Dear Cole,
You're perfect. One month old and you couldn't be more perfect.
You are a great sleeper. You never cry. You are gorgeous. And, of course, you are very clever. You were able to hold your head up the day you were born, and I think you even smile at me. I'm sure you'll be saying "octopus" really soon. We thought we had it good with Zoe, WELL that was NOTHING! Having a toddler makes me realize just how fabulous and EASY newborns are. We had one rough-ish night with you where you were unsettled (but not crying!) and found it hard to fall asleep at night. But, I think it was the Indian food I ate that night, we were probably both gastronimically affected.
One funny quirk is that you HATE getting your nappy changed and HATE being naked. When the wind hits your willy, you scream as though we are pulling your fingernails out with pliers. I made a song dedicated to you...
(the tune is to "That's Amore")
Whhhhennnn thhhe wind hits your willy
Like a big a-breeze so chilly
Thaaaaat's a screamer...
Zoe loves that song and gets me to sing it over and over. I need to come up with more verses.
You (or we) haven't mastered the breastfeeding thing yet... but we're getting there. The midwives in the hospital said that it was because you were born at 37 weeks. I guess that's the tricky age... we're having "attachment" issues. We're getting around it with some shields, but I don't want to use them forever! I tried a week without them and the seering pain has made me revert. I'll be seeing some breast feeding councilors on Monday and if that doesn't help, then off to a lactation consultant again. It was painful with Zoe as well and the lactation consultant said that you were attaching fine, so I just had to wait it out. But, I'm not so sure with you... I'll see what the experts say.
This month has gone by so very quickly and we've all been so busy. Grandma Simpson was here for 3 weeks to help out and have some cuddle time with you. You are a very cuddly baby and like to fall asleep in our arms. My cuddle bug. You were a star, and I know that she enjoyed hanging out with you and being with you.
You're starting to have more awake time, it's about an hour in the morning and a little less in the afternoon. You will go 2 five hour stretches at night, so I'm feeding you at about 12.30am and then 5.30am. I'd like to swing it so that I feed you at 10pm and then 3.30am, but that will take some time I think.
And, we finally have a cot to put you in. Your surprise arrival meant that your nursery was a storage room, but it's totally looking like a nursery now! Daddy built you a wardrobe and bookcase and they're populated with baby boy things, and the cot is set up, complete with bedding and a mobile! It's lucky that your room is the warmest in the house because you DO NOT like being cold (you take after me) but I do find it bizarre that we'll have the house set at 23 degrees and it will be 25 in your room. (For those Perthlings that don't know this, we have ducted gas heating in our house) How does that happen? I don't know. But, we've cooled it down a bit now so that it hovers around 22ish.
Cole, we love you and think that you're swell. Keep up the good work!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
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You're perfect. One month old and you couldn't be more perfect.
You are a great sleeper. You never cry. You are gorgeous. And, of course, you are very clever. You were able to hold your head up the day you were born, and I think you even smile at me. I'm sure you'll be saying "octopus" really soon. We thought we had it good with Zoe, WELL that was NOTHING! Having a toddler makes me realize just how fabulous and EASY newborns are. We had one rough-ish night with you where you were unsettled (but not crying!) and found it hard to fall asleep at night. But, I think it was the Indian food I ate that night, we were probably both gastronimically affected.One funny quirk is that you HATE getting your nappy changed and HATE being naked. When the wind hits your willy, you scream as though we are pulling your fingernails out with pliers. I made a song dedicated to you...
(the tune is to "That's Amore")
Whhhhennnn thhhe wind hits your willy
Like a big a-breeze so chilly
Thaaaaat's a screamer...
Zoe loves that song and gets me to sing it over and over. I need to come up with more verses.
You (or we) haven't mastered the breastfeeding thing yet... but we're getting there. The midwives in the hospital said that it was because you were born at 37 weeks. I guess that's the tricky age... we're having "attachment" issues. We're getting around it with some shields, but I don't want to use them forever! I tried a week without them and the seering pain has made me revert. I'll be seeing some breast feeding councilors on Monday and if that doesn't help, then off to a lactation consultant again. It was painful with Zoe as well and the lactation consultant said that you were attaching fine, so I just had to wait it out. But, I'm not so sure with you... I'll see what the experts say.
This month has gone by so very quickly and we've all been so busy. Grandma Simpson was here for 3 weeks to help out and have some cuddle time with you. You are a very cuddly baby and like to fall asleep in our arms. My cuddle bug. You were a star, and I know that she enjoyed hanging out with you and being with you.
You're starting to have more awake time, it's about an hour in the morning and a little less in the afternoon. You will go 2 five hour stretches at night, so I'm feeding you at about 12.30am and then 5.30am. I'd like to swing it so that I feed you at 10pm and then 3.30am, but that will take some time I think.
And, we finally have a cot to put you in. Your surprise arrival meant that your nursery was a storage room, but it's totally looking like a nursery now! Daddy built you a wardrobe and bookcase and they're populated with baby boy things, and the cot is set up, complete with bedding and a mobile! It's lucky that your room is the warmest in the house because you DO NOT like being cold (you take after me) but I do find it bizarre that we'll have the house set at 23 degrees and it will be 25 in your room. (For those Perthlings that don't know this, we have ducted gas heating in our house) How does that happen? I don't know. But, we've cooled it down a bit now so that it hovers around 22ish.
Cole, we love you and think that you're swell. Keep up the good work!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
.
.
.
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