Week 6

In the past week we have had little smiles and Joel seems to want to lift his head for long periods either when holding him or when he is lying down he just wants to see what is going on around him. He is also staring at colourful toys and following with his eyes when we move them (so proud).

Today he turned 6 weeks old and gave me the biggest smile which just filled me with happiness it's so strange what simple things a little one can do to brighten up your day. I keep trying to get him to do it again so I can take a photo but its not happening.

The last two nights Joel has slept 5 hours straight which has been amazing and then he seems to wake every 2 hours until 8am. The odd day and especially early evenings he wants to feed every hour. The longest he goes without food is if I go out walking with him in a sling then it can stretch to 3-4 hours before a feed.

We shall see on Monday if he has put on any weight which I'm sure he has. From birth he was 8lb 15oz then at 4 weeks he shot up to 10lb 14.5oz.
He's growing so quickly he has now grown out of his first size sleep suits.