ISN’T SHE AMAZING?

Could apply to both mother and daughter! Born 3.03 Saturday afternoon. Weight 6 pounds 8 ounces!  O

HERE WE GO..

As of about 6 this morning, we are broadcasting from new cross hospital.  Well I say broadcasting,

IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN…

So many things have happened since my last blog update…here goes….This weekend we went a

 

ISN’T SHE AMAZING?

April 21, 2012 in Bambini

Could apply to both mother and daughter! Born 3.03 Saturday afternoon. Weight 6 pounds 8 ounces!  One hour delivery, 19 hours from first real contraction later.  I’ll say that again…  She went from 2cm to birth in an hour! And only on gas and air, my wife is double hard and I will never let her forget just how strong she is.  Both are doing well and enjoying some great cuddles. Name to be decided, some corkers but nothing definate just yet.  I think heather has been awake since four in the morning Friday so is rightly knackered.  We are over the moon!

UPDATE NEXT MORNING: Please welcome Oliva Ann Clarke-Trevis!!!!

HERE WE GO..

April 21, 2012 in Bambini

As of about 6 this morning, we are broadcasting from new cross hospital.  Well I say broadcasting, every time I need the loo I drop something on Twitter….mother and baby doing fine so far!

IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN…

April 4, 2012 in Bambini

So many things have happened since my last blog update…here goes….This weekend we went around New Cross Hospital for a tour and a water birth class.  We heard the sound of a baby being born, very emotional! And in between all that we have all worked tirelessly to get the upstairs bathroom tiled, grouted, floor laid, plasterboarded and cleaned up. Little BreatherI also visited Dundee for two days on business last week and Derby yesterday (also on business).  Heather had her baby shower – which was apparently amazing – the amount of gifts was just incredible.  This child better be a girl or else he will have to wear a lot of pink!!! Today we met the midwife and talked about the birth plan and all that good stuff.  Nothing out of the ordinary to report there, a nice boring pregnancy so far. And finally today I have a day off and it feels like the first time in weeks that I’ve had time to look up and take a little breather.  An Airplane II: The sequel joke for you there…It has been relentless both at home and at work but it’s nothing compared to the joy and exhaustion that my lovely wife is feeling, now having a year away from Wolverhampton City centre and concentrating on baking the baby for a few more weeks.  I have the downstairs bathroom to do next, door frames to fit (we have no doors anywhere currently), doors to fit, refit the shower upstairs, create a guest room in all this mess ready for the stream of US family this summer and somewhere in all that, find the time to sleep!  And the countdown says 27 days before the baby comes…better get back to it.  See you next time I come up for air!…Dive, dive, dive….

AND HERE IT IS…

March 14, 2012 in Bambini

As promised an online tool to get the babies weight!  This is quite fun as you can guess a few details and it scores the answers which might make it interesting! Click on the image below and get cracking – there can be only one!

STOP PRESS…

March 12, 2012 in General Stuff

Tonight’s big news is that we are now in possession of an indefinate leave to remain visa for my wifey! Chip is here to stay its official!  Rollout the red carpet, start up the brass band and welcome a legal immigrant to our shores! Better tell the daily mail quick that one made it through to here that actually pays taxes!

BABIES, BABIES, BABIES…

March 10, 2012 in Bambini

It’s baby central round here at the moment.  Between me and Chip, we know 8 different couples from our social circle who are baking babies and the latest one is my brother Luke!  We were a little surprised at the news but wish them both all the very best!!!

LUNG BUSTER…

February 25, 2012 in Bambini, General Stuff

I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time today – go out on a bike and try and drag this ageing carcass towards a level of fitness again.  The thing that has hampered this plan for a few years is the fact that my bike was pinched from our previous house.  I tried drawing one on the wall like Kenny Everrett used to but it didn’t work.  BUT!  Fear not dear reader, a friend has loaned me a mountain bike for a bit – he won’t be doing off roading for a while as he is planning an amazing Lands End to John O’Groats trip for charity.  Please try and find a few quid to throw his way:

http://www.jonsbigadventure.co.uk/

The reason I haven’t done anything fitness wise is two fold.

1.Mainly I have been trying to eat my way through most of the Asian sub continent and drink my way through a large chunk of Ireland and the Merlot region mainly because of pressures from work.  No real excuse for doing it but I felt it made me cope with the pressure a little better.  Now we have almost reached our first anniversary (yay) and it’s been a grueling but amazing experience to look back on.

2. The other reason is that my knees have been never been good but this last 12 months have seen them start to really audibly grind and be painful.  I saw podiatrist in Stourbridge a few weeks ago and my legs have not worked like this since I was a teenager – his words.  I cannot explain how awesome it feels now that all the muscles are now able to do their job albeit they ache a lot.  It is the first time they have been used in a long time!

So this morning I went out and did a few miles and after a lot of lung butter, I managed to make it home.  It’s all part of the baby preparations you see.  I need to work very hard to make my back and core strong ready for hours of rocking babies and bending over cots.  It was a killer 5 years ago with Moo so I’m dreading what it will do to me this time!

Baby update: Peanut is now able to alert her mother that the snoring man nearby is annoying her.  I kid you not!  Everything else is on track and we are loving the experience.  Nearly time to start the pool for the baby weight – I’ll do a web thing at some point next month where you can register your prediction.

NEW LOOK…

February 18, 2012 in Tecky

Decided to give the old blog a facelift and hopefully make it a bit more interesting to view.  I’ve had the old theme for several years now, (maybe as many as 5!) so it’s about time.  It’s cool as I can now attach a featured image to each blog post which is kinda fun…Also, if you use Gravatars, then it will now automatically put it into your blog post based on your email address.  Again kinda cool…

BACK TO NORMALITY…

January 23, 2012 in Bambini

So after a bad day we had a great night seeing Henry Rollins in Wolverhampton then a sad night on Friday letting moo know.  But the weekend got better and we spent great time together.  Even did some work on the house.  None of us wanted to get up today though!

GOODBYE MY CHAN…

January 19, 2012 in Bambini

Today we had to do something very hard.  We said our final good night to our beloved dog, Wolfy.  Her health since Saturday was failing rapidly and an X-Ray this morning showed several tumours around her lungs.  It was unexpected and is devastating.  I spent most of the night holding her and stroking her while she cried with each breath, struggling to breathe.  This morning I was in no doubt as to what was in store for my friend and the first member of my family. Last night she refused food yet again but did take little bites of everything she was never allowed; chocolate and cookies – I even cooked us a steak to share.  I feel compelled to write this as I don’t want time to erode my sadness and upset and loss at this moment.  I know she was not human but I loved that animal like a child.  And as her Dad I had to be there when she left us.  I held her as she slipped away.  I don’t know how I am going to tell Mills.  Heather has been so strong in all of this, she is going to be a wonderful mother.  I just needed to get this out while it’s raw.  The house is already different. Rest now my Wolfy-Chan.