Week 9...I am sleeping through the night!

HI

Well here i am, well rested and over the moon with Madelines new routine. Although she feed 2 hourly yesterday...which was exhausting...Maddi has slept most of the night for 3 nights this week. I didn't want to put that in the blog in case it was just a fluke but Sunday night we had a block from 10:30 to 5:10am Monday night from 11 to 5:40am and Last night from 12:30 till 7am can you believe it... ok so Tuesaday night was a bit of a shocker but i think she's getting the hang of big sleeps now.

Kerryn was a legend yesterdayand came over for the day. We cleaned heaps of the house and i managed to have an hour and a half asleep while she watched Madeline. SO cool. We went to home group last night too and i think she was much less of a distraction than she has been in prevous weeks.

Tonight we are going to Thanksgiving at Paul and Barby's so hopefully she'll continue to be well behaved. She's asleep now and occasionally giving these big sighs. We're just off to see Jo for lunch... she's oredered us East and we're eating at the domain seeing as it's close to Med school- can't wait.

More from week 8

Hi Everyone,

Last week saw Madeline move to 3 hourly feeds so that i can fatten her up a bit ;o) She had been totally demand fed but her weight gain wasn't that significant and her sleep patterns seemed all over the place. Now she feeds 3 hourly and has 1 1/2 hours every 3 hours asleep so she's getting heaps more growing time while sleeping. Also she is sleeping for one big 5-6 hour block at night after some serious cluster feeding that usually starts around 7pm. We went on our first picnic



on Sunday after church to Cornwall Park with Lys and we also had our first "non Family" guests over for dinner... and managed to cook a relatively yummy t...so Yay a return to some normality.

Oh and Maddi got to see her Great Grandma again after Grandma had 6 weeks in hospital with a broken leg... so now that she's back at her our house we've been for a visit. Grandma was stoked to see her and get in some decent cuddles.

Week 8- hot off the press!

I am Madeline see me YAWN!
my best double chins!


practicing poking out my tongue

These pics were taken this morning because our froggy only went to sleep for 1 hour after her 5:30am feed... so we played a bit... and then tried to get her to sleep... but no such luck! Maddi has gone off her reflux medication and seems to be doing ok without it so we'll see. It might take a wee while to work out of her system but she hasn't been doing the knees pulling up, crying, arching her back routine so perhaps she's grown out of the problem. She has been into school for Granny to show her off a couple of times now and on Friday went into my office to see all the people there. I am feeling heaps better and have been given a clean bill of health by the obstetrician and the physio so hopefully everything will settle down a bit more. BUT excitingly i mowed the lawn for an hour on the weekend and it felt so good to be doing something energetic and normal. With all this good weather we have been pottering around the place, visiting gran gran and grandy (mum's parents), having coffee group with other babies from our antenatal class and last week we even went to Kindy for their 25th birthday (i'm 27 and was one of the first class). Was very cool.
Anyway will post more next week hopefully

Madeline and Sarah

Week 7 - Really Alert and looking around

Madeline has so many facial expressions I have great fun just clicking away and capturing as many as possible. She responds by trying to mimic now so there is a bit of tongue poking and trying to make the same noises we make to her... so much fun!

having cuddles before work

Week 6- my first plunket visit

well week 6 saw Maddi meet Jenny our plunket nurse for the first time... here she weighed in at over 5.3kg and was 59cms long. She also snatched a photo op with her grandad. with my Grandad
getting stretched and measured

proof i'm long! in the top 25% for height and weight

thank you Grandma for my dress... sadly i spilled just after this was taken

i sometimes suck my fingers while i sleep!

Week 5- Suz and Phils Wedding and see my SMILE

Well have I got a SMILE for you!"

Bridesmaid's Flowers at Suz and Phils Wedding

Suzanne
Dad and Maddi in her favourite sleeping position

Thanks Kerryn for my best dress... it fits me even though it's a 6-12month size!"

Week 4 Visiting Great Nana and my first trip up north

Granny came to rescue mummy for a while and I fell fast asleep!

This is my Great Nana

Having a sqwak in her hands

4 Generations of Flemings: Poppa, Nana, Daddy and Me

"Love that tummy time still"