Baby Talk

Mali spouted some great one through the pregnancy and since Alex's arrival. Here are a few -

- After hearing me say something about the baby being in water whilst pregnant Mali would often ask 'Baby sister swimming at the beach?"

- Mali kept grabbing my hand and pushing it on my stomach and saying "you push baby sister out your hole".

- When she arrived at the hospital to see Alex for the first time see exclaimed "yay, mummy pushed baby sister out her hole!!"

- Seeing me feed Alex for the first time, " Baby sister drink from your boobies? Baby sister drink from your nipples? You got sippy cup in there?"

- Mali often asks if baby is drinking milk or water. She is convinced there is milk in one breast and water in the other.

The wait is long over

Yep, been busy....that and I hate typing one handed, but Alex made her debut on the 13th of July. Here's the generic story posted everywhere to avoid typing it out a million times:

Strong contractions started on Wednesday the 9^th. They didn’t form a pattern and when they did it was at intervals of 20 minutes most of the time. By Sunday morning I was so tired I decided to call the hospital and go in and be checked.

We dropped Mali off at my mums and arrived at the hospital at 12:30pm. I was sure they would send us home but was hoping that an internal might move things along a little. The contractions were about 6 minutes apart in the car but once I was hooked up to the monitor I only had 4 in the hour. The midwife did an internal at 1:30pm and I was surprisingly 5 cm and her head was right there. She swept my membranes and told me I was staying and to just keep moving around to get the contractions going.

The contractions went to every 4 minutes almost immediately. I labored in the shower for awhile and at 4pm I asked her to check me again and I was7-8cm dilated. I cried because with Mali it took 3 hours from 7 cm an I was in a lot of pain already.

At 5pm the midwife asked if I would like her to break my waters to speed things up. I agreed and as soon as I turned around on the bed I felt the urge to push. Next thing the baby's head is out with the bag of waters intact. The midwife broke the bag as another walked in the room and made some comment about a cord. She slipped the cord over the baby's head and I pushed once more and she was out.

Alexandria Lindy was born at 5:04pm weighing 6lb5oz and 49.5cm long.

Still waiting

On your comments people!!
I guess I was misinformed and no one reads this. Oh well, I will type away anyway.

I'm also still waiting on this new baby. I don't think she got the memo about being due on the 10th. Its the 12th already, Ive been having contractions since the 9th and still nothing. I'm in Pain, people, PAIN!!!!

Lucky the little suckers are cute and that tends to convince you its a good idea to do it all again. Oh, and the hormones that make you forget the PAIN!!!

Im hoping my next post will be some wonderful birth story with yummy baby pictures

Attention People

It has come to my attention that there are actually a few people that read my blog.

If you read it, leave a comment people! Its really not hard and it makes me feel loved, well it at least encourages me to write a bit more.

I dont care if you comment with a link to your own blog, I will even put it on my blogroll, but make sure you add me too.

Attention seeking much?

Treasure hunting

I just thought I would share this interesting Blog I found through Ashley's Closet (yes, she is brilliant, you should all go read her blog!!). Its about a guy who decides to search for German war bunkers in his garden in Jersey. Its a good read and its recent, so you can read the last months worth of material and then keep following.