It was a false alarm. No baby yet I’m afraid. We have been to Irvine Hospital on the mainland all day, but thankfully the staff saw no need for Ruth to stay.
One good outcome is that we now know for certain it’s a girl! Not only that, she is a girl with attitude.
Ruth said [...]
At 12:45 today Ruth’s waters broke. After a sandwich, shower, and packing of bags, we set off to the hospital.
We sat around and chatted for a while, but no further action took place. No contractions have started yet (4:35), but the tightenings are getting tighter.
If the baby doesn’t appear in the next 24 hours, the [...]
That’s how much extra iron Ruth needs to keep from falling apart. Popeye would need to eat a wheelbarrow full of spinach to match that level of iron intake.
One good thing about having so much iron in your diet is that you save loads on toilet paper. Another is that you become more attractive (to [...]
In July we will have a new addition to the family. Thing is, we don’t know for certain whether we are having a girl or a boy. At the last scan no dangly bits were spotted, so it’s probably going to be a girl.
Our son, John-Luke, is not too keen on the idea of having [...]
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