We were getting ready to go for our first walk as a family and when we went to get the pram out we realised it was all still in its wrapping and polythene!! So we were frantically trying to unwrap it but all I could think about was the fact that I had this window of time before Henry's next feed to try and sleep and go on the walk. On top of this the 'w' word had been mentioned which meant Captain Jack was doing his best seal impression (he always does this when excited about a walk) and it was relentless!!! Then it came to putting Henry in his pram.... Well I wasn't sure whether to have him at the top or at the bottom, with a snowsuit, without a snowsuit, with a blanket, without a blanket.....aaaargh!! I ended up ringing Caz to see what to do! By the time we were ready to leave the house I had a little cry and vowed to get some systems in place for stuff like this!!
So the Raybans were put on to disguise the tears and the dark circles that are now starting to form around the eyes and off we went.
Henry slept, I wished they did adult prams so I could sleep myself, and we completed out first walk together. Our little family; me, Andrew, Henry and Captain Jack. And I have to say the sunshine did me some good!
Later on my mum and dad came round and cooked us Sunday dinner and gave us time to try and get some sleep so I managed a few snippets of precious Zzzzs but not much. I have to say out of everything; dirty nappies, sore nipples, crazy feeding patterns, crying, by far the worst thing is the lack of sleep. It is horrendous. Worse than horrendous. I have gone from 8 hours sleep to practically 2. Very, very difficult.
So onto the night time. I was dreading it.
Well as it happens this has been the best night so far. Henry was fed 3 times in the night as opposed to 5/6 times the night before. I have managed to get some sleep and Andrew has too. Henry settled in his Moses basket but only after we continuously rocked it. So fingers crossed all is good.
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