It's been a while since my last post and alas this will be a short affair.
Last week Dad, J, myself and Mum busted a gut to refit our kitchen. it was not without drama, frustation or argument but it is mostly done. The kitchen itself is fully functioning and Fi and I are left to decorate. Given our past record, this will take us some time but we'll get there in the end. So here's a big public thankyou to everyone who helped. Nice one.
Other news now. Fi is doing very well. We go to see the midwife for the 24 week appointment next Thursday. Junior is moving around quite a lot now. The first time I felt a movement saw my midset change - this is really going to happen!
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
20 Week Scan
So after 20 weeks of incubation, here are the first pictures of our first-to-be-born. I'm told by the ultrasound nurse (I'm sure they have a better title than that) that the head is on the left hand side of all the pictures
Watching the ultrasound nurse (I'll call her USN from now on) in action was fascinating as she measured, checked and re-checked things. I say 'things' because it really is difficult to make out what the heck you are looking at. The heart was reasonably obvious as it pounded away, the spine was quite clear as were the wiggling legs, but that was really it. I frequently mistook the torso for the head and vice-versa. I'm sure anyone else who's gone through this would second my observations.
Needless to say, Fi and I are both thrilled. Thankfully everything is fine at the moment with mother and child so the final question that we wanted to ask was the sex of Baby. Apparently the little blighter had 'flashed' USN a few times and when we asked her she confirmed it was going to be a boy (or at least confirmed as much as they can). Classy lad it would seem! Next Baby appointment is in 4 weeks with the midwife so more news then.
The Bank Holiday weekend was spent camping in Burnbake Farm near Corfe Castle in Dorset. It's a great part of England and somewhere I'd spend many of my childhood holidays, so much of it is familiar. The normal gang was there plus the welcome addition of Becky, Rachs's sister along with her tent 'Bernie'. The weather on Sunday and Monday was excellent and the highlight for me was the boat trip from Swanage, skillfully mapped by Paul on his shiny new handheld GPS!
I'll post the photos at a later time.
Watching the ultrasound nurse (I'll call her USN from now on) in action was fascinating as she measured, checked and re-checked things. I say 'things' because it really is difficult to make out what the heck you are looking at. The heart was reasonably obvious as it pounded away, the spine was quite clear as were the wiggling legs, but that was really it. I frequently mistook the torso for the head and vice-versa. I'm sure anyone else who's gone through this would second my observations.
Needless to say, Fi and I are both thrilled. Thankfully everything is fine at the moment with mother and child so the final question that we wanted to ask was the sex of Baby. Apparently the little blighter had 'flashed' USN a few times and when we asked her she confirmed it was going to be a boy (or at least confirmed as much as they can). Classy lad it would seem! Next Baby appointment is in 4 weeks with the midwife so more news then.
The Bank Holiday weekend was spent camping in Burnbake Farm near Corfe Castle in Dorset. It's a great part of England and somewhere I'd spend many of my childhood holidays, so much of it is familiar. The normal gang was there plus the welcome addition of Becky, Rachs's sister along with her tent 'Bernie'. The weather on Sunday and Monday was excellent and the highlight for me was the boat trip from Swanage, skillfully mapped by Paul on his shiny new handheld GPS!
I'll post the photos at a later time.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Ultrasound
Just a quick update to tell you all that we have our 20 week ultrasound on May 3rd. If at all possible, we are going to find out the sex...
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Congratulations all round
Just a quick post to publicly congratulate my Brother Jason and his Girlfriend Marie. They announced their engagement on Tuesday. Early plans are for a wedding next year.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Cav and Pag
Fi's Birthday weekend was a pleasant affair. Saturday night turned out to be a Karaoke-fest. It is with some misfortune that we have in our possession both the 'Singstar' games for the Playstation 2. The songs are mostly bouncy pop tunes from the charts but there are some classics there too keep the oldies interested!! Anyway, that went on until 1am(ish), by that time, our collective old age had got the better of us.
We had a good old family lunch on Sunday and followed it up with a trip to the Cinema to see 'Hitch' - an entertaining flick.
With Monday being Fi's actual Birthday, we both had the day off. Given that we've been member of the National Trust for some time now, we decided to go to Dunster Castle near Minehead. It turned out to be a good decision and I would recommend it to anyone who happens to find themselves in that part of England. In the Evening, we had a great meal in The Moon and Sixpence. It's a bit of a Bath favourite, but the first time we had been there and it was fantastic!
The Powergen Cup was last Saturday and Bath were in the final for the first time since 1996. We all had high hopes, not least because we were playing bottom of the Premiership Leeds Tykes. Sadly, we weren't good enough on the day and lost 20-12 despite dominating for much of the game. At least I didn't waste money on the ticket though!
I mock, but would've gone given half the chance, but as luck would have it we had booked tickets to see Mascagni's Cavallaria Rusticana and Leoncavalla's Pagliacci at the Bristol Hippodrome many moons ago. In contrast to the Rugby, the Opera(s) were excellent, especially as we somehow managed to get front row seats! Cavallaria Rusticana holds a particularly special place in our hearts as the Intermezzo was played as we signed the register at our wedding. The live performance was unforgettable.
We had a good old family lunch on Sunday and followed it up with a trip to the Cinema to see 'Hitch' - an entertaining flick.
With Monday being Fi's actual Birthday, we both had the day off. Given that we've been member of the National Trust for some time now, we decided to go to Dunster Castle near Minehead. It turned out to be a good decision and I would recommend it to anyone who happens to find themselves in that part of England. In the Evening, we had a great meal in The Moon and Sixpence. It's a bit of a Bath favourite, but the first time we had been there and it was fantastic!
The Powergen Cup was last Saturday and Bath were in the final for the first time since 1996. We all had high hopes, not least because we were playing bottom of the Premiership Leeds Tykes. Sadly, we weren't good enough on the day and lost 20-12 despite dominating for much of the game. At least I didn't waste money on the ticket though!
I mock, but would've gone given half the chance, but as luck would have it we had booked tickets to see Mascagni's Cavallaria Rusticana and Leoncavalla's Pagliacci at the Bristol Hippodrome many moons ago. In contrast to the Rugby, the Opera(s) were excellent, especially as we somehow managed to get front row seats! Cavallaria Rusticana holds a particularly special place in our hearts as the Intermezzo was played as we signed the register at our wedding. The live performance was unforgettable.
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