one from the christening....

This is Harriet with Her Mummy, Wearing her lovely gown all the way from Ireland xx

Harriet on the Beach!

toes touching sand!!!!!

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Harriets Christening

6th June 2010

the day went without a hitch, and i have never known Harriet to be such a good baby, she was lovely and had a sleep in the morning then awake and quiet throughout the service then fell asleep utill halfway through the do after,

the vicar did a lovely service and we felt so welcome in the church,

Iam glad we have such a loving family on both sides, we are so lucky, harriet has so many gifts which i will relay later on, her gown was hand made in ireland as a gift from my family (anunty sineady came over and was a god parent,) as was the shawl she wore...

Harriets godparents are my best friend forever (bff!) mel, and chris, and aunty sineady... all three mean so much to me, and adam as well and we are so so pleased that they are part of harriets life as well as mine and adams xx

its may!!

we are finally into may now and for me may is always a good month, the sun should be shining, hear me i said should..... yet outside its drab drizzly and wet :-( never mind, we have had some sun... i think Harriet has hayfever as everytime its sunny out she gets red runny eyes, the poor thing. harriet is sleeping through now which is lovely and its only everyso often (ie this morning ) that she wants to get up and play at 5.30am....hmmm

1st of may last year we found out we were pregnant, i cant believe it at all how far we have come in a year, its been such a journey and i have loved every step of the way.

harriet is well on her way with foods, she love parsnip and cauliflower cheese and apple and pear, she is sucha ganit and weighed in last week at 13lb 9oz or 6.16kg, and 63cm in length, bang on 25th centile for her weight and 50th for her height!!!

we are planning harriets christening for the 6th june, and she is having the most amazing christening gown made for her over in ireland by my family who hopefully will make it over as well as bringing the gown with them and no ash cloud interruptions!! we are also attening adams sisters wedding this week so harriet will look gorge in her monsoon dress, piccys of all events to follow!

Adam is running the london bupa 10,000 on the 31st may, so we are heading down for our first trip to london and taking our daughter to our favorite city!!!

cf wise there is nothing to repeort as i have been keeping fantasticly well apart from a hangover today! seriously though i am as well as i could be and i am hoping to remain so for as long as possible!!

love to all and esp to my bff who sneaks a peek when i am not looking! xx

long time! 1st time in hospital!

i have been rubbish, i know i know, but i am here now and will regale a few tales from the last month,

i was admitted to hospital on the 1st april for IVs as i had been in desperate need of them as i had put off ivs for so long this being the first course i had been given since november when i was 31 weeks pregnant and really poorly. but this time was a sort of tune up and although i didnt feel poorly my lung function reflected that i needed IVs as it was down to 60% from my usual 74% harriet came in with me and i was lucky enough to have a cot form the childrens ward but i was warned it may need to ga back at any point if they needed it, so i tooka travel cot with us. I cant beleive how much stuff a baby needs, I had for myself, A rucksack, my eflow bag and my handbag, Queen Harriet had a travel cot, suitcase, changing bag, 2 x bags for life of toyes blankets etc, a baby bath, steriliser, music box, nappies & wipes, pushchair base/carrycot/seat unit, and her car seat.... all in my fiesta! oh and 2 of my pillows it was a squeeze!

i was on meropenim and colomycin, and all the otherusual! me and harriet ventured out everyday wether it be as far as the canteen or round the hospital! adam visited most days and i was lucky enough that he had her overnight for 3 times which gave me the time for much needed rest, the nurses were brilliant and they had her occasionally when i needed to shower or get bottles ready, they also fussed over her but this wasnt always good when i was trying to get her to sleep, all in all it wasnt too bad, i will aim to do home ivs next time but thats because harriet might be crawlng and i dont think its suitable to have her on the ospital floors or cooped up in her cot, but time will tell,

she has started on some baby rice and fruit now and she just loves her fruit, i am so so proud of her and she also gave me her first giggle too which made me want to cry, it was also a year ago to the day on the 13th that she was conceived Through the miracle of IVF, we are so so luck and i love her, i cant believe she is 5 months almost....xx

Time does fly....

Well, Harriet is 4 months old next week, and i just dont know where that time has gone... she is just a smashing baby, we had a rough couple of weeks where she got really constipated and then wouldnt feed as a result, but after a trip to the doctors and some latulose she has got herself moving and is now feeding so well we have upped her milk to 6 oz!!! hooooray! She weighed 11lbs and 7oz last week so still putting on but a slow grower and a shortie like her parents!!

I have celebrated my first mothers day. When I compare this year to where I was a year ago, The difference could be measured in miles, last year i was in the middle of IVF and this year my baby was rolling around in bed with me and Adam. It was a lovely day and I was given a mumy card and a photo frame with 'I love my mum' and a piccy of me and Harriet! it was the best feeling in the world....

I am a bit nervous as i am approaching IV time, it has been a world record for me - 5 months and after much uming and ahing i am going in for 4-5 days then maybe come home on home IVs depending how i get on. I will be taking Harriet in with me, there is no way i would go in without her, i am very lucky though and my hospital allow me to take her in with me which i am sooooo grateful for!!! watch this space for how we get on...

We have the vicar coming round tomorrow to organise Harriets christening, which i hope will take place in early june and hopefully at a local church in the village.... i hope so anyway, i have family in Ireland and my cousin is having Harriets gown made in ireland in irish crochet and i cant wait it will be a lovely heirloom for her in years to come, when her children get christened.... i hope to make every effort to be around then....