February 2009

Parenthood Pregnancy

In the Clear

Today we met with Dr. Rane to discuss the results of our 16-week blood test and the fetal anomaly scan we had a week ago. Should mention that the scan came up normal, showing no signs of any congenital defects and on track development…you go Little One!!!

Daily Life

Winter again

It was winter again last night.  I looked out some time mid-evening and it was snowing quite persistently, but such small flakes that it wasn’t making any real inroads into covering the place.  But, you know how it is when you’re a kid, if it’s snowing you’ve just gotta keep checking in case the mother

Parenthood Pregnancy

Blood preliminaries

The first bit of good news is that at her last midwife visit, Debs was told that she will be getting further additional monitoring because of her greatly advanced years. As well as the 12 week dating scan and the 18 week anomaly scan she will receive further growth monitoring ultrasound scans at 28 and

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Winter at last

After waiting since I was seven years old, when the snow was up to my neck and we had to run home lest we be buried in the blizzard, we’ve finally had a proper winter day again, yay!  Britain has been buckling under the strain of up to 150mm (6″ in old money) of snow

Doglet

Drama Queen

So, it turns out Doglet’s not on the verge of death, not at the moment anyway.  Having had us both convinced that she had done something serious to

Parenthood Pregnancy

The Little One’s 16-Week Check Up

Saw Rita, the midwife, this morning and I really like her. She seems to really know her stuff and is very forthright and honest. Baby heartbeat is at around 148 beats per minute and very regular (she said, hmmm, a boy?). You could hear it moving around too. Baby has moved up out of my

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