What I like about our LOs is that they are small enough for a proper cuddle with mummy! My OH is very good with Finn, but LO will still look over at mummy and smile such big smiles and when he is teething (it breaks my heart!), he still wants mummy's arms and cuddles!
The cats are pretty good with LO; the smaller cat (Daphne) is the daughter of my older cat, Sabrina, and I have had S since she was 10 wks and D since the day she was born, and she (D) is my baby -- she sleeps on the bed and curls up on me and/or under my left arm, so I was worried when LO was born. However, since OH has LO twice a week, Daphne can still come in and cuddle twice a week, AND although LO's cot is in our room, neither cat has ever shown an interest in the moses basket or cot (e.g. jumping in), so in the morning, I do open the door (myself dozing) and D will come and jump on my bed for a cuddle, but aside from staring at LO in the beginning, no problems (not at night, tho -- just because I couldn't 'see' if anything was about to happen!). Finn loves the smaller cat, but only now, is smiling at the big cat. I will hold him to 'pet' the cats, but he tries to grab, so the big cat will move away, I do show 'gentle, gentle' petting, but better to not allow the attack of the baby (he grabs my hair, my glasses, etc.).
Glad to hear about poop-age, kosh -- now that Lo is weaning and we've stopped colief, LO's poos are almost like adult poops (much easier to clean, but so much smeller!)
we're hopeful that Lo will sttn from about 8pm to?, but as he is teething, we are prepared for a 12am/1am wake-up, but to be fair to LO, he does sleep for another few hours after a mid-sleep wake-up....as for me, I used to take medication for depression, which was mainly sleeping tablets, and as I want to be alert just in case for Lo, I only take a half-dose (it relaxes me and sometimes that is enough), but with the bright mornings, I wake up when the sun comes up. In Ireland, we have long summer days (4am-10pm sunlight), but the reverse in winter (8am-4pm sunlight) and even though I have lived here (UK since 1994) since 1999, I still can't get used to such extremes (born and raised east coast of USA); in fact, my GP thinks my depression (worse in winter) is more seasonal adjustment disorder than pure depression, so have to do light therapy in the winter - LOL! My depression is also somewhat linked to events, e.g. death in the family, mc, etc., -- it just takes me longer to 'get happy' again, if that makes sense. The first few months after LO was born were hard, but it was hormonal and sleep deprivation, and feel fine mainly now (yeah!)
anyway, enough for me! off to read Vogue and relax a little as it's OH's night with LO!
best wishes
! Maybe because my husband is at home and he can help out. But anyways , you LO will go back to sleep in her bed you will see
. Sometimes they just want some loving and so do we 
xx
don't know what to suggest as we do co-sleep. are we the only ones? there is no way I'd survive otherwise! 
