Jake has been poorly, suffering from teething pain the last few days. Yesterday Amy kept him awake so that he would be tired come bedtime. Alas come 8pm he was still awake and alert, even after his feed. He decided to give him some Calpol because his cheeks were very flushed and he was possiting a lot(a sure sign of teething). After the dose(which he loved) he was still a little writhey so some 8 o’clock we decided to put him down. This time we let him have his dummy. As he was laid down in the crib his eyes almost instantly started to flutter closed. Within a few minutes of random swiping and batting he was pretty much asleep. I know that if he was put to bed without his dummy he would have screamed and taken at least 15 minutes to calm himself. It’s a difficult call but seeing as he has been so fractious and is not really himself we thought it best to leave him sucking on his precious dummy :-). Something must have worked because last night he woke to feed once whereas the previous night he fed three times.
Jake’s latest developments :-
1. He no longer blows the bubbles through pursed lips(obviously deemed too babyish!) 🙁
2. He likes to stroke his own hair
3. He likes the feeling and/or noise of scratching his nails on his changing mat, his padded book, his mummy/daddy (delete where applicable). This is related to number 2 as he does a similar movement with his hand
4. He is more aware of his ‘self’, hence the rubbing of his hair
5. He really enjoys being on his tummy and lifts his head far off the floor now at the same time he thrusts his bottom in the air and moves his legs in a crawling fashion
6. He ‘barks’ loudly for attention(bit stressful that one)