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4 and a half months old!

Megan is now over 15lbs! She seems to have increased her feeds now from once a night to twice a night which does not go down well with Mum! I need my beauty sleep! So we've given her a taste of some baby rice / mashed banana / mango & kiwi, but they all got swilled around her mouth and spat out again! But i guess its a gradual process. She loves to watch me eat ( which I often do) and tries to have a lick of whatever i'm having!
She is nearly sitting up but not quite. Can't wait till she sneezes and knocks herself backwards! That'll be funny! She's had her last lot of jabs now for a while. Will try and go swimming soon.

Nearly 4 months old!

Megan and I had our first trip away to see Lisa and Maggie in Warrington this week. She was very good and slept for the whole journey!
We had lots of fun entertaining Maggie. Megan found her very amusing aswell. Especially when she ran round in circles! It was great to catch up with Lisa and play with our children! How old do we feel, seeing as we used to play with our dolls together!!

16 weeks old.

Megan has been poorly this week, as have Duncan I! Sickness and Dhiarea ( need a dictionary!) But we all seem be to over it now. Luckily it didnt seem to bother Megan much. She now weighs 13lb 15oz. I've had a couple of nice coffee mornings with friends this week too. Plus a few bracing walks. Can't wait for the spring when it will be a bit warmer.

3 months

Megan is now 3 months old and weighs 14lbs! Her hair hasnt fallen out and its getting thicker and blonder. She can now

put her hands together.

hold her head up fairly well.

she likes standing up if you hold her under her arms.

she smiles at herself in the mirror.

she sleeps about 5-6hrs continuously at night.

she has had her first cold (the snoring can be loud!)

she seems to recognize Duncan and I.

she got lots of toys for Christmas.

she dribbles quite a lot. Could be a sign of teeth coming.

she goes to sleep in the car but if you stop at traffic lights she starts crying!

she likes going shopping with mummy!

she likes watching football with daddy!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

If I don't get the chance to speak to you before christmas then I hope everyone has a good one. Its been a bit rushed and busy this year, so I've not been very organised, but I blame Megan! Even though I'm not working I still don't seem to have much spare time! I'm not the most organised person!
Megan has kindly managed to sleep through for 3 nights in a row over the weekend which was lovely! She now weighs 12lb 9oz. She is also making alot more chatter and smiles, which just makes you warm and fuzzy inside!
Happy  New Year too!

Slept through!

On friday night Megan slept through the night from 11pm till 6.30am!! Although  i didnt get much more sleep because i kept worrying that she hadn't woken up! And Duncan also missed the benefits because he got up at 3am to go to France for the morning with Steve. But she hasn't managed to sleep through again! She now wakes up about 4am which isn't too bad!
Megan also managed to do a high pressure poo on me yesterday, which she and Duncan found very amusing!

2 Months old!

Megan is two months old today! She has just started becoming much more alert. She now looks at the toys hanging on the 'baby gym', with a slightly confused expression! She also coos and smiles at peoples faces. And she loved the christmas lights at the garden centre! Mesmerising!
She is growing so quickly.And her first jabs are on monday. Am not looking forward to that!

Bloomin' deliveries!

Dont you just love staying in all day for deliveries! I wish they could tell you roughly what time they are coming. Its actually not raining so I could be going for a nice walk with Megan but no! We have bought a rocking chair for Megan from John Lewis which should only take 2 days to deliver from the internet but when we tried to buy it at the shop they said it would take 2 weeks to order!! Perhaps I should give them a call and tell them they can get it from their website sooner! But I am jumping the gun as it hasnt been delivered yet!

Parental Observations #1

For my first post in absolutely ages, a couple of observations from a new Dad;

Breasts should come with guages, not unlike the ones on the side of motor oil bottles, so that you can determine the quantity drunk.

Judging from the quantities in the cot, on the floor, on Megan's clothes and in her hair - either milk expands on contact, or babies tummy's are rather like the Tardis.

Getting there!

I had 5hrs uninterrupted sleep last night! Woo-hoo! I feel like a new women!