Saturday, 4 October 2008
Road Trip
Off to visit the Grandparents this weekend. It's our first major outing with Connor. Hopefully things will go smoothly enough :)
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Visitors from abroad
Zbys and Diane came to visit us today. They brought Babcia and Dziadek, Sarah came later, and we went to the toby carvery for dinner.
Connor did his usual "best behaviour" in front of guests. No really, he's quiet and well behaved and nothing like the middle of the night when he SCREAMS the house down.
Connor did his usual "best behaviour" in front of guests. No really, he's quiet and well behaved and nothing like the middle of the night when he SCREAMS the house down.
Sunday, 7 September 2008
Tim's Siblings Visit
Guaranteed time didn't work too well. Next I'd like to try guaranteed time with overlap - Wake Helen up 10 minutes before the end of my shift, and stay on 10 minutes after the end of my shift - and vice versa.
Though, regardless of our shifts, plans and strategies, I think we just have to face up to the fact that we're going to be absolutely exhausted permanently for the next few months.
Sarah, Dave and Liz came to visit us today. We had curry.
Though, regardless of our shifts, plans and strategies, I think we just have to face up to the fact that we're going to be absolutely exhausted permanently for the next few months.
Sarah, Dave and Liz came to visit us today. We had curry.
Night Shift
Helen's parents came to visit us today, and took us to the Toby Carvery for lunch. It was very nice.
They've also brought a cot for us. Connor will be the 8th baby to have this cot, the previous 7 being Helen's cousins, Helen's sisters, and Helen herself! I wonder if the cot will be around for another generation after Connor :)
We're trying to work out a night-time routine. As usual, Connor is awake. I'm waiting for him to go to sleep. As expected with a newborn, we're both absolutely shattered. Helen is bearing the brunt of the night shift though, so I can be awake at work, but it isn't ideal.
The plan for nights was that we'd go 50-50 at the weekends, but during the week I wake up and help for only one feed during the night each work-night, but that didn't really work.
Tonight we're trying guaranteed time. Basically each of us will take a 2 hour shift, but the shift doesn't start until Connor is awake. The guarantees are that per pair of shifts, we are each guaranteed 2 hours sleep minimum, and 2 hours awake maximum. Any extra sleep time that Connor is asleep is a bonus.
The shift not starting until Connor is awake is important because otherwise, if the shifts were dictated by the clock, I could take the 12-2 and 4-6 shifts, but if Connor was only awake 2-4 and 6-8 then Helen would be the only one doing the work.
Helen is asleep. I'm waiting for Connor to sleep so I can get my bonus sleep time in. I'll let you know how it's working out.
They've also brought a cot for us. Connor will be the 8th baby to have this cot, the previous 7 being Helen's cousins, Helen's sisters, and Helen herself! I wonder if the cot will be around for another generation after Connor :)
We're trying to work out a night-time routine. As usual, Connor is awake. I'm waiting for him to go to sleep. As expected with a newborn, we're both absolutely shattered. Helen is bearing the brunt of the night shift though, so I can be awake at work, but it isn't ideal.
The plan for nights was that we'd go 50-50 at the weekends, but during the week I wake up and help for only one feed during the night each work-night, but that didn't really work.
Tonight we're trying guaranteed time. Basically each of us will take a 2 hour shift, but the shift doesn't start until Connor is awake. The guarantees are that per pair of shifts, we are each guaranteed 2 hours sleep minimum, and 2 hours awake maximum. Any extra sleep time that Connor is asleep is a bonus.
The shift not starting until Connor is awake is important because otherwise, if the shifts were dictated by the clock, I could take the 12-2 and 4-6 shifts, but if Connor was only awake 2-4 and 6-8 then Helen would be the only one doing the work.
Helen is asleep. I'm waiting for Connor to sleep so I can get my bonus sleep time in. I'll let you know how it's working out.
Friday, 5 September 2008
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Enjoy the moment
I read an article on The Best Article Every Day that basically said "Memories fade so you should keep a journal."
I'm writing this while feeding Connor at 4.45am. On the one hand, part of me is saying "I'm looking forward to when Connor does X, Y or Z (e.g. smiles, crawls, walks, leaves home... etc). It's tiring work right now. But Helen said "enjoy the moment - don't just look forward." At the time I thought "but all he does is eat, sleep, need his nappy changing, oh and CRY! But looking back, even after just 7 weeks, actually Connor really has made plenty of changes.
In week 1, he barely opened his eyes. Now, he spends a lot of time with his eyes open, (when they aren't screwed up with crying), has some head control, follows you around the room with his eyes, *almost* smiles, and is even already becoming a telly-addict! And I'm sure there is plenty else that he is doing too.
But I'm still looking forward to when he lets us get a bit more sleep. I'm allowed to wish for that, right?
I'm writing this while feeding Connor at 4.45am. On the one hand, part of me is saying "I'm looking forward to when Connor does X, Y or Z (e.g. smiles, crawls, walks, leaves home... etc). It's tiring work right now. But Helen said "enjoy the moment - don't just look forward." At the time I thought "but all he does is eat, sleep, need his nappy changing, oh and CRY! But looking back, even after just 7 weeks, actually Connor really has made plenty of changes.
In week 1, he barely opened his eyes. Now, he spends a lot of time with his eyes open, (when they aren't screwed up with crying), has some head control, follows you around the room with his eyes, *almost* smiles, and is even already becoming a telly-addict! And I'm sure there is plenty else that he is doing too.
But I'm still looking forward to when he lets us get a bit more sleep. I'm allowed to wish for that, right?
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