they say things get better after the 6th week....... do they? i think it's because the mother's body adjusts to the sleep deprivation and also cos we learn to read our babies' cues much better - sparing both parties much agony. Now, i'm at least able to tell why he's crying e.g. when he's simply tired and needs a lil rocking and help to fall asleep he cries too. it's different from when he wants milk. I remember the early weeks when i was literally scratching my head over why he was crying - was it wind? was it hunger? was it tiredness? Val's also becoming much more responsive. my favourite moments are when he's finished drinking his milk, he unlatches from my nipples with flourish (a loud smack sometimes and a yank!!!) , gives a silly contented grin and looks generally dazed. That's when you can do almost anything with him and he's just chilled out.... Mornings are nice too when he's active and keen to play. Sometimes he can play alone for nearly 30-45 minutes before 'shouting' out to us to say 'hey, i'm getting bored, you guys better start paying me some attention!' It's funny when he tries to 'talk' to us through his different sounds. He definitely does not COO like a baby, he gives one-syllable shouts that can sometimes be a lil rude. Here's lil Val with Papa who's just changed his nappy... Growing growing different everyday!
