Nathan was a pleasure to look after today, he was in such a good mood. The weather was a bit cooler, which may have had something to do with it.

We've got the sat monitor on Nathan again tonight, to see what his oxygen levels are like without extra oxygen. The really good news is that we've managed to turn the beep (that it made every three minutes) off.

Nan and Roy came to visit today. Nathan laughed all day. That rolling belly laugh of his.

He didn't sleep much though, and by an extraordinary feat of timing the lad collapsed into a heap forty five minutes before bedtime. When he woke up half an hour later, he was as wide awake as a Nathan could be. He sat up in his bath and everything. Didn't want to go to sleep though.

Dad was eating grapes yesterday and decided to peel a grape and give it to the lad to suck. He didn't count on Nathan biting it in two. Now that's big enough to choke Nathan, and to there was some relief when the half-grape was spat out again.

Another hot day. Great for adults, not so great for babies. Nathan drank lots, but fought sleep so successfully throughout the afternoon that by bedtime he was frazzled.

The lad has learned the trick of holding on while he's being carried, although if he sees anything of interest he's off after it. This is especially spectacular. If the item of interest is behind him then Nathan attempts a backflip.

Yet another too-hot day, even with a thunderstorm thrown in, was spent in the coolest part of the house, which wasn't very cool.

Nathan had pains today, for which Calpol eventually had to be administered. His hernias have been looking fine recently, so perhaps it was common or garden tummy ache.

Granny noticed that the lad now throws his arms out when he sees he's going to be (or wants to be) picked up. Sometimes as parents we're too close to see these changes.

Another too-hot day for Nathan. In the end a light t-shirt proved more cooling than just a nappy, as he felt less clammy in it.

Last night Nathan was monitored once again for oxygen saturation in his blood. We had a quick peek at the readings before they went off to the doctors, and it looks like the lad hardly went below 95% and never below 90%. Here's hoping for an oxygen free baby in the near future.

Nathan gave us a bit of a fright this morning after breakfast. He started repeatedly turning his head to his right and squeezing his eyes shut in what looked horribly like a fit. He didn't do it when horizontal, only when sitting up. As it happened today was the day for Nathan's now monthly visit to the nurse. She asked if he was tired at the time, and yes he was. He had been awake for almost three hours and went to sleep almost immediately afterwards. She said that this wasn't uncommon in babies, and that it was because he was so tired.

In the meantime that scare story about Ready Brek was too much. We've bought some oats with no salt added, guaranteed.

Nathan was weighed today. He's now 6.36kg (14lb 0oz). The nurse said that in this hot weather she'd seen three babies lose weight this week.

Nathan had his first taste of sardines today and liked it. Apparently they contain a lot of calcium. He's also getting used to eating food with lumps in, albeit very slowly.

We had a pretty rough night last night. Nathan woke up every forty five minutes or so, and by four O'clock he was wide awake.

This afternoon saw the return of the milky bar kid. Nathan decided he didn't want to eat, he wanted to drink milk instead.

The news was full of a baby who died (allegedly) of too much salt after being fed (they said) mashed potatoes, gravy, and Ready Brek. Well Nathan gets Ready Brek and although this baby was under four months old it's still a cautionary tale.