Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Lucas @ 1 Month
Where has the last month gone? I’ve no idea how
Lucas is already a month old, changing already. We’ve had a wonderful five
weeks of getting to know our newest little boy and he is such a delight; utterly
adored by the whole family.
Lucas is a lovely content baby for the most
part. He cries to be fed, if he has a dirty nappy or wants to be cuddled to
sleep. Lucas loves a lot of cuddles, loves to be held and so it has been a
month of cuddles, breastfeeding and bonding.
Luc is getting used to the world around him and
us getting used to another small person needing our attention. As much as we’re
enjoying Lucas and our boys, there has been no doubt that adjusting to three
little boys has been overwhelming at times. It often feels like someone always
needs something and it has felt quite the challenge giving each of the boys the
attention they need and deserve. However I remember feeling just as overwhelmed
in the early days when Zac arrived, wondering how I was going to spread myself
thinly enough for them both – now there are three and we just need this bit of
time to find our new groove and routine again.
Alexander and Zachary are truly beautiful with
their baby brother - always telling him daily that they love Baby Luc and that
he is so cute. All Xander wants to do is help look after and hold his baby,
Zachy often introducing Luc to other people as “my baby”! They’ve had their adjustments too though; at
times these little boys have seemed unusually shattered, unusually
over-sensitive, there have been more tears than usual, more drama between them
than usual – they love Luc but we’re not underestimating how unsettled and
affected by change they have been feeling.
But we’re getting by, more than getting by. Any
moments of frustration and tiredness is more than outweighed by how much we’re
enjoying our beautiful Little baby.
Oh Little Lucas. As I
type this one handed, you are sleeping soundly in my other arm. You are already
a month old and your baby days are flying by far too quickly. Today, at five
weeks old you weigh 9lb 1oz, measure 53cm long and steadily in proportion following
the 25th percentile line. In the last week you have phased out of
your early baby clothes and into your newborn wardrobe. You are feeding well,
like I always knew you were. After your slow to gain start you are more than
making up for it now!
You’ve started to be a
little bit sicky after your feeds, but currently nowhere near as bad as your
brother’s were before you. While they constantly needed outfit changes, at the
moment you generally only require bib changes. You seem to posset more if you
do not burp after your feed but boy do you sometimes make us work to get any
wind up!
Most nights you sleep
well. Well, as well as you expect a newborn to sleep anyway! While there have
been a fair few nights where I have been up with you almost every hour through
the night, for the most part you average two wake-me-ups a night after midnight. Most nights you have been waking for a feed
around 11.00pm – so at this point we’ve been going up to bed, feeding you and settling
into your Moses basket. On a good night you wake sometime between 2.00-3.00am
and again around 5.00am. Some nights are better than others, some nights you
seem happy to be in your Moses, other nights you’ll only sleep soundly if you’re
in my arms – but I don’t mind – you’re my last tiny baby and I will spoil you,
knowing only too well just how quickly you will outgrow the need to be held so
constantly, and how much I will miss the tiny weight of you in my arms.
You’ve had a month of
firsts. Your first go in your pram, you’re first go in the sling. Your first
visits to so many places; Belle’s garden, St Fagan’s, the Farm, a guest at a
birthday party. We’ve been shopping, to restaurants. We’ve crossed that hurdle
of breastfeeding in public well and truly off our lists now. Although you can
still be a fusspot to latch sometimes we’re getting better at it together and
my confidence has grown again – or at least I care much less about ‘flashing’
in public with each baby I’ve had! With
Daddy having another week off next week to finish the summer you’ll have been
to a load of other exciting places very soon too. Already the social baby!
We’ve learnt so much
about you this month baby boy. We’ve learnt that you like to feel your body
wrapped tightly in a blanket but will go bananas if we try and swaddle your
arms. Instead you like to feel your arms and hands up near your face.
You like to sleep curled on your side – going against
everything in the rule book and making my anxieties twitch, even with the
breathing monitor mat. As a compromise we allow you to have a slight weight
shift more onto one side with your back mostly still facing the mattress. As
soon as you can intentionally roll I’m sure you’ll be a side sleeper.
You like you snug nest
chair, again preferring to almost curl up on your side in it when you doze
there. You like a bath now, but only if Mummy has got into the bath with you,
holding you and moving you through the warm water. I wonder if it reminds you
of being on the inside? You still do not like having your hair washed and like
getting out of the bath and getting dressed even less! You do however seem to
like the sound of the hairdryer, often stilling and silencing to the noise when
I am drying my hair.
You are beginning to
have more periods of awake time and short bursts of play on your mat. When you
are awake you are so alert, so switched on to your surroundings – nosy already
even! Already you seem so strong – on your first tummy time you were lifting
your head way off the floor and lifting your legs too, appearing to almost be
unintentionally trying to roll off your tummy.
You are so bright eyed
beautiful boy. Already you are trying to smile – we’ve been treated to half
smiles, nearly there smiles, but we’re still waiting for that properly
intentional beaming face. Both your brothers smiled at 6 weeks old so it won’t
be long I’m sure. Mummy is so looking forward to it, as is Xander who keeps
telling me that you’re nearly big enough to smile.
Oh how your brothers
love any interaction with you. Even though Zachy will often tell me that you’re
too noisy when you cry, he plants gentle
kisses on your cheek often throughout every day. Xander can’t get enough of
you, always wanting to be on hand to help with getting a nappy, or helping to
bath you or just wanting to know when it is his turn to cuddle Baby Luc. Baby
seems to have become the first part of your name, neither of your brothers
referring to you without the Baby prefix first!
You are so surrounded
by love Lucas. I cannot wait to see your relationship with your brothers grow
and change. Another few weeks and I’ll bet you’ll be fascinated by them, unable
to take your eyes off them, saving all your best smiles for them! My little
trio of lovely boys.
Precious lovely baby.
It feels like you’ve been here so long but no time at all. Already can hardly
remember life before you. I look at you and love that you are mine. I wish
slightly for time to slow down, for you to stay tiny for as long as possible,
my last baby. Equally I’m so excited for all the beautiful moments I know will
be coming. I wonder what you’ll discover before you’re two months old? A proper
beaming smile will be Mummy’s highlight, beautiful boy.
Loved beyond measure
Little.
Mummy and Daddy xxx
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- After Anabelle - Raising Rainbows. I'm Caz, Mummy to beautiful angel Belle and my wonderful rainbow boys, Xander, Zachy and Luc. Wife to Jon. Twitter @cazem Instagram @cazzyem
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