I love my gadgets. But I think you all knew that. 😉 One of my favourite pastime is to scour the iTunes App store in search of apps that will be good for me to play with... I mean the children to play with and learn from of course, in my travels I have come... Continue Reading →
My Uterus is Closing Down – Sale starts now!
Tomorrow brings an end to my fertility, and to me that's kind of a big deal. I know I know what's there to be worried about I have seven kids, my baby making days should be over right? Crikey we've had family and friends (yeah you know who you are!) hassling hubby and I about... Continue Reading →
Birthday ramblings…
So I turned thirty-six two days ago. Thirty six. Am I really that old? I can remember when my mother turned thirty-six in the year that I was 16. I am sure she looked a lot older than I do now. I just cannot fathom that forty is only four years away from me. My... Continue Reading →
Tweeting the arrival of our 7th baby!
Our seventh child Charlie is one month old today, so just for the fun of it and because I was dared to, I decided to twitter his labour, here's how it played out: I was 37 weeks and 1 day gestation. I had been very close to having baby, so said the doctor, for a couple... Continue Reading →
My Birth Stories – Austin
Austin Samuel Bodhi arrived on March 5th 2009, at around 36 and a half weeks gestation. It was around a 4 hour labour. A posterior birth, once again. And once again the midwives and doctor would not let me move around the room or get on my knees, total agony. I hate this tin pot... Continue Reading →
My Birth Stories – Georgie
Well it's a Girl! Georgie Eleanor came into the world on the 11th of July, at 7.35am after being induced the night before. She looks like her daddy. I am still recovering after quite a traumatic (to me) delivery. Georgie was back to back. Her spine against mine, absolutely excruciating. I had pethidine, but that... Continue Reading →
My Birth Stories – Lucy
Lucy was born on the 6th of November 2000 in Penrith Hospital. The labour started off at around 5am, with me getting up early thinking I had a belly ache. After leaning over the ottoman for an hour or two while watching some evangelist on tv, I decided it wasn’t a belly ache and woke hubby... Continue Reading →