Today you turned 5 weeks old. It makes me sad that you're already over a month old!But luckily for me you still seem very much like a newborn! When people in shopping centres stop us to have a look at you, they always think that you must only be a few days old.
You are still so tiny that you haven't yet outgrown any of your Tiny Baby clothes! And your Newborn clothes are all still too big for you!
Your Christening:
Sunday 28th April was your Christening Day. We had you christened at St Marys Church in Hale Village - you were christened along with another baby, Ruby, who was a bit older than you - probably about 10 months old.Ruby cried when the Vicar poured water on her head, but you didn't murmur at all - you slept soundly throughout the whole service!
After the service, we all went to the local hall which we had hired out for the day - all of the family and our friends were gathered there - we had about 45 adults and 17 children there, so it was very busy!
We had some background music and everybody sat around and chatted. There was a hot and cold buffet, a candy cart for the children and I made blue candy floss for them (Although there was a minor glitch when the candy floss machine decided to stop working!).
I didn't really see you all day as you were passed around everybody for cuddles!
You looked so lovely in your christening outfit, I'm gutted that you only get to wear it once! I think we'll get some professional pics taken of you wearing it as you look so gorgeous in it!
You were very very spoiled with lots of beautiful presents, and lots of money and giftcards.
People You Met This Week:
This week you met some new people who had traveled a long way to come and see you for your Christening.
You met your Great Aunty Dot, my Aunty who lives in Spain.
And you met your Godfather Mike and his wife Lucy, along with their two children Jessica and Scarlett - Mike is Daddy's friend and they traveled all the way from Newcastle for your Christening.
Eating & Sleeping:
You have settled a bit with your Eating & Sleeping routine now, though there is still a way to go yet!You generally take between 3-4 ounces at most feeds, although sometimes you will be fussy.
You tend to sleep soundly after your 1.30/2am feed and then wake again for a feed at around 5.30 am - you then sleep on and off (griping in between for your Dummy) until about 7am. Then we let you lay on our bed with us and you sleep until about 9.30 am.
Your Life at 5 Weeks:
You are much more alert now, especially in the early evening time - from around 6pm until around 10pm you have your wide awake time. During this time you usually sit with us on one of our knees and we talk to you - you love watching us, and we can see that you're really starting to try to gurgle back to us.We've had one or two real smiles from you now, which are really lovely! They always happen when we're talking to you.
You also love the light and the sky - you really enjoy being sat by a window so you that you can stare outside and look all around. You're very inquisitive!
This week your cousins Amelie & Lottie stayed for the weekend of your Christening, and Amelie gave you a bath - you were very good and seemed to really enjoy her approach of washing you with cotton wool balls! I think I will have to take Amelie's approach in future!
That's all of our news for this week.
Lots Of Love,Mummy xxx