day 7

Oliver is one week old today! it has gone so fast already. He has been a dream today, feeding and settling straight away. We did Christmas brunch & pressies with paul's family today as they won't be around Christmas day. The girls organised and cooked up a yummy spread of fruit and pancakes and eggs, bacon, hash browns - the works, really fantastic. We all got very spoilt with gifts, Oliver slept through it all tho so there were a few missed cuddles but I won't wake a him when he is asleep as that's one of the things they stressed to us not to do, he is so little so not a good thing to be overstimulated anyway. He has newborn rash at the moment, It is totally normal but as a new mum still makes me worry. I am needing less pain relief now but am still very tender, It will take me quite a few weeks to get back on track. Paul has been fantastic, he is really there when I need him & so good with Oliver. I am really really looking forward to spending Christmas day just the three of us which will be really special. Mum & Dad have bought us a beautiful hamper full of Christmas goodies and we are going to do a glazed ham & just eat and sleep and laze about with our gorgeous son. We haven't had much chance to do that since he was born with paul working and visitors coming and going, these hazy early days are so special and they grow so quickly, I'm not ready to share him around just yet I want this time all to ourselves.