Thursday 29 August 2013

Evil poison?

So bub seemed to get over the jet lag ok, after initially being a bit sore about the fact that we woke her in middle of night-sleep, and it was daylight on top of everything else...
Then has been waking earlier every night. Last night 1am. Like. 1. Am.
In desperation I gave up coffee today. Haven't been having coffee back in oz, at all. But love swedish coffee. And was quite conservative. Maybe two cups a day. Or three.

Amazingly she is now sleeping.

Two hours.

Coffee is evil poison. 

Everything fun is evil poison...

Monday 19 August 2013

Colour code

Morning 5 am. Third night feed. Firmly swaddle baby and put baby back in cot. Even though there is now the faintest hint of daylight outside and the cockaburras are laughing. My husband is asleep, still I whisper by way of explanation: "he needs to learn how to sleep until 6."

Then. Oh God. SHE. SHEEEEE needs to... you know.

And now I know why baby clothes irritatingly often are pink or blue. It's a code. A failsafe to inform overtired parents of baby's gender.

What's this thing now... oh yeah right. The baby. Pink pj's? Brill, yes yes, a girl. I knew that.

As a mother you begin to see your day as 24 blocks of 60 minutes each.

A few blocks later we are trying for a nap. It's been an hour and a half, four nappy changes (three of which were poos) and countless other tricks.

I should be packing. Tomorrow we go to Sweden!

Tuesday 13 August 2013

Good Idea?

So I thought what is a nice thing to do with our 3 month old?

And I landed on;  longhaul flight to Sweden!

In a week we fly.

Yesterday bub decided she no longer wishes to sleep in the sling. Only the cot will do. And only after three nappy changes, 17 re-swaddles and 49 dummy insertions.

Oh dear.

Thursday 1 August 2013

3 months old!

Celebrated the big occasion by baking vegan cake. Baby celebrated by learning to grab a toy and by trying to sit up. So advanced.