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Reasons to be Cheerful
After a not so cheery week last week I am back this week and full of beans. Hurrah!
This week has been a good week and I am hopeful that next week is going to be a good one too and so we are full of cheer in the Nairn/Henley household. Here are the main reasons why …
We have a beautiful new addition to the family. Our beautiful niece Diya Isabella was born on the 21st February, a very special and healthy baby girl, weighing a little over 7lbs. We were lucky enough to go and meet her on Saturday and she is just so cute. She is all tiny and curled up and new to the world. She has the softest, darkest hair that curls round the nape of her neck. She has long crinkly fingers and such delicate little features. She is still all floppy and new and it is impossible not to love her. We are so pleased and proud to welcome her to the family and especially pleased that Esther has a little girl cousin who is so close to her in age, and will be even closer in development. Welcome to the world Diya Isabella, we look forward to watching you grow x
My Mum is staying with us at the moment meaning that David has more time to work and I am able to get out and about more with the twins. So far we have been to Ashford shopping, Leeds Castle for coffee and cake and today we are going into Maidstone for a walk around. All of this outing and abouting has been made even more special by the fact that the sun is shining and spring is definitely on its way. This also signals the end of cold and flu season and a slight relaxing of our self imposed isolation. The twins can come out of hiding and finally embrace the world!
Esther and William had some professional photographs taken with Paul Barsby in Ashford and the results are stunning. We had the session as part of the Cherubs programme but could not resist buying some extra prints of our own. The portraits are great, don’t you agree?
Have you had a week as cheery as mine, perhaps you need an extra slice of cheer this week, whichever, why not pop over to Mummy From The Heart‘s Linky and see what is making a smile this week.
The Gallery – Smiling Eyes
This week Sticky Fingers has asked us to photograph expression and it just so happens that today I was taking pictures of little Esther’s smiles. These are some of my favourites.
See in what direction other bloggers take this week’s brief over at Sticky Fingers’ Gallery.
Cheery Blogtastic Week!
WOW! Has there really been another week? I feel like I have achieved nothing this week but I am sure that there must be some cheery bits somewhere?!? Oh yes, yes, yes, yes!
1 – I am now the proud owner of a dishwasher and a washer / dryer!!
This decision to obtain a dishwasher and a tumble dryer is going to change the quality of my life by giving me just a few spare minutes a day to do something for me. It will mean that I am not searching the house for places to hang washing on a rainy day and that my airing cupboard will not be full to bursting with damp baby gros! A little luxury! My first reason for cheer!
2 – William can roll from his front to his back and his back to his front! Tick follows tock follows tick follows tock!
William is on the move. He can roll around the room now with great groaning effort. He has realised that by throwing himself around in this way he can travel and get to places he wants to be. It also means that he can amuse himself for longer periods of time, just rolling! Esther, not wanting to be out done by her little brother, has started trying to roll today but she is not so successful. At under 10lbs she is such a tiny little thing and seeing her try to propel herself across the floor with no power or purchase is heartbreaking. But she will get there, I know she will, and in the meantime I take great delight in her being photogenic.
3 – I have taken some beautiful pictures of Esther this week that I am very proud of
David bought me a camera for Christmas and I am finally starting to get some good results with it. I adore looking at people’s baby photographs and have been trying to take good shots of my own. This week I finally feel like I am getting somewhere!
4 – My blog has reached over 20, 000 hits and I feel like I have made my first blogging friend in TheBoyandMe (Hope that she does not mind me saying so!)
This week my blog reached over 20,000 views. I know that is probably not a lot in comparison to others but I feel like it is a real achievement for me and it has filled me with blogging confidence and cheer. This new found cheery confidence has led to me commenting more on other people’s blogs and trying to interact more on Twitter. Through my endeavours I have found a blog that I love, http://www.theboyandme.co.uk/, and have started chatting a bit to its author, who seems to be lovely. Please try and read her blog if you haven’t already as it is brill! It has played a major part in making me cheery this week!
To see what is making other people smile this week pop on over to Michelle’s blog and join the hop!
Have a great weekend one and all!
Silent Sundays from now on!
As I continue to explore the world of blogging and the potential for this blog I am finding and adopting ideas that I like. Tomorrow will be my first Silent Sunday post. Click the image above to find out more about what you can expect from me tomorrow x
Pressure Assisted CPAP
6.8.2010
Not such a good morning this morning. William has been put on Pressure Assisted CPAP over night. This gives him a push of air 30 times a minute to help him breathe. He was struggling over night which is why this has been done.
Esther also seemed troubled this morning, with oxygen levels down in the 70s and 80s. It is just typical that the one day I plan to go out things feel like they are going wrong. Esther’s breathing was regulated by giving her a dummy to seal the CPAP and stop her losing all her oxygen through her gaping mouth! She sleeps like my Dad, mouth wide open!
William did not manage any time off CPAP last night as he was desaturating whilst still on it! They are going to try him off again today to see if last night was just a blip. This will happen after he has had a blood transfusion which is definitely happening today. It all sounds bad but the doctors are not too worried about him and continue to be pleased with Esther’s progress. She is continuing with the same regime. William is going up to 5mls of milk an hour today and will have his sodium in his milk.
Pictures of some of our first ever cuddles …
