25 June 2009
19 June 2009
update
I'm sitting in our loungeroom with David asleep in my arms. Someone is working in our bedroom closing the gap between the floor and the wall that was left when the carpets were taken up. We could see through to outside, and feel the 3 degree air through as well when we're up for night feeds. (I've had a quote for roof insulation today, too. We have none!)
I haven't made it to my blog for weeks. Life has become a blur again with David feeding every 3 hours through the night. Sometimes we get a 3-4 hr stretch of sleep there somewhere, but mostly not. The problem is his reflux, which is as bad as ever (worse?) and makes feeding very difficult at times. This has affected his weight gain (only 60g in a month) so the night feeds are a necessary evil for now. They make life pretty difficult though.
We seem to have solved the blood in the poo problem. It seems David was reacting to dairy protein from my diet. So I'm off all dairy now. That's not much fun either.
Having said all that, David is delightful. He is such a happy boy and loves life (when he's not in pain from the reflux). He is so alert and interested in everything. And he is SITTING UP!! I have some lovely pictures that I'll share when I get the chance. He is so pleased with himself! He loves to sit and play with his toys.
He loves books. (Maisy is his current favourite.) He leans forward to look at the pictures and strokes the page. Sometimes he even gives it a sloppy kiss. He loves meeting new people and flashing winning smiles. He loves our chooks. He loves action song - especially "Twinkle, Twinkle." He loves his bath and squeals with delight when he hears the water running. He still loves his elephant mobile. He loves being outside, going on the bus, or just to the letterbox. He loves church and the communal singing and speaking. He loves Tigger, who is staying with us while Grandma and Grandpa are away. He loves seeing people speaking on the TV (especially Kevin Rudd.) He loves his toys - the blue car with the red wheels, the dog in Grandma's car, the stacking rings, the new Lego airplane, the caterpillar, cow-who-jumps-over-the-moon, crab, monkey, lion, etc, etc!
He loves his Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Seren, and can't wait for them all to come back from their holidays.
And he loves all his other aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents and looks forward to meeting them all!
Sorry for so much text without pictures. But I'm so glad to have finally posted something.
I haven't made it to my blog for weeks. Life has become a blur again with David feeding every 3 hours through the night. Sometimes we get a 3-4 hr stretch of sleep there somewhere, but mostly not. The problem is his reflux, which is as bad as ever (worse?) and makes feeding very difficult at times. This has affected his weight gain (only 60g in a month) so the night feeds are a necessary evil for now. They make life pretty difficult though.
We seem to have solved the blood in the poo problem. It seems David was reacting to dairy protein from my diet. So I'm off all dairy now. That's not much fun either.
Having said all that, David is delightful. He is such a happy boy and loves life (when he's not in pain from the reflux). He is so alert and interested in everything. And he is SITTING UP!! I have some lovely pictures that I'll share when I get the chance. He is so pleased with himself! He loves to sit and play with his toys.
He loves books. (Maisy is his current favourite.) He leans forward to look at the pictures and strokes the page. Sometimes he even gives it a sloppy kiss. He loves meeting new people and flashing winning smiles. He loves our chooks. He loves action song - especially "Twinkle, Twinkle." He loves his bath and squeals with delight when he hears the water running. He still loves his elephant mobile. He loves being outside, going on the bus, or just to the letterbox. He loves church and the communal singing and speaking. He loves Tigger, who is staying with us while Grandma and Grandpa are away. He loves seeing people speaking on the TV (especially Kevin Rudd.) He loves his toys - the blue car with the red wheels, the dog in Grandma's car, the stacking rings, the new Lego airplane, the caterpillar, cow-who-jumps-over-the-moon, crab, monkey, lion, etc, etc!
He loves his Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Seren, and can't wait for them all to come back from their holidays.
And he loves all his other aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents and looks forward to meeting them all!
Sorry for so much text without pictures. But I'm so glad to have finally posted something.
20 May 2009
Autumn
We are enjoying one of the joys of living in Melbourne...
sunny Autumn days.
David loves being outside and trees especially.
Yesterday he spent some time looking at the beautiful Autumn leaves in our garden.
Milestones
This photo shows David as he is right at this moment, sleeping for the FIRST TIME in his cot. (He was still in the bassinet until today.)
And here he is this morning EATING SOLIDS! He had his first Farex last week. Here you can see he's now good at opening his mouth wide. Most of it comes straight out again but Mum just shovels it right back in!
You can also see that David's having a quick look at the IKEA catalogue. We're planning a trip there tomorrow with Grandma to buy the IKEA highchair. (And a few other things too...)
These milestones are late (cot) and early (solids) because of his acid reflux. Sleep has become such a difficult issue that Mum has kept putting off the change in case it causes even more disruption.
And here he is this morning EATING SOLIDS! He had his first Farex last week. Here you can see he's now good at opening his mouth wide. Most of it comes straight out again but Mum just shovels it right back in!
You can also see that David's having a quick look at the IKEA catalogue. We're planning a trip there tomorrow with Grandma to buy the IKEA highchair. (And a few other things too...)
These milestones are late (cot) and early (solids) because of his acid reflux. Sleep has become such a difficult issue that Mum has kept putting off the change in case it causes even more disruption. And Mum is starting solids early (by current Australian recommendations anyway) because some paediatricians advise that solids reduce acid reflux. Hopefully they are right.
17 May 2009
piano
David is loving being able to control his hands. There's so much to explore! He reaches out and touches everything he can.We're at Grandma and Grandpa's house now and David just had his first play at the piano - lots of stroking and a few little tinkles.
10 May 2009
Jingle Bells
I wouldn't have thought it possible, but David is becoming more and more delightful as he grows.
We still struggle with the pain from the reflux, but we have good hours/parts of the day,and when he is happy he's SO happy!
He loves to talk and speaks in whole 'sentences' using lots of consonants and vowels.
And he's getting more and more confident with his hands. (Though he still has trouble moving them without moving his legs at the same time...!)
We still struggle with the pain from the reflux, but we have good hours/parts of the day,and when he is happy he's SO happy!
He loves to talk and speaks in whole 'sentences' using lots of consonants and vowels.
And he's getting more and more confident with his hands. (Though he still has trouble moving them without moving his legs at the same time...!)
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