12 weeks!

My little man is 12 weeks old today. Wow. He is growing so much.

We also had our 12 week checkup at the maternal health care centre. It was a checkup for both of us as I had my post natal depression test today. They score it out of 30 - 0 being the best and 30 being "take the child off that woman". Guess what I got?

Nooo - I didn't score 30. I got 2. 2! Guess I am doing okay after all. Of course, Hubbs wanted to know why I got 2 and not 0. I got 2 because 1) I have cried and 2) I put down that I cope MOST of the time not ALL the time. But 2 people! 2! 2 is absolutely nothing. Heck give the woman another child already - she got a 2!

Alex is growing! Here are his current stats as compared against his birth stats 12 weeks ago:

Birth -
Weight: 2.84kgs
Length:48cm
Head circ: 32.5cm

12 weeks:
Weight: 5.54kgs
Length: 58cms
Head Circ: 38.6cm

He was an angel while we were there, laughing and giggling at the nurse. He was on my lap and I was talking to the nurse and she laughed cause he was staring at me and cacking himself over goodness knows what. I have no idea what he finds funny most of the time.

He does favor one side to put his head, although he will turn his head, he prefers to have it looking towards his right shoulder. The nurse recommended I take him to the Chiropractor to see if he can free up his neck muscles so he does hold it properly. He is starting to get a really flat bit on his head no matter what we do.

I soooo love being his Mummy. He is just the most exciting, amazing thing that has ever happened to me. He watches me all the time. If someone else is holding him, he searches the room for me and won't look at anyone else. Even if that someone else is Daddy or Nana. I love that he recognises me but I don't want him to be totally dependent on me.

We have this really special time when he is nearly asleep. Sometimes he cuddles in my arms right before going to bed, and laying there, he will smile and gurgle at me, all the time staring at me. I smile and gurgle back and we have this little conversation. I see love in my son's eyes when he looks at me. And my heart mends a little more. In this world, a little person adores me - ME! Wow.

He is sleeping so well - 90% of the time he goes to his bed still awake and falls asleep without much hassle. At night he has a feed around 9pm, sleeps until around 2am then feeds and sleeps again until around 6am. Such a good boy.

Mummy loves you little man (to the moon and back a million times and more).

So here are his 12 week photos (do you think he has too many toys?)

Ok - here he is without the toys!


I love you punkin.