Mum and son (5 weeks)

Mum and son,
originally uploaded by KarlW.

Here's Shelley after getting Oliver to sleep earlier today. Today Oliver turned 5 weeks old! That means I only have one week of parental leave left.

Today's big adventure was a family trip on the cable car. We parked in Kelburn, took the cable car into town, went to the library and Kirkcaldies (so I could buy some ceramic balls to use for blind baking to make a couple of tarts) and then back up the cable car. It was Oliver's first trip in his buggy and it went well. For Marcus it was a trip on the cable car so it was a great day!

Marcus and his brother

Marcus and his brother,
originally uploaded by KarlW.

As I've said before, Marcus really loves his little brother. He'll give him a kiss several times a day, and at least once a day asks to be able to hold Oliver.

Playing games

Playing games,
originally uploaded by KarlW.

One of my jobs while on parental leave is to hold Oliver when he goes to sleep - he's in a phase where during the day he only really stays asleep when one of us holds him. I cope with this by playing computer games! Marcus often joins me - he prefers it when I play Pacman!

Marcus, April 2007

Marcus, April 2007,
originally uploaded by KarlW.

This photo captures who Marcus is at this point in time - an active, energetic boy who loves playing with his trains. The green walls help to represent his love of going outside exploring and having adventures!

Mum and her boys

mum and her boys,
originally uploaded by KarlW.

Marcus likes to do lots of things with his little brother, including having him in his room. Here's a lovely shot of Shelley with Marcus and Oliver.

One month old

Today Oliver is one month old. He's doing really well and everything is going as it should. He was weighed today and is about 4.7kg, so putting on weight really well. He's definitely growing and becoming more alert every day - we've even had a couple of smiles! Our biggest stress is sleep, or lack of. This isn't new as we've got pretty much the same issues - not a big day sleeper and only goes to sleep on us.

Something that is different to Marcus is that Oliver doesn't appear to have colic - those who were close to us know the issues we had with Marcus' colic, which kept us up a lot. The signs were there at just after two weeks for Marcus, and there are no signs of it with Oliver.

Marcus is absolutely fantastic around Oliver. He's very loving and thinks of Oliver's needs a lot. He likes to give him cuddles and to hold him. Our biggest challenge is to make sure we give him plenty of attention also.