The best week so far

It's been a good week. No, let's not downplay it, it's been a bloody good week. I think I would even say that it's been our best week so far. Ok, so it's taken 20 weeks but we finally (for the time being) seem to have got into the swing of family life. Miss E and Mr A have been lovely this week, and that feeling of dread when the time comes for Young Daddy to leave for work in the morning is nowhere near as desperate.

I thought it would be nice to list the five best things about this week, to remind myself in the not-so-good weeks that are still to come:

1. I got some decent sleep, and so rediscovered what the word 'energy' means! They say 'a change is as good as a rest' and we proved that this week by swapping night feeds. I can't remember exactly how long Young Daddy's been doing the 11pm dreamfeed, and I've been doing feeds sometime between 3 and 5am but it feels like forever. So I suggested a swap, and we've both loved the change. For me, I get about seven straight hours of sleep (for now - don't worry, I know it's not likely to last!) and as a result I've had so much more energy during the day.

2. Mr A's personality has really started to shine. He's obviously had his own little character since his arrival, but he was always quite introverted. Suddenly this week he's become so much more interactive and expressive and I love it. He's been a smiley, chuckling, cheeky little chappie all week and I just can't help but smother him with kisses!

3. Miss E has slept through the night for three nights in a row (11.30pm - 7.30am). Ok, so on the fourth night she woke at 4.30am, but she still done three nights, and that's three nights more than she's ever done before. So well done Miss E, and here's to more of the same (touch wood!)

4. The babies started enjoying their baby gym. I've seen my friends' babies happily playing by themselves for weeks and had assumed that my babies just didn't have that temperament. But it's happening. The last couple of days I can put them on the mat and actually leave the room. For more than a minute. It's amazing! It's liberating!

5.This blogging thing seems to have fallen into place. This time last week I had no idea what a meme was, now I've written one and been tagged. I've got followers, I've had comments, and I've discovered lots of great blogs that I now follow. I was muddling along before but at last I'm starting to feel that I have a grasp of how it all works, and I'm really really starting to enjoy it.

I'm finally finding my feet and it feels good (coincidentally Miss E has also found her feet, literally, this week, and spends most of her days staring at them. I am helping her out by clothing them in fun and funky socks.).