7 Weeks 3 Days Old and Pics
23 December 2008 12:47 p.m.
November 24th: 9lb 0oz.
December 8th: 9lb 15oz.
December 22nd: 10lb 13oz.
James is now 7 weeks old and despite being poorly for a week he still managed to put on almost 1lb in 2 weeks once again. Good little man!!!!
This could be down to the fact that we have had a few days of wanting feeds every two hours. Day and night!!!
I remember clearly from Matthew being around 6 weeks old that he did the same. I've put that down to a growth spurt at that age.
I also remember telling all my friends who have had first babies since to be wary of the 6 week growth spurt. They do seem to be little non stop eating machines who keep you up all night and there comes the weepy day which is like "I didn't think things would ever be this hard!" but it's a day. I still call it the 6 week meltdown. But after that little depressive spell, things soon get back on track.
I have said that I would possibly like a summer 2010 baby. I've already gone off that idea. Not because I think it would be too hard having 2 under 2 or anything like that but because it hit me as I was looking at a fertility chart that I realistically would need to start trying in mid July if I wanted a baby in May or later. The way this year has flown by, it feels like July is far too close already!!! Next week we are in 2009 and we are midway to summer once again. It just seems too close to think about it in terms like that. Scary to think of it like that. :) I'd definitely like the next one with less of an age gap.
However - just thinking of wanting another baby in the future makes me feel guilty like I am not appreciating James enough. I was exactly the same with Matthew. I was so in awe of such a beautiful little person that all I wanted was to have another one. I know from experience that things get harder with teething, crawling and walking but the love you have for a child continues to grow by the day. You stop seeing them as babies and see them as real people with their own personalities, their own merits and strengths, I love that. I love it that that person is part of me and I have done the best I can for them. As long as my kids are happy and healthy I won't ask for anything else.
