Yup :yes: An exhausted son in law phoned us this morning to say that he and Youngest Daughter had gone to the hospital at about 2.30am and their new baby son was born by forceps around 6.30am (I think – bless him, he wasn’t very coherent!)
Anyway, all is well. They are due to leave hospital on Saturday so that means I can go for my pre-surgery assessment tomorrow, all quiet and civilised-like, and then to Bristol on Saturday to stay with them for a few days.
Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congratulations to all the family!
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Thanks, Tracy! Caleb is now 7 months old and when they were with us a week ago he grabbed my t shirt and pulled himself up – very sturdy little legs! They are such a source of joy.
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Hope alls well, congratulations grandma and grandad and of course the new mum and dad x
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Great to hear the happy news – Congratulations to all. đŸ™‚
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Wow congratulations!! And so glad your daughter didn’t have to have another Caesar.. wow…..!!!:D
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Yeah – praise be!!! She is really chuffed and she’s looking so much better, much faster than last time!
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That’s fantastic news. Hope the assessment goes well
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thanks very much! The assessment was OK – long and tedious but thorough and professional and I do think we are lucky with our NHS, despite all the things wrong with it! but then you would know all about that. Hope you’re continuing to do well, RIM :yes:
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Yes in general I can’t complain about the NHS I have experienced some wonderful nurses and doctors recently and thank them all for their hard work
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Conratulations!!!!
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Thank you, Faffa!!
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That’s really good new Gilly. Congrats! :)x
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Thanks, Vahid. She has 2 boys now. In Africa they would say that she is a proper mother – girls didn’t count đŸ˜‰
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Thats brilliant! congratulations! gosh I bet she was tired at 6.30 am. My daughter was born at that time and I named one of her middle names Dawn.
Have they picked any names yet?
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what a nice idea, naming your daughter after the time she was born! They are going to call him Caleb and either 1 or 2 middle names but they haven’t decided yet.
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Oh thats nice, My cousin just had a baby boy too and they have named him Ethan. I think american names are quite popular at the moment!
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Congratulations to all the family.
P xx
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Thanks very much!
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Have a lovey time with them granma
P xx
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thanks!! I’m dying to see him :yes: I am really thrilled she’s got 2 little boys, dunno why đŸ™„
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PS Tell dad he’ll never get over it!
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He confided that he had been secretly hoping for another son … nice one.
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….and he got one.
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2 little boys sounds a lot of fun to me đŸ˜‰ but then my days of getting up in the night etc are over – more or less, until staying with grandkids!
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The joys!
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:yes: đŸ˜‰
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Well done mum, happy birthday to the new babe, and oodles of congratulations.
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Thank you!
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Hope pre-op assessment isn’t too long.
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Thank you. I’ve been told to allow 2 hours.
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Sounds familiar.
đŸ™‚
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2 and a half, in the end! Never mind. Crosswords done and out-of-date mags and papers read đŸ˜‰
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It’s interesting how time schedules can change, slip, or, really be non-existent, because of the slightest blip in one department. Like hovering around for the loo space to do what’s required when someone else is sampling the samples left in it; or, the ECG person wants to talk about unusual socks, or the person doing the obs., is put off his/her stroke and forgets to do something, all because a member of staff needs to raid the fridge in the room to get their lunch! The main chat and information-giving time, if it is slotted in to the process, is something not to be hurried.
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I guess out of the 2 and a half hours I may have spent half an hour actually with medical staff being ‘done’. Tedious – but when I remember the time when I sat outside in northern Nigeria with 300 other mothers to have my sick baby seen to by a single missionary doctor doing a clinic in a hospital where there was absolutely no antiseptic to be had – she had put a piece of soap in a kidney dish with a little water and her essential instruments – then it doesn’t take me long to remember how very, very blessed we are with our NHS despite the time it takes! It keeps me hanging on … and thankful đŸ˜‰
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Indeed you have a strong point; half an hour over schedule wasn’t at all bad.
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:yes: Agreed.
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many congrats from me too đŸ™‚
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HUGS!!! xxxx
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Ooh, what a lovely shiny sparkly card!! Thank you very much! (and for the hugs too :yes: )
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Congratulations. Very good news, especially, that it was a conventional birth.
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thanks, Shimon! They called their first son Nathan, and this one is to be named Caleb. I hope they grow up like their biblical namesakes, with the same courage!
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CONGRATULATIONS to parents and grandparents alike:) Wonderful news. :)xx
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Many thanks, Janet. Very exciting!
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I’m so happy for you and for them…a normalish birth.Take a good rest or walk if possible later today.xx
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Thanks very much, and for thinking of me too! I’ve been out today but for some reason am feeling under the weather – not been sleeping well – so came home and mollycoddled myself for a change đŸ˜‰
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Ahhhhh…how absolutely wonderful. So happy for you all Nanny….CONGRATULATIONS to you all. xxxxxxx
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Many thanks, Dina! All very exciting :yes:
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Wonderful news, congratulations to all of you!
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Thanks very much, GG – over the moon here!!
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Many congratulations great news pleased all is well đŸ™‚ x
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Thanks very much, Lilian … I’m waiting for a good chat with Daughter when she’s recovered a bit đŸ˜‰
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CONGRATULATIONS to grandparents, parents and the whole family.
WONDERFUL NEWS!!!
:YES: :YES: :YES:
LIZ XXX.
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Thank you very much – very excited!!
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Congratulations to you and your family.
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Many thanks, BB!
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Congratulations – forget those curtains, you’ll be busy now!
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Curtains?? What curtains ???!! đŸ˜‰ many thanks, Silver!
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Congratulations!!
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Thank you very much!
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Wonderful!!!! Many congratulations all round ~x~
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Merci beaucoup, Spicey!!
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