Richard J Green

Jessica’s Birth Story!

Well here it is at last, would have been sooner but laptop has been broken.  It’s a bit war and peace like, but enjoy!!

It all started on the 29th November, during the morning I had had some uncomfortable tightenings, was hoping this was the start of things but wasn’t holding my breath! Midwife came about 1pm to give me my second sweep and after that tightenings were getting a bit more uncomfy. I had a sleep in the afternoon and woke up about 5:30 to regular contractions, still not too painful, but coming pretty regulary.

At about 7, I told Rich we should check everything needed for the pool, luckily we did, as we found out the hose wasn’t quite long enough, so at 7:30 we went to Wickes to buy another hose to join onto the end. Had to stop outside for a second whislt having a contraction, was pretty funny. I called my Mum and said this was probably it and said I would speak to her in an hour or so to tell her whether she should come over or not. Continue Reading

En Route

A late one is today’s blog, but it’s worth being up for.

Nicky has finally made it to the point of what can be described as no return, although being 9 months pregnant is fairly non-return in itself.

We had our midwife out earlier today and she did a stretch and sweep (I’m not going into details, but if you want to know Google it!) which kicked off Nicky’s contractions. She’s been putting up with them all afternoon and evening, and whilst they haven’t been long or regular they have been changing the expression on her face :) Continue Reading

She’s Late!!

By 3 days!! How rude! Everyone wants to meet you! So come out now!!!

 Yeah still no signs of baby, no twinges, no pains as everyone keeps asking! Midwife did a sweep on Thursay (look up membrane sweep on Google if you dont know!) and she is supposed to be coming to try again today, but on Thursday my cervix wasn’t looking like baby was coming anytime soon :( Hopefully things have changed today and the next one might be more successful! Continue Reading

Weekend Goodbye

So it’s Sunday night, Top Gear has just finished and that can only mean one thing – The weekend is almost over.

This weekend, I have been working pretty hard on doing Maddy’s new bedroom, which after this weekend, doesn’t need very much at all doing – Hoping to get the majority of it finished on Tuesday when I’m off work. Maddy went to swimming on Saturday, and she was so good this week, and was kicking and almost looked like she was actually swimming – Were so proud.

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5 Days and counting…

Yup thats right, 5 days left! Well that’s until due date, doesn’t mean baby will come then. I could in theory have another 3 weeks left!

Finally though we are ready for her, clothes are washed and ironed and crib is up and made, pool and other bits are in the lounge ready, and the midwives homebirth kit is under the kitchen table ready to go, all thats missing now is a baby!! Not really been feeling anything like its coming, but then again I didn’t with Maddy, no warning, just waters breaking the day after she was due! Continue Reading

Not long now!!

Well as the title says, not long to go, only 2 1/2 weeks!! Maddy’s room is looking gorgeous! Rich has worked so hard in it this week and all the big jobs are now done. Just some filling and a few other little jobs to be done and it will be finished. Will put the furniture up this week and then start to move Maddy’s clothes up there.

This week I didn’t actually manage to do a lot, little bits in between rests and naps, but I did manage to sort through all the baby clothes and wash it all. Mum did a load of ironing last night, but there is still a fair bit to go, then need to spend an evening in there preparing it for baby!! Continue Reading

2nd Day of Idleness

Well I am officially on my second day of Maternity leave and it’s great! I love not having to get up and rush around, and it’s lovely spending so much more time with Maddy…every says I’ll be bored after 9 months, but I seriously don’t think I will…we will see though.

Maddy’s room is coming on lovely. Its had its initial coats of paint, the pink is lovely!!! and skirting is cut and ready to be painted, window sill and ceiling have both had one coat and need one more. We are going to pick up the flooring on Thursday, so hopefully that will go down on Friday and then the furniture can go up, which arrived this morning. Can really see it coming together now!! Sooo excited. Later this week I will get all the baby stuff out of the garage and have a good sort through, see what I can use and what needs washing etc. Then after that it’s just the crib to go up.

I guess I should also pack a labour bag in case I do have to go into hospital, but I kinda feel thats thinking that the homebirth could go wrong! So I might just put it all together and not actually pack it :) Today is the last day I have to be worried about baby coming, cos as long as it comes after tomorrow I will be 37 weeks and be ok for the homebirth, although the midwife did say to me that they cant actually force me to go to hospital so if it was today I could probably get away with it!!

Anyway I’ll stop for now, Maddy is up and demanding attention, she’s having fun trying to put a hair clip into my hair, not very well I must say but she’s trying :)

Almost Over the Hill

No, this isn’t a blog about me admitting I’m a 49 year old man in the body of an over-weight 21 year old, but actually annoucning that the Baby-Green website is so close to being launched with the new theme I can taste it.

I’ve just finished coding the last of the pages, after converting all of the videos to their new format which will hopefully mean that anyone can see them without issues of getting sound, but no video or such. I would have the site moved to the live location so that you can all see it properly now, however I’m uploading the videos to the website, and according to WinSCP the software I use for connecting to the website, that’ll be 2 hours time, and being that the time is already 9:56 PM, I’m amazed Nicky is still awake now to be honest, so the website may have to be published tomorrow or Wednesday night instead.

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No Moo :(

Well it’s Sunday evening, sitting here watching CSI and no Moo upstairs! She is staying with her Grandad and Granny tonight, and then with Nanny tomorrow night :( and I miss her already!!

The last couple of weeks has been a nightmare at work, soooooo busy :( and been dying of a cold this week and worked from home Wednesday, Thursday and Friday! Had a really good lie in Saturday so started to feel a bit better. Took Maddy swimming, she is getting really good now, so proud of her! Then to tesco’s for massive food shop but it was needed as cupboards were bare, and I got some stuff for labour and birth! Back home and Rich started work on Maddy’s room while I cleaerd up a bit then Mum turned up and Maddy woke from her nap not long after…

We went out for dinner for Dave’s birthday in the evening, was lovely, and Maddy had a good time, then back to theirs for a cuppa where Maddy ran around like a loon for an hour, then she got really sleep so sent home.

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Lounge and Cakes

Look at me go! 3 blogs in the space of a week and a half. This one is going to have lots of pics I’m afraid as I have lots to show off today, and seeing as the website’s not finished yet ‘nudge nudge’ I can’t get Rich to put them up there yet!

First things first, we had another scan today, this was to check the baby’s kidneys were ok, and they were :D Very relieved all is looking good, belly is still measuring big, but then so was Maddy’s, so not worried about that, and also she confirmed that it is a girl! Maddy wasn’t very well behaved in there so it was a bit of a rush, but she showed us all the bits and pieces and how she was laying. Here is the bump at 34 weeks

Bump

Maddy slept in her bed again last night, went down not a problem, but the first thing I heard from her this morning was her opening her bedroom door and wandering out, Rich jumped out of bed and caughter her at the top of the stairs! Looks like we need to get that second stairgate for her bedroom door now!! Continue Reading