03/12/2010: "Baby makes time fly..."

next week, sprog number 2 will be six months old.

back in september, we were in a time warp, waiting for the whole summer holidays and then a couple of weeks for her to arrive.
she was our first child for more than 21 years, oh how the whole buying for baby has changed - no longer the odd things that are absolutely neccessary, its now a huge profit making machine that slaps down on anyone that hasnt got their wits about them, to prevent money from buring a hole in their pockets.

two weeks until lift off and we walked out in the stormy rains, we drove up and down bumpy lanes, we spent hours nervously talking about what we would imagine it being like, as long as, god willing, everything was okays with the birth.
it felt like being in the twilight zone... we knew she was on the way, but no idea when she would put in an appearance.

baby (487k image)

finally, after walking around the house for 3 hours of labour pains, we set off for the hospital. within 5 hours sprog number 2 was with us.
we have laughed, had panic worry periods, asked each other thousands of questions, etc.
we had the months of sleepless nights, all the conflicting advice, but we wouldnt change things for the world.
we are still tired, still zombified, still trying to balance normal routine with the unexpected nappy filling, but it is brilliant.

everytime she wakes up with a gurn on, churchill like and agro, a quick silly noise or poke and shes beaming her huge smile that fills the room.
having children is a magical experience, itll rip the backside out of your world, send you to work with sick down the back of your shoulder, stick overlicked toast to the arse of your nice clean pants, but it will never stop amazing you.
it is for me THE most natural feeling anyone can have, and something as simple as a baby burp can cause a room to erupt in fits of laughter.

its been a rollercoaster 6 months, juggling time, sleep, bills, feeding, jobs, work, feeding, sleep... but worth every second of it shocked )