Thursday, February 28, 2008 Ria has a new arrival...

Week 26

Something exciting has happened in our lives! We have a new arrival, 3 months before expected…although this one has four legs and not two, a little black nose and lovely soft fur! We collected our puppy on Friday and she is the cutest little thing, she is a Sprocker – a springer and cocker cross from a working kennels, and we have called her Noodle. Similarities to baby care are emerging already… she cried all last night, wants cuddles all the time and rolls around in her poo! All good practice though!





Lots of people think we are bonkers for getting a puppy when babe is due soon, but it’s the only time we’ll be able to get a pooch, while I’m off work, and by getting her early hopefully she’ll at least be house trained by the time baby arrives… we’ll see! My mum is convinced that we she’ll be getting a call to come and puppy sit, but I’m sure we’ll be fine. I can’t wait till pup is big enough to go out for walks, and it’ll be such a great incentive go out everyday with baby. Buttons the puss cat is less enamoured but it should be good fun!



Pregnancy wise…we are now six months, many of the other blog mums have had their babies and time is flying by unbelievably quickly. I am so glad to have survived the term at school, but am incredibly shattered now, am not sure how it’s going to be from here on but baby has to come first and I will just have to be sensible about how much I’m doing at school. I feel fine still, a bit achy down my sides but no real big complaints, except for really nasty cramp in my calves in the middle of the night that keeps making me yelp!

I had a midwife appointment on Monday, and saw a different lady for the third time, but she was lovely and had a really good chat about school and how things were progressing, bump is starting to look more bumpy although I still feel quite small in comparison to everyone else!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Rosee is dropping stitches...

I could knit before it was trendy. Of course, the fact I hadn’t bothered for nearly 20 years is neither here nor there – I knew what I was doing.

So, after getting back into the habit a few years ago when it hit the headlines (strictly scarves and bobble hats) I was excited about the prospect of knitting our baby some cute clothes. I love the idea of creating an ‘heirloom’ for our daughter. Something she can pass onto her own children.

Three months into my knitting project, I’m on my third cardigan and have about 30 balls of wool which I’ve picked up from ebay or in craft shop sales, waiting their turn to become a family masterpiece (hopefully).

Often as I sit on the sofa purling away, I get a kick or two in the tum. It’s a helpful reminder that there is a purpose to it all when I’m silently swearing about dropping stitches or trying to decipher a supposedly easy pattern. The pokes from Her Highness also help put into perspective the interminable monotony that descends when the piece I’m making is growing at a snail’s pace thanks to the tiny needles the baby patterns demand.

Of course, on the more frustrating commutes I have into work knitting saves my sanity by giving me something constructive to do when there are leaves on the line. And I’ve also joined a Stitch ‘n’ Bitch group at work - very helpful when I’m stuck on a pattern.

Still, I’ve got to be honest. Yes, handmade clothes are cute, and yes, knitting may be fashionable. But it’s also really really really really really really dull.

Monday, February 18, 2008 Charlotte is now part of a family of four!

Hi mums and babies! Well the time is flying by so fast. Alexa is now nine and a half weeks old and last week Hayden celebrated his second birthday. Things have settled down at home and we are all enjoying being a family of four. Hayden loves having a little sister and frequently wants to kiss and cuddle her! Here is a picture of them together - I hope they will look after each other like this when they are older!



Alexa had her first jabs last week - one in each leg. She cried a little bit but was very good after that. She was weighed too, and at nine weeks old, she weighed 9lbs and 9.5ozs – all the nines, very consistent!! The most magical moment for me so far has been when Alexa was four and a half weeks old and first smiled at me. It was with half of her mouth and by the next day she had got the hang of smiling and was giving me full beams! Now I get lots of smiles and she coos at me regularly as she is trying to talk to me!

However, we have been suffering from the colicky cries early in the evening. Luckily we don’t have this every night, but at least three nights a week Alexa will start crying and she has this really loud, high-pitched, cross-sounding cry that means she does not want to be ignored, and I had better do something about whatever she is upset about! I’ve been using the traditional gripe water which is excellent stuff and calms her down! These outbursts seem to be getting fewer so I’m hoping that soon she will grow out of it. She has slept through the night a few times too since she was seven and a half weeks old and I know I am very lucky as she is still so young, but I’m hoping soon she will sleep through every night as we all benefit from more sleep!

I have started to go out with Alexa and Hayden together but I have not bought a double buggy yet in the hope that I can do without one (they are so expensive!). So far we have managed it without too many dramas. Last week, I took Hayden to Poole park with Alexa and he was very good and walked and played on the swings and slides. Also all the walking wore him out so he slept well afterwards – which meant a few minutes quiet time for me!

Today I have been painting Hayden’s new bedroom so that Alexa can have his old room. Alexa has been chilling out to classical music; it’s not my thing but she must like it as it sends her to sleep! Also just took delivery of some more fantastic organic cream for Hayden’s eczema. It’s called baby salve and is made by greenpeople.co.uk and it is made with all organic ingredients and no additives. After trying so many products on and off prescription this is the best and clears up his eczema. They also do bath products, nappy cream and baby moisturiser which are also excellent. If you are struggling with your little ones’ eczema, try their baby salve- it’s magic!

Thursday, February 14, 2008 Kelly finally goes into labour....

Week 40

Well my midwife was right, I went into labour two days after my sweep and gave birth to our beautiful baby daughter Libby Louise Perryman, weighing 7.5lb, two days after my due date.



The day after my due date, I started to get bad period type pains in my lower back and lower abdomen and then these intensified to become contractions. I managed to stay at home for 4.5 hours using my TENS machine but the pain became too much I had to go to hospital hoping to get some gas and air.

When I arrived at hospital to my utter disappointment I was still only 3cm dilated. Two days previously when I had my sweep I was 3cm dilated and had only had mild type period pains to get from 0cm to 3cm. I asked for gas and air but because I was technically not in “established labour” (not 4cm dilated) I was not allowed to use it so I had a half shot of diamorphine instead. Crazy isn’t it - that I was allowed diamorphine over gas and air? B I guess I would not have been able to use the gas and air for a sustained period of time. I was hoping not to have any pain relief. Diamorphine did not get rid of the pain but it relaxed me and helped me to get through the contractions and it also made the time pass very quickly.

As we had no idea how long it would take to get to 10cm dilated, under the circumstances the diamorphine was a good option for me. I did not suffer any side affects and it helped me get through the next 4 hours to become 6cm dilated. I then had another shot of diamorphine which took me through the next 3 hours to become 9cm dilated. I then used just gas and air to get to 10cm dilated.

When I was pushing out the head I could not concentrate on using the gas and air and making the best of my contractions, I was only doing two pushes per contraction so I decided to forget about the gas and air and let natural pain relief take hold. I was then able to do 3 pushes per contraction and then finally managed 4 to do the final push to get our baby’s head out.

I would not change my chosen pain relief and I think being open-minded during labour is the most important thing as a first time mum you have no idea of what to expect and everybody’s labour is just so different. I had a fantastic midwife in the delivery suite and this really helped. I feel that I have learnt a few things that will help me with my next labour. For example, pushing the head out, now I know the technique and what to expect I am sure that I will hopefully be able to do this more quickly and effectively next time around.

Libby was born at 9:30am and by 1pm when I had moved up to the labour ward, I just stared at her and thought that my labour was really not that bad at all and I had already forgotten the pain. I mean how can you not when you look at the beautiful bundle of joy you have created with your partner? It is amazing and we will definitely being doing it again….. labour really was not so bad and worth every second.



I am so happy to have a beautiful healthy daughter and look forward to the wonders of motherhood and all the important milestones. I do not want to miss a thing!

Tamzin is off to Egypt!

I’m going on holiday tomorrow!! It’s my Mum’s 60th in April and obviously I’m not going to feel like doing much then. I know some people are comfy and active right up until they give birth but I wasn’t one of them! I could harldy move without needing the loo, shopping was dreadful because there was never a loo near enough, bending over...aaarrgghh. I was so so uncomfortable. So I thought if we’re to enjoy ourselves we need to do something now, so I booked a last minute holiday to Egypt, we’re staying in a 5* hotel in El Gouna so fingers crossed it will be great!!

My friend Sally and her son Ben are coming, he’s the same age as Isla so that’ll be nice. I went to see the midwife this week for a check up, people kept saying I looked small and ‘are you sure you’re pregnant?’ and comforting things like that! I was confident all was well as she’s been wriggling like a good 'un! I was actually the perfect size and we listened to her heart – so amazing hearing it, always makes it seem more real!

Lyn my midwife wrote me a letter to say I was all right to fly as apparently some airlines require that. However, we haven’t had injections. Now, some people may think I’m a bad mother and generally irresponsible to go on holiday being pregnant and with a one year old..... perhaps I am too lackadaisical, I don’t know, but the nurse obviously thinks so! Sally (who’s coming on holiday) had to go to the doctor for Ben’s jabs and the nurse was very cross with her for not getting him and herself injections. But when I went abroad in October, the nurse had said Isla’s current jabs would be enough and she was too young for anymore anyway, so I assumed – wrongly- that a few months wouldn’t make any difference.

I think I’m up to date because I’d had some before I knew I was pregnant, if I’d known I probably wouldn’t have had them anyway. Anyway the nurse made Sally feel very guilty about even going and when she went back for her injections today the nurse had kindly(!) looked up some more information and told her that we mustn’t let our babies crawl around on the floor........ok.

The rest is common sense: don’t drink tap water or rinse bottles out with it – I’ve got my Milton tablets and you don’t have to rinse the Milton solution off. Be careful of the food – well my case is filled with jars and tubs of baby food! I’m sure we’ll all be absolutely fine, but of course I will feel terribly guilty if we’re not!

Will let you know – honestly – how we fare! Very excited though , looking forward to floating around in super salty sea and snorkelling and SUN!!!!

Another new addition for Ria....

Week 25

Kelly has had her baby! That really makes me realise how quickly time flies, as when we started writing the blogs Kelly didn’t seem that far ahead of me but now Libby has arrived and the clock is ticking! Kelly is a friend of Jon’s sister - who actually had her wedding blessing this Saturday just gone, the day after Kelly gave birth – and she came to the church! It was amazing to see her and she looked fantastic.

The wedding was great fun, we’d had our busiest week of the year at school with our annual gym and dance show, with day and evening performances for six days, it went really well but I was so tired! Fortunately I had a burst of energy for the wedding and had a great day. Lizzy looked absolutely beautiful and Jon did a great job doing the speech for her. So many people were so lovely about the baby and excited to see me and bump, also couldn’t believe how ickle the bump was despite being nearly six months. I bought a gorgeous wrap around top from Isabella Oliver to wear which I loved and felt nicely pregnant all day which was great!

Our other excitement of the week is that we are collecting another new addition to our rapidly growing family on Friday – we had always planned to get a puppy when I went on maternity leave, but we have found a perfect one that is ready now. Jon had decided that the earlier we get pup the better as it would make things easier when baby arrives. So we have arranged for a puppy sitter whilst I am still at school and we are picking pup up on Friday. She is a Sprocker, which is a springer and cocker cross, a little girl who is very much the runt of the litter and desperately needs lots of love and attention, I can’t wait! She is so tiny and would fit in your hand. My mum thinks it’ll be good practice to put her in the baby sling - we’ll see!

Rosee is worried about Miffy...

Is Miffy evil? I hadn’t ever pondered such a troubling question until I took the photo for the blog you are now reading.

I’d originally intended to simply write about the joy of buying these toys for my firstborn. I was a big Miffy fan when I was a kid. I had a whole stack of Miffy books which I adored reading, but never any toys. So when I saw Little Miffy and Big Miffy in a traditional kid’s shop recently I snapped them up with glee.

“Ahhh, the first toys for our little lady”, I thought. “How wonderful to be able to give her the same things I loved.”

Then I took this picture.



And, looking at it objectively, it occurred to me that there’s something almost sinister about our little Dutch friend. I’m not sure if it’s the blank staring eyes, or the strange mark that could be either a mouth or a nose, but either way shows no discernable emotion.

When I hold Little Miffy I feel nothing but happiness. She’s a gentle reminder of my happy childhood and makes me feel nostalgic for a simpler time. However, she’s not the most cheery of toys – if anything she looks a little, well, miffed.

I will still give Big and Little Miff to my daughter. I really did love the white rabbit when I was a tot and I’m sure she’ll be just as fond of her. But I do wonder whether a blank faced, expressionless bunny is really such a great present after all…

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Jodi's little boy is growing up fast...

Iestyn is now 16 weeks old and the time is flying by at a rate of knots. I already question where my little baby has gone and when I see a tiny one out and about I struggle to remember him ever being that small!

He is on the whole a very contented soul. He grins at anyone and everyone and likes a good natter too! Unfortunately he has learned how to squeal at the top of his voice and he likes to practice this often which can be a bit painful after a couple of hours of it! Unfortunately saying “no” at this age doesn’t have any effect!

I’d say the last 6 weeks or so have been full of extreme highs and a few lows. We’ve had our first teething episode which I wasn’t expecting yet but unfortunately the 3 days it lasted didn’t result in the appearance of any teeth. He did seem to suffer quite badly bless him; he was very upset and for a baby that barely ever cried up until that point it was quite hard for me too. We tried the natural remedy of Ashton & Parsons powders which mum friends of mine have sworn by however they didn’t seem to have any effect on Iestyn. That might have been because I was trying them when he was already inconsolable so I will persevere the next time his toothies decide to say hello. We also tried teething gel to no great effect also and in the end it was Calpol that gave him the relief he needed to get some good sleep.

He has also developed eczema all over his face and head but fortunately the first anti-bacterial cream prescribed by the GP seems to be doing the trick and we are keeping on top of it at the moment with frequent applications. The best thing with babies is that they heal so quickly. Literally one day he had a raw, angry weeping face and just 2 days later, unless you were aware, you’d never have known he had eczema.

So that’s some of the bad times but that isn’t the reality of it, at all. He is a little treasure who seems to perfect a new skill each and every day. For example yesterday he started to bear weight on his legs which the day before he wasn’t interested in and his legs would collapse when you stood him up on your lap! He is now really interested in his toys. He still loves his Baby Gym and loves to grab all the toys and try to stuff them in his mouth! His hand-eye (mouth!) coordination is amazing. I also have to place a toy in his pram or carseat these days to keep him entertained when we are out. The purchase of the toys was an emergency shopping trip as one day he wasn’t interested in toys and the next he was grabbing at everything!



He is a fabulous sleeper, going 12 hours pretty much every night and having at least 2 naps a day. Unfortunately all the sleeping means there isn’t enough time in the day to get his milk in so he is somewhat below the recommended milk intake for a baby his age and is also dropping down the centiles on his weight chart. However I’m not in the slightest bit worried about him; he is certainly happy and healthy and he is not at all greedy; if he isn’t hungry he will not drink his milk.

In the next month or so I have probably got another growth spurt to look forward to, he may well start to roll which I am not looking forward to, and hopefully I will get even more laughs. These are few and far between at the moment (although I get more than my fair share of smiles) and I can’t wait till they are a regular part of our day.

Until the next time, look after yourselves and your lovely bumps and babies.

Monday, February 4, 2008 Tamzin joins the great double buggy debate!

I’ve got a Phil & Ted and it’s WONDERFUL!!! The whole pushchair thing is mad really, you read up and ask friends and it seems like no-one is ever perfectly happy with what they’ve got! I found myself regularly stopping people during my last pregnancy and saying “Are you happy with that pushchair/pram?” And they’d look at me as if I was a crazy woman and say “Yes thanks - are you trying to sell me something?” before they scuttled off, holding onto their ‘Bugaboo’ tightly!!

Actually most people were less suspicious than that and it was quite useful really. In the end I got a ‘Pliko Pramette’ which was/is great in some ways, although what I did find was, as Isla got bigger, the pram got less supportive and ended up with a big dip in the middle so then I’d have to shove things under it to pad it back up. I remember accusing Pete of losing something like a blanket and getting irate, only to find it a couple of weeks later under the Pliko mattress!

That was the same night we were away in a hotel and I got furious with him for losing a baby-gro, I was convinced he’d tidied it away somewhere (he’s a bit anal on the neat and tidy front) only for him to finally spot it hanging out the back of my jumper where I’d shoved it to warm it! He was exceedingly smug! That sort of thing seems to happen quite regularly since pregnancy and childbirth!

Anyway, back to pushchairs...I was generally pleased with the Pliko despite the saggy middle (makes two of us!), it was good for out-and-about shopping and when she was too big for the pram the pushchair was lovely and comfy for a day out somewhere. However as time went on I started to wish I had something lighter to lift in and out of the car and more manoeuvrable around shops etc so I ended up getting a Maclaren too, which is brilliant. It’s been on holiday with us to various places and it’s so light and quick to deal with, you just flick it up and down. But of course now I need a double buggy and so after asking friends and, of course, stopping people on the street, I went for the Phil & Ted. I love it with a passion, I go on about it to friends and family the same way my friend goes on about the wonders of her magi mix.

I love it because:

1. It’s great for walks on rough ground (now I can’t carry Isla)
2. It’s soooo smooooth!
3. It’s got a single bar handle rather than 2 like the Pliko which makes it easy to push one handed – which you do need to do sometimes!
4. It’s incredibly easy to put up and down.
5. The straps are really easy to manage – a lot less stiff than the Pliko.
6. I hate to say it – but it looks cool !
7. Lots of room underneath
8. The hood is nice and small so Isla can turn round to look at me, which she can’t do in the Pliko.
9. It’s light.
10. It’s brilliant and I wish I’d got something like it originally!

Rosee sees her baby breakdancing...

Week 20

Wowser. We are having an actual baby.

My pregnancy books had said that because I’m a first time mum I wouldn’t feel baba move for ages. In fact, I got the first inklings of movement at 12 weeks, and was getting regular nudges by 16 weeks. Turns out my mum was the same with me and my brothers.

Anyway, despite all the kicks, and two previous scans, I still hadn’t quite connected with the fact that bubs is not just a wriggly bean in my tum, but an actual person who will have a mind and a life of their own.

That all changed with my 20 week scan on Monday, probably the most amazing day so far since I discovered I was pregnant.

We were lucky and had a good long time for the ultrasound, because our little one was practically breakdancing, making it hard to take all the very important measurements.

Unlike the first two slightly blobby scan experiences, baba now looks like - well, a baby.

And eventually, when bubs kept still for long enough we were told that everything appears to be normal. This was a great relief as there are two cases of children with spina bifida in Al’s family and I feared we were at a higher risk.

We also discovered that our baby is probably a girl! Al was chuffed as he has convinced himself that ‘girls are easier’ – I didn’t have the heart to contradict him…



Seeing our little lady moving around and sucking her thumb really brought it home to me that soon she will be with us, and then the real work will begin.

It’s been easy for me to really immerse myself in being pregnant – apart from feeling tired and nauseous during the first couple of months I’ve enjoyed almost all of it so far.

But it’s also been easy to forget that all this new stuff is just the start of a life-long adventure. It’s all rather overwhelming.

When the sonographer zoomed in on our daughter’s tiny little face, and she yawned right on cue my heart practically melted onto the floor. No going back now!

Charlotte has a baby girl!

Hi everyone, I know it has been while since my last blog, but I have sat down to try and write this blog a few times, but tiredness, feeding, nappies and all that comes with my gorgeous new baby have taken over!

It is now more than a month since my beautiful baby girl Alexa was born. She was born on 12 December weighing a healthy 7 lbs 6.5 ozs. I had her by caesarean as planned and all went fine with the birth. I remember lying there just before she was about to be born and hearing Cher’s ‘If I could turn back time’ playing on the radio and thought to myself; I hope this isn’t the song my baby will be born to! Well I don’t think it was, but when she came out I was so shocked, I had so convinced myself that I would be having another boy that it took all day for it to sink in!

Well apart from having panda eyes from a lack of sleep, a mountainous load of washing and all the lovely additions associated with a newborn, everything is going great! It’s lovely to have a little girl (even though I didn’t mind whether baby was a boy or girl) and we are managing to gradually get more sleep and a bit of a routine going.

Life with Alexa and Hayden is amazing but hectic beyond belief! If I thought I was busy with Hayden, having another baby to look after is even more of a challenge! Before I scare you off, let me explain! Having Alexa has been easier in some ways, as we knew what to expect, so the sleepless nights haven’t been such a shock, we have been able to get into a routine quicker and as we have already been through it all with Hayden it came as second nature. The hard work is trying to look after both children and manage a few minutes for ourselves and each other. Only tonight, Craig was cooking the tea and keeping an eye on Alexa, whilst I bathed Hayden and put him to bed. We finally managed to sit down for dinner at 8.45 pm both worn out!

I saw the midwife yesterday and Alexa has now regained all her birth weight which is great news. I am breastfeeding at the moment so I feel that establishing the breastfeeding has been worthwhile, even if it does mean sitting up for longer in the middle of the night to feed, and trying not to fall asleep myself! Alexa is more alert now than ever, and I think she loves her big brother. Hayden loves having a sister but is going through the difficult emotions of jealousy at the moment, so he can get demanding if one of us is holding Alexa. Over time I know it will sort itself out. For now, it feels lovely to have our family complete. Check out the picture below of my gorgeous baby girl!

Kelly is nearly ready for labour...

Week 39

Well I have started to relax and unwind this week from not working and have enjoyed a facial, manicure and I even managed to get my hair cut. I was beginning to experience life as a lady of leisure and it was not that bad. I just thought, when was I going to get the chance to get my hair done once the baby is born and I am so glad that I did as I felt a million dollars.

I had a friend’s hen do at the weekend and it was great fun. I have not laughed that much in ages. I started to get very different pains from the period-type pains I had been experiencing over the past fortnight on the hen night. They were intense pains in my lower abdomen but did not feel like I expected a contraction to feel but just like something was happening but they were bearable. I had the same pains on Monday night too. Was this the sign that my body was getting ready?

I saw the midwife for a sweep on Tuesday the day before my due date. I was able to have it done as the baby has been so low for so long. I was measuring 35cm at nearly 40 weeks when I had been measuring 37cm at 38 weeks so the baby had obviously dropped even more. During the sweep I had a gentle contraction and it was like a wave over my stomach so now I know a little more what to expect in labour. To my amazement she told me that my cervix was 3cm dilated and that labour starts at 4cm.

I know that the pushing stage of labour starts at 10cm. She was pleased with the status and condition of my cervix and gave me a Bishop's score of 9.5 for my cervix after the sweep. I got a sticker with all these important facts - it was like visiting the dentist as a child and getting a smiley sticker. It did make me smile. I had not heard of Bishop’s score before but she informed me that a score of 10 would mean that I was in labour, so something was going to happen very soon and likely within 48 hours.

She seemed pretty confident that the sweep would work as she could feel the baby’s head and it was so low down that she also added that as long as I pushed correctly with each contraction, the pushing stage should take less than one hour. Fingers crossed. Just in case this sweep does not work I have booked in for another sweep this coming Friday and that should definitely do the trick. You have to be ready to have a sweep but, if you have the opportunity, I recommend it as it has obviously stirred things up and I have found out lots of things and it has reassured me that labour will happen soon. If you ever feel too uncomfortable, the midwife can always stop.

I did not find it as bad as I was expecting it to be and to be honest it was not worse than a smear. I did bleed slightly afterwards as baby so low and she obviously interfered with things, but it was actually fine. I have some period type pains at the moment but at least I know that the baby will be coming at some point in the next few days. I have my bags ready and TENS machine on standby.

As my parents and middle sister live away I forewarned them and they are now in the process of packing their bags...

Just think this time next week I could finally be a MUM!!!! I cannot wait.

Ria is ballooning...

Week 24

This week I have started to balloon outwards! Fortunately at this stage it’s all forwards, but literally on a daily basis I am expanding, waking up in the morning to see the damage. Everyone I meet is suddenly very interested in my front and particularly my profile; it’s funny because you catch people when you make eye contact with them, taking a quick peek at your middle before talking to you! That must be what it’s like to have a good cleavage…people can’t help but look (I wouldn’t know!).

All this growing is pretty uncomfortable, I keep getting pains up in my diaphragm, almost like someone is squeezing me very tightly around the middle just below the ribs, and you want to breathe out to release it but you can’t. Lying down seems to be the most comfortable release at present.

This weekend I ventured away for the weekend to meet up with my best friends from University, six of us lived together for three years and annually meet up for Raleigh Road Christmas dinner, taking it in turns to host. I’ve only seen a couple of the girls since we found out I was pregnant, and they are oh my goodness all so excited! I am the youngest of the group, but the first to get married, so none of them were surprised, but are so interested about all the gory details. So after many conversations about morning sickness, colostrum, pelvic floor exercises and birthing pools we settled down to a really funny weekend.

These are the friends I feel at total ease with, we could never shock each other and can be completely honest about how we are feeling so it was really nice to totally chill out and catch up together I know they will all be a fantastic support to me and wonderful aunties to our little one. I just need to make sure we see enough of each other that Baby knows them all. When we were at Uni we used to joke about each other people's children… some being ginger, having a lisp, limp, or being generally confused, but now one of us is actually going to have a real one the predictions are much nicer about how good looking and talented she is likely to be! What lovely friends I have!