Colic!

We reached eight weeks! Ellie has been putting on weight really well. Last week she gained 9oz, much to the surprise of our health visitor. She’s now 7lbs 15oz and filling out nicely. The last week and a half have been challenging. Ellie has been colicky and is spending lots of time crying. Actually, she’s spending a lot of time shrieking. Seeing her in such discomfort is hard to bear sometimes. But I hear that a lot of babies go through it and that means a lot of parents do too. It should be over in a month’s time. Before you write to me in droves telling me how to solve colic, (Infacol, Dentinox, Gripe Water, Colief, essence of dried toad etc.) let me reassure you that we’ve tried everything. We’ve seen the doctor and everything that we can do we have done. Perhaps reconstituted aardvark juice helps for some babies but not ours.

You may guess from my (more than usually) sarcastic tone that we’ve been given a lot of conflicting and annoying advice recently. However, I really shouldn’t complain too much. People are so keen to help out when there’s a new  baby around. I’ve been overwhelmed by kindness since Ellie was born. People have made us meals and cakes. They’ve given up hours of their time to support us. And the presents … my goodness. Ellie will be the best dressed baby in Bury St Edmunds for the next 12 months! Our church family have been invaluable. We’re so grateful for all that people have done for us. I hope that I will be able to support other new mums in future years in the same way. If you were a part of this then THANK-YOU! I hope to write individual cards some time in the next decade or at least before Ellie leaves home!

Haven’t been able to take too many photos because I don’t want to have dozens of shots of her crying. But here are a few nice ones.

Sleeping on Daddy

Butter wouldn’t melt in my mouth

Sitting on Mama’s chair

Polka-dot pinafore

Playing with Daddy

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