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Jun 30 2014

Heidi! (9 weeks)

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My Mini Madam is now a whole 9 weeks old and I’m sooooo in love with her.

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Whereas Dexter is definitely a daddy’s boy, Heidi is most definitely in love with her mummy. I’m not sure if this is because I breastfed her for the first 2 months, or if it’s because we’re so in tune with one another. If she cries, I know exactly what she needs and any tears are shortlived. In fact, she’s one of the happiest babies I’ve ever met.

Heidi will sleep through the night most nights. She’ll sometimes wake up for a cheeky 5am feed, but otherwise she’ll lay in until 9am. This is just as well as she doesn’t like to miss anything throughout the day. Her days are spent snuggling with me, staring at herself in the mirror on her playmat, or having her bum jiggled in her rocker. She’s still not 100% sure of her big brother yet and her eyes will widen as he approaches, but she won’t complain when he showers her with over-exuberant kisses.

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She’s gone from a dinky 6lbs 9 to 10lbs. She’s a long baby with beautiful long legs (inherited from daddy) and is right on track in 0-3 month clothing. Now her little face is filling out, you can see how much she looks like daddy. She’s nothing like her big brother and the only thing they share are mummy’s blue eyes. Of course I’m bias, but I can’t stop pinching myself at how beautiful both my children are.

We’ve started tummy time and Heidi has taken to it well. She’s tried to hold her own head from birth so I think she quite likes the challenge of lifting her head from her mat.

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I don’t think it will have escaped anyone’s notice that I’ve struggled parenting the two children. I’ve been left with panic attacks following the birth and am up most of the night working myself into a state. Just when I’m beginning to tire out or I feel a bit overwhelmed, Heidi will give me a smile and my heart melts. Her smile lights up her entire face and she looks so pretty.

Heidi Smiles

She also great at bath times and seems to find the water relaxing. She loves a good massage too and her skin is supremely soft as a result. I’ll be sharing some of the lotions and potions I’ve used on her skin over the next few weeks. At this age, it’s worth investing in their skin to ensure it stays soft and blemish free in the future.

Feeding-wise, Heidi’s on approximately 5x 180mls of formula. I gave up breastfeeding when I started being treated for post-natal depression as my medication seemed to make my milk dry out. She feeds incredibly well and any colic she experienced in her early days is subsiding. She’ll wind easily and is rarely sick.

Her next big milestones will be rolling over, and giggling. I simply can’t wait for these. I love you Heidi-bum xxx

Oct 26 2012

Dear Dexter

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Dear Dexter,

Well you’re now 5 months old which simply doesn’t seem possible! Although it seems only yesterday I was rocking you to sleep in the hospital, you’ve transformed our lives so much we just can’t remember what life was like before you were in it. Despite this, mummy and daddy stll joke that it feels like we’re on borrowed-time and are just looking after you until someone comes to take you back! We’re just so overwhelmed with pride and love for you that we struggle to put our feelings into words.

This has definitely been an exciting month for mummy and daddy as you’re so much more active! We’ve now regulated Lottie (your activity mat) to your toy chest as you seemed to be signing that you’re ready for something new. So this month you’ve road-tested some ‘big boy’ toys and have begun spending time in Ermintrude (your sit-me-up cosy as renamed by daddy), and have much more tummy-time.

You continue to love gazing at yourself in the mirror and you’re responding more to squeaks and music from your toys. Our favourite thing to do is place a favourite toy slightly out of your reach, flip you on your tummy, and encourage you to stretch out and reach it. We’re not convinced you’ll be crawling by the end of the month but we’re getting there!

Image courtesy of Tegan Suzanne Photography

You continue to be the most beautiful baby mummy and daddy have ever seen. You are beginning to recognise us more now and we know you are always pleased to see us as you reserve your bestest smiles just for us. The funniest ones are when you first wake and we scoop you up for a cuddle, and when you’ve achieved something new and mummy and daddy clap to reward you. Those smiles are so wonderful as they’re almost half excitement / half bewilderment - as though you can’t understand what all the fuss is about.

Image courtesy of Tegan Suzanne Photography

As you rarely cry, people are always commenting how well-behaved you are, and mummy can not help but feel proud. You’re a wonderfully social baby and are happy to be fussed over by complete strangers. You seem to take every new experience in your stride and it’s comforting to know you trust mummy so implicitly.

We’ve had the odd night where you’ll wake in the night. This is pretty out of character for you so you’ve caught us unprepared. In our bleary-eyed state we initially made the mistake of bringing out the “big guns” at 2am; bottles, cuddles and popping you in the bed next to us. Although these tricks are undoubtably successful, they seem to take much longer in the middle of the night! It’s pretty clear however that mummy and daddy are too fidgety to embrace co-sleeping. I’ve often woken in the night with pins and needles only find you’ve fallen asleep in my arms. I’ll also worry continually about daddy rolling onto you as he isn’t aware you are next to him. In any case, the very act of picking you up, rocking, or feeding you also just serves to wake you up even more, which isn’t the desired goal in the dead of the night!

Image courtesy of Tegan Suzanne Photography

Finally, mummy has been deep in conversation with Father Christmas this week and he’s sent some amazing things through the post. It’s been very tough resisting the urge to give you your new toys straight away. I simply can’t wait to see your little face on Christmas morning when you rip open the paper and see what you’ve got xx

All in all it’s very exciting and we can’t wait to see what next month has in store.

Love Mummy and Daddy xx
NOTE: These stunning shots of Dexter were taken by Tegan of Tegan Suzanne Photography. If you’d like to know more about her packages, leave me a comment and I’ll pass it across.