He's here

My beautiful baby boy Nathaniel William James Hills is here..... finally.

I know.... mummy's are biased but I think he is a stunner of epic proportions. 

Just to say I was induced, has 3 lots of induction agents, finally waters went at 2 in the morning, started contracting like the billy-o, went from 1cm to 9cm in 5 hours, finally got up to delivery suite and then spent 4 1/2 hours pushing. He still couldn't quite get out  (by about 2-3cm lazy tyke) so had a drip to intensify contractions (if that was even possible) and after another 45 minutes had a forceps delivery with a 3rd degree tear thrown in for good measure. All of which was done with gas, air and stubborness.

8lbs 9oz, 52cm long

So worth it tho :)

38 + 5

Oh and here I am today...

And here are a couple we took with my mum x

36 weeks...

So, I'm 36 weeks pregnant now... a date I wasn't sure I would ever get to, with me coming earlier than this! Back up in Preston for 36 week check today....

Blood pressure has been a little up and so I have been monitored down south a few times... and looking at the BP I took this morning I could well be being monitored this afternoon as well.... oh dear!

Baby very active, has found my ribs and had a heartrate of up to 198 when monitored the other day.... just like mummy!!

Anyway, no photo as yet... this is my 35 week one..

Feeling lardy.... oh and one more purchase this week... a man bag! Well, a changing bag that's supposed to be cool for guys... and I like it, lots of pockets!

So, there we go, I'll let you know about the blood pressure!

My 33 week photo

So, here is my 33 week photo taken by my mum. Funny, my bump always looks bigger in the mirror than it does in the photos! I could start taking pictures of the size of my ankles... there would be definate growth up the centile chart there!

Week 20

Had a lovely weeks holiday last week in Battle with all the inlaws, parents siblings etc as well as a quick visit to my mum.

Hit 20 weeks whilst there... so here's the pic...

Baby is getting really active now, definate movement and sometimes even quite cooperative!

Our twenty week scan

So, here is baby Hills (team yellow) at our twenty week scan. It was a great experience and quite a long one as the little one decided to be in a deep sleep to start with and wouldn't move for the sonographer.

So one chocolate bar and a big bottle of ribena later the baby was plenty wiggling! Some lovely moments, to start with the baby had its head nestled in its hands and gave us a big yawn (so sweet and long may it carry on).

Really happy with this photo, think the face is so great but it appears the baby is taking after its daddy as its head is measuring 1 week ahead of it's suggested date....

Oh well..... that's what gas and air is for!

More belly shots...

More belly shots.....

This is 17 weeks...

This is 18 weeks...

This is 19 weeks.. (Think I may have eaten more pies last week........)