The football fan's best ever present!!!!

As Colin kindly does all the downloading of the photo's onto the computer, I thought I would share with you his christmas present from me. As you all know, he is a bit of a Hammers fan, he had been given the t-shirt from a very good friend and I decided to have it framed, as you can see, it is rather large and much bigger than I thought it would look, thank goodness there was enough space on this wall to put it on. He was thrilled to bits with the present and even I have to say, I think it looks rather good myself.

A surprise visitor on New Years Eve

I know this blog will have gone backwards as I should have done this one before the one of Maddie on her own, still never mind, put it down to an age thing. Anyway, these pictures were taken after Colin and I got over the excitement of Adam and Carly bringing Maddie around to our house after she was discharged from hospital. Adam had phoned me to tell us that they were not going to let her out for at least another day when all the time they were bringing her home on New years eve. They crept round to the back of our house and suddenly out the corner of my eye I saw movement in the garden and there they were holding her up in her car seat. I think the neighbours thought there were a pair of nutcases living next door to them by the reaction from us but it was a lovely surprise, the best ever end to 2008 I think.

The not so little Maddie

Well at last I have managed to get Colin to download the recent pictures of Maddie. She now weighs in at 4lbs 7oz, what a little piggy she is becoming, I think Weight watchers will have a new member in the not so distant future!!!!! She is still a little sweetheart and is being very good, she feeds every 4 hours but has to be woken up for her milk so Adam and Carly have to set the alarm clocks to get them up. We saw her on sunday and it was great holding her, her little cheeks are filling out as you can see from the picture. It is hard to believe that she will be a month old on 14th, where has the month gone I keep asking myself.

Maddie

Happy New Year everyone we hope 2009 will be a great and peaceful one for you. The end of 2008 could not have been better, little Maddie (all 3lb 9oz) of her was discharged from hospital on new year's eve, what a great way to end the year. Adam and Carly surprised us by bringing her round to us and we both got to have a cuddle of her without any tubes to get in the way. I will post some pictures on the blog when Colin downloads some onto this machine (I am a bit thick when it comes to putting them onto the computer). Anyway all, goodnight, or should that be, good morning as it is 1.17 at the moment.

Auntie Jamie

Jamie came home yesterday until tomorrow to visit us and of course, Maddie. She was thrilled to bits to meet her new neice and before she leaves to go back to Devon tomorrow, she hopes to visit Maddie once again.

Although it is such a short visit, it has been great having Jamie home, she is very busy at the Vet's practice she works in and is awaiting the results of her practical exams, if she passes, then she will be fully qualified vet nurse.

Adam has just left us, he came for dinner. Carly wanted to spend time with Maddie (the truth is, she cannot face another roast dinner after all the xmas meals she has eaten!!!). It was lovely having Adam and Jamie here, it just needed Marisa to pop her head around the door to complete it - ah well, I can dream can't I?

two weeks on

Well, young Maddie is now 3lbs 7oz as of today, she is doing so well that the staff think she may be leaving the hospital in about 2 weeks time or before if she carries on doing so well. She is now taking her feeds from a bottle and is up to 42mls every 4 hours. Needless to say, Adam and Carly are getting very excited about getting Maddie home as everyone else is. We keep wondering what colour her hair will end up as and in some of the photo's, she is showing signs of being an auburn, anyway, time will tell. Carly is doing great as is Adam and they have spent a lot of time running backwards and forwards to the hospital. We are all keeping our fingers crossed that Maddie gets home sooner rather than later.

a week on

Well, it's a week since little Maddie arrived early and she has been a star baby. Not only has she been able to breath without any help from machines, she has now graduated into a 'glass' cot in a room all on her own. She now only has her feeding tube in and is up to 23mls of milk every 2 hours, today she was weighed and is a fraction under 3lbs so is growing. She is gorgeous and I got to change her nappy (diaper to you american lot) and cuddle her for ages on Friday when I went to visit her after work. Carly is doing really well and she doesn't even look as if she has had a baby!!!!!!!!!!! its just not fair. Adam is the doting dad and he got to wash her yesterday, he admits to having taken him hours to do, and felt exhausted afterwards - he has a lot to learn thats all I can say. I hope you all like the recent photos that Adam took on our camera (he says he will get Carly to sort their camera out tomorrow, hope Carly finds the time). Anyway, we wish you all a very happy christmas and a very peaceful 2009,