parsnip and today he had carrot with pear. I think I need to start introducing new flavours now as well like courgette and cauliflower! He's also started sleeping a bit longer, last night was 9.30 - 4.45am and the night before was 5.30am!
Today it was lovely, so we went along to a food fayre in Stone. It was too hot to enjoy being out and about!! We saw lots of lovely food stalls, and demonstrations, and then went round the farmers market also going on there. We've never seen Stone so busy!
Right, I'm off to check my weaning guide!!
I've started mixing his flavours meaning he gets two cubes and he's getting through it so he must be a hungry boy! He's had butternut squash with apple, sweet potato with parsnip and today he had carrot with pear. I think I need to start introducing new flavours now as well like courgette and cauliflower! He's also started sleeping a bit longer, last night was 9.30 - 4.45am and the night before was 5.30am!
Today it was lovely, so we went along to a food fayre in Stone. It was too hot to enjoy being out and about!! We saw lots of lovely food stalls, and demonstrations, and then went round the farmers market also going on there. We've never seen Stone so busy!
Right, I'm off to check my weaning guide!!
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