Well, ladies and gentlemen, today is a very big and important day for a little young man in the family. My little nephew, Matthew is celebrating his first birthday. So here's a big...
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... from your uncle Colin and Auntie Chicken. Now I wanted to get you a talking telephone for your birthday, but mummy said "NO!!" - something about …
My cousin, Sarah, got engaged on 16 April to what sounds like a very nice young man. I've not met her fiancé Dan, but he was certainly über romantic with his proposal. I'll let Sarah's words explain how it happened...
So I thought I was going to the Vaal dam which I was excited about since I’ve never been there. We…
Congratulations Fiona and Alan on the birth of your little boy.
Matthew was born at about 6:25am this morning, 2 June 2010. No news on weight etc as apparently things happened a little quickly and early and he hadn't been weighed when Alan called, but we'll be getting all the stats and figures and I'm sure some pictures soon.
We've just got back from our second scan appointment and this one was way cooler and far more impressive than the first scan. The baby is naturally much bigger and all it's little features are more defined and so much easier to see. The amount of detail is unbelievable too; you can see the kidneys, bladder, the lips, facial profile …
I think someone may be very excited about being on TV today... Last night whilst lying in bed I got to feel our little one move in Claire's tummy for the first time. It was really exciting.
Naturally Claire's been feeling some little movements recently which apparently didn't feel much different from a rumbly tummy and given all the activity taking…
Well folks, it's been a bit quiet around here over the past few weeks because things were a bit hectic at work and then Claire and I were away enjoying a well deserved camping holiday in France - more on that coming soon.
This is just a quick update to say we had our 2nd midwife appointment this morning and all…
It's amazing how the thin blue line can make you feel shocked, happy, scared, worried, excited, anxious, jubilant, petrified, amazed and very grown up all at once.
No. Not that thin blue line, nor this one, but this one...
Yes folks, I can now officially (prior consent has been given and family members notified) say...