BIG BREAKFAST!

Breakfast - Apple and porridge large bowl, followed by a large bowl of porridge, followed by a tablespoon of greek yoghurt with apricot jam (after plain greek yoghurt was spat out!)

Lunch - Fruit puree and porridge

Supper - Broccoli and courgette cheese laced with apple puree, yoghurt for pudding

Edward had a lazy day round the house today, he spent most of the morning with his nappy off rolling round a mat cunningly waterproofed with a bin-bag, but then I got bored of having to keep him on the mat and he did a poo so he went back in a nappy.

I mean to take Edward swimming today but as his nappy rash was still bad, and the skin on his head and knees very dry and eczema-ish I decided against it and so just took the library books back on my own leaving him in his Daddy's capable hands for the afternoon :o)

Two Teeth....count them baby!

Breakfast - yoghurt followed by apple breakfast cereal

Lunch - Pork with apple sauce and butternut squash

Supper - Broccoli and courgette cheese, laced with apple puree for temptation purposes hehe! Sugar snap peas and crusty bread BLW style

We have had a chilled out day at home after yesterdays adventures. Edward has been back to his usual contented little self he has been merrily been rolling round the lounge all day, he particularly enjoyed his discovery of the TV cabinet with it's springy-magnetic doors, he kept kicking them so they'd pop open.

We did some reading today, or book eating as Edward prefers to call it. I tried to explain that library books were by far the least tasty books of all but he disagreed and stuffed 'The Very Hungry Catarpillar' in his lovely drooly mouth with even more enthusiasm!

The teething continues, Edward now has a second tooth, bottom row left of centre this time. His first one is poking out much more you can kind of see it now. It is making his skin bad though, in addition to the nappy rash he now has dry red scaly patches on his forehead, and knees, poor little chap, thankfully it doesn't seem to be bothering him too much.

Porkyworkies!

Breakfast - none

Lunch - Slice of pork, a small piece of apple and a sugar snap pea BLW style

Supper - Pork in home-made apple sauce with carrot

Again I went easy with the food today as Edward is still not 100% himself. I took his nappy off last thing at night to find he'd done a poo, I don't think it had been there long but was so nasty it had made his inner thigh really sore, to the point the skin looked ready to blister, poor boy! I had only been thinking yesterday how we'd got through his first tooth without the dodgy poos often associated with teething, obviously 'thought' too soon.

Edward's lunch was a very laid back messy affair we just handed him the bits of food where he was on his mat and let him play with them. The pork mostly just got shredded and spread about, but the sugar snap pea got seriously munched!

Edward went to the song and dance session at the library today, it was a special one today (quite by chance) and there was a flute player and a ballerina from The National Ballet leading the session. His little eyes were so wide watching all the other children, I think he quite enjoyed it especially the clapping :o)

We got some books out and he is now officially taking part in a reading challenge, he has a special card and a chart that he gets stickers on and everything!! He just has to read, or be read, six books by the end of the summer then we get entered into a prize draw for cinema tickets which at £10 a shot in central London is actually quite a good prize. We got a Baby Einstein book, a feely book called 'That's not my rabbit' recommended by Grandmummy, and finally the essential classic 'The Hungry Caterpillar'.

Edward is getting VERY close to crawling, I was watching him earlier and he keeps managing to get up on all fours then as he flops down he wiggles backwards. I think there is a good chance he will be crawling by the end of the month.

All in all he's had a good day, he's been really chirpy and giggly which has been just lovely, he also has a new favourite toy...namely the metal carpet edger between the hall and lounge, he likes scrunching his fingers across it and banging it as it makes a rather superb noise!

Programmer Baby

Luke WILLING Edward to be able to program with the powers of his mind and crazy googly eyed stare!!

Breakfast - Nectarine porridge

Supper - Banana porridge and yoghurt

Another day with relatively little food as he wasn't interested, I think his gums are still understandably sore, however Edward has been MUCH happier and more settled, still not quite his normal self, but almost there. It has been such a joy to have my happy boy back :o)

Edward's keyboard arrived this morning, it's flexible and dribble proof and he can't pull any keys off, he had lots of fun playing like a big boy on the puter with his Daddy.

Not very hungry today

Edward unwrapping the new bedding

Breakfast - Apple puree and porridge

Lunch - Offered Chicken and Cheesy mash but he refused to eat anything I think because he was tired

Supper - Yoghurt followed by Peach and Banana baby cereal

Edward has been unsettled today and not slept much, he has taken to crying whenever I leave the room. He is obviously feeling rather rubbish the poor little thing, but I find it very mentally and physically draining as even when he stops crying I keep thinking I can hear him cry and so am always listening out for it.

I must admit I've started upping his milk again as he is just so unhappy all the time recently I've started to think maybe he's hungry, it's obviously hard to tell as he's also teething, but he happily ate more today and I know he won't eat if he's not hungry so I suspect I'm right.

I was supposed to take Edward to be weighed today, I also wanted to get his head circumference and body length done too. I got as far as putting him in the buggy and slipping my shoes on, but then realised I was just too exhausted to face the trip over to the baby clinic.

Edward bossing me about and telling me how bed making 'should' be done!

I have made extra effort today to spoil Edward, with all the stress caused by having to sleep in the same room as him and all his grumbling over teething I haven't felt very motivated to play with him. I know it's bad of me, and I have been trying, but it has been hard. It was a bit easier today as Luke took Fred home so the house was much more empty and quiet, making it easier for me to focus on him. I tried to move Edward around the house with me as I did things, it is hard though as he's so heavy, to keep moving him or his chair about it tiring, Edward was excellent though and really helpful when I put the clothes away and made the bed!

Let's hope he feels better tomorrow and more interested in food, though if his mouth is painful I can understand why he just want yoghurts!

Edward checking out the freshly made bed!

Teething?

Breakfast - Apple and Blueberry baby cereal

Lunch - Salmon and mash, with yoghurt (most of which went round his face and in his hair...clearly not too impressed!)

Supper - Carrot and Cheesy potato mash. Half a fruit-medley custard pot with baby rice

Edward has been a bit more cheerful today thank goodness however he still is not himself. We suspect teething due to the excessive amount of dribble and the fact he keeps chewing on one side, I've had a feel and there are no teeth yet, however I don't think it will be too much longer before they break through.

We tried offering Edward some diluted apple juice today as we are a little concerned he's not getting enough fluid now we've started cutting down his milk. He had a little bit but wasn't terrible interested.