Baby Bear has been rolling since 2.5 months... but now every time i put him down he flips over! He started pushing up on his arms over the last few days, has a look around and then lifts all of his limbs off the ground and flails them around like he's swimming. He can 'swim' round in circles, if there's a toy he wants or he is facing the other way but wants to turn to my voice. But yesterday he started tucking his legs under his tummy and lurching forward and face-planting into the floor (haha). He can either hold up his front or back half, but hasn't quite worked out how to get on all fours. I think I'll have a crawler soon enough!
Watching my BB grow up to first
xxx
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Do I Dare?
*peeks out from behind door and whispers post*
I think it might be getting better...
I know I jinxed myself last time... but I honestly think sleep might be improving. Now, I might be shooting myself in the foot here (and believe me, it might be a little less painful than night after night of no sleep and day after day of horrendous napping) but we may be coming out of the sleep regression.
The fussing over bottles is getting better, he's no longer screaming with the teat in his mouth, he drinks a few ounces and plays with the teat for a while, but he is taking it (albeit slowly).
Naptimes are difficult but bearable. For his am nap he slept in his bouncy chair to the tune of Classic AM for a fair while. I don't know how long it was, but it was enough time for me to shower, brush my teeth, make beds, do bottles, get dressed AND put make-up on. I even got a slice of toast and half a cup of tea before he roused his sleepy head. He then played with my face (his new favorite toy - he likes to pull my face around and babble) before going in the door bouncer (hilarious, will upload video later) whilst I sorted his breakfast and put away toys. He had a bit of an Ella's Kitchen pouch (I know I said I wouldn't use them but it was pure mango and I refuse to buy them and puree them myself as mango puree can't be frozen and the rest would be wasted). He happily munched that down and then I dressed him and went to visit my friend for the day, where he had another sleep in his pram (again for a fair while). Bedtime was reasonable, a few minutes of fussing before he let me pat his bum to sleep in his cot.
So the daytimes have improved... and dare I say it... so have the nights!!
Two nights ago my SIL bought be a night-time porridge back from Germany, and I gave him a small amount before bed. He slept thought until 4 when he woke for his dummy twice... and that was it. No feeds, no fussing...
Last night he slept from 7 until 2.30am, had a feed and woke twice more for his dummy and woke for the day at 6.30...
Have I cracked it? Could we be coming out of the hell which is the four month slepe regression? If so, IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!!!!
Crossing her fingers (and toes)
xxx
I think it might be getting better...
I know I jinxed myself last time... but I honestly think sleep might be improving. Now, I might be shooting myself in the foot here (and believe me, it might be a little less painful than night after night of no sleep and day after day of horrendous napping) but we may be coming out of the sleep regression.
The fussing over bottles is getting better, he's no longer screaming with the teat in his mouth, he drinks a few ounces and plays with the teat for a while, but he is taking it (albeit slowly).
Naptimes are difficult but bearable. For his am nap he slept in his bouncy chair to the tune of Classic AM for a fair while. I don't know how long it was, but it was enough time for me to shower, brush my teeth, make beds, do bottles, get dressed AND put make-up on. I even got a slice of toast and half a cup of tea before he roused his sleepy head. He then played with my face (his new favorite toy - he likes to pull my face around and babble) before going in the door bouncer (hilarious, will upload video later) whilst I sorted his breakfast and put away toys. He had a bit of an Ella's Kitchen pouch (I know I said I wouldn't use them but it was pure mango and I refuse to buy them and puree them myself as mango puree can't be frozen and the rest would be wasted). He happily munched that down and then I dressed him and went to visit my friend for the day, where he had another sleep in his pram (again for a fair while). Bedtime was reasonable, a few minutes of fussing before he let me pat his bum to sleep in his cot.
So the daytimes have improved... and dare I say it... so have the nights!!
Two nights ago my SIL bought be a night-time porridge back from Germany, and I gave him a small amount before bed. He slept thought until 4 when he woke for his dummy twice... and that was it. No feeds, no fussing...
Last night he slept from 7 until 2.30am, had a feed and woke twice more for his dummy and woke for the day at 6.30...
Have I cracked it? Could we be coming out of the hell which is the four month slepe regression? If so, IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!!!!
Crossing her fingers (and toes)
xxx
Sunday, 14 August 2011
Why Oh Why??
Did I say anything out loud. Here I was, going on and on about how well BB had gone to bed, how soundly he was sleeping. Little did I know, 40 mins after I posted all hell broke loose. He woke up half hourly/ hourly from 10pm until 3am when he finally gave up and went to sleep until 6.15.
I fed him twice. Gave him Calpol. Put his dummy in. Held his hands. Patted his bum. Stroked his head. Put him in the Moses Basket next to my bed. All tried and tested methods which usually work to get him to sleep. But no.
Clearly I jinxed myself.
Not a happy (and very sleepy) Mummy Bear
xxx
I fed him twice. Gave him Calpol. Put his dummy in. Held his hands. Patted his bum. Stroked his head. Put him in the Moses Basket next to my bed. All tried and tested methods which usually work to get him to sleep. But no.
Clearly I jinxed myself.
Not a happy (and very sleepy) Mummy Bear
xxx
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Changing Bedtime
For a fair while now Baby Bear has had a bath at six, bottle at six thirty and bed anywhere between 7-8.30pm, depending how long he fights sleep for. This last week has been particularly bad, he simply refuses to self-settle and needs me to hold his hands and pat his bum until he falls asleep, for anywhere up to an hour! He's suffering horrendously with the 4 month sleep regression and wakes anything up to 10 times a night, but the last three nights have been better, am just crossing my fingers it stays this way.
Tonight I thought I'd try putting him down earlier, as bedtome really couldn't get any worse, bathed him at 5.30, bottle at 6 and bed for six thirty. He was asleep in minutes. WHY DID I NOT TRY THIS BEFORE???? IT IS SUCH A SIMPLE SOLUTION!!!!!
He's still asleep now, at 21.20 *touch wood* and I am praying for a good night. For my own sanity.
So, back to weaning. BB has had nothing but homemade purees from the start, but yesterday he was out so I tried him on an Ella's Kitchen Apples, Pears and Babyrice pouch. The first thing that struck me was how smooth it was, a completely different texture to homemade food, almost like yoghurt. He wasn't keen for the first few mouthfuls but took about a third of a pouch. For around 99p a pouch and only making 3 servings for him, it would be too expensive for me to buy baby food on a regular basis but for emergencies it was fine. I like Ella's Kitchen as it was one of the only brands that had no additives, just the three ingredients listed. I was slightly worried today that he wouldn't be keen on his normal food after tasting packets, but luckily he was fine.
Praying Baby Bear sleeps well!
xxx
Tonight I thought I'd try putting him down earlier, as bedtome really couldn't get any worse, bathed him at 5.30, bottle at 6 and bed for six thirty. He was asleep in minutes. WHY DID I NOT TRY THIS BEFORE???? IT IS SUCH A SIMPLE SOLUTION!!!!!
He's still asleep now, at 21.20 *touch wood* and I am praying for a good night. For my own sanity.
So, back to weaning. BB has had nothing but homemade purees from the start, but yesterday he was out so I tried him on an Ella's Kitchen Apples, Pears and Babyrice pouch. The first thing that struck me was how smooth it was, a completely different texture to homemade food, almost like yoghurt. He wasn't keen for the first few mouthfuls but took about a third of a pouch. For around 99p a pouch and only making 3 servings for him, it would be too expensive for me to buy baby food on a regular basis but for emergencies it was fine. I like Ella's Kitchen as it was one of the only brands that had no additives, just the three ingredients listed. I was slightly worried today that he wouldn't be keen on his normal food after tasting packets, but luckily he was fine.
Praying Baby Bear sleeps well!
xxx
Friday, 12 August 2011
Weaning
Right, have been a lazy Mummy Bear again and have not been posting. So started weaning at 17 weeks as I said I would, started on baby rice, which he gobbled up, then a bit of carrot.
The carrot massacre started at home, then I went to Southampton to go shopping... but I carried LO... wearing a white t-shirt. And the jiggling on my hip meant plenty of orange vomit over mummy. yum.
So I gave him an ice cube of carrot for a few days, then sweet potato, then butternut squash. He was really showing and interest in food and rather upset when it was gone! So I gave him two cubes, either two types of root veg or a root veg and pear (Butternut squash and pear have been his favorite so far)
When this had been going well for a few days, I started on breakfast too as I'd only been giving lunch. I tried mashed banana. And had it spat back in my face. So I added a little baby rice. Still not keen but ate some of it before grabbing the bowl out of my hands and smearing it every where. I ended up having to bath him after the banana massacre, as it was in his eyebrows and everything. So I'll give banana a miss for a few days!
Today he's had pear and baby rice for breakfast, then he's going to my mum's for a bit so he can have some kind of orange goo when he gets back. I was surprised at how well he has been with food, he's really keen to try things and really enjoys some of them! I make sure not to give him to much (as I don't want to make him fat) and not too close to his bottles (as I don't want to put him off his milk) but he's still taking the milk well, he's sleep is getting better and he's happy!
Baby Bear has also learnt to roll back to front. Which is great. Sort of.
He now constantly rolls onto his tummy, for a few minutes before whinging to be moved. As soon as I flip him over, he rolls again. He can roll the other way, he simply chooses not to!
N.B to self, four month old babies move faster and further than originally thought. Leaving drinks on the floor does result in them being spilt!!
Cleaning orange goo off of her carpet
xxx
The carrot massacre started at home, then I went to Southampton to go shopping... but I carried LO... wearing a white t-shirt. And the jiggling on my hip meant plenty of orange vomit over mummy. yum.
So I gave him an ice cube of carrot for a few days, then sweet potato, then butternut squash. He was really showing and interest in food and rather upset when it was gone! So I gave him two cubes, either two types of root veg or a root veg and pear (Butternut squash and pear have been his favorite so far)
When this had been going well for a few days, I started on breakfast too as I'd only been giving lunch. I tried mashed banana. And had it spat back in my face. So I added a little baby rice. Still not keen but ate some of it before grabbing the bowl out of my hands and smearing it every where. I ended up having to bath him after the banana massacre, as it was in his eyebrows and everything. So I'll give banana a miss for a few days!
Today he's had pear and baby rice for breakfast, then he's going to my mum's for a bit so he can have some kind of orange goo when he gets back. I was surprised at how well he has been with food, he's really keen to try things and really enjoys some of them! I make sure not to give him to much (as I don't want to make him fat) and not too close to his bottles (as I don't want to put him off his milk) but he's still taking the milk well, he's sleep is getting better and he's happy!
Baby Bear has also learnt to roll back to front. Which is great. Sort of.
He now constantly rolls onto his tummy, for a few minutes before whinging to be moved. As soon as I flip him over, he rolls again. He can roll the other way, he simply chooses not to!
N.B to self, four month old babies move faster and further than originally thought. Leaving drinks on the floor does result in them being spilt!!
Cleaning orange goo off of her carpet
xxx
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