what? who? eh? er…
Over the last couple of days a few things have been said that I thought would make great titles for blog posts. Needless to say I can’t remember any of them.
I know people say you can’t possibly imagine what life with a newborn is like, so I really didn’t try, but even if I had…
That’s where that post trailed off three days ago. No idea why. So, anyway.Life. The strangest things are actually the normal things that have started to creep back in, especially when juxtaposed with this little bundle of gurgles that, it’s starting to sink in, isn’t going anywhere.
He’s already a little bruiser; he dropped from his birth weight of 6lbs 9 to 5lbs 14 by Monday, but by Wednesday he was back to 6lbs 3 and yesterday when Pam weighed him was was 6lbs 12!!! Not bad going considering the average weight gain for the first few weeks is 4-6 ozs a week! He’s adjusting to life with us, just as we’re adjusting to him. There aren’t really any patterns yet, just changes. He’s feeding for less time now, and going for longer between feeds, but he’s becoming more demanding in those gaps. And you really feel that at 2 in the morning. As well as visually gaining weight, especially in his face and hands, he’s getting better and better motor control every day, especially in his arms. He’s also getting stronger. The ‘wrestle with daddy’ section which accompanies each change of clothes I do is getting noticeably harder work. It’s probably not going to be too long before he’s beating me ;0)
Highlights of the last few days include:
Monday
- Pam visits – Curig weighs in at 5lbs 9oz
- Visits from Cats and Rhian, Cerys, Owain and Deio, and Janet and Hywel. Cerys and Owain eat my curry
Tueday
- Old Dear, Trnce and Pete visit. Or, as they shall be henceforth know, Grandma, Grandad and Crazy Uncle Peter*. That’s odd as well, having a new ‘Grandma and Grandad Stacey’
Wednesday
- Visits from Cat Daf, Cat Hows and Melari. Maybe Janet and Hywel as well? Can’t really remember
- Pam visits. Curig weighs in at 6lbz 3oz
- Major photo taking session in the evening!
Thursday
- We go into lock down. No visitors, sleeping in shifts, really recharging our batteries. Curig is really well behaved :0)
Friday
- Bit more lock down, but more wandering and less sleeping as we’re a bit more recovered. Curig more awake too…
Saturday
- Â Pam visits. Curig now weighing in at 6lbs 12oz!!!
- First expedition out. We take a trip to Trostre. Curig sleeps through most of it
- Cord falls off at some point over night
I may be back to this post to add the many things I’ve doubtless forgotten. In the mean time I’m going to hist publish before he wakes up and it goes on hold for another three days!
* Woof, Bark, DonkeyÂ
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