Mother's Day/Mothers' Day

Hmmm... The apostrophe for Mother's/s' Day really stumps me.

Anyway, it was just the loveliest day! First of all, Phil let me sleep in, or, rather, through Oti's first wake up, so I didn't have to get out of bed until 8:30, which was such a treat. He then presented me with a plate of the richest, yummiest chocolate pancakes with a roasted hazelnut sauce. I can't begin to describe how incredibly delicious they were! I was given a very stylish khaki designer nappy bag, to replace my old, broken one, with a zipper that burst under the weight of too many nappies! I highly recommend the brand — Soon — to all mothers-to-be. It's very roomy and very cool.

I was also given a card in which Otis "signed" his name.

I dressed him in his animal print finery — a leopard Rock Your Baby long-sleeve onesie and tiger Huggalugs — and carted him, along with all my yummy baked goods, to Mum's for the day. We enjoyed good food — cold seafood, layered Mexican dip, deep-fried polenta-crusted chicken, salads, and chocolate caramel slice — and wonderful company and conversation. Oh, and a few white wines...

Today Otis had his 4 month shots. He screamed for a few seconds, but quickly forgot about the pain, once his mouth found my nipple! He's been in a great mood all day, and we've been singing and reading and generally acting silly together. I gave him an hour of nappy-free time which he loved, but which resulted in a few sudden sprays!

The sleeping during the day is still dreadful. He's only sleeping through one sleep cycle, waking on cue 45 minutes after he first goes down. Some days I manage to get him re-settled and he sleep through another cycle, other days it's just too hard, and I give in. On these days I try to get him to have another afternoon sleep a little later.

The nights are getting better though. Last night he slept in the cot for 4 hours, woke for a feed, then in the cot for another 2 1/2 hours, then a feed, then in with me until 6:30. He's such a snuggly little thing, now that the temperature has dropped. I could cuddle him under the covers all day long.

Anyway, I am working on helping him to get to sleep with less and less assistance — today just held him still, until he shut his eyes — and on not beating myself up about his inability to do so!