Long time inbetween drinks...

Its been a long time in between drinks....literally.

Had my Xmas girl lunch this week it was so nice to frock up and have a few too many drinks, the girls told me how much they loved my blog so I'm inspired to write again, thanks ladies!!

Duke is now 8 months and he is now getting around on all 4s, holding himself up in push up position , clapping his hands, pulling himself up to standing position when you hold your hands out and just learning to wave.

Pooch and him have discovered one another and now love each other...especially Pooch underneath the highchair at dinner time. Duke is learning to be "gentle" as he can pull out little handfuls of pooch's hair!

He also just cut his first tooth which came with a 2 day, 38 degree temperature and the routine I have come so accustom too has stopped and we now have a different kid- sleeping dramas and whinging....hope its just a stage or can I blame it on teething??!!

THE RASH , THE TOOTH

The other day waking up at 11.30am from his morning sleep, Duke decided not to go down for his arvo sleep which he never did before as he loves his sleeps. ...he also developed a rash on his forehead and back so I rang the nurse at health direct (1800 022 222) and she said it was "Roaslie rash" http://www.drgreene.com/21_1173.html

which is common and contagious rash like a cold sore and had to just run its course....she assured me that Meningcoccol rash was purple/red and doesn't go away when you press down on it with a glass, which I needed to hear.

Duke was hysterical and crying at 6.30pm, wouldn't take his bottle and we had to drive the streets to get him too sleep....8pm finally he was asleep, he had been up for 81/2 hours poor man! he woke up 4 times that night and looked like he was in pain...what is is TEETH??? RASH?? Can't wait till he can talk and tell me what is bothering him!

Thank god the rash is gone after day 3 as the nurse said but last night he went down fine but wouldn't sleep from 12- 3am and just cried and rolled around his cot....we have both been napping today, I thought it was suppose to get easier- last night was the worst night even since he was a baby!!

Since the bottom tooth has appeared so has this little high pitched whinge which has caused him to have a husky cry for 3 days, not taking his bottles and this new thing with his bottom lip breathing in he sucks it in then pushes it out....not sure what that is?

So with the tooth and rash I'm thinking this is has been a BAD COMBO that has caused some serious sleep disruption and a sooky bub which we are not used too. We have been blessed with such a easy baby until now...patience is being tested.

I am also changing his routine too....trying to get him to have his morning nap at 9-9.30am instead of 8am and his arvo sleep 1- 1.30 instead of 12.30.

Duke has been refusing his bottle before bed then waking up so upset 2 hours later as he's starving so we are feeding him his solid dinner at 4.30 instead of 5pm and putting his bed time to 7pm instead of 6.30pm in hope for sleeping until later than 5am.

Not having daylight saving has been so hard is anyone else out there over not having it....its light and the birds are up @ 4.30am....why did we vote it out??!!

Will promie to update more often...stay tuned as I hope to say Duke has a turn around in the sleeping department!!!

Love Soph + Duke

PS Good Luck to Tania and Panda with the safe arrivals xxx