Some Sunshine Snaps

Here are some snaps of Sunshine whilst we were still in the hospital...

And one of Sunshine on her favorite sleeping place...

Beauty has a name...

...and it is Sunshine Ann Joy. :)

Hoorah! She's here!

So I think that the curry must have done the trick...Peter and I have a gorgeous daughter (her name to be revealed shortly - btw we have chosen one!)...after starting regular contractions on Wednesday evening (which then subsided around bedtime) the full force of them was realised on Thursday morning...after a sleepless night and dispatching Peter to work at 830am....I decided that I'd had enough and that it was time to go to the hospital!
The midwife who helped me out for the first part of the labour was impressed that I had managed to get 4cm dilated and fully effaced before giving in! (Sorry if this is too much information). I managed to get through the labour with entonox and a shot of pethidine...
Baby Allen arrived at 1835 hrs on Thursday weighing in at 9lb 4.5oz with a head circumference of 37cm (and if that doesn't make your eyes water I don't know what will!!
All I can say now is that it's lovely to be back at home in the peace and quiet away from the wards, other peoples babies and the cleaners! Now the fun begins...

Curry...

Last night we had a curry...well Peter went for a mild biryani and I had a prawn dhansak...there's a bit left so I'll have that for my lunch today...I think I have been having a few mild contractions (probably just Braxton Hicks)...but I don't want to jinx it...could be days yet!

Ho hum...

Nothing yet...I don't think Junior has the slightest interest in coming out yet! Decided to start on the Raspberry Leaf Capsules (Thanks Katie!)
I did find out from the midwife that 2 of the other ladies in my ante-natal class have delivered though...Debbie (due last week - so on time I guess) and Sarah (who wasn't due for a few weeks yet!)...

Picture of Lucy

My brother has just sent me a picture of Lucy at 6 weeks...a very special little lady. :)

Nicola & Robs Wedding

Peter's niece, Nicola, got married today to Rob at a lovely venue near Bristol (Coombe Lodge, Blagdon). It was a lovely day (but a bit chilly) and Nicola loooked gorgeous in her dress...it's the first time many people had ever seen her in a dress...even Rob! We took a few photos after the service and they can be seen here...
One of the advantages of having a new camera meant that we could lend Jenny (another niece) one of the older ones...the photos that she took can be seen here...
The party went on 'til gone midnight...but I bailed early...the disco did sound good (from the music which permeated my sleepiness!)...

Camera shopping

Hooray for the internet...well for A J Purdy & Co tomorrow we should have our new camera! As a side note a big "Boooooooooo" for InternetDirect.co.uk (formerly InternetCamerasDirect)(I'm not going to hyperlink them)...we used them before to get our other digi-cams and they were good...but since then they've been taken over by a French company and the service and information provided was rubbish...I placed an order on the 31st August and after 3 weeks of having our money no joy. I finally managed to get the order cancelled today...
So, a big thumbs up for my new camera hero A J Purdy & Co...we even got a better package for less money!

Crafty...

This morning I made a new lampshade for the nursery...nothing too fancy just one to match the curtains...and after all it gave me something to do :)

Waddling @ Wisley

In an effort to get out of the house on a nice day for some fresh air and exercise, Peter and I went to the RHS gardens at Wisley. I'm into full waddle mode so we didn't manage to cover the full 240 acres! We found some giant 'rhubarb'...


It was a lovely day and there was a sculpture trail organised by the Surrey Sculpture Society..It cetainly made for an interesting walk around the lovely gardens. Here are some of the sculpture we quite liked:





I think we'll be making some more visits there as it's a nice relaxing place to wander...hopefully Jnr will enjoy it in the spring too :).

Yay - Pram has arrived

Hooray! After what seems like an age, Juniors travel system has arrived... I've spent most of the morning assembling and dismantling the pushchair and matrix bits...the only thing which stopped me playing was the need for food!

More playing later when Peter comes home with the car...we can practice putting the seat in and out in all the different modes :)

I'm really pleased with the co-ordinating bag as it has a built in change mat...I guess time will tell if I'm still pleased with that feature in a couple of months! :)