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I'm a grandma!!


Matthew James has arrived ............... born at about 9 pm UK time, weighing ca 7½ lbs.

Julia, hope you are feeling better now, you must get fed up with your frequent trips to hospital.

Sallie, back down to earth now. haven't done anything on the scrap book since we got back as I had other things to do. I did finish my Easter cards last week though so don't have those to make, they will have to go out a week early though as we are away from 27th March for a week. sadly I don't have a Mothers day card to make, I always find that hard this time of year.
Mo, sorry you wont be getting a trophy, but you have done very well though haven't you?
Jean sorry D is poorly, I was just thinking, poor girl if she feels ill and all she can smell is mackerel cooking!! Ugh!!

Nearly missed that******** CONGRATULATIONS GRANDMA********** Welcome to little Matthew James hope all family are well.

Debbie ......... I am so sorry to hear about your f-i-l. He's out of pain now, and how good that he went peacefully, with his son by his side.

It will be hard over the next few months, especially for your husband.

OH's father died of cancer, we expected it, and hoped for it ....................... but looking back later, we realised that OH was affected by it for about a year afterwards. He just hadn't functioned at top speed for that time.


Huia (((((((hugs))))))))


and now, if Mo and Jean could stop going after each other!!!!!!


love to you all
sylvia

Ann

thank you


I wasn't expecting the call this soon!


J was tired and Matthew had some breathing problems towards the end of the 15 hours, so they used forceps. They did manage to avoid having to go to a caesarean, which pleased J. I think all will be well, M was away being very carefully checked out as she spoke to me


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Sylvia, Congratulations to you all-- wonderful news! I'm so pleased and happy for everyone. Please give your daughter and son-in-law my best wishes. Like the name, too.

Love, Sallie.xx

I am sure he will be OK, I expect they are checking thoroughly if it was a long labour ending in a forceps delivery. Let us know when you hear all is well.

CONGRATULATION GRANDMA SYLVIA.
What wonderful news. Welcome to this world little Matthew James.
Best wishes to mummy and daddy as well.
I promise to be nice to Jean,but I am sure she will think I am ill if I am to nice.
This is the second time I have had to write this post out,the first one vanished as I was writing it.
Sorry to hear off your stay in hospital Julia. I hope you are feeling better now. A personel DVD player is a brilliant idea,for stays in hospital. They can ease the boredom, also an ipod is a bonus to.
When my oh was in hospital following his brain bleed,I bought him a mini tv with ear phones.
The rules in hospitals have been eased a lot these days. People take mobile phones in now dont they. But I think a lot depends on what type off
ward you are on.
Sallie, good news that you are have now got your connection back. It's surprising how we miss being able to just pick the phone up and dial.
My nephew has started his radiotherapy. I had to find out via my daughters.
My brother has not been in contact to let me know what is happening.
I do not ring his house very often,as I don't get on to well with his second wife.
Cooee Ann,well done on finishing all your easter cards. Like you,I no longer have to get a mothers day card. But I love to receive them from my children. The words in them mean a lot to me. I don't mind not receiving
presents,but I would be upset if they forgot a card.
A big hello to Debbie,Liz , Marie,Huia and all our cyber friends.
((((((((((special HUGS for Jean))))))))))))
Night Night one and all. Love and best wishes. Mo xxx

Mo, I'm like you, I love having a card off R and J for Mothers Day, and I'm not bothered about a present. It's the same with my birthday, I tell them not to spend their money on a present, I'm happy just having a card. It's the thought that counts.

Love, Sallie.xx

Hi all, apologies for not adding on Monday night, I did add on some threads but was tired out.

Debbie, I am so sorry to hear your sad news altho in a way we want the best for our loved ones and for them not to suffer, it is still very hard to say goodbye to those we love. Life is very contrary and doesn't always happen in the way we would choose but your f.i.l. is now at peace and you will all be reunited when the time comes.

Huia, I think of you often and hope your Phil can pass gently when the time comes, such a weight and worry on your mind to see him so different from the man you had with you at home, but you couldn't have continued caring for him and you have done your best for him since he moved into the home, bless him.

Jean, in case I forget or whatever, have a lovely holiday and take care of yourselves while you are away, wrap up warm cos if it's anything like here the wind is too keen for comfort, cuts through me when I go outside.

I did get the car, and had a good session with the counsellor, she picked up on several things as I talked and we will go into those things more as the time goes on, she jotted them all down. She is very nice and I hope she will stick around long enough to see the sessions through and not leave partway through like the last two counsellors. At least she doesn't expect me to imagine myself on a magic flippin' carpet!! I got to the docs in time too, and have been given more Vit d tablets like those I was first on last summer, before the jab. Seems it is all trial and error with this vit d theory, so now have to have a blood test after 6 months not twelve so in May, and take the tablets as well. Got some cream for my red face (see my Memories thread) and had plenty of time with my doc, as I was the last patient. Still have to go back and get my tetanus jab as it's way over due but will sort that out next week. Smear test still overdue and mammogram in April, dentist still overdue too so lots to get checked out to make sure I pass my mot lol
Met up with my son for a bit and picked up some stuff from Sainsbury's when I got my prescription filled there, and rang o.h. to say get your own dinner lol, so I just had to do what I wanted when I got in lol, crafty eh?

Catch you all later, take care and love to all, can't remember all the messages so please excuse me.

Lizxxxx

Morning all, Congratulations Sylvia, sending love and prayers for little Matthew, hope he is soon with his mummy and daddy.....I will try and get Mo to stop being such a bully if its upseting you....lol....cant promise anything though.....

Liz, you will be a new woman when all the tests come back perfect....
you will be fighting fit so you can sort o.h. out...lol....seriously I am so pleased that you feel as though you are getting somewhere with the new lady. I am sure it will be a big help to you....and you know we are all rooting for you .....xx

Ann, you have been busy all your cards sorted , I havent even thought about doing mine yet, I had no idea Easter is so early this year....D came home from work early, the young disabled she works with are very vunerable to illnesses and infections, so everyone has to be careful... J has been awake a lot with coughing and complained of reflux , which we believe is the Mackeral...the ones we had last night didnt seem as nice as the previous ones...we only started to have oily fish since they stopped Js omega capsules, and the doc said to have oily fish instead, but dont think it will be mackeral for a while...

Yes Sallie we have been going there for a very long time, we self cater, because we can do what we want when we want... and I get to eat out a lot !!! only do breakfasts....we relax there and if the weather is kind to us
we can stroll as Llandudno is flat, two shores too choose from we prefer the quieter west shore,plenty of good eating places too....I noticed how cheap the craft stuff is, they do huge packs of cards and and seem to get very good offers in....I have just bought two large cake boxes from P*******r they are so cheap and perfect to store all the craft stuff in, Now I can go direct to the stuff I want without having to empty every box to see what I have got...I am going to get a couple more at £2.99 they are a good
buy....

love to Debbie , Julia, hope all is well now,Huia, Marie, and everyone I havent named,

love Jean xx

Hello Ladies,

Granny Sylvia, many many congratulations on the safe arrival of Matthew James. Love those names, my Matthew is also Matthew James - your family and mine obviously have such good taste. LOL

Been for a huge walk thismorning - Anne I will let you have the route, did it today and it was gorgeous. My friend and I try to walk quickly and still chat without being too puffed out. The weather was lovely for it, though we had to wrap up really well. The wind is monstrous, but the sun is shining and the weather is settled for the next few days. I wonder how Linda is doing on her hols over here.

Hubby is coping well at the moment. The funeral is next Weds at noon, then the internment of ashes the next day into the same grave as hubbys mum, grandmother & grandfather. No room for another coffin, but ashes are acceptable. Then it will all be over and we can start to look forward.

Huia, my thoughts are with you constantly. I can appreciate everything that you are experiencing and trust that it will not be too much longer before there is tranquility and peacefulness in your life. As you say, everything is in limbo at the moment and no way to live for Phil.

Jean, I hope that your holiday goes well, and that you make the most of the sea and country air. Walking at whatever pace is always so theraputic. Make sure, as the others have said, that you take warm clothes and keep wrapped up. You'll love it.

Mo, well done in the darts. Shame to lose out on the trophy, but it's only another thing to have to keep clean and dust!!!!!

Sallie, I hope that Jennie is ok. My sister has all her ailments well under control and other than the very occasional outburst, she does not have any ongoing problems, although she has to be sensible about diet etc. I hope that Jennie is doing as well as she can be,.

Anyway, I'd better be off. Keep well all of you. Speak soon.

DEBBIE

Hello girls.
Well what a day I have had so far. I went and did my cleaning down at my sons.
When I got home,Roly was so proud,he had managed to do a few off the jobs that needed doing around the house.
One off the jobs was to fix the floor boards in his bedroom. They had been squeeking since we had the central heating done.
I was sitting down for five minutes before going shopping,and I heard a dripping noise. When I looked there was water coming through the living room ceiling.
On investigation we discovered that Roly had gone through the pipe in his bedroom. Not once but twice. He had screwed through the floor boards,
and straight through the pipe.
So at the moment,I have got our son here trying to repair it.
I will be back later, to let you know how it has gone.
But if you see on the news, " Woman murders her husband,over a burst pipe" you know it will be me.

Poor Mo, and poor Roly, be kind to him Mo, he was only trying to help...do hope it hasnt caused too much damage.there is always something happening to upset the apple cart....here are some big hugs for you...

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( X )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

there that should make you feel better, little one for Roly ((( x )))

Love Jean xx

Hi All,

Just a quick look in to see how things are with everyone. I'm going shopping as soon as Alun gets home.

Mo, I'll watch the news when I get home. Poor Roly he was tryng to surprise you, bless him!

Debbie, Jennie is getting along okay at the moment
(touch wood) I hope it continues that way. Thank you for asking!

Jean, hope D is feeling a bit better today. Are both you and J alright?

I have to go now, speak to you all later on this evening.

Love, Sallie.xx

Oh My Goodness Mo, can some people just not be trusted - poor Roly, and he was only trying to help and give you a nice surprise. I do hope it can all be sorted out ok without too much damage - you can claim for that type of damage on most household insurances if you think it's worth checking and going down that claim route. My other half is a plumber and he sometimes comes across these type of DIY accidents.

At least you were in the house when it started to drip through the ceiling. Imagine what a surprise you would have had if you'd both gone straight out and then returned to find a puddle of water on the floor.

Please don't do that poor husband of yours too much damage. I really don't want to read in the Nationals that some wild , deranged woman rammed a piece of Central Heating pipe into her husband and he now has to swallow (or worse!!!) through it. LOL.

Look forward to the next exciting installment. In the meantime, I'm off to get tea, make sandwiches, get Matthew out to football training and Sophie to Brownies, and hope that at some point Daniel & his father return from the school rugby match that Daniel is playing. Happy Days..

Debbie

Ann, thanks for your concerns re me getting fed up with the frequent trips to hospital, though all is well for the time being, but don't know for how long. The frustrating thing is not the Paramedics having to turn up, stick the needles in, when they can get a vein, for the morphine, nor having to 'chug' on the Entinox, for a couple of hours,nor the further lines they put in when I get to hospital, whose morphine lines are very,very different from the ones of the Paramedics. No, it is the non commital of the doctors to actually stick their heads above the parapet, and actually make a decision, and therefore a diagnosis, and have me in to have something done about it. My recent visit last weekend must be nearing fifty in the last two years. However, I have an appointment with the Pancreas man in a couple of weeks, so may learn something to my advantage. Who knows. Sorry for what seems like a rant

Sallie - the trouble with thinking about building your own bungalow, is that there is very little building land left around here, and what does come available is very quickly snapped up by developers, who will probably put up four residences where you would have put one. Just look at that new development as you are going into the bottom of your town from my direction. There used to be one house, albiet a large house, but look how many there are now. There is a nice bungalow near the garden centre coming this way. If you are serious about this, get the local paper that covers my area, not your town, on Thursday this week, and have a look at the Property Pages.
Anyway Sallie, hope you are not too worn out with the shopping trip LOL
Best to All
Julia in Derbyshire

Julia, I can' begin to imagine the frustration of not knowing what is wrong. How long has this been going on for? Would it help if you went private, if you could afford it, to see another consultant I mean? I know you have had all the tests but have they ever suggested what they think might be wrong?

Mo, I told my OH about Roly and the leaks. He just said Hmm easily done!!! Our floorboards squeak but I wont ask him to fix them then!!!

Quick visit as I have to go out shortly .. haven't read back!


a little update.

OH finally managed to talk to J this morning. He phoned about 7am our time, which was 11 am their time.

Matthew was doing well, and was expected to be released from IC round about lunch time.

M spent the night at the hosptial (husbands are allowed to sleep in wife's room now), and had gone to check on Matthew during the night. Then J&M were called down to IC about 9am or so ....... Mattthew was doing well but was hungry! He had been on an IV overnight, and had received nothing else.

J said he latched on right away, and knew exactly what to do. So all seems well

They have not found out what caused the problem ..................... one fear had been that the umbilical cord was around his neck, which it wasn't. Now one theory is that he may have been lying on the cord and compressing it every now and again.


Anyway, there seems to be no lasting problem.

He has a slight bruise on his forehead from the forceps.

They will be in hopsital at least until tomorrow, or possibly until Friday depending on Matthew's condition and progress.




Thank you all.

Well ladies,him indoors is lucky. My son came and fixed the leak for us.
He had to remove the leaky piece off pipe,and put a new piece in.
Roly had done a good job off it,he had gone right through the pipe in one place,and pierced one side further along.
My son has also fixed the floor boards back down for us,and forbidden his father to go anywhere near pipes in the future.
I am thinking about confiscating his tool kit,in case off any further accidents.
Our next job will be to paint the ceiling,and walls in the living room. But we will need to wait for it all to dry out completely first.
So no need to watch out for my face on the news. And Roly lives to see another day. Ahhhh bless him.
I should not laugh about it really,but it could only happen to my better half,
he is very accident prone.
It is good news about baby, Sylvia. I hope he carries on progressing.
No wonder he was hungry,he waited a long time for his milk, about twelve hours after his birth. Kisses for Matthew xxxxxx
Debbie. I hope everything goes well for the funeral next week. Will the children be attending.
The funny thing is Debbie,my Roly is an electrician by trade,but I have never seen him panic like he did today. Fortunately,we wont need to claim on our household insurance. The damage was not as bad as we first dreaded. As you said,it was fortunate that I came home when I did.
Don't worry the piece off pipe is now out in the shed,and not in the place where I felt like shoving it initially.
Thank you Jean for the lovely big hugs,I felt much better for receiving them.
Julia,there is no need to apologise for any rant on here. We are all here for each other,and it helps to let the frustrations out sometimes.
After all,you more than some off us,have every right to rant,after what you have suffered in the last two years. Keep your chin up love.
Ann isn't it typical,for all men to stick up for each other. Do not let your OH touch the floor boards please. If he has to,just get him to super glue them down. Or as my grandaughter said, "why didn't grandad use selotape"
Oh the innocence off youth. Her other suggestion was blue tack lol