I'm one month old today, yippeee!

Eve with Sammy the Seahorse

Today we mark one of Eve's first milestones - being one month old. We've had a really good week, and things seem to be coming together well. We saw our health visitor Claire for the first time on Tuesday. She came to our home and weighed Eve. Eve had put on 200g in weight since the previous week, and for the first time has gone over her birth weight. She now weighs 6lbs 4oz. Sam and I are both so relieved as her weight has been a bit of an issue over the last few weeks.

This has really spurred me on with breast feeding, which has been hard work. I'm now feeling more confident about it and am enjoying this bonding experience with our beautiful daughter.

Eve blows bubbles already, follows objects with her eyes, often smiles and makes lots of funny noises. She really does sound like she says 'no' and 'hi' sometimes! We have started to use a couple of basic baby sign language  signs with her, even though she's still so young. 'Food?' and 'more?' - both important communications.

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We've also started trying to get her into a sleep routine. Bathing her at about 6pm and putting her in her Moses basket in our room by herself. We finally got round to hooking up the baby monitor, which works like a dream - though of course we still feel the need to keep checking on her. She wakes up often but we keep putting her back in, fingers crossed that her sleep will increase each time.

Lindam Clarity Baby Monitor - has a built in night light which is useful too. It's simple to set up and works perfectly.


















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An app that we are finding really useful is 'Rain Rain' which simulates lots of different white noise patterns via various rain storms. It really helps to keep baby asleep.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/rain-rain-sleep-sounds/id478687481?mt=8

Our Wedding 13.08.2011 at Bristol Registry Office

On Monday Sam and I took Eve in the pram down to Bristol Registry Office to register her birth. It was pouring with rain but it didn't bother me as any trip in the outside world is such a joy. Registering her birth was very easy. Sam got chatting to another new Mum who had given birth in the same hospital as us during the same week which was nice, whilst I sorted the paper work.

It was lovely for us both to be back in the registry office with our baby girl, two and a half years after we were married there. Oh such fond memories with our family and friends!

Since registering Eve's birth we have now also been able to register her as a patient at The Family Practice Doctors Surgery just across the road from us, so the next step are her immunisations at 8 weeks...

For a list of breastfeeding and baby changing friendly places in Bristol:

http://www.avon.nhs.uk/kris/_Docs/Final%20version%20of%20BF%20Friendly%20places%20for%20mothers.doc