14 September 2007

I love it when we're cruisin' togetheeeerrrrr........

The past few weeks have been cruisey. E-chan has been going through some big developmental things - Wonder Weeks if you like - He's been trying out more and more new words, he seems to understand more of what we say, we've been having lots of fun moments playing and chasing each other, he's been eating more, sprouted 4 molars, had a bit of a growth spurt, and this past week, he's been sleeping so well that we've had 5-6 nights of un-interrupted sleep.

You know, wake up at 6:35 of your own accord, and realise you didn't have to get up once during the night. He's a good sleeper in general, but there have been lots of colds lately, and it's been a while since we've had such a good run of so many nights of not being woken up. And it's bliss!!!!! One gets used to uninterrupted sleep so quickly that I'm sure I'll be complaining next week when he starts getting afraid of the dark or gets another cold and needs to have a reassuring cuddle at 2am.

And he's just started walking this week! Bang on 15 months, just like my mother, but earlier than his Poppa, who walked at 18 months. He still has a long way to go before it's more than a few steps at a time, but we're pleased that he is willing to try walking. It will open up many new activities we can do together, especially in the wet weather - sitting and crawling on the wet ground is no fun.

And as much as we try not to worry that he's a later than average walker, parents of earlier walker's comments like "Oh he'll get there in his own time!" and "Oh? not walking yet at how many months?" get a bit annoying after a while. And "oh you wait until he walks, then you'll really have to keep an eye on him all the time!!!" (as if he isn't already following me about, charging everywhere and bumping his head, getting into cupboards, and climing everywhere already). Perhaps I should brag about how good a reader and enthusiastic a drawer he is already at 15 months?

But anyway, my point is, these past few weeks have been an utter delight! Fun, entertaining, and rewarding, as my little boy develops the ability to interact, be cheeky, sing, talk, walk and offer me some of his dinner!

01 September 2007

a little bit of sleep deprivation...

E-chan slept through last night! Yiharr! While this in itself is more common these days, last night follows two nights of unsettled-ness. A bit of a cough, and waking up almost hourly from midnight until we worked out he wanted another bottle (he doesn't usually have them overnight and hasn't since he was round 6 months old, unless sick or unusually hungry).

Yes, imagine two dopey, half asleep parents, running around like headless chickens in the middle of the night, one trying to calm a little boy, the other wishing the kettle would boil quicker for the bottle, then frantically making up the bottle and shaking it to mix. When E-chan saw the bottle, his noises changed from "I'm miserable!" to "right I'll have that then!" combined with little outstretched arms ready to grab the bottle and shove it in his mouth!! Then blissful sleep for us all for a few hours.

Last night, anyway, he sleeps through, and what do I do? I wake up at 5:30am! It's common for me to wake up with the sun, but this is ridiculous - the sun is 45 mins away at 5:30! Go back to sleep... but then I hear the birds chirping their pre-dawn song, think morning must be near, and MY BRAIN STARTS TO THINK! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Don't do it, don't do it... sheep jumping over fence, sheep ju......... hey wasn't that a nice miffy t-shirt E-chan's carer was wearing yesterday? Hey! Sleep jumping over fence, sheep jumping over fence....?

Oh bugger it! I'll get up and blog until the boys wake up!