Here he is in the fabulous bouncy chair after we got home and it was all forgotten
He is really getting good at using his hands now and I manage to catch him playing with the dangling toys.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Day 98 6/10/11 Injections again
We got up very early and were at the doctor's by 8.30 this morning. Michael had his second of the three regular immuniistaions, a needle in each leg. He didn't like it but only cried for about a minute after the scond one. Perhaps hoping that way we wouldn't do him a third injection. I am always amazed how reasonable my boy is. He cries when it hurts and stops when the pain stops. A quick cuddle with mum is usually enoughto calm him from any problem he has.
Here he is in the fabulous bouncy chair after we got home and it was all forgotten
He is really getting good at using his hands now and I manage to catch him playing with the dangling toys.
Here he is in the fabulous bouncy chair after we got home and it was all forgotten
He is really getting good at using his hands now and I manage to catch him playing with the dangling toys.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Day 97 5/10/2011 Doerte's visit
This morning we had a visit from Doerte. This is the lady who gave Rocio massage whilst she was pregnant with Michael. Before we even knew it would be a Michael!
It's great having visitors and Michael always loves seeing people.
Michael is learning to wash his hands. He plays in the sink while Rocio is brushing her teeth. He doesn't use soap yet because everything goes straight to his mouth but he enjoys the game, especially mum drying his hands with he towel.
Again Michael put himself to sleep today without having to fall asleep feeding.
Here he is in the bouncy chair. I am so glad we bought this thing.
It's great having visitors and Michael always loves seeing people.
Michael is learning to wash his hands. He plays in the sink while Rocio is brushing her teeth. He doesn't use soap yet because everything goes straight to his mouth but he enjoys the game, especially mum drying his hands with he towel.
Again Michael put himself to sleep today without having to fall asleep feeding.
Here he is in the bouncy chair. I am so glad we bought this thing.
Day 96 4/10/2011 Baby Massage
Today was baby massage day for Michael. A kind woman from the access centre called Hayley came round after I had gone to work to show Rocio how to massage Michael. Apparently it all went well though Rocio did say that when Michael had had the sunflower oil rubbed into him he did smell a bit like chips and that made her hungry. I'm sure Michael loved it he likes and kind of messing about so long as he isn't hungry.
Here he is keeping a close watch on mummy.
Here he is keeping a close watch on mummy.
Day 95 3/10/2011 Real Nappies
The thing is we had all good intentions to use real nappies and wash them so we bought a set of high-tech washables from Boots before Michael was born. Well, the first few days of his life were busy enough what with getting him to feed and worrying about everything and in fact the firsts few weeks were pretty full on and so we didn't get round to trying them.
When he was about one month old I dd get the bag out and have a look at them but the packaging said they were fro babies of 6 Kg or more so I put them away again.
This morning when I woke up Rocio had gone for it and Michael was proudly wearing a real nappy. It was soon time for me to change it too so I unwrapped him and did the job and then had to get him back into a clean disposable. Much harder than I had thought. Even after seeking Rocio's advice at several stages it didn't look right to me.
I don't see why if we have bought a set of purpose made cloths to use as nappies that they are not shaped to fit a small human, like Michael. They seem to stick out in the wrong places and not have enough where they are really needed. Perhaps it's all in the technique but the end result was not too good. Anyway Michael had soon christened the nappy I did for him, which leaked, and I went back to disposables.
I'm sure we'll try again and maybe get it right but those shop bough disposables really are a lot easier.
When he was about one month old I dd get the bag out and have a look at them but the packaging said they were fro babies of 6 Kg or more so I put them away again.
This morning when I woke up Rocio had gone for it and Michael was proudly wearing a real nappy. It was soon time for me to change it too so I unwrapped him and did the job and then had to get him back into a clean disposable. Much harder than I had thought. Even after seeking Rocio's advice at several stages it didn't look right to me.
I don't see why if we have bought a set of purpose made cloths to use as nappies that they are not shaped to fit a small human, like Michael. They seem to stick out in the wrong places and not have enough where they are really needed. Perhaps it's all in the technique but the end result was not too good. Anyway Michael had soon christened the nappy I did for him, which leaked, and I went back to disposables.
I'm sure we'll try again and maybe get it right but those shop bough disposables really are a lot easier.
Day 94 2/10/2011 Happy Chap
We had a lovely relaxed Sunday morning with Michael. Just doing things in the house. Michael got up early with Rocio as ususal and then when I woke Rocio went for her lie in. Mike was a bit upset with me until I left him for his quiet time in the always popular bouncy chair and he went to sleep again. He is really getting the hang of going to sleep when he is tired. Good lad.
Here he is in his lovely play pen that Grandad and Jenny bought for him. He often likes to spend time in there ignoring his toys but still singing and dancing.
Here he is in his lovely play pen that Grandad and Jenny bought for him. He often likes to spend time in there ignoring his toys but still singing and dancing.
Day 93 1/10/2011 Laughing Boy
Michael laughs All the time now. He has a wide variety of laughs from screeching to chuckling. It's often hard to predict what he will find funny although there are a few favourites. He loves me making his little feet stamp on y belly, for instance whilst he is lying on the changing area, and he loves any silly version of peek-a-boo that I can invent.
Here he is getting ready to go to town to charm passers by and folks on the bus.
Here he is getting ready to go to town to charm passers by and folks on the bus.
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Day 92 30/09/2011 New Neighbours
WE have some new neighbours in the flat right next to us, a couple called Nitin and Shimi. They are due to have a baby soon as aare the Polish couple in the other of the three flats. We are not expecting to be here many more months but if we were we'd be living in a building full of babies and Michael would be the oldest! (I've just been looking at the photos of Michael in his first month and been shocked again about how much he has grown.) I can't imagine how much competition for the washing line there would be then. It gets plenty of use right now and when we do a whites wash for Michael's things it's completely full.
It would be funny to have three babies learnign at least four languages though English,Spanish, Hindi(I think) and Polish.
Here is Nitin holding young Michael on the patio
Too late today we realised that we have forgotten to take Michael for the next in his series of immunisations. We'll have to rebook it for soon.
It would be funny to have three babies learnign at least four languages though English,Spanish, Hindi(I think) and Polish.
Here is Nitin holding young Michael on the patio
Too late today we realised that we have forgotten to take Michael for the next in his series of immunisations. We'll have to rebook it for soon.
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