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December 23, 2012
August 25, 2011
Hard to believe that C is already a month old.
Sleeping on her play mat
Geek and C
Lawyer, C and Frankie
July 30, 2011
Hooked up to be monitored to confirm labour
Family Photo
Our little girl
41 week belly!!!
Lawyer watching over
Going home from Hospital
July 22, 2011
I woke up this morning at 6:30am with a low strong period type cramp, didn’t think much of it because my hips were also aching from sleeping in the same position all night, and went back to sleep for a bit before Lawyer’s alarm went off for work.
7:30 I had another one, and then for the next 40 minutes while I listened to Lawyer go through her morning routine for work I had another 4. Just as she was about to start getting ready to dress for work I told her not to bother, call in to work with a wife in labour.
The contractions have been constant, crampy but irregular. I’ll get 4-5 at 10 minutes apart and then nothing for over half an hour.
We’ve gone for a walk around our neighbourhood, weeded the front garden, and currently I’m sitting on my exercise ball going through my MP3 collection for a variety of songs I might want to listen to in labour.
Just waiting for things to properly kick off, but it looks like things are starting to move slowly.
July 21, 2011
Well I made it to my due date and I also had a pants-off OB appointment. My first one since the IVF clinic stopped using dildo-cam :-S
She said that I am 1cm dilated and that my cervix is nice and soft. Yay!!! Labour should kick off naturally within the next 4-5 days. And if not then Emby has an eviction notice for the 31st of July, but she doesn’t expect to it come to that.
I’ve been having a few more slightly stronger crampy type Braxton-Hicks, but nothing that noticeable as a contraction. They make me pause and ask Lawyer ‘I think I’m having one, I’m not sure’ and she races off to find where she left the PDA with the contraction timing software. The only thing the software is telling us is that they are damned irregular, although they may be helping that 1cm move to 2cm without the need for painful contractions.
I’ve also noticed that the bum lump of Emby is suddenly a lot lower today and breathing is suddenly a lot more unrestricted. It probably explains why I’m suddenly hungry and able to eat a normal sized meal again.
Wow! This is actually happening. Pretty damned soon we’re going to have a real live baby!
June 12, 2011
The good news that came through was that sometime on Thursday our state Parliment passed a law that will allow Lawyer to be on Emby’s birth certificate. We are both legally, 100% going to be parents to this little baby!
The law still has to be signed off by the governor and then gets enacted, but another small step forward has been made for same-sex families. Woohoo!
April 26, 2011
Lawyer and I decided that to mark our 4th Wedding Anniversary and celebrate our impending leap into parenthood that we’d get away and have some pampering. We got away to a fantastic little gay friendly B&B in the middle of the wine region that also has a lot of good produce.
There are very few words to describe how relaxing it was to get away and do nothing much, so here are the photos.
Lunch at the Blessed Cheese cafe, corn fritters and a spinach and feta tart.
Warming our toes by the open log fire
Spa bath with sparkling dark grape juice
Looking out at the Alexandrina Cheese Co and all their cows
Lunch at the Cheese Co with some Gouda with caraway seeds, Cheddar, Feta and some pickled items
At the breakfast table in our room
26 week belly
And I’ve updated the belly shots and a few more Emby scan photos over on the Photographic Timeline page.
February 26, 2011
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November 13, 2010
The nurse who gave me my results yesterday suggested that we look into getting a OB asap because the good ones can book out so quickly. I haven’t even thought much about doctors, or what my birthing choices are and today we’re off hospital shopping. I want to find the right mix of hospital and doctor, but I think choosing a good hospital with the right care will be best, and then finding the best doctor at that hospital.
And of course finding somewhere that as a couple we’ll be accepted is a priority. I’ve told Lawyer that at any time she feels she’s being ignored by doctors, hospital staff, or me, that she has to speak up because I’m going to be focusing a lot on me and our baby (it’s so cool to be able to say that) and I may not see something small that hurts her feelings.
We have no idea what to ask at these tours, and we’ll probably have many questions once we get home, but at the moment it feels like a good start.
November 9, 2010
11 DPO
12 DPO
That second line is getting stronger!
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13 DPO and getting darker still
Blaze does the Happy Dance
Geek and Lawyer 