Our New Arrival!

'The Rhys Man' in hospital with mummy

Welcome to the World

Rhys William

Born 18th March

Weight 4580grams or 10lb 1oz

Length 53cm
Head Circumference 36.5cm

We were induced at around 11.30pm on 17th March and it was again attempted at 9.00am on 18th March. Waters were broken by the doctor at 1.20pm and Rhys was born naturally just under 5 hours later. So far he is a placid and content baby and has hardly made a peep since being born!

Mummy and Daddy are very proud to finally have a little boy to complete their family and big sister Chelsea just wants to cuddle him all the time!

Sound asleep on his first day home - Good Friday
The Easter bunny came to our house!!

One for all of the NRL fans out there!! Daddy has already brought him a Broncos Jersey as well

What a proud big sister

Only 1 or 2 minutes old, with our amazing obstetrician!

4580grams - thats 10lb 1 oz!! Just in case you didn't believe us!!!

William brought Chelsea up to visit her little brother, within the hour.

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My Aussie Babe Chelsea - at Southbank on Australia Day

The Belly as of this afternoon - 37 weeks and 3 days

Leave a Comment!! Guess how big he/she will be and also date of arrival...

Chicko with her 'new' computer - Our old desktop now loaded with Preschool games and music.

Just a quick post to update everyone, because I keep getting messages and comments - "how are you - is the baby here yet?" etc etc lol.

No, the baby is not here yet. The world's most dragged out pregnancy is living up to its name well and truly. At 34 weeks I had an ultrasound to find out the size of the baby as the Obstetrician thought that it was quite large for its gestational age. At 34 weeks, I had a 6.5lb baby - the size of a 36 weeker. So this week, (38) who knows how big this child is!!! We have been told that if we go to week 40, to expect a 10lber!!! Next Thursday I am booked in to have another ultrasound for the same reason and the Doctor has said that if the baby is so big that it may cause problems, then I may be induced after 38 weeks. So, with a bit of luck, I MAY be given a little bit of a reprieve away from this horrible pregnancy stuff that is inevitable at the end. At the moment I have painful Braxton Hicks Contractions on several occasions each day, my hips and sciatic nerve are shot and I waddle when I walk lol. I manage to survive on 2 toilet trips each night but due to us finally getting our Beautiful King Size bed, William is hardly disturbed during the night with all of the tossing and turning.

DESPITE all of the above, and the not being able to bend over, needing a nanna nap each afternoon, dropping most of the items I pick up and only JUST being able to fit behind the steering wheel, I am so Excited and so GLAD to have this opportunity once again to carry a baby and be a mummy all over again.

At the moment we are keeping a close eye on the housing market in our area, but enjoying having a place of our own (to rent) without the additional costs of upkeep etc.

About a month ago we FINALLY! got a new car!!! A mitsubishi 380, 2006 model. Will and I had a few arguments at the beginning as to who could drive it each day, but for the majority of the time, I drive it now because it is big enough to fit the kiddies etc. I love it, its so snazzy!

Anyhow, until the next post, I will keep monitoring all of these false labour pains I keep having, and to all friends and family, rest assured I will send an sms and/or announcement email to you all as soon as possible after the little one is born safe and sound.

Cheers!! Suzi xo

This last year has been one of changes, decisions, interruptions, new decisions, more changes, and the list goes on. We have recently moved into a house of our own after staying with relatives for 6 months. We decided that despite having to rent again, this would be the best atmosphere to bring up a baby currently, and with time ticking on, it had to be sooner rather than later. It is amazing how good it feels to have a proper kitchen, separate bedrooms and a whole house to spread out in, after you haven't had it for 6 months. We are at the moment enjoying all of this, as well as the gorgeous summer weather this year. I am about to finish 2 weeks leave, to go back until the baby is born, in late March.

The house and the block? well what can I say, we organised a soil test and the start of our plans in Late October and have not heard from the builder since, so things are not off to a good start right now. Very soon we will be in contact again to see where we are at in the whole process, not much has changed with the block of land, apart from the fact that it is fully fenced now.

Chelsea won't be at prep this year, as she was born after June 30, so she goes to Kindy one day a week for another year.

The pregnancy is progressing very quickly and I have been very well, apart from the standard tiredness and now, inability to move around as freely as I would like! As of tomorrow I will be in the 30th week and the baby is very active inside! We are booked in at the hospital and the babies room is completely finished with only one or two more things to buy.

I hope everyone's year throughout 2007 was as varied and interesting as our own! Looking forward to blogging more this year, as we now have a proper email address and internet access, I will email friends and family with these details very soon.

Enjoy your year!! Suzi xo

Our Family Portrait for 2007, taken in mid November

Me and the latest belly shot, on New Years Eve, 29th Week of Pregnancy

Our Family - Christmas Morning 2007

Aimee, Meagan and I at Nanny & Poppy's house for Christmas Dinner

Dad shows Chelsea and her 2nd Cousin Kristen how to fly Michaels dragonfly toy

Chelsea with her presents from Santa on Christmas morning (train is for the baby)

Chelsea and Mummy after Christmas Breakfast

Our Family Christmas Photo

The Christmas lights against the moon at Mum & Dad's - Christmas Eve 2007

Out looking for Santa's Sleigh and Rudolph's nose

'Possum Molossum' the Brushtail possum that has decided to move into Dad's Shed

Some of the crew, just before dinner

Chelsea Leah and Auntie Meag

Mums festive Christmas Jelly

Chelsea and Brandon (Sean my workmate's son) at bowling 23 December

Julie and Renee at Renee's house

Dale (Julies son), Renee and I at Renee's for a christmas get together

Bec, Riles and I at our work Christmas Party 23 November
'The Crew' at our Work Christmas Party

Wayne Jr and I at our early Christmas at William's mum's house out west. Little Wayne has had an operation to repair his cleft lip and it looks fantastic! His little arms have to be bandaged and splinted so he can't scratch or pull at his stitches
Will and Wayne give the littlies a ride around the backyard

Chelsea on the swings that Grandma and Grandad have given her

Kylie and Troy, our friends from Sydney, got married on December 1. The wedding was beautiful and we had a wonderful time

Will and I on the dancefloor (briefly!)

Chelsea's Cat Costume for the Dancing Concert in December - We are Siamese

Jazz Costume - Rainbow 'Round the World

My favourite! - her tap costume for 5,6,7,8

Sheree and Julie enjoying themselves on our Girls Night out, December 2

Renee and I

My beautiful girl ready to go to Kindy, early December 07

Aimee and David cut their Engagement Cake, November 23, 2007

Our Entire Family, - Mum and Dad, 4 kids, 2 Sons-in-law and 1 (and a half) Grandkids

Meagan and I - its rare that we get a shot of us together

Baby Wayne Jr our little nephew

Samantha, Chelsea and Jr

Wayne, Samantha and Junior - down in Brisbane to visit in November