What a difference a month makes. Since I last wrote a blog post Little M can sit up, roll over, bomb around in his walker and he's on 3 solid meals a day. He also sleeps through the night! Joy of joys!
After 5 whole months of sleep deprivation, Big M decided he was just going to be strong and not stick a bottle in his mouth when he woke up in the night and after a couple of nights Little M slept through. It was a miracle. We were like new people. Energised, with a spring in our step.
Then Little M got a cold.
I shudder when I think of it now. One night he woke up every half an hour SCREAMING. And he was like a different baby in the day too. Really clingy and whingey. Wouldn't let me put him down. In the haze of it all I thought the cold had changed his personality and he was going to be like that forever. It lasted two whole weeks. Every time he sneezes I get a flashback.
Yeah and he started sitting up on his own about a month ago too. I actually think he could have done it a bit earlier but I just stuck him on his back or his front all the time. One day in baby club I sat him up and he just sort of stayed sitting up for about 10 minutes. He's so chilled he probably would have stayed on his back forever if we hadn't sat him up. Now he's in his big boy pram which meant shelling out for a 'Flavour Pack' for the iCandy. I chose 'Grape', which is clearly purple but Big M still says 'It's pink' every time he looks at it.
The rolling over thing started maybe the week before Christmas. He's still really funny with it. Rolls over and then looks at you like 'ta da!'. Then he doesn't know what to do with himself. He's trying to crawl but I don't think he'll be able to drag his mammoth weight around any time soon.
He got this walker for Christmas and absolutely loves it. He bombs around in it for hours and got the hang of it really quickly. I have to make sure we have the gate shut in the living room because he's worked out how to get out of the door sideways.
Speaking of the gates, if you are pregnant or have a baby you can get your house assessed by the fire service for child safety and they fit door gates, fire guards, smoke alarms, etc for free. They give you socket protectors, non-slip bath mats, corner covers, etc too. I filled in a form at my local Children's Centre and they came round later that week. The man told me to let people know because the funding for it is ending in March and they have lots of gear to give out so sign up now!
I think the whole weaning situation could probably do with its own blog so I'll save that for another time but I'll leave you with a clip my friend posted on Facebook. It reveals the ultimate secret to getting your kid to behave. Sorted.
