Going Home

All dressed up, ready to get out of here:

The mittens didn't make it past the door, never mind to the car, but we're at home now.

First Footage

Thank you all for your kind wishes below...All three of us have managed to get some sleep. Nikki's just gone for a little walk and I'm testing my swaddling skills. So far he keeps managing to wriggle his hands free, so I've given up for a bit while he dozes.

Here are some edited highlights.



And yes bruv, I think you might have to get the beers in on both his 18th and his 21st.

Meet Alasdair

Alasdair Murdo Morrison arrived on August 7th, 2008 at 13 minutes past 7 in the evening. Weighing in at 7lbs and 6oz. Mother and baby are doing well. Dad, well, he could do with a shave and a shower. But that's almost always the case anyway.

More photos to follow when Nikki and Alasdair are both a little more presentable....

UPDATE...I have permission to display the obligatory 'knackered mother' photo now:

This Is A Test

If this were the real thing you'd be seeing a photo of a baby. Meanwhile, here's a photo of the huge room they've moved us into:


The wi-fi still works. Nikki's watching soaps on the telly...they might never get us out of here.

The Trouble With Inns

There's never any bloody room at them when you need them. No stable out the back was on offer, so it seems we are spending the night in our own beds. Nothing further to report at this time. We'll let you know as soon as there is.

Big! Exciting! News!*

*There's no big exciting news yet.

Okay, that was unfair, but is kind of a slice of what waiting for this sprog to turn up feels like. Still nothing. Neither pineapple, raspberry tea, hot curry, sudden drops in pressure due to Tropical Storms nor other remedies (that some of you best not think about), can shift this kid. The doc has a plan though and he's swinging into action tomorrow evening, which means that, as Alex feared, the sprog is probably going to show up on his birthday. He may yet be saved from a lifetime of everyone in the family forgetting his birthday by labour spontaneously starting tonight or going long and giving us an 08/08/08 kid, but the 7th looks favourite. Sorry bruv. Have a good one on Thursday and I hope to speak to you at some point during the day.

Still Waiting

As most of you know, our debut child was due out yesterday. So far, s/he has chosen not to put in an appearance. We are at the doctor now demanding some answers and can only apologize to you all for this delay.

Two Weeks Ago

Sorry, I didn't get around to uploading it until now.

There should be a shot of the bump as of tonight here as well, but I took it on our sofa. Nikki has now decidecd that sofa is too ugly to be on the Internet. Sorry sofa.

Waiting

Preparations are pretty much complete. We're all just sitting and waiting. Tim lost his favourite spot under the sofa bed to a storage box, but appears to have found a suitable replacement.