Sister Act

Beth seems to have that calming influence on Emily, brilliant news. Now Strings and I can pop to the pub!

Smile

Got my first genuine smile from little Emily at 2:30am this morning. Makes being up at that hour worthwhile. She has got a cold, as has her mother and Beth has a cough. I have escaped for now...

Dumpton: Emily spent her first night on her own, in her cot last night. And she did really well! Only one feed and a couple of windings. We think she has a little colic as she is really suffering with wind but we have put her on a colic relief medicine and upgraded the teats to super rocket flow.

Ramsgate: Happy Mothers' Day Parkes! Pizza Express with the girls.

Weight Update

Emily weighed-in last week at 7lb 5oz, after being 6lb three weeks before. Good eating, girl!

Diva number 2

Emily's first hair wash, at home though.

Diva!

Beth having her first Salon hair wash, a diva in the making...

The V!!

Not sure Emily thinks much of her current outfit...

Emily Update

The whole family is pretty tired right now. Emily is doing really well and sleeping at night, but the broken sleep is taking its toll and early nights are definitely the way forward. She is shifting more to formula milk now and this is helping her bowels. Parkes is still sleeping in Emily's room for now and, next weekend, I should be build Emily's cot. Beth is taking all of the changes in her stride, like the true pro she is.

Tomorrow, the Richborough towers will be demolished. Not sure quite how I feel about this. I think they are part of that particular stretch of coastline, however, ask me in a week's time and I will have probably changed my mind (I can be like that, y'know).

Also, tomorrow, I will be joining Thanet Bowls Club. They seem a jolly friendly bunch and hopefully I will be able to devote enough time to make it worthwhile.

Beth and Emily: My two gorgeous girls.

Day 12 in the house of girls. Parkes' mobility is really good now but she still has some way to go before she is fully functional. Emily is up once in the night for a feed then goes back to sleep - what a result!

Beth getting reacquainted with baby toys.

Today is Emily's due date. She and her mother are making good progress. We are getting sleep (at the moment!), Parkes is slowly getting the hang of the feeding, and is beginning to become more mobile. Emily is doing what she does best: feeding and sleeping. Beth is back at school and I am off work and able to help with the school-run.

Casualty.

Last pic of Parkes before baby came. Nice big bump but small baby.

Emily Grace Stringer

Our little girl has found her first day in the big, wide world far too tiring.

Beth and her sister!

Dr Stringer will see you now.

Birth News

Parkes took a call from QEQM hospital today and was told that the baby will be delivered, by c-section, on 15th February. Assuming that nature doesn't give baby a nudge before that date, it will mean that all of the Stringer grandchildren will have been born on parents birthdays. Beth was born on Parkes', Nat born on Rosie's and new baby born on mine!! I was feeling a little left out until now!