Zack is 9 weeks old tomorrow, and I'm guessing is weighing in at around 6.3kgs if not more. He is doing very, very well and I thought I'd mark the occasion by noting some of the little developmental items that have gone on in the past while.
He is starting to say "a-goo" more and more. This is usually followed by smiles and chortles. He is responding to smiles and can give you a real dazzler when he wants to. This does wonders for every mummie's heart!
He went for 6 hours between feeds on Tuesday night (this is remarkable because he is usually on a 3 hour cycle), and I felt like a million bucks after all that sleep. I hadn't notice how much I was suffering from sleep deprivation, until I took a note of my mood the following day : I was upbeat, happy, coping really well, and feeling quite chirpy. I don't expect him to do quite so well every night, but I do hope it's the start of good things. He was back to a 3-hour cycle the next night, but he managed to do 4.5 hours last night.
He has been wearing no.2 Pampers nappies until now, and it occured to me this week that he is now beyond the 6kgs on the guide, so I should get him some larger ones. That means our little bub is going onto no.3's already. Whew ! it all happens so fast.
Also I took out some T-shirts for him to wear today, and noticed that they barely fit him anymore and I haven't put him in them at all. Tsk tsk. This is why I need Keith - he has set up a system of baby clothes so that I know what the next 'set' of sizes UP are, and can pull them out the drawer. It's odd how some of the stuff is good for weeks and weeks (eg. he can still fit into the yellow baby grow that we brought him home from the hospital in), and then other things, you can forget ! They just don't do up anymore.
He has had cradle cap (infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis) the last two weeks, and it's been particularly bad on his eyebrows. I'm medicating it with olive oil, as directed by the midwife, and it seems to be making a big difference. The problem is that he rubs it (oil) off every time you hug him, because he loves to nuzzle your shoulder. It's not too nice to look at, but doesn't seem to cause him too much discomfort.
We love skype ! and we love to talk to uncle Andy. It's wonderful being able to stay in touch and now to share pictures - as we both have a webcam !
Yesterday I went walking with Trish (and Caitlan) and Elly (and Anokye) up in Victoria Park. It was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL afternoon, and we breezed around the park and looked at the sky, the trees, the geese, the children playing. It has been so good to get to know that part of London a bit better as we tend to isolate ourselves to the Docklands and Vicky Park, as it is affectionately known, is such a boon for a mum who needs to stretch her legs out-of-doors.
We are driving up to Scotland for the Bank Holiday weekend. We will visit my mum's cousin Geoff and his wife Pia. It's going to be fab ! I must say that I was a bit silly in reckoning the travelling time, but they say it'll take us around 7 hours, which is not too bad. I just hope that Zack holds out for that long in the car - it can be quite tedious for little 'uns. A neighbour has offered us a horizontal sleeping cot that you can strap into the car and I would like to take her up on it.
Otherwise all we have to say is "Och Aye" and off we goooooo !
(back next week with photos of hairy coooos and all that)
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