ONE WEEK OLD

This will probably be a short post as I'm having to do one-handed typing (holding the baby in the other arm) and my bum's going to sleep - also he might wake up for a feed sometime soon though he did feed for about an hour and a half, on and off, earlier and has been quite sleepy today.  We had a brilliant night - he fed at 11p.m. then didn't wake until 2.45 (for about an hour) and then not again until 7.30 a.m.: far better than the night before when he woke about every hour and a half, but partly as his stupid mother forgot to check - and change - his nappy.  Poor boy.

The Big Children went back to school yesterday: rather a relief as they were going a bit stir crazy, but they both enjoy school anyway and were happy to be seeing their friends again.  One of the other Mums, a friend of mine, in Older Son's class is pregnant - age 43 - and her husband is 73.  As a result they're now getting some media coverage and Older Son came home from school with the question 'is it more important to have a new baby brother or to be on TV?'.  Anyone who has been reading this blog for some time knows my views: the media attention is great, but will only be short-lived, and given the choice between a healthy baby and TV, there is no choice.

However I have to admit to excitement today when the journalist writing me up for Woman asked whether she needed to stir them into action, and also to having interest from a French women's magazine - based on the slender link that I worked in France for about 6 months in 1994!  So we may be going international.... I've also had a 'no thanks but can we keep your details' email from a magazine to whom I submitted a draft article, so positive vibes on the writing front again.

Meanwhile judging from the noises and faint wafts coming from Baby Son's bottom, I think I have something more earthy to deal with.  Adieu for now!