Ben settled nicely to bed tonight.

Jon didn’t.

Jon managed to wake up Ben just before falling asleep.

Ben still awake 2 hours later :(

Jon’s been a little terror the last few days. It’s driving us crazy whilst at the same time, we are very aware that his feelings must be in turmoil. On the plus side, he’s wonderful towards Ben still, it’s just us that he’s taking it out on!

Mum & Dad visited today with Brenda. Also, Jen, Leah and Jack turned up. All to see little Ben :) I haven’t seen Brenda in years! 1996 was the last time I think and it was good to see her again.

Unfortunately due to traffic on the M5 everyone was late. As a result Jon didn’t get to spend much time with Leah & Jack before nursery and they had to go home shortly after he came out. Hopefully we’ll meet up with them again soon for a longer time.

That’s the best thing that can be said about today…

It was hot and both kids were fractious with Ben not sleeping when we would have preferred him to and Jon acting up cos Ben was getting attention rather than him! All in all, not the best day, though last night went very well with Ben going back to sleep after his feeds very quietly :)

Today was a good day. We have started organising Ben’s day and as a result he’s eaten well, slept well and had some awake time today. I am hopeful that this will continue tonight (except the awake bit!)

A couple of things have gone wrong today. Firstly, my new shoes have broken :( A bit of the top leather has peeled away, so they need to be sent back to be replaced. Then the Micra’s rear door is refusing to close. It looks like the latch has gone wrong somehow. I’ll try and pull it out and have a look this evening, otherwise, it’s a case of taking it to the garage with the related expenses :(

Another year passes. This year I had a celebratory glass of water! Somehow, having a 5 day old baby in the house has made having a special day to myself out of the question :)

The visitor parade has started :) Jacky and Sam came over to see Ben (and Jon of course!)

Jon to nursery today and I did chores :)