3 Months Old

Today Ashley reaches 3 months old. We finally have his feeding issues sorted out and he is definitely much happier. Sleeping though has been another issue. I have decided to stop spending hours fighting with him about going to sleep and have began to embrace co-sleeping. This was something that I gave a lot of thought to and not a decision that I made easily. In the mornings Ashley now stays awake until lunch time. During this time he spends time in his swing, ‘tummy time’, story time and me singing and playing with him. His favourite songs are his nursey rymes in particularly Old MacDonald had a Farm and Hickory Dickory Dock. After lunch is nap time and night time involves a bath, naps and looking around (Ashley automatically seeks out the TV due to the colour and sounds).

Yesterday was another visit to the Paediatrician and he is happy with Ashley’s development. He has gained 1kg in 4 weeks and is thriving, so he now doesn’t have to go back to see him until he is 6 months old. The paediatrician has also given me the go ahead to start Ashley on solids at the end of the 4 month mark (so really 5 months). This will make for an interesting time I’m sure and hopefully it will help to get him to sleep through the night! Lately with his teeth trying to come through Ashley wakes a few times during the night and he still wants his 3 hourly feed, although every now and then he will sleep for 5 hours.