all brand new!

on the 28 october i finally arrived in darley dale birth centre after rather a long wait. tis a bit of a messy business being born and i doubt i'd have bothered if given the choice; it was a bit of a fight and did quite a nasty to my poor brave momma, who was rushed straight away to be mended. i had a big bump on my head where i'd got stuck but no one seemed to care about that - i had a headache and was very cross about it!

nanna sue says momma must have eaten loads of chicken korma before i came along 'cos i weighed in at 9lb 1oz.

i didn't see my momma straight away cos she was poorly. my daddy hugged me very tight at the hospital 'cos i seemed worried and angry. mostly i was hungry! by the time my mummy met me i was clean and clothed and fast asleep.

we stayed at the hospital for 2 days and then at the birth centre for 2 more. momma couldn't feed me cos she had no blood and said her bottom hurt lots. i got really hungry so my daddy fed me from a cup. we had visits from nanna sue and grandpa gray (in this pic he looks like the one who's had a labour).


when we got home momma and daddy said they didn't know what they'd let themselves in for. when they did not seem to understand what i was asking for, i shouted louder. daddy said that him and mum should try sleeping when i did.

at first, momma needed lots of help feeding me, and i got bad tummy aches in the evenings.

now i've had a bit of time to get used to it, i don't think being a real born baby will be so bad; people come running when i call, i get fed every two hours and carried everywhere and i have so many visitors and presents and everyone says i'm ever so beautiful (handsome i reckon).