Ageing (dis)gracefully!
Archive for June, 2009
Back To Work
Jun 29th
I am going back to work tonight after having 5 weeks off. It’s gonna be tough!
I had a rota’d week off before Amelia was born, she then arrived early the following week (the day I was due to go back to work funnily enough!) and I haven’t been back since (bar a 6 hour stint of overtime as they needed some urgent cover). I had 1 weeks paternity leave, 2 weeks holiday and another rota’d week off. All adds up to 5 glorious week spent with my gorgeous baby girl and equally gorgeous wife!
The fact I work nights is going to throw a complete unknown into the works. I am going to need to get 5-6 hours kip in the day after working. Will definately be interesting to see how that pans out. Also, Lucy will have her hands full with sole responsibility for little Amelia.
Time will tell how it goes I suppose!
Four Ways To Attack A Baby!
Jun 24th
Just had lunch in the garden. Upon deciding to come back indoors, Lucy suggested that as Amelia was asleep that we leave her in the pram just outside our French Doors. My first instinct was absolute horror, I then reeled off a list of things that could happen that she thought were hilarious, so thought I would share them.
- An eagle may swoop and steal her
- A seagull may peck her
- A cat may scratch her eyes out
- A cat may take a shit on her
I was deadly serious when saying all of those things though! Apart from the eagle, we have had cats and seagulls in our garden. I am also fighting a losing battle with one cat who likes to shit on our flowerbeds … so my theories are not really that far fetched.
However, we are taking the risk of leaving her there and it’ll be all Lucys fault if any of the above happen! She’s been warned!
F1 App For The iPhone
Jun 21st
I was pleased to discover an F1 app for the iPhone the other day .. infact, I got so excited I got the camcorder out and did a brief video for youtube!
Great little app, only £4.99 too. It wasn’t until yesterday I actually found out that there is a charge to use it for every race! Only £2.99, but it’s not the point! It’s downright greedy and not really following the precedent of other iPhone apps where you make a one time payment and get upgrades etc free. You can buy a season pass for £15, which works out cheaper again, but it still takes the absolute piss! I won’t be paying anymore.
Still, great little application!
Amelia Bethany Lawrence
Jun 12th
Bit of a late update! But on 02/06/2009 @ 19:42 our baby girl entered the world. We have named her Amelia Bethany Lawrence. She was 7lb 6oz and is absolutely gorgeous!
Both myself and Lucy are over the moon! She is just 1 week and 3 days old at the moment. We are just about getting into a routine now, but as anyone who has ever had a baby can probably appreciate, her needs change all of the time! It’s a great challenge and we are loving every moment, even the nappy changing!
