Well, Aimee spent a week with Cat at her grandfolks in MK, leaving me to enjoy a whole week of proper sleep and evenings doing stuff I used to do before parenthood. In MK, it was a good opportunity to bond with her Aunties Janet and Sarah.
Aimee has been back for a few days now and unfortunately, is not sleeping very well - day or night. It could be teething, it could be hunger (she is currently going through a phase of breast-rejection), it could be anything. So far, we have tried every trick in the book and beyond. It is so hard to deal with a very wakeful but tetchy baby at 4am. Anyway, Cat and I think that my snoring is waking her up so I will try sleeping in the other room. In any case, it won;t be long before she is put in her own room and we begin feeding her solids - two things that may help change her bahaviour to more manageable conditions.
But it is not all hard luck news. Aimee is maturing cognitively at an astonishing rate. Her facial expressions and reactions to things - usually me - are a constant source of amusement. Last night, I put her on her belly and beckoned her to crawl. She was in hysterics with laughter and joy. Amazing!
In other news, Cat's mothers-group friend Jennifer called to say that the Gina Ford book (the one we hate so much) we lent her has worked wonders. He rlittle five month old used to feed every two hours - DAY AND NIGHT. This was causing her considerable distress and she asked Cat for the book as a desperate resort. Lo and behold, she called to say the routines it gives worked a miracle and her baby boy slept for 7 hours non-stop last night - the first time in five months he has ever had more than 2 hours sleep. So...miracles do happen. We might have to eat our words soon and resort to Gina and her 7am open the curtains routine.
Image courtesy of Janet's planet
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