Daniel's Routine 1

Daniel still wake up once or twice for feeds during night though he is nearly 3 months old. He meant to be sleeping through long time ago but somehow I got used to get up 2 or 3 times a night to feed him and am quite happy to do so. Even sometime he didn't wake up. I would wake up as my breast are getting too full. Normally around 4am, Daniel would start making noise, kicking legs in his moses basket. I would get up to breastfeed him. After feed, he would gone back sleep in his moses basket until 6am. But sometime I have to take him to big bed with me in our spare bedroom to feed him in bed so we both can go back to sleep quickly, also we try not to disturb Terry' sleep too much as he gets up 6.30 and goes to work around 7am to avoid traffic on M1.

When Terry gets up 6.30am, I get up to feed Daniel then we sleep until 8.30-9am. 9am I get up, , change Daniel's nappy and put him on his day cloth, wipe his face with cotton pad, put some baby cream on his face then I play a bit with him on bed while he is kicking his legs, waving his arms and making lots of coo coo noise. If I smile to him this time he would smile back to me. He's now a lot more happy and cheerful then he used to be. First few weeks after He was born, he was quite grumpy. after half hour's free kick, I put him in car seat or his bouncr so I can have my shower and make bed, put washing on and tidy up house. He would fall asleep in car seat for an hour or so. Then I breastfeed him again around 11am and I do a bit email and Internet. After all these, morning nearly gone.

Around 12.30ish, I'll make some lunch for myself and a bottle for him then push him out for a walk in local park if the weather is nice. If weather is not good I would put Daniel in car for a drive to supermarket or shops. We normally spend 2 hours in the shops or supermarkets, normally get a bit grocery for cooking, sometimes just newspaper and milk. Daniel gets really good 2 hours' sleep in the pushchair or car seats. Sadly the British winter is really not that baby-friendly we end up going out by car more than by foot as it always wet windy and dark.

Evening starts when Terry come back around 4.30pm, we would have tea and scorn at this time while watching Deal or no Deal on telly and reading newspaper. If Daniel wakes up, Terry would play with him a bit. Then we start cooking at 6pm, either me or Terry, depending on what type of meal we are having. He does English, I do stir-fry type. I like casserole, stew type of dish as I can put them on around lunch time and it would be ready in the evening.

8am I'll give Daniel a bath, change him into his sleep suit and get him ready to bed. Daniel's bedtime routine is a nightmare, I will record in another blog.