Testing
The other day I blogged about my private scan, and the joy of it, but also my misgivings about the way private healthcare uses fearmongering to boost profits - in this instance, by telling pregnant...
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16 Weeks
Time for another monthly bump pic. Well, 4-weekly. Ish. Week 12 turned out to be almost-week-13 and this is week 16-and-a-bit. It seems so strange to think that I'm almost four months along. Every day...
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Someone once told me that their overriding experience of pregnancy was going hither and yon with a handbag full of wee, ready to give to whoever asked for it next.At the moment I'd say there are quite...
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20 Weeks
My 20 week scan was a couple of weeks ago and everything was more or less exactly as it should be. Here's the picture:The scan took quite a bit longer than the 12-week one, but it wasn't really a...
View ArticleNot 24 weeks
I don't know if anyone was watching closely enough to notice, but there has been no 24 week update, and there is also no 24 week picture, and now I am just over 27 weeks pregnant.This is largely...
View ArticleStairlift
I've been supposed to have a stairlift for quite some time now. But what with the insecurity of living in a rented house, and sharing that house with a non-disabled person who likes to run up and down...
View ArticleWheelchairs
As most people who know me are aware, I currently have Alber E-Motion M15 power assisted wheels and I have loved them for every minute of the five years I've had them.I was incredibly fortunate to get...
View ArticleAn Update
In my last few posts, I talked about three major obstacles to the baby preparations.One was the difficulties of getting assessed for a suitable wheelchair. After my last post, a number of people gave...
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The Nursery
I don't want to give the impression that this pregnancy is all about doom, gloom and disappointment about disability-related problems. One of the most enjoyable things that we've done has been to...
View ArticlePhew!
Excellent news this week - Social Services have managed to put a care package in place for me as I transition to parenthood.The remaining three weeks of pregnancy (plus the two weeks of Steve's...
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Introducing Jamie
As planned, the bump was delivered to babyhood in mid-October. Internet, meet Jamie.Born weighing 7lbs, he's healthy and happy. And perfect. Of course he's perfect. He has perfect ears and perfect long...
View ArticleNoises
Noises that Jamie seems to like: - Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, etc - The voice of the person on whose chest he is being held - White noise (eg roomba, Ewan the Dream Sheep)Noises that don't seem...
View ArticleCaesarean
Jamie was born by planned caesarean.It was an odd decision to try to make. My condition isn't such that the medical professionals involved were insisting that a c-section was the only way to go, but...
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Optimistically, 1/52
For quite some time now I've been enjoying Carie's 52 Project photos - one photo a week of each of her children. She's doing it again this year and asked if anyone else wanted to join in.Truth be told,...
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2/52
This week's photo is of Jamie in his crib by our bedside.When we brought him home from the hospital, he looked absolutely tiny in here. With his feet at the foot of the crib as per the safer sleeping...
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3/52
This week's photo is of Jamie having a cuddle with his daddy.In the mornings, the Jamie-shaped alarm clock wakes up and has his overnight nappy changed, followed by First Breakfast (of breastmilk)....
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4/52
Slightly late due to assorted family catastrophes... but this week's photo is another sleepy one. Well, sort of.As you can probably see, Jamie is in fact wide awake.This week was the beginning of the...
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5/52
A more wakeful photo this week. Look at that head control!At our antenatal classes we were asked to consider what attributes we would like our unborn babies to inherit/learn from our partners. I said...
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6/52
For me, this week's picture perfectly encapsulates what Jamie is like at 3 - 4 months. Awake, alert, content, thumb in mouth, eyes wide open, and just a glint of amusement. I still can't say that he...
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7/52 and 8/52
A late update for week 7 on account of illness. After a couple of weeks of soldiering along with what seemed like every cold going, I developed a full-on chest infection with a few less-than-pleasant...
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