Mum's Cold

Once upon a time we used to make fun of my Mother. "Mum's cold, put on a jersey" we used to say. Our mother has always been a fairly cold person, she was always trying to get us to put on another layer or turn up the heating. It used to be a huge joke in our household, and now, the tables have turned and I understand EXACTLY where she was coming from.

Katelyn is a very hot baby. She is always warm and cosy. At night when I pull the duvet up to my ears trying to keep warm and cosy, I jump up, run into her room and put another blanket on her. Without fail the next time she wakes up she'll be sweating, poor thing! There is just something about putting a baby to bed and pulling up the covers to tuck them in. Even when its 30 degrees outside!

I would spend all night getting up and either pulling covers off or putting them on according to how I was feeling at the time. (it doesn't help that the temperatures seem to change so much through the night either!) To try and put a stop to this madness, I went on-line and bought her a new sleeping bag that brags it is all a baby needs all night, all year round. You just have to gauge what they wear underneath as the seasons change. It is supposed to keep them cool in summer and cosy in winter. (Provided the room temp is between 18 and 24 degrees) It does work, however, I"M Cold, so I chuck another blanket over the top. Poor baby, I think she has just learned to deal with the fact that she will sweat no matter what! I bet she can't wait for winter!

Katelyn in her sleeping bag


On another note my cheeky little monkey is dragging herself all over the place now. If she sees something she wants she'll go get it, leopard crawling with all arms and legs moving at pace (not actually getting there as fast as she's moving of course!)She is so amazing how quickly she learns and picks things up, we really need to be careful what we do in front of her as she has already learned to open cupboards and draws and to flick the switch on the plug sockets! (EEEK!) Luckily our lounge is sunken and she can't get into any other rooms, I can sort of contain her and clear the area- until she starts climbing then we will have a whole new dilemma on our hands with stairs and tiles!!!