http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:35:49 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I'm sorry for not keeping this blog up to date. Have I already used the excuse about time whizzing by? Ok then, I'll try and think of another one. Anyway, I've been saving myself for a really important entry - today young Thomas got himself a sister. I have a wonderful little daughter - Sophie Georgina Davies was born unexpectedly at 1.47pm weighing 5lb 6oz. That's pretty light but she is more than a month early and the weight is not bad for her gestational age. By sheer coincidence Kate and I were going round to Wrexham Maelor Hospital anyway this morning for a scan so the nurses could assess whether Kate would be up to a natural birth (as Thomas was by Caesarean). As we were driving there, Kate suffered terrible pains in her tum. At first I thought it was just last night's curry but the pains grew stronger and as we pulled into the car park we decided to go directly to the labour ward. This, as it turned out, proved to be the right decision! http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2008/06/thomas_little_sister_and_she_i.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2008/06/thomas_little_sister_and_she_i.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:35:49 +0000 Kate and I have just been to hospital for her 20-week scan on baby number two. It's great news - all fingers and toes and everything else developing as normal - and it's going to be a girl! We are both really thrilled - it means one of each. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2008/03/thomas_is_going_to_have_a_sist.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2008/03/thomas_is_going_to_have_a_sist.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:21:38 +0000 I must apologise for the lack of blog entries. No excuse, except for time - sweeping past at a seemingly break-neck pace. Thomas is changing by the day and becoming bigger and bigger. He's looking more like a little boy now than a baby. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/11/some_good_news.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/11/some_good_news.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:43:48 +0000 Yes, Thomas is off to nursery today - it's only a trial run to see how he gets on. He will start going regularly in September when Kate's maternity leave runs out. But it's sort of scary for his parents because we've never left him in the hands of strangers before and we're a bit jumpy about it. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/08/big_day_for_thomas_his_first_d.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/08/big_day_for_thomas_his_first_d.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:33:16 +0000 Apols for lack of entries. Life just seems to whizz by with hardly a moment to spare. Hard to believe I'm 40 today and in three days' time Thomas will be five months old. He's changing too - very much a baby still in some ways but he's on his way to becoming a proper little boy. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/07/thomas_is_now_nearly_five_mont.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/07/thomas_is_now_nearly_five_mont.html Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:22:55 +0000 Thomas James Davies was christened yesterday at Worthenbury parish church in front of a congregation swelled by family and friends. It was hard to believe it was only just over a year ago that Kate and I walked down the aisle at that church. So much has happened since then. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/06/a_memorable_day_as_thomas_is_c.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/06/a_memorable_day_as_thomas_is_c.html Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:15:56 +0000 Thomas is now a whole three months old and it's so strange to think back to that incredible, stressful, emotional but ultimately wonderful day that was Saturday February 24, 2007. Do we have any regrets about parenthood so far, three months in? http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/another_milestone_reached_thom.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/another_milestone_reached_thom.html Thu, 24 May 2007 09:34:53 +0000 Well after a glass of wine I was carefree when Rob came home at 10.30 last night. I was optimistic about another good night's sleep - but it wasn't to be. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/too_good_to_be_true.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/too_good_to_be_true.html Fri, 11 May 2007 10:43:09 +0000 The last couple of weeks have been really difficult for me, in a number of ways. My Great Uncle George who I loved immensely died aged 92, and the funding for my job seems to have run out while I'm on maternity leave. So, not the best of times and to make matters worse I have struggled to feed Thomas who has been projectile vomiting even through his nose, at least one feed per day and often two. He seemed unable to stop being sick and would cry as he was sick again. It reached a cilmax when 3am one morning we both cried as he was sick yet again. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/does_what_is_says_on_the_tin.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/does_what_is_says_on_the_tin.html Thu, 10 May 2007 10:43:24 +0000 Sorry we haven't done much blogging recently, sometimes life just seems so busy it's hard to make time for everything. Of course, having children will only make life rush by even more quickly. Thomas is progressing well and has just had his first jabs and he now weighs 10lb 3oz, however this is considered a little under-weight and he isn't putting on the pounds (or rather, the ounces) as fast as he should. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/a_milestone_for_thomas_and_for_1.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/05/a_milestone_for_thomas_and_for_1.html Wed, 02 May 2007 10:58:53 +0000 As Thomas reaches the two-month mark I can see a big change in him and I am starting to plan for the next few months. I can't believe that I have been off on maternity leave for almost three months already, time just flies. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/04/thomas_is_almost_two_months_ol.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/04/thomas_is_almost_two_months_ol.html Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:26:26 +0000 As Kate made clear in her last entry, being a parent, however joyful in so many ways, is not always a bed of roses. It can be a very trying time and I am worried that she just is not getting the sleep she needs. I feel bad that I am not of more help to her. Kate was up for two hours in the night struggling to get Thomas to feed and then trying to wind him. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/04/a_difficult_time_for_two_novic.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/04/a_difficult_time_for_two_novic.html Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:21:02 +0000 I can't believe how quickly the last few weeks have gone. Thomas is now seven weeks old and developing his little personality all the time. We have had his first proper smile and not a windy one which was just magic and worth all the sleepless nights and worry that came before it. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/04/past_the_first_six_weeks_and_s_1.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/04/past_the_first_six_weeks_and_s_1.html Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:25:56 +0000 Thomas has gone down with his first illness - an ear infection and is now on antibiotics. He's been quite miserable the last couple of nights and had great difficulty sleeping. Meaning of course, that so have his parents! It's been quite a stressful time, there probably is no cause for concern, but when you're new at being a mum and dad and your little one becomes ill, it knocks you back. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/03/worry_as_thomas_develops_ear_i.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/03/worry_as_thomas_develops_ear_i.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:49:16 +0000 I'm pleased to report that Thomas continues to prove a very well-behaved little boy, although he is now waking at least a couple of times a night for feeding or nappy changing. It's Kate who takes on the task of dealing with Thomas's nocturnal needs. Perhaps that's unfair but she is after all on maternity leave and it's me who must go to work each day. http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/03/all_going_fairly_smoothly_so_f_1.html http://ourfirstbaby.welshblogs.co.uk/2007/03/all_going_fairly_smoothly_so_f_1.html Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:54:38 +0000