Life, now.

Tag: Arrival

  • Beautiful Boy

    Last night we had a phone call that put back the time of the caesarian. Not psychologically the best thing that could have happened. So this morning we left for the hospital later then originally planned but no one had been able to sleep. After having been given a room, it was a waiting game […]

  • Is he coming?

    Early this morning, we phoned the hospital as we thought there may be a problem. They told us to come in straight-away. 11:16 Have arrived at the hospital, and have been hooked up to a heart and toco monitor. I had to look up what toco meant – basically it measures contractions. A little bit […]

  • How early is early?

    I am getting a little concerned, as my wife keeps telling me she thinks ‘blimp’ will come early. That on its own doesn’t worry me, but her mobility – or lack of – has reduced an awful lot recently. Obviously health-wise, it would be better for ‘blimp’ to come later rather then sooner – but […]

  • Antenatal

    We are currently in the middle of attending our antenatal classes, and last night the topic was around the actual birth itself. The class was given by an amazing South African midwife who you could tell just had a passion for her job – the two hours went by so quickly. Among all the stories […]

  • Arrival Time

    I thought I would work out the arrival. At first, when I saw what the date was, I didn’t think it was a good thing – but in retrospect it is quite unique. I should know. It fits the family trend of dates, and so I have a nice feeling.