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.....

2 comments:

Emma Birrell said...

Lovely photos - especially the snow. Wow. Although what's the point of snow where you can't make a snowman?? And have it melt/be valdalised within a few hours and spend the day consoling your children? happy days. love to you all. Emma
PS - going to be a girl, I can feel it. good luck with the names!

Lizzy Wand said...

Hey lovely to see Anth, looking well. Hope the bab hasn't arrived before Anth's folks and you have help to dig the car out in the mad dash. Glad you are enjoying The Wire, Season 4 is the bomb, hope you can get it in before you have 3 on your hands. As you are in HBO land I hope have you caught Flight of the Conchords - it's superb and have freqently thought of Anth whilst watching. What an exciting time to be in America! Thinking of you all. xxx