We have rolling!

And to prove it wasn't a one off, he did it 5 times within about 5 minutes! Completely over, arms out from under him and into a crawling position! He is such a clever little boy, I don't think I will be able to leave him alone in a room now!

Friends

Several things have made me think about friends and friendships recently. Finding a big pile of letters from several old friends who I am barely in touch with any more, a thread on a forum I visit regularly, being friend dropped on facebook, and just odd other bits of things too.

I have some lovely friends, who know all about everything with me, some friends who although may not know my deepest and darkest are great to spend time with, and the usual assortment of aquaintance friends too. There is just the odd few people though who friendships seem to have drifted with and it makes me sad that it has happened. People who I once thought my closest friends who I no longer see. I know some friendships are just for a time and not for forever, but there are people who I thought I'd always be close to who are no longer a part of my life and who don't know anything about me any more. I guess the reverse though is that there are people who I never really thought I'd be close to who are now good friends, people who have really been there for me when I needed them and friends I know I can trust with everything. I guess it is just like all relationships, some are a lot more one sided, some are a lot more deep and some just surprise you.

I don't know what I'm trying to say really, beyond the fact that maybe I need to get in touch with a few people.

As an aside Noah is 5 months today, and is it wrong to admit I'm starting to feel the smallest bit broody again?!!!

4 months

So Noah is now just over 4 months old and weighs an ever increasing 17lb 7. And no, just because he is a big lad doesn't mean I am weaning him yet. And yes you may have been eating steak and chips by the time you were that 3 seconds old and your child may have been eating vindaloo since 2 days old but that doesn't mean Noah needs solid food just yet. And don't you dare steal chocolate off my knee and give it to my son. Much as I love him I don't share my chocolate!

Ok so seriously 4 months isn't that young for weaning, but so many people have been on about me weaning him for quite a long while, because he is big. I know lots of people do wean at 4 months and sometimes earlier and if that is what is right for them then great. As it happens we are both happy with just breast milk for now. I love feeding him, he seems to love the milk and is thriving, I love donating milk to the neonatal unit, and I love having boobs! I know weaning is by no means the end of breast feeding and hope to keep on going for quite a while, I just don't see the rush for solids.

As a complete aside we have sitting! It is a bit wobbly and doesn't last too long, but it is definite sitting!

And here is a couple of pictures, a few weeks old but even so, I think he is the most gorgeous baby boy ever!

What difference does age make?

Just read this story on the bbc and thought I'd post it. It's amazing what a difference one person can make to so many people, whatever the age.

Arthur day

Well saturday was little Arthur day, the day he should have been one. 26th September will always be a special day to me, but it wasn't so much tinged with sadness this year. I still think about Arthur often, but at the same time if he was here that means Noah wouldn't be so it is a difficult one in my mind. I love Noah so much, but I'll always remember that you were my first baby Arthur, even if you never made it past the first trimester.

A couple of holiday snaps

I did say I'd post a couple from our holiday so here you go





The first one is him paddling in the sea, he loved it!

Joy of Joys

Today is smear test day, which I would not be looking forward to anyway. However I have several added bonuses.

I can see how this is going to go. They won't realise that I have 2 cervixes, so I will have to explain. Yes you would think that they would know and it would all be on record but last time I was there they offered me a coil. I then had to turn round and say er thanks love but that wouldn't work as I have 2 uterii. Bit red faced on their part. Even when I was pregnant it wasn't on my hand held notes and I had to tell people. Anyway there is no point them just doing one cervix, so I will have to tell them. Then I will have to lie there while they poke around trying to find the second one, which isn't in an obvious place. Joy.

And added to the joy of extra prodding will be the discomfort. Who would of thought yours bits would be sore after a c section? I didn't, given they hadn't pushed a baby through them and all those contractions didn't get me to more then 1cm dilated I'd have thought that they would have felt normal, but no unfortunately not.

This is clearly going to be a fun day.