Four weeks old today!

Another week has gone by... Edward's eye is finally better, although only started looking normal again yesterday. He had a longer sleep last night, after cluster feeding all evening, and waking up for a last feed at about 10.30pm, he then slept until about 4.30am. He seems bigger every day (which he obviously is!) and doesn't feel like a newborn at all any more. The birth seems very much a distant memory now - four weeks doesn't sound very long, but it seems like an age!

Elizabeth's behaviour is still very challenging. I had a horrible day yesterday, where her behaviour was just awful - really purposefully difficult and hard to 'like' her when she's behaving like that. We're persisting with the sticker charts for good behaviour, but the stickers are few and far between at the moment! I'm not happy with who I'm becoming though - forever having to tell her 'No' and stopping her from doing things. I feel sorry for Edward too, as he'll hear a lot more negativity around him than she ever did at his age.

I opened a savings account for him two days ago, exactly the same as we did for Elizabeth but slightly more organised. Halifax Save4It - opened it over the phone, then took his birth certificate into the branch to confirm details and pay in his first savings yesterday. That trip to the shops marked something of a landmark as I took him in the Hug-a-bub and pushed her in the buggy which was infinitely less stressful than having her exhibiting her 'naughty behaviour' when I can't catch her!

We've been to the library today, went to group on Tuesday, but other than that its been a quiet week. Dad has been having major work done in the garden - to put up decking - so I haven't seen or heard from him all week. Haven't heard from my sister either - all quiet! Our thoughts have turned to holidays, and at the moment we're trying to decide whether to go to the cottage we went to last year for two weeks, or whether to try somewhere new. The fact that we're already going to Devon for a week with my family in July is putting me off going there for another two weeks, particularly as we've been to the same place for the last three years... but then again going somewhere new carries risks! I've identified a website (Babyfriendlyboltholes) which specialises in, strangely enough, baby friendly properties, and have identified one near Woodbridge in Suffolk, so still near to beaches, not tacky, and with the added bonus of having hens to feed/collect eggs from for Elizabeth, and a lake etc in the grounds, although the cottage is smaller. Not sure what we'll end up doing, but we'll have to act fast!

They are both asleep at the moment, so I'm looking forward to the weekend. Ready meal tonight when husband gets in, then an evening of tv and feeding, then hopefully a better day tomorrow with him to help out.