4 week mark!

well nearly  its this sunday! so lets do a review on what's happening



is probably the main reason my bubba refuses to sleep at night or why some nights he gets a good night sleep to better prepare to vanquish his foes.  in this blog id like to have a small pep talk to rally the troops so to speak.

these first few weeks have probably flown by in a blur of dirty nappies, sleepless nights and round the clock feeds.  the sleepless nights are a down side that makes everyone stressed out BUT the silver lining is the time where they are screaming for food.  my lil harry usually cries when he needs feeding or putting down but he loves having a bath and cries when you take him out!  he also has a lovely hour in a morning with daddy.  he's also started grabbing at things and from day1 been very alert and loves looking at things.

so enjoy these moments its not all doom and gloom! 
 

the flop test

So by now you'll have some idea of the subtle enounces that your baby has and what they mean!

for example our lil bubba has a tendency to be a greedy bugger or hell nurse for comfort which both result in lots of wind.
  
so windy babies are very settled so you need to pace round with them or other tactics that you may find that works but for me we use the "flop test" to see if he is in a proper deep sleep and not unsettled.  on a side note the missus has been obsessed lately with saying fractious so for my enjoyment any time something happens I can say he's fractious.

so back to the test its very easy and simple.  Once you think your baby has been sufficiently winded and relaxed all you need to do is gently lift an arm and if it flops down then your good to go!



this all came about because my lil bubba can be very unsettled and hates his mosses basket at night! and for those of you reading and in the same boat I feel your pain.  if he isn't in a deep sleep or milk drunk as soon as his back hits that basket he screams, it has been nick named the basket of doom! he also does the startle reflex all the time at everything so when he's not fully asleep the flop test will let u know!

1 week old!!

so 2nite will mark the 1st week that my lil bubba has been kicking around for! whilst its been a fast week or seemingly fast don't be fooled! 

because like the matrix parenting is not all it seems!  early on this week the nights have been very long as lil harry likes to party hard at night. So when 10pm comes round hes ready to rock it till 6am



practice makes perfect although formula milk is quite potent so I can see this happening.  As I type this another annoying habit is going on right now!  when he sleep's his startle reflex goes metal and whilst its funny coz it looks like he's that first random guy who starts off a flash mob it does invariably mean that he wakes himself up with the boogying.

so that's kinda it really for my little bundle of joy at the moment !!

at the finish line and beyond!

well since the last post a lot has happened!! we had a due date of 30th of July and he was born on the 31st at 9:07 weighing 7 lbs 2oz  and after a semi long labour we spent the next few days in hospital and he arrived home this afternoon!

so top tips for surviving labour its an immensely stressful time for everyone  so

and this will stand you in good stead for not getting shouted at!  well maybe

so this is the end of this chapter and onto the next! 

now he's home we are enjoying some relaxing time during the hours that he sleep and looking foreword to what lies ahead which will be filled with more useless meme's from the internet as well as jokes and anything else I can find.

5 days left!!

well this last month has draaaaggggged on for so long! but the countdown really has began





and as ever what ever should be happening right now is! this week its sweeps to help get bubba on his way and that's a good thing as their is has been a dramatic increase in hatred for everything.

its mainly due to the baby being due anytime soon!

now I had this as draft and semi-forgot about it but was reminded as the next step in this epic saga happened to day. as we are 5 days away from bubba being here, we have been to the hospital this weekend again due to some mild pre eclampsia but everything is ok and were back on track!

today we had yet another trip to the hospital where she is some minor celebrity random people were saying hello and asking how she was.  this time they did a sweep to kick off the induction which will be happening possibly Friday/Saturday.  we are ringing up Friday to see if we have a slot but if it all goes to plan (although nothing is straightforward for us)



not to dissimilar to what actually happens.  a sweep is where the membranes are swept from the cervix to help start labour and to quote the missus "I'm walking like john wayne"  and also because they have to put a hand/fist in really deep conjures up this image of when ur arm deep in a cow lol

so its all kicking off !! 

week 36

well mainly plain sailing waiting for the bubba to arrive! and its taking ages this seems to be a lot slower than the past few months that have flown by.  In true family fashion had to do a rush job to the hospital because of the low lying placenta may have caused some bleeding.

 

but baby harry is doing fine! and so is mummy! they have been really good at the hospital.  they will be in hospital for 24 hours from 6am this morning at least but well see what tomorrow may bring!

and that's it short n sweet! 

week 32

while it feels like its flying by and every positive appointment is a step in the right direction we are now starting to think about the end goal



so we went to the hospital to see the midwife and have a scan.  still all good woo!  everything is normal.  the only problem is the placenta is still low lying which means that if it doesn't move you need a  section rather than a natural birth which is fairly normal in pregnancy.  

so that's the big thing happening right now  still having blood pressure monitored and urine which thankfully is all normal



so what's else has happened BABY SHOWER!!  yes that women only event which is completely sexist!  we did get loads of really nice things  including lots of batman related items which is awesome!  AND her work place are also throwing her a baby shower so even more stuff!! we are pretty much at the point where we can compete with mother care lol

so in short more free stuff and it looks like well have a c section!