Gender Ambiguity

We have had a baby boy for five and a half years. Girls are few and far between on both sides of the family and despite the fact the there is no question that Charlotte is a girl. Vicky, myself, Vicky's parents and her aunts all keep calling her he and him. I'm sure we will get it right soon. Sorry Charlotte!

The week in pictures....

Some people will tell you that a picture tells a thousand words, well this week has been to big for just one picture so hopfully 25 will do it some justice.

What a week!

The last week has been hectic; in fact I would say that frantic is probably a bit more reflective of how things have been.

On Wednesday Chris had his first day at school. Wednesday morning had him more excited than Christmas day and frantic to get to school as soon as possible! Once there he obviously felt very at home and found it much easier to trot off into the classroom on his own than Vicky and I found it leaving him there. Vicky balled her eyes out but tried not to let Chris see in case he got cold feet (I don’t think this was likely). A nice reassuring touch at the school was the teary mum kit they had on hand. It was a small plastic bag containing a tissue, teabag, instant coffee and a note letting us know that most people feel this way, they are just as keen to see your child do well and let you have a chance to relax until the end of the school day!

Once Chris was back home tucked up in bed thoroughly exhausted from his first day Vicky relaxed and on came labour only 10 days late. The midwives had told us they think that because Vicky was so keen to see Christopher’s first day at school she kept stopping her labour. Anyway a quick call to the in laws and a short drive to the hospital saw us arrive at the delivery suite by 1am. By 3.56am we had a beautiful baby girl and by 4pm the same day Vicky, Chris, Charlotte and myself were at home. Frantic hardly describes it but somehow it all felt very right and we all managed to stay calm all the way through the week.

45 min after the birth...

No more waiting!

Finally and only ten days late! we have a baby girl. Both mother and baby are doing very well all things considered. She was born less than 40 mins ago and is already tucking into her first meal. She has not been checked out and weighed yet so I can't tell you the weight. Vicky got her wish and made it through on just gas and air. I am a very proud husband and father!

Are we nearly there yet

Wait for the baby to come.

Number 2 is on the way

Well its a bit of a short post for a big thing but Vicky is pregnant and has now passed that all important 12 week stage. Christopher is very excited and we took him along for the first scan today! We went to a clinic the specialise in pregnancy scans, who had what I can only describe as some very cool gear (42" Plasma Display to watch the scan on). Any way suffice it to say that after the various measurements etc were taken the doctor was able to confirm that it is definitely a baby and all indicators point to a healthy one at that.