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Getting Clever
Harvey had a new skill! If I cut a piece of toast (or anything) into a soilder shape/ chip shape, he used to shove the whole piece in and sit there like a hamster until it either was chewed enough to swallow or he spat it out with impatience! Now he uses his pincer grip to rip the food into a smaller bitesize piece and puts it in bit by bit. He' ( Read more... ) -
Eating for hunger?
Food is for fun before one, we always remind ourselves of this when allowing Harvey to 'play' with his food. Nowadays, the playing is more purposeful- he actually looks at what is on offer, carefully chooses what he would like to eat first and then eats it. Less and less ends up on the floor. Before if he was upset for whatever reason, putting ( Read more... ) -
PINCER GRIP!
Harvey has never really had a problem picking up small pieces of food- cheerios, raisins, bluebrries etc however he would often drop them before getting them to his mouth since he was using his whole hand and that was quite clumsy. Today at dinner time I would say he was definitely using the pincer grip to eat raisins. One by one, straight into ( Read more... ) -
Cutlery
Harvey's eating is coming on in leaps and bounds daily. He has recently clicked with spoons and whereas before he ate from loaded spoons as a product of him playing with them, he now aims the tip of the spoon at his mouth and licks off whatever is on it before reaching out for the next spoon. The best loaded spoon foods are definitely yoghurt, ( Read more... ) -
Co Sleeping and Us
When I was pregnant I said our baby would always be put to sleep in his own cot. I said we'd have a strict bedtime routine and he'd be a good sleeper. Not sure why I assumed that I would have some control over his sleeping because I have to say, we have no control whatsoever.
The first night he was born, he slept for a couple of hours in the ( Read more... ) -
Back to work....
Last Thursday I went back to work. So far I have only done two shifts but I have to say it's going ok so far! Harvey doesn't have any seperation anxiety issues and is left with nanna or daddy so he knows them both well anyway. BLW going great, he puts away a lot of food and will try anything. Last night we had a really successful homemade ( Read more... ) -
You'll be in my heart!
Harvey's off colour today he has been breastfeeding loads more than usual and brought whole feeds back up twice! Last night was a bad sleep night for all three of us. It could be teething, it could be growing...hmmm not sure. Not too worried about him as after his bath he happily was a little bit sick and then had more breastmilk before falling ( Read more... ) -
Countdown
I thought today would be my last day as a full time stay at home mum but it seems the lazy agencies (three of them) are still processing my applications...despite two of them being supply agencies I have worked for previously. One it appears will have my file processed by the end of next week so all being well, (or not) I should be back at work by ( Read more... ) -
Bedtime Routine
When Matt is here, bedtimes are so easy! I love having help with such a daunting task of getting my baby peacefully off to sleep with no tears! However, since he works until 9pm five times a week, I have to do it by myself so here is a list of questions I ask myself before I begin the routine.- Are his bedtime clothes ready? Are they appropriate to ( Read more... )
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Early Days
Well it's early days with the new sleep plan but I am very pleased with how it went today. Naps are still a tricky one especially when the Manchester weather doesn't give the option of a nice walk out with baby, I managed to get him to sleep for the second nap by rocking him to sleep in his buggy in the dining room. The first nap was in his car ( Read more... )