In the last week Jack has started rolling over, back to front to his right side and cut two teeth!
He'd been working on rolling over for about a month, getting as far as his side, sometimes turning his hips over so he was twisted in the middle but his shoulder wasn't making it out from under him. Then suddenly one evening on our bed he just did it, flipped right over like it was the most natural thing in the world. I rolled him back and called Andy in to see and Jack kindly obliged and did it again for Daddy. He did it again the next day on his play mat and this time got both arms out in front of him and pulled his head up to look around. He's only done it a couple of times since, seems to have lost interest a bit and still hasn't managed to go over to his left, or roll back onto his back, but I'm sure that will come with time.
He cut his first tooth last week, it came through at an angle with one pointy bit sticking out more but has evened out now and the one next to it came out at the weekend. He now has two front bottom teeth and his teething rash on his cheeks is starting to clear up, so that looks like the worst is over for now at least.
For about the last 3-4 weeks he has been having trouble getting off to sleep properly. Some nights he'll wake after about an hour screaming the house down and I had decided he was suffering night terrors. But some nights it wouldn't be so bad, just normal crying that was easily soothed with a cuddle or feed. Other nights he'll just refuse to go to sleep at his normal bedtime, instead staying awake for an extra hour or two and still wake an hour later! It was as if he thought he was going down for a nap, like during the day.
It may be connected to his teething, but Andy and I talked about it at length and wracked our brains to find a pattern. What we came up with was that the nights he seems to be worst have been when Andy was not around, or not participating in his bedtime routine. The night before last I stayed in the room with him after putting him to bed, Andy did too but left after about half an hour and ten minutes or so later Jack woke up crying.
So last night we both stayed with him, talking quietly and at that crucial 50 minute mark when he normally wakes he started to stir. We went quiet and watched him, he started to whinge so we both spoke up and reassured him that we were there and low and behold, he slowly went back off to sleep... have we cracked the mystery? Is it separation anxiety from Daddy? We'll try the same tonight and see what happens.
He'd been working on rolling over for about a month, getting as far as his side, sometimes turning his hips over so he was twisted in the middle but his shoulder wasn't making it out from under him. Then suddenly one evening on our bed he just did it, flipped right over like it was the most natural thing in the world. I rolled him back and called Andy in to see and Jack kindly obliged and did it again for Daddy. He did it again the next day on his play mat and this time got both arms out in front of him and pulled his head up to look around. He's only done it a couple of times since, seems to have lost interest a bit and still hasn't managed to go over to his left, or roll back onto his back, but I'm sure that will come with time.
He cut his first tooth last week, it came through at an angle with one pointy bit sticking out more but has evened out now and the one next to it came out at the weekend. He now has two front bottom teeth and his teething rash on his cheeks is starting to clear up, so that looks like the worst is over for now at least.
For about the last 3-4 weeks he has been having trouble getting off to sleep properly. Some nights he'll wake after about an hour screaming the house down and I had decided he was suffering night terrors. But some nights it wouldn't be so bad, just normal crying that was easily soothed with a cuddle or feed. Other nights he'll just refuse to go to sleep at his normal bedtime, instead staying awake for an extra hour or two and still wake an hour later! It was as if he thought he was going down for a nap, like during the day.
It may be connected to his teething, but Andy and I talked about it at length and wracked our brains to find a pattern. What we came up with was that the nights he seems to be worst have been when Andy was not around, or not participating in his bedtime routine. The night before last I stayed in the room with him after putting him to bed, Andy did too but left after about half an hour and ten minutes or so later Jack woke up crying.
So last night we both stayed with him, talking quietly and at that crucial 50 minute mark when he normally wakes he started to stir. We went quiet and watched him, he started to whinge so we both spoke up and reassured him that we were there and low and behold, he slowly went back off to sleep... have we cracked the mystery? Is it separation anxiety from Daddy? We'll try the same tonight and see what happens.
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