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Monthly Archives: December 2006
Alex’s progress
The lad’s doin’ just fine Alex is due another weigh in tomorrow and at the last one he’d gained 5 ozs in just 6 days. I think he must now have passed his birth weight as he feels more solid … Continue reading
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Heaven is a place on earth
When Belinda Carlisle sang this she probably wasn’t thinking of the banks of the Irwell in Salford but yesterday on a family outting to the winter sales we popped into what I consider to be a little piece of Nirvana. We took the tram … Continue reading
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TV, Letters and numbers
Maria is becoming better at amusing herself although it only seems to be for periods of 10 minutes at a time. Even the television loses its appeal after 20 minutes which I suppose is a good thing. Balamory is still … Continue reading
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Update
Boobs much better but no more dirty nappies since Tuesday so concern swings around to Alex again. Midwife Natalie visited yesterday and was pleased with progress, she’ll be here again today and Sunday too so it just shows that despite … Continue reading
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Bo_obs
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any ruder! Poo is no longer the issue of the day, now it’s boobs. Catriona has mastitus, which is not an uncommon condition and tends to occur between the 2nd and 6th week … Continue reading
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Poo
Yes it was only a matter of time before I blogged about poo. We haven’t had a dirty nappy since Saturday so were starting to become a little concerned although there were lots of wet ones to keep us busy. … Continue reading
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Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep
Thanks to the following site you can find out what was number 1 in the charts in the UK or US on the day you were born: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php Of course I already knew, thanks to my trusty Guinness … Continue reading
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Weigh in
Another visit from the midwife today (Wyn – the nice one who’s also looking after my Sister). Alex gave blood to test for a multitude of things that we don’t really need to worry about and had his first weigh … Continue reading
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Registered
It’s official, he’s now registered as Alexander Robert Holmes. It does seem strange that you don’t need to take any forms of ID with you to the registry office when you need 3 recent utility bills, a driver’s license and your grandmother’s … Continue reading
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Out and about
Aggis has already been out a couple of times as it has been unbelieveably mild over the last few days. His first trip out in the pram was into Prestwich Village, which makes a good 15 minute walk for Maria. … Continue reading
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Cycling and other adventures 