Monday, January 26, 2009

GJ Nelson


















So.....baby Nelson was born mid-afternoon Saturday; and we had until midday Monday to name her and get the hell outta the hospital before the insurance company sent the bailiffs in.

Accordingly, Sunday night was dedicated to surfing baby name websites punctuated by panick-stricken phone calls to Anth in hospital as we inched towards agreement.
It was all up in the air when I drove to hospital this morning to bring Anth & baby home...but, we finally reached agreement at the eleventh hour and I am proud to present you ............. Gabriella Jean Nelson

Anth & Gaby are doing very well. Eva is being a very attentive older sister; Louis is giving her the cold shoulder. He's taking his role as the streotypical middle child very seriously...

Saturday, January 24, 2009

American Girl











Anthea and I are now outnumbered by children...


..today saw the arrival of a baby daughter. Weighing in at 8lb 3oz. We went into hospital at 2am, and she was born at 3:30pm - which for Anth is quick work!
No c-section, no special care, no 4 weeks in hospital.....

....just a McDonald's chocolate milkshake!

Now we start the bartering over names!

Will put some better pictures on soon.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Louis in the snow










After a full seven days of no snow last week, normality was restored this weekend. It was too powdery for a snowman but that didn't stop Louis enjoying himself.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Anthea...by popular demand















Thanks for all your comments on the blog....it really means a lot. A kind or a witty or even a cheeky comment lights up our day so please keep them coming.

Lots of requests to see a bit more of Anth. Anyone would think she was having a baby.........see what I mean about sense of humour deterioration?

Well no baby yet......plenty of tell-tale signs these past few days - which tend to come in the evening......but they are short-lived. So the panic is over pretty quickly; no white-knuckle ride to the hospital in the snow and temperatures that aren't even novel or funny anymore! We forget about the imminence of that and settle back down to our latest HBO box-set series. We have just finished series 3 of The Wire. Liz - to you we are forever grateful for introducing us to The Wire; to everyone else, get yourselves into it. It's high quality drama! (Of course, this is just a suggestion; you may have other things to do if you have friends and / or are not afraid to go outside and brave the wind chill!)

Back to Anth, she is doing great and not getting fed up. Her folks arrive in two weeks; question is, will the baby arrive before they do? Will keep you posted of course.

Oh and one other thing - here in the Land of Litigation you have to name your baby before you leave the hospital with him / her !! None of the 6 week period of grace you get at home. So that has made for some frenzied conversations! We've narrowed it down to 2 or 3 names for a boy but are nowhere near with the girls names. If he comes out as a she we could be in a tight spot.....