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Happy Birthday Orla Eowyn!

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:51:31 +0100

45 Minutes Old, originally uploaded by Martin Burns.

Born this morning at 11:10, weighing 3740g (8lb 4oz in Old Money).

Everyone's doing just fine - Morgan's very, very excited. Ruaridh's a bit more nonchalant so far. Lucy's relaxing, and I'm on paternity leave!

If you're in a present-buying mood (well, a bloke's got to try, eh?), see Lucy's Gift List.

Third Babies

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:00:56 +0000

As the due date is fast approaching I have found my self pondering all the "What Ifs..."

The more people I speak to about third babies the more I realise just how unpredicatable they are. We could be talking a 20 minute labour or a 20 hour labour - really don't know. It doesn't help that this pregnancy has been so much harder than the other two. Thankfully my SPD has not been anywhere near as bad as it was with Ruaridh but, my goodness, the nausea has been awful.

Anti-natal classes

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:06:45 +0000

I have been attending ante-natal classes to prepare for this baby. Okay, okay - third time round perhaps I don't need them as much as I have done in the past. So - my reasons for attending are to meet mums with babies the same age (always useful), to actually have some time in the week to think about the baby and what is to come and to have a good laugh at what is said. (Oh and there might be a small business reason in there too ;-) )

Baby Nesting

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:33:53 +0000

My Mum and Dad are up this week. Generally helping out as it's half-term but also helping me prepare for the baby - which now we are into February is alarmingly close.

Lucy's Sling Wish List

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:24:21 +0000

My new obsession is slings. If you feel the need to buy me something amazing then this is where to look.

Lucy's Gift List

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:54:48 +0000

Christmas is coming - so present time again. Time to buy and time to be bought for. Also with a new baby due in the Spring I thought I should update my wish list and put down some ideas for the baby too.

On Sunday, Everything Changed (again)

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:56:54 +0100

Larger version

Christmas Letter 2004

Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:06:00 +0000

The standard Christmas Letter that we didn't have enough space to put in the cards!

Ruaridh Colm Burns' Birth Story

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:40:37 +0000

Lucy's Birth Story of Ruaridh

Morgan's Birth Story

Sat, 06 Dec 2003 10:21:16 +0000

Before the birth

Morgan was due on August 22nd 2001. I did a lot of reading when I was first pregnant - including a lot by Michel Odent and Sheila Kitzinger. Using this knowledge and a lot of on-line conversations from various e-groups I had joined I decided that I did not want to have an intervention-filled hospital birth and started looking into home births. I specifically wanted a water birth and started to look around Edinburgh for support. I soon found the Birth Resource Centre which offered advice as well as birth classes which I quickly signed up for. They were able to give me the name of a woman who I could hire a birth pool from. I also booked a home birth with my local community midwives. All was looking good. I was told that my local midwives would support me for two weeks before my due date and ten days after. I knew that the baby would be late so looking at the dates I reckoned I would go into labour on day ten and give birth on September 2nd during the Italian Grand Prix. How close I was - Morgan was born on September 2nd, after the Belgian Grand Prix (I had the Grand Prixs wrong in my diary). Anyway - here's Morgan's story: