congratulations to emma

at last at 3 weeks over due had baby ava! well done girl!

fin and i have been very brave today, we went out in the car to see some nct friends, then went to a different town shopping and got daddy lunch for tomorrow and a wetsuit for fin for when i take him swimming. how clever are we being all mobile and all!

this is my dad with the fin bean, my dad isnt well at the mo, so get better soon!

smiles

just to prove he does them!

poor fin!

has has had a viral infection, and has not been at all happy. add to this the sub-tropical heat, and a visit to M and S where some woman called me a bad mother (apparently, him crying qualifies me for this post) and i think you can say this week has been a bit more difficult.

BUT davids car is finally fixed, so mummy and finbean are mobile again! watch out world, now if i can only work out how to get the damn car seat in...........

this is what we do at home all day!

not a lot! fin is grumpy as it is so hot, and i am trying to keep him from getting grumpy.

i did have a dysney embargo, but fin LOVES his play nest! Thank you uncle adam and aunty karen!

week 3

Fin is a total guzzler and is now 10lbs 10!! He is the kind of baby that could eat some of the ickly babies! (not that i condone eating of babies in any way) He is coming on now, and I see little new things that he can do every day, he is starting to look straight up when you put him on his back and is reaching out for lurid or jangely toys. (he oikes the ones that make the most annoying noise!)

So things are good, my mum was here last week and davids mama stayed monday to wednesday, so now i am going to be a proper growned-up and try on my own! am finding it slightly daunting, but i think now i have the basic skills, just need to work out how to try and do them as well as sort the house and and remember to wash my hair!

thank you to everyone who has sent us well wishes (or even pressies) they are all much appreciated, especially the clothes that are in bigger sizes, as he seems to want to grow out of things before he has even had the chancde to wear them! i am now not as chunky as i was, but the tummy area is NOT NICE. Q: how do people in magazines get so damn skinny after they have had babies? is it starvation or plastic surgery? These are not an option, (love cheese too much!) but if it is somthing elas i might have a go......

on another note, everyone send wishes to emma who is overdue and getting grumpy, xxxx

apologies for lask of typing

have been rushed off my feet by a small bald dictator! he has been feeding every hour as it is so hot, but last night he slept for 5 (YES 5!) hours in a row! So i am feeling almost human, yay fin!!

other than that we have been trying to keep the house in an ok state, changing nappies and generally doing babyh things, as well as being brave and leaving the house to go shopping and for walks, m y mum is here this week and she has been great, i am feeling a bit more confident now, but it is just good to have someone who can help out.