: : : Here is the news for February : : :

Friday 28th February
I've been asleep for most of the day - I think my growth spurt has finished and now I'm moving on to the next thing that's supposed to happen. It's always surprising being small and I never really know what's going to happen from one day to the next. Dad thinks that I look like a pirate because I make funny faces when I have wind.

Thursday 27th February
Another day of rest and relaxation and watching everyone run around after me. I can hold my head up for a bit longer today and I'm more than capable of looking around the room with a surprised look on my face. I've also done a little bit of shouting and a little bit of sleeping. Mum and Dad's dream of a long sleep last night didn't exactly come true, but they've got their fingers crossed for tonight.

Wednesday 26th February
I've been a very busy little person today with all the eating that I've had to do. I haven't done much else really, I imagine that I'm having some sort of growth spurt or something. On the plus side (for Mum and Dad) I haven't slept much so they think that they will get a lot of sleep tonight. We shall see. We shall see.

Tuesday 25th February
I haven't done very much today. Just some looking around. I can hold my head on my own for a few minutes but someone better hold it for me after that or it falls down. Still - this makes looking around much easier. I have also had a go on my baby gym - I'm not sure whether I like it or not though - I'd rather be held or carried around by Mum

Monday 24th February
Another busy day at the baby rock face. I started quite early this morning - I was going to start much earlier - at around 3.30, but after I had woken up and looked around for a bit I decided that it was a little too early so I went back to sleep. 6.00 is quite early enough for me - although it does seem a little too early for Dad.

Sunday 23rd February
Being a baby seems to be a very relaxing job - the hours are very good, there's hot food on tap and there's always a shoulder to burp over. The pay stinks, but you can get your nappy changed whenever it needs to be. I managed three in a row today. There's a lot of windy stuff going on in the southern regions of my sleepsuit.

Saturday 22nd February
It would seem that Mum and Dad are trying to introduce some kind of routine. I have noticed that my bath time is becoming more and more regular - only tonight I had my bath in the big bath upstairs. I have got too long to fit in my nice blue bath. Peter helped a bit, but not much. After I got out of my bath - he got into it, although he had a lot more water than me. I think I was supposed to go straight to sleep after my bath but I didn't. I think I'll be sticking to my usual 10.15 bed time thankyouverymuch.

Friday 21st February
I have enjoyed another bath this evening - I didn't make any fuss at all this evening as I have realised that when it's time for a bath, I'm going to get wet. I actually quite enjoyed my bath, and I overheard Mum and Dad talking about my next bath, so I'm quite excited too. Not too excited though, as I have to get to sleep this evening.

Thursday 20th February
I was awake for ages last night. Now that Dad has stopped doing the wakeometer I can get away with lots of night time wakefulness. Not many people actually got much sleep last night. Dad stumbled around a little more than usual and I'm afraid that I did my nappy trick. The one where I wait for the last popper to be done up and then do a whole new nappy. It's no one's favourite trick.

Wednesday 19th February
I went to get weighed today - I am now 10lbs 12oz's. Everyone said that that was a good weight for me to be. There was a small weeing incident when I was on the scales but I sort of gather that that kind of thing is to be expected when the poeple who are being weighed are as small as I am. Peter caused a bit of a rumpus in the waiting room by trying to get out of all the doors. I can't wait to be like him.

Tuesday 18th February
I've been asleep for most of the day, but as the wakeometer is now no longer being updated, no one knows exactly how long I've been asleep for. Dad is going to make me some graphs and stuff to illustrate the data from the wakeometer - the findings promise to be very exciting indeed.

Monday 17th February
It's my birthday day (kind of) today - I am a whole month old. It's been an exciting 4 weeks, and so far I'd like to thank my Mum and my Dad and my brother, without whom non of the last month would have been possible.

I've been having lots of lovely cuddles with Grandad today. I suspect that I've been laid off onto him because Mum and Dad have wanted their hands free, but still - it's nice to meet one's relatives.

Sunday 16th February
I have a Grandad - it's official - I've got one and it's here today. I'm not very sure what it's for though. I'm going to keep it for a while and see what happens.

I had a rather enjoyable bath this evening. Mum splashed water all over me, and I relaxed for long enough to actually enjoy it. I even stopped shouting for ages. I did shout when I was being dressed tough - getting dressed invloves too much pulling and pushing for my liking.

Saturday 15th February
I'm nearing my first month birthday - I'm very excited about it. Once again, I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to tell you about today - so much has happened - I've soaked up so much information, so much that I can't tell you about all of it.

I did hear Mum and Dad discussing my beautiful blue eyes today though - Apparently I take after Mum - she has lovely blue eyes too. I know that most babies have got blue eyes but Mum and Dad both think that I am going to be able to keep mine instead of swapping them for brown ones like Dad. Although Peter doesn't have brown eyes - his eyes are a little bit blue and a little bit brown, which I think is rather nice. I gave Peter a kiss this evening - although some might say that it was more of a suck.

Friday 14th February
I have been enjoying doing a lot of crying today. It's been mostly an experiment in volume and consistancy. So far I have managed to be loud, very loud and very very loud. The consistancy has been good too - It's been mostly consistant all afternoon. Peter was very tolerant of the noise.

Thursday 13th February
I slept nearly all time last night. 10.30pm until 5.00am isn't bad for a small boy, and It was a nice gift to give Mum and Dad. As a special treat I have been asleep for most of the day. That will allow me to plan another very special all night gift for both of my parents.

Wednesday 12th February

Today has been a festival of food. I've was eating for 6 hours in a row today. I did have a few small rests when Dad came home from work. He held me in the shoulder weasel position in the hope that I would go to sleep, but it was all no good. I never went to sleep - I was just resting my eyes.

Tuesday 11th February

I'm sorry to report that I had quite a bad night again, this has meant that I had to have the support of Mum and Dad. They were both quite good and managed to stay awake long enough for me to go to sleep, which, if you look at the wakeometer, you will see was a very very long time indeed. I was most impressed with Dad as he managed to stand upright for several minutes without even falling over once. Mum was perfect as usual. It's impossible to find fault with her as I consider us to be the same person at the moment.

Monday 10th February

I was awake for ever such a long time last night - right in the middle of the night too - Dad really looks a state at 4.00am I can tell you. Mum is like some kind of miracle - awake and alert and ready for business. Dad is like a stumbling oaf with one leg. He did cuddle me for a long time though, so I guess I'll let him off.

I can't do much, but there are a few things that I am quite proud of. I can lift up my head for a little while in the quest for food. I can grip my fingers very tightly around any object and I can shout quite loudly. If there are any further developments I shall let you know.

Sunday 9th February

I've had another lazy day today - no one ever expects me to do anything - so I don't. I wsa having a good look at Dad today though, he kept dodging from side to side but I managed to keep track of him with my newly aquired head and eye moving skills. I'm going to try to keep track of Mum tonight when I'm in bed- She's always very useful to have around - especially for a cuddle, a bit of warmth and a light snack in the middle of the night.

Saturday 8th February

Dad has developed a new technique of holding me. Sometimes Mum and Dad have been known to use the "stomach rabbit" method of holding me where the baby (ie me) is placed in the centre of the stomach and can be balanced there almost indefinitely. Today dad invented the "shoulder weasel" method of carrying me. I can nestle into his neck at the same time as hanging over his shoulder. It's really very comfortable.

Friday 7th February

I am three weeks old today and as a present Peter has given me a cold. There's a problem in my nose which is making me very snuffly. It means that I can't really sleep properly and it's quite difficult to eat properly. Maybe that's why I was up for most of the night.

Thursday 6th February

I have been going for the world record for the longest ever time awake by a baby. I was awake today from 4.30 until 11.30. that's a massively long time for a small person - and a massively long time for mum too as I was eating for most of that time.

I am constantly amazed at the power of my bottom. I was so windy today that I think that If Mum had not been holding me firmly I would have whizzed around the room like an untied balloon.

Wednesday 5th February
I may have mentioned before that I have a very explosive bottom. Today Mum and Dad found out just how explosive it was. Mum was changing my nappy when it happened. There was a loud noise and then silence, broken only by Mum's howl of despair. I've never seen everyone move so quickly. It's funny how me - being so small - could affect such a large area of the bedroom - and in fact the bed.

I've enjoyed more bouncy chair today - Peter seems to want to sit in it at the same time as I do. I sometimes wish that Peter could sit in the chair first and then me on top, rather than me in first and peter on top.

Tuesday 4th February
I've been sitting in my bouncy chair today, just watching the goings on with feigned interest - I'd almost always rather be eating food, but sometimes I have to wait a little bit in between meals.

Peter was kind enough to bring me 40 bibs when I was crying a little bit - the first bib didn't fool me into being quiet and neither did the second one. Or the third. The fortieth one did make all the difference. All would have been well at this point but Peter decided to get into the bouncy chair too.

Monday 3rd February
It seems I have a very explosive bottom - Every now and then there is a very loud noise from just behind me. I'm not entirely sure what's going on back there, but it's quite loud.

I have been weighed today and My weight has shot back up to 9lb's 3oz, so I'm back up to my birth weight at last. I've grown out of all my newborn clothes and I think I'm running out of my 0 - 3 month wardrobe, although I believe that the attic may hold many more fashionable clothes.

Sunday 2nd February
Ahhhhhhh - another relaxing day underneath my little blanket. I can't honestly say that I have accomplished anything today - aside from the usual eating business. As far as I'm soncerend sleep is where it's at - and that's where I'm headed.

I should add as an aside that Peter has been lovely to me all day.

Saturday 1st February
It's been quite an interesting day - I have learnt to turn my head from side to side. Some of you may not think that this is particularly great, but I've enjoyed it so far. Dad was bobbing from side to side and I was following him around the room.

The rest of the day has passed with the usual bouts of sleeping and eating. Around about the same amounts of each.

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