tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39717475510958833272024-02-20T10:11:13.730+00:00Becky & Andys Beautiful Baby BlogWelcome to our beautiful Baby blog!
It his here that we will post pictures and stories of our little one's journey through life , and our musings along the way...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303093044368368020noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971747551095883327.post-32474694603905536622015-04-21T19:59:00.000+01:002015-04-21T19:59:53.611+01:00big changes in clan musk! I am so so sorry, I haven't blogged in aaaaages :( things have been super busy of late and I just haven't had the time :(<br />
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So , news.... Kaylee is now 17 months old and full of mischief :) she continues to grow up and out and we are certain that she is going to be nice and tall as she grows older...<br />
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Kaylee is also regularly enjoying playdates with her good friend Ben, who is helping her learn about sharing, am super proud of her :)<br />
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And finally onto the big news... we have removed kaylee's cot sides and are braving the nights in a normal bed! (albeit with a mess safety side - just in case! ) scary times, hopefully a week off sleep. deprived nights won't follow...<br />
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Hard to believe that our darling baby girl is growing up so fast, seems like only yesterday that we were rushing into the delivery suite at the JPH for her to be born!</div>
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So much has changed since then, now Kaylee smiles and giggles and even says some basic words like "mama" and "dada" ;)</div>
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Within the last few weeks Kaylee has mastered standing up both with furniture and without, and as of today she has started taking tentative first steps on her own!! </div>
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She has been learning to walk with this gorgeous walker we got her about a month ago, and since then, there has been no stopping her!</div>
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Another milestone has happened this month, Kaylee finally has her first tooth! sadly she caught her first cold at the same time, but after a difficult few days we were over the worst of it and she is now , thankfully back to her normal happy self :)</div>
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Our little girl continues to grow well , when we last got her weighed she was 43 weeks old and weighed a very impressive 22lbs 5oz! fortunately she is tall for her age at about 76cm:)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303093044368368020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971747551095883327.post-48104774095459065202014-08-26T20:38:00.001+01:002014-08-26T20:38:59.470+01:00Moving like a pro!<div style="text-align: center;">
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This month has been really eventful and fun ;) firstly Kaylee started to pull herself up...</div>
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Also this week Kaylee's first teeth are starting to come through, with 2 little milk teeth on the bottom. As lovely as this is I will definitely miss Kaylee's toothless grin when all her teeth come through ;(</div>
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This month has been great in terms of Kaylee's growth and development, Kaylee continues to grow into a beautiful and cheerful little girl, with her own range of sounds, babbles and noises !<br />
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We have made the brave decision to start weaning Kaylee!</div>
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Armed with a bright shiny new highchair and some premade puree's we begin our exciting journey.<br />
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<em>As most of you know I have been learning to drive with <a href="http://garyleeschoolofmotoring.co.uk/" target="_blank">Gary Lee</a> in his lovely red BMW. This is still going well and the plan is to be test ready around the end of May. I thoroughly recommend this guy as not only does he have a <u>Lovely </u>car, he is also a really funny instructor ;)</em></div>
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Its been a good couple of weeks, Kaylee has survived her second round of jabs, and was surprisingly happy by the time we got home from the doctors.....</div>
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Sadly it didn't last , as Kaylee was not her happy smiling self for the next few days as the vaccines started to take effect. But luckily after a few days all was well in the world of Kaylee.</div>
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The next few days were difficult as unfortunately we lost Kaylee's Maternal great Grandmother, but as ever Kaylee was the shining beacon of happiness and joy to all those who met her.</div>
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We were also lucky enough to see my brother, Kaylee's Uncle Mark who enjoyed a long awaited cuddle </div>
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Since then, Kaylee has continued to grow steadily, and is starting to engage with other objects and textures around her, and is at long last finding her voice. We are treated on a daily basis of some new sounds, gurgles and an steady flowing river of dribble....</div>
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Kaylee's night time routine is continuing to be a huge success, and we are happy that Kaylee continues to sleep for at least 10 hours overnight, which for a 15 week old baby is fairly fantastic in my humble opinion.</div>
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Here is my routine if anyone is interested ;)</div>
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Kaylee normally naps for 30 Min's afterward or relaxes in her chair whilst enjoying csi:ny </div>
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7.20 ish Baby massage I use some music from an 8tracks play list (found here <a href="http://8tracks.com/timo2233/alaina-s-first-music-box" target="_blank">Kaylee's Massage Music</a>), but there are tons of alternatives, you are aiming for a relaxing environment with low lighting.</div>
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The baby massage has so many benefits, it moisturises the skin, Gets Kaylee used to human touch and contact, and really helps keep her bowels regular. However a useful side effect is that is tires Kaylee out, and makes her thirsty and hungry, which leads me to .....</div>
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7.45 Final Feed of the night with music from The world of Warcraft Album :The Burning Crusade</div>
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I started the week on Tuesday with Bumblebees parent and toddler group. I really enjoyed myself and I think Kaylee enjoyed some of the toys, but I think that Kaylee is a little too young for it at the moment ,especially as the rest of the group consisted on 3 very boisterous boys, but oh well! live and learn!</div>
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On Wednesday we were all geared up to do Baby music makers which is a group designed for babies under 2 with simple instruments and singing, Sadly I managed to get us lost and so we didn't get there on time, the good news however is that I know exactly where it is for next week, with the added bonus that some of my new friends are also going which will be great fun ;)</div>
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To round off the week me and Kaylee went to our first Baby Bloom course session. This is a six week parenting course where you learn about communication, feeding, massage routines sleep etc....</div>
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I really enjoyed this session, I got to meet other mums and their babies, most of whom were born around the same time as Kaylee ;) <br />
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Firstly we had my brothers wedding down in Hastings, this involved a 5 hour car journey south with Kaylee. Now for our first long distance trip I think things went surprisingly well. We left Norwich at midday after giving Kaylee a feed and change, and enjoying some lunch and coffee ( courtesy of the team at Starbucks)</div>
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Things were going well, and we didn't hit any traffic until Kaylee started to cry and we were nowhere near a service station! Fortunately I was sitting in the back and was able to soothe her until we were able to stop, feed and change her!</div>
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The next day we went out for a nice little walk before heading back to the hotel to get everyone ready. The ceremony was due to begin at 3, and so we thought that 2 hours to get ready would be plenty, how wrong we were, everything that could delay us , did! some time later after a little help from Mum, we were all ready and at the registry office in time and relaxed.</div>
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What an interesting/exhausting week its been! Kaylee is 3 weeks old this week and has the appetite of a dino! The plus side of this is that although she is feeding every three hours, she is gaining weight well and should hopefully be back to her birth weight soon.<br />
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We have had a few issues with her weight in the last 2 weeks as she wasn't gaining enough weight on a week to week basis. Since then we have slowly managed to increase her intake, although it sadly meant that we had to move onto a more formula based diet.<br />
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At first it was difficult, as I was so emotional, which was made worse by being so tired due to feeding every hour or so . But with support from my friends and family I was able to put my emotional attatchment to breastfeeding aside , and learned how to bottle feed Kaylee instead. That night for the first time in nearly 2 weeks I got a decent nights sleep and was able to function a lot better. And as for Kaylee, 1 week on she is gaining weight well and has never looked better.<br />
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This time last week I was just a normal (albeit heavily pregnant) woman impatiently waiting for my baby to arrive. </div>
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This week I have a 1 week old bundle of joy who despite arriving a little early, is everything we could ever have dreamed of...</div>
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It all started just over 1 week ago, me and Andy were at the midwife's for our 39 week appointment, everything was going well until they did my weekly urinalysis and blood pressure. They say a facial expression says more than a thousand words, and we now realise exactly what they mean.</div>
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I was reliably informed that not only did I have protein in my urine, but my blood pressure was significantly higher than was considered normal. One short phone call later and we were on route to the James Paget Hospital to be checked over. Little did I know that just over 24 hours from being seen at the maternity assessment unit I would be giving birth...</div>
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The consultants had decided that I had <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pre-eclampsia/pages/introduction.aspx" target="_blank">Pre-eclampsia</a> and in order to protect the life of me and our baby, I would need to be induced the next morning , just in case.</div>
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Sadly being induced would mean that I would be unable to have the water birth I had planned, but I knew that with Andy to support me,I would still be able to have a moderately natural birth with minimal interventions which was great.</div>
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The next morning I was induced via a pessary at 9am , and then the real fun started, Upon deciding that we had hours to wait before anything interesting happened, me and Andy decided to go for a wander down to the canteen for a coffee and something decent for breakfast. I lasted about 10 minutes before the pains started, so we made a hasty exit back to the ward so I could lie down.</div>
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In the meantime some kind soul had been to deliver a really cool birthing ball, and although I didn't get on with it much Andy absolutely adored it ( although that may have been because it was more comfy than the chairs provided lol)</div>
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The rest of the day went very quickly, my contractions started coming thick and fast , and I was given a cylinder of gas and air to help with the pain. What felt like a few minutes later I was being whisked down to delivery suite to have my baby as the contractions were only a few minutes apart !</div>
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Our birthing room was lovely , and even had a bath that I attempted to enjoy , however sadly I couldn't have gas and air in there, so i didn't stay comfy for very long ;(</div>
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a few hours later we welcomed our beautiful bundle of joy into the world in what would appear to be record time ! having been induced at 9am that morning Kaylee Anne Musk was safely delivered with her waters intact at 1747 that evening . </div>
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We were moved off the delivery suite around 1am that morning, and I was allowed to go home later that day after waiting for a review from the paediatricians and maternity team. My blood pressure was still high , but the doctors were happy to manage it in the community and so at 6pm ish we left the hospital with little Kaylee and set off (in the rain) for home for cuddles and a brief visit from my mum and dad who were so anxious to meet their new granddaughter.</div>
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Been an interesting couple of weeks since my last blog, Have been seen my the midwife for my 37 week appointment, who has reassured me that the baby is well and happy and still engaged which Is great news!</div>
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I also met with the health visitor last week who gave us our treasured red book and some information about breastfeeding and local support groups in the area. </div>
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Its very reassuring to know that there is always help available in this area, the antenatal and postnatal teams here seem to offer so much more compared to the bare minimum that we experienced in Norwich.</div>
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For example, there are 2 surestart centres in the immediate vicinity, 1 within walking distance, and 1 a short bus ride away. Between the 2 of them they do baby massage, post pregnancy yoga with your baby, breasteeding cafe's, baby and toddler play groups just to name a few.</div>
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I can now say with complete confidence that me and Andy are absolutely ready for our baby to be born now, sadly im still struggling with some aspects of the pregnancy, my hands and ankles have finally succumb to swelling, so much so that I have to wear my wedding and engagement rings on a chain around my neck ! I have 2 pairs of shoes left that I can squeeze into, but if I do too much walking then the balloon very quickly and take aaaaaages to go back down to normal ;(</div>
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My iron levels have also gone down again so I have agreed to go onto a strong iron supplement for the remainder of the pregnancy, whilst this isn't particularly pleasant, I do at least have energy again and the dizzy spells have stopped. I do recommend any mum to be who start feeling dizzy to go to the doctor and get checked out, you don't want to run the risk of keeling over and hurting yourself, or your baby just for the sake of a blood test and a nasty tasting pill ;(</div>
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So now we play the waiting game, made all the more fun due to my increasing discomfort levels , and the knowledge that my good friend Mrs Morris gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter last week!</div>
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Fingers crossed our little one appears soon as she has a whole queue of people who are so eager to meet her ;)</div>
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P.S for all who are interested here is a picture taken last week showing how big me and the baby have grown in the last few weeks!</div>
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Howdy and Hello from me and Andy ;)</div>
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The last few weeks have been nice and calm, as many of you know me and Andy have recently moved house, and we are finally established in our new bungalow in Belton :-) </div>
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we have 2 bedrooms now ,one of which is our brand spanking new nursery , here is a picture of our cot bed with the baby's ever growing cuddly toy collection!</div>
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Sadly my iron levels have plummeted again and have had to succumb to the use of iron supplements, in conjunction with an iron heavy diet. I am sure this will solve the problem, and I am of course more than happy to suffer the foul taste if means our baby arrives safely. On the plus side, it does mean that I can drink loads of orange juice ( as vitamin C aids the absorption of iron ) and justify eating a large steak, wrapped in bacon with all my favourite veg, including Spinach and broccoli !</div>
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We also took an inventory of everything that we have been gifted and purchased in readiness for baby's arrival, which was very therapeutic, although maybe not as therapeutic as taking loads of the baby basics back home to wash, dry and iron so that they are nice, clean and fluffy for when our little bundle of joy arrives. It was quite possibly the only time I have really , really enjoyed doing the laundry. Here is the culmination of my mini nesting session! </div>
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Thank you to everyone who has given us beautiful gifts for the baby over the last few months, here are just a few of the beautiful things we have been given ...</div>
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Welcome to my week 31 blog entry , This week has been largely uneventful as I settle into domestic life with astounding ease ! I never thought i would enjoy keeping house and crafting ( and I reckon a lot of you reading this would never expect me to be able to keep a clean, orderly house either!) But nonetheless I have settled into my own little routine, which allows me to spend a small portion of my morning dusting, hoovering etc , and the rest of my day in relative comfort pursuing other interests.</div>
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I must confess that I am now starting to get a little bit more tired during the day, in fact yesterday I felt so tired that I spent the vast majority of the day either in bed asleep or on the sofa, early asleep! Fortunately I had nothing more pressing to attend to , other than having to go to the doctors for them to redo some blood tests. I count myself very lucky that Andy was able to take me and get me home, as by the time I got home I was ready to go back to bed! But I suppose these things happen sometimes ;(</div>
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Aside from the tiredness , I count myself lucky that although I have Braxton hicks every now and then, and heartburn on a daily basis, generally I am in good health, and getting bigger and bigger !</div>
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When I'm not cooking, cleaning or sleeping, my good friend Stacey has inspired me to try some new craft ideas, and so the last 2 weeks I have been learning to knit, and make bunting, I certainly have a long way to go until i can knit cardigans and the like, but hopefully with some instruction and perseverance I can get there one day ;-)</div>
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This week Andy and I continue to be amazed by how active she is during the day, We now feel hiccups on a regular basis, and when I hear a loud sudden noise, there is definite movement from within!</div>
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I continue to feel very blessed that my baby doesn't give me any sleepless nights yet , in fact after 11pm she generally settles down ( unless I try and roll over then she voices her displeasure!) From then on we don't hear a peep from her until at least 9am, I have a feeling she is taking after mummy just a little bit in that aspect!</div>
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Well thats all for now, Keep smiling and watch this space for more updates both pre and post birth ;)</div>
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P.S I found this wonderful playlist on 8tracks.com which is perfect for relaxing to that I also want to share with you, enjoy <a href="http://8tracks.com/karinanirak/piano-strings-covers-take-three">http://8tracks.com/karinanirak/piano-strings-covers-take-three</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303093044368368020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971747551095883327.post-87054289139569389762013-09-03T14:00:00.001+01:002013-09-03T14:00:56.968+01:00Getting bigger, and ready to move house ;)So here we are at week 30 ! Me and Andy are both really excited that we only have 10 weeks to go until we meet our beautiful new baby. I know for certain that I cant wait to give birth so I can attempt to stake my claim on my body once again lol!<br />
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As you can see from the picture to the left I am sporting quite a proud bump, and have many comments about the size of it, only a few days ago did someone think that I only have a few days left until I pop, which I found both scary and hilarious!<br />
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The baby is continuing to move around quite a lot which is really nice ( well apart from when I'm sitting upright , then it hurts like hell) and Andy has this lovely game he plays with our baby where he finds a foot and either tickles it , or taps on my bump which makes the baby kick and wiggle around a lot! most of the time it feels lovely, but I think he forgets how strong our little one is , as some of the kicks are a wee bit painful;(<br />
However on the whole, the baby has settled into a routine quite independently, and as luck would have it, I never feel any kicking, hiccupping, moving around etc from 11pm until about 4ish so I count myself very lucky.<br />
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We are continuing to prepare to move house this week, we have sorted through all of our kitchen , bedroom and bathroom stuff and deep cleaned everywhere , in anticipation of people coming to view the flat, I must say I get a feeling of immense pride seeing our house looking to calm and clean and organised. We just have a few things left to sort out here , then we can start moving things into our new bungalow ;)<br />
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Well that's all for now, feel free to post predictions on babies weight if you can, as well as any nice names that we might have missed !<br />
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Ciao from Clan Musk<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303093044368368020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971747551095883327.post-59978166379301089592013-08-29T17:48:00.001+01:002013-11-13T14:30:02.711+00:00Welcome to the Musk Family BlogHey there, and welcome to the Musk family blog!<br />
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As the title may imply , this is where we will now post all of our thoughts and feelings regarding my pregnancy and eventually our childs life.<br />
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In case you were wondering who <u>we </u>are, here is a delightful picture of me and Andy ( soon to be Daddy Musk) and myself from our wedding last September.<br />
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The newest addition to our little family is due to arrive in about 10 weeks time, and we are both getting so excited about meeting her, as are both our families.<br />
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Me and Andy have been together for nearly 9 years now and we are so exited to be taking this next step together at long last ( I think my mother is also very very excited !)<br />
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I hope you will enjoy this blog, which me and Andy will update regularly with how we are preparing for our new arrival, and what we will be getting up to once the baby makes her appearance .<br />
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<strong><u>As of this moment</u></strong><br />
I am 29 weeks pregnant, and we have started preparing to move into our new bungalow ready for the end of the month. I am getting quite a sizeable bump now, which is sitting low and proud, however this is making it quite hard for me to sleep.<br />
Baby is continuing to move around regularly , particularly when music is being played . We recently discovered that the baby moves around a lot more when listening to soul music, especially Ray Charles!<br />
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Well that's all for now, Watch this space for another update in a few weeks time with new news and updates.<br />
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