Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Kelly's social life is booming!
Libby at 11 weeks
We went to the local library for “Rhymetimes” this week and it was great fun. It was just as good for me to learn all the nursery rhymes that I had long forgotten as it was for Libby to bop along. I think Libby was getting a bit bored of Old Macdonald, The Grand Old Duke of York and Ince Wincey Spider so I now know a few more to add to my nursery rhyme collection. She is such a sociable and alert baby, she loves music and looking around at all that is going on around her. I think she is going to be nosey!!! Not sure where she gets that from??
I thought that I was pretty busy and sociable before I had Libby but I think that we are even busier now. If it’s not baby group, baby massage, coffee with fellow mums, swimming or baby clinic then we are generally out walking about. We have made lots of friends from walking about and everyone always loves to stop and look at Libby whether it is at a supermarket or in town. It’s quite funny how everyone goes crazy for babies and they love her great big blue eyes. I must admit, although I loved babies before, I just adore them even more now and think I will soon be a “aah how old is she, what is her name…etc” interested onlooker too!!
Everyone said to me before I had Libby to cherish every second and it’s true, I can’t believe that she is no longer that totally dependant newborn. She is nearly 3 months and can push herself up on her front and has already developed a personality. She is also happy to play by herself for about 20 minutes which is great when I need to do something. I think that it will not be long before she will no longer fit into her moses basket which means that she will have to move into her own room.I am not quite prepared for this yet. The milestones pass so quickly before I know it she is going to be crawling and then walking. I have made a mental note to bring the camera and camcorder out more often as she is changing all the time. I do use them quite a lot but I don’t want to miss any phase.
Libby is now in a pretty good routine. She is in bed by 7:30pm and sleeps through until 7am, waking up only once at around 4am. I feel so much more rejuvenated and really don’t mind getting up once. I don’t think that she will sleep through until she is on solids but I don’t mind, she is a pretty good sleeper and otherwise good baby. It is great as I get to spend the evening with Tim and have even decided to join the gym next week and to go once she is down to sleep.
Her daytime naps have become more structured now as well. I haven’t imposed a strict routine as I am pretty flexible but it has just evolved. She tends to wake up about 7am and then fall to sleep about 2 hours later for about 40-60 minutes. She then has another nap at lunchtime for 1.5-2 hours and then one in the afternoon about 3pm for about 40-60 minutes. Her naps fit in well with our social events and she sometimes takes them in her car seat or in the pram but if we are at home then they are in her cot. She is so much like Tim in that she can pretty much sleep anywhere. I wish I could!
We went to the local library for “Rhymetimes” this week and it was great fun. It was just as good for me to learn all the nursery rhymes that I had long forgotten as it was for Libby to bop along. I think Libby was getting a bit bored of Old Macdonald, The Grand Old Duke of York and Ince Wincey Spider so I now know a few more to add to my nursery rhyme collection. She is such a sociable and alert baby, she loves music and looking around at all that is going on around her. I think she is going to be nosey!!! Not sure where she gets that from??
I thought that I was pretty busy and sociable before I had Libby but I think that we are even busier now. If it’s not baby group, baby massage, coffee with fellow mums, swimming or baby clinic then we are generally out walking about. We have made lots of friends from walking about and everyone always loves to stop and look at Libby whether it is at a supermarket or in town. It’s quite funny how everyone goes crazy for babies and they love her great big blue eyes. I must admit, although I loved babies before, I just adore them even more now and think I will soon be a “aah how old is she, what is her name…etc” interested onlooker too!!
Everyone said to me before I had Libby to cherish every second and it’s true, I can’t believe that she is no longer that totally dependant newborn. She is nearly 3 months and can push herself up on her front and has already developed a personality. She is also happy to play by herself for about 20 minutes which is great when I need to do something. I think that it will not be long before she will no longer fit into her moses basket which means that she will have to move into her own room.I am not quite prepared for this yet. The milestones pass so quickly before I know it she is going to be crawling and then walking. I have made a mental note to bring the camera and camcorder out more often as she is changing all the time. I do use them quite a lot but I don’t want to miss any phase.
Libby is now in a pretty good routine. She is in bed by 7:30pm and sleeps through until 7am, waking up only once at around 4am. I feel so much more rejuvenated and really don’t mind getting up once. I don’t think that she will sleep through until she is on solids but I don’t mind, she is a pretty good sleeper and otherwise good baby. It is great as I get to spend the evening with Tim and have even decided to join the gym next week and to go once she is down to sleep.
Her daytime naps have become more structured now as well. I haven’t imposed a strict routine as I am pretty flexible but it has just evolved. She tends to wake up about 7am and then fall to sleep about 2 hours later for about 40-60 minutes. She then has another nap at lunchtime for 1.5-2 hours and then one in the afternoon about 3pm for about 40-60 minutes. Her naps fit in well with our social events and she sometimes takes them in her car seat or in the pram but if we are at home then they are in her cot. She is so much like Tim in that she can pretty much sleep anywhere. I wish I could!
Labels: Kelly
Posted by One of Our Mums at
8:54 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home