Here's Alex's daycare photo from March 2008
and here is 2009. He's a little boy!
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Oliver's first trip to the Consultatie Bureau
Oliver had his fiest visit to the Consultatie Bureau this morning. As expected, he's growing well and continues to follow the curve above the Dutch average. He weighed 5.15kg and is 56cm long. The Dr said he's nice and strong and looking good. Always nice to hear!
Oliver had his fiest visit to the Consultatie Bureau this morning. As expected, he's growing well and continues to follow the curve above the Dutch average. He weighed 5.15kg and is 56cm long. The Dr said he's nice and strong and looking good. Always nice to hear!
Sunday, 22 March 2009
One Month Old and a trip to the Park
We can't believe that it's been a month since we announced the arrival of Oliver. He's doing great and we're all settling into our routines. Nights are getting easier as Oliver eats more effectively and sleeps for slightly longer periods. Alex has been amazing, and apart from the last few nights when he's woken and come into our bedroom (we think because he sees the light on when Oliver is feeding and doesn't want to miss out), he seems to be coping really well. He's always saying bye to Oliver when he leaves the room, is happy to help (by putting nappies in the rubbish or clothes in the wash) and sometimes even runs to Oliver when he cries.
We had a lovely spring day so went to the park. Oliver slept, breastfed and slept again, but Alex had a great time playing on everything.
We can't believe that it's been a month since we announced the arrival of Oliver. He's doing great and we're all settling into our routines. Nights are getting easier as Oliver eats more effectively and sleeps for slightly longer periods. Alex has been amazing, and apart from the last few nights when he's woken and come into our bedroom (we think because he sees the light on when Oliver is feeding and doesn't want to miss out), he seems to be coping really well. He's always saying bye to Oliver when he leaves the room, is happy to help (by putting nappies in the rubbish or clothes in the wash) and sometimes even runs to Oliver when he cries.
We had a lovely spring day so went to the park. Oliver slept, breastfed and slept again, but Alex had a great time playing on everything.
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Friday, 13 March 2009
Oliver's impromptu weight check and hearing test
Because Oliver hadn't gained back his birth weight by the time the Kraamzorg left, I was interested to find out how he was doing. The Consultatie Bureau has a "walk-in" clinic on Friday mornings, so I packed up and was out of the house by about 9.30am .... a record!
The good news is that he has gained weight ... now 4.6kg (a day before 3 weeks). He was 4.4 at birth, dropped to 4.1 a couple of days later, and was up to 4.3 by about 9 days. I don't think he's gaining as fast as Alex did, but he did start off a whole kg ahead. They also did an "accurate" measure of his length ... 55cm ... which is what the midwife had estimated when he was born (he just did it with a tape measure rather than the proper measuring board that the Consultatie Bureau use).
While we were there, I asked why our hearing test was at a different Consultatie Bureau. I was pleasantly surprised to actually receive some real service from the Dutch - they were kind enough to squeeze us in for a test right then and there so that we wouldn't have to make a seperate trip to a different office across town. How nice! Oh ... and the result? Perfect hearing!
Because Oliver hadn't gained back his birth weight by the time the Kraamzorg left, I was interested to find out how he was doing. The Consultatie Bureau has a "walk-in" clinic on Friday mornings, so I packed up and was out of the house by about 9.30am .... a record!
The good news is that he has gained weight ... now 4.6kg (a day before 3 weeks). He was 4.4 at birth, dropped to 4.1 a couple of days later, and was up to 4.3 by about 9 days. I don't think he's gaining as fast as Alex did, but he did start off a whole kg ahead. They also did an "accurate" measure of his length ... 55cm ... which is what the midwife had estimated when he was born (he just did it with a tape measure rather than the proper measuring board that the Consultatie Bureau use).
While we were there, I asked why our hearing test was at a different Consultatie Bureau. I was pleasantly surprised to actually receive some real service from the Dutch - they were kind enough to squeeze us in for a test right then and there so that we wouldn't have to make a seperate trip to a different office across town. How nice! Oh ... and the result? Perfect hearing!
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Alex's 19 (18) month check
Alex went for his 18 month check at the Consultatie Bureau, the day before he turned 19 months old!
Because Mum couldn't be bothered getting out of the house with Oliver, Dad did this visit by himself. Apart from not wanting to be weighed or measured, Alex did well. He is 11.65kg and 80cm tall. Still a shorty!
He's doing great with his motor skills and the Dr wasn't too concerned about his lack of "real" words. Duncan said he was babbling the whole time he was there, so she got to hear almost his full repertoire.
Next check is at the age of 2!
Alex went for his 18 month check at the Consultatie Bureau, the day before he turned 19 months old!
Because Mum couldn't be bothered getting out of the house with Oliver, Dad did this visit by himself. Apart from not wanting to be weighed or measured, Alex did well. He is 11.65kg and 80cm tall. Still a shorty!
He's doing great with his motor skills and the Dr wasn't too concerned about his lack of "real" words. Duncan said he was babbling the whole time he was there, so she got to hear almost his full repertoire.
Next check is at the age of 2!
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Friday, 6 March 2009
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Beschuit met muisjes
Traditionally, the Dutch serve "Biscuits with little mice" to celebrate a birth. We made tiny cupcakes for Alex to take to daycare instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beschuit_met_muisjes
Traditionally, the Dutch serve "Biscuits with little mice" to celebrate a birth. We made tiny cupcakes for Alex to take to daycare instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beschuit_met_muisjes
Monday, 2 March 2009
The rest of Alex's week
Poor Alex had a dreadful start to life as a big brother, and poor Dad didn't have a great time either. After his first vomiting episode on Sunday night / Monday morning, Alex was intermittently sick until Wednesday morning. Between a new baby and a sick toddler, our washing machine was running constantly and we had every single sheet and towel in use.
A sick Alex meant that Dad had to spend the whole day looking after him while Mum looked after Oliver. When Alex was born, Mum didn't change a nappy for the first two weeks, but this time around it was a different story. Poor Dad was exhausted because Alex was miserable and needed a LOT of attention.
Luckily we had the Kraamzorg to help with Oliver and they also helped a lot with the washing and doing some shopping so that Dad could concentrate on looking after Alex.
Thursday morning we decided to try daycare again because he seemed a lot better but we received a call around 1pm saying he needed to be picked up. He was exhausted ... basically because he hadn't kept anything down since the weekend.
We kept him home again on Friday, even though again he seemed better and hadn't been sick. It was a better day, but he still obviously didn't feel great. Friday night we were shocked when he was sick again. We hoped that it was due to eating too much, because he had been snacking all day and then ate a relatively large dinner.
The weekend went well and there was no more sickness. Thank goodness! Monday, Alex was back at daycare and has been fine ever since.
Poor Alex had a dreadful start to life as a big brother, and poor Dad didn't have a great time either. After his first vomiting episode on Sunday night / Monday morning, Alex was intermittently sick until Wednesday morning. Between a new baby and a sick toddler, our washing machine was running constantly and we had every single sheet and towel in use.
A sick Alex meant that Dad had to spend the whole day looking after him while Mum looked after Oliver. When Alex was born, Mum didn't change a nappy for the first two weeks, but this time around it was a different story. Poor Dad was exhausted because Alex was miserable and needed a LOT of attention.
Luckily we had the Kraamzorg to help with Oliver and they also helped a lot with the washing and doing some shopping so that Dad could concentrate on looking after Alex.
Thursday morning we decided to try daycare again because he seemed a lot better but we received a call around 1pm saying he needed to be picked up. He was exhausted ... basically because he hadn't kept anything down since the weekend.
We kept him home again on Friday, even though again he seemed better and hadn't been sick. It was a better day, but he still obviously didn't feel great. Friday night we were shocked when he was sick again. We hoped that it was due to eating too much, because he had been snacking all day and then ate a relatively large dinner.
The weekend went well and there was no more sickness. Thank goodness! Monday, Alex was back at daycare and has been fine ever since.
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