Bath time

Bath time in the Brewer house has to be the kids favourite part of the day. They have been sharing a bath since Abgiael was a tiny baby and now that she is able to sit in the bath without a seat to support her, bath time is even more fun.

Abigael is 1 today!

That's right, my beautiful baby girl turns one today and it has been an interesting year with her. Most of the birthday celebrations are happening this weekend, so I thought that I would take this time to write down Abigael's birth story.

Abigael was due on Tues 26th May 2009 and Luke and I joked that she needed to be born that day because the Monday before this the season finale of 24 was on and we did not want to miss it and if she came on the 27th, then she needed to come in the morning so that Luke could be home in time for the Champion's League Final. Of course we were only joking and only wanted her to be born healthy and happy. Though she came on the 27th, she chose the perfect time. I started having tummy contractions on the Tuesday night which was a new feeling for me. When I had Daniel all the contractions where located in my back and legs. We went to bed and I told Luke that it might be a short night and that he should get as much sleep as possible.

As you can imagine, I did not get any sleep that night and instead just moved from the either the bed or the couch, the contractions were steady however not too bad at this point. At 5:30am I called my Mum, who was going to watch Daniel, and told her to get ready to come over because it was nearly time to head to the hospital. I called the hospital and informed them that I was heading in, but they wanted me to wait a while as my contractions were still more then 5 minutes apart. But since I had Daniel very quickly, I felt it was better to head to the hospital straight away. We left the house at 6am and drove the 10 minutes to the hospital.

I arrived at the midwife lead unit (no doctors are allowed in this section of the hospital) and was put into a bed. I explained that I wanted to have the drugs but after examining me, they said it was too early to have the drugs. The midwives left the room and Abigael choose this moment to lead me into full-blown labour. Luke called the midwives back into the room in a panic (they explained later that at that point in time, I was screaming so load they could hear me down the hall) and they found out that Abigael was on her way (this meant that it was now too late the have the drugs and had to use the gas and air instead).

After some pushing Abigael arrived in the world at 7:50am, less then two hours after we left the house. She was beautiful and as I did not have to go to theater (surgery) like I did after having Daniel, we got to relax in our room and get to know our new little girl. The midwives were amazing and allowed us to stay in the labour room which meant that I could have visitors at anytime.

Daniel and my Mom arrived to see Abigael which worked well as Daniel just sat in bed with me and kissed on his new sister. The only time he got a little jealous was when Abigael was getting cuddled by 'his' Granny.

Everything was on track for us heading home after the '6 hour after birth' period when a doctor arrived to say that Abigael might have an infection and therefore would have to stay in the hospital. I was very upset as this is what happened with Daniel and we were in the hospital with him for 4 days before he could come home. Seeing that I was so upset the doctor decided to do some more tests and then came back to let me know that Abigael could go home that day.

My Dad arrived just as we were packing up to leave the hospital, so he was able to help us get home and settle in. And guess what - we were home in time for Luke to watch the football.

A weekend of firsts.

I know that I have no pictures however it has been a very busy weekend due to the amazing weather we have been having. I wanted to make sure I did this post as it has been a very special weekend for Abigael.

Yesterday, she got her first official haircut. I had been putting it off for a while as she does not like strange places and I needed the first cut to go well as she is going to have many more haircuts and I do not want to fight with her every time. She got her hair cut by a lady called Abbi which I found funny however she was amazing with Abigael and understood that I did not need a perfect haircut. Abigael was happy to sit until it was time for her fringe however she really did surprise me. When Abbi was finished it took all my effort not to cry as I was now holding not my baby girl but my little girl. It really has made a difference and now I am looking forward to it thickening up so that I can play with it even more.

So, tonight while I was giving the kids their bath I checked Abigael's gums like I normally do to see if any teeth has appeared and to my shock and surprise I felt Abigael's very first tooth. It is one of her bottom front teeth and she does not seem bothered by it at all. I'm glad that she will have at least one tooth while celebrating her birthday.

Well the coming weekend will be both exciting and a little sad. Abigael turns one on Thursday and I have to admit that I do not have any presents for her yet. I think that I am in denial about the fact that my baby girl is turning one and therefore we will not longer have a baby in the house but two toddlers instead.

Playing with Daddy

Baby Love...

This photo kind of sums up the Brewer house the past few weeks. See, I love my children with all my heart however this past week they have been testing my patience to the max.

Daniel loves his sister very much but sometimes he expresses this love by either sitting on her or laying on her. Depending on Abigael's mood, she is not a huge fan of this and will therefore scream until I come and move him. He also believes that if I say no to Abigael, he also has to say no by yelling it in her face. Daniel is a huge fan of cars and and we joke that he is OCD about the way his cars are lined up on the table. Well, Abigael does not really care about the car line and is very happy to mess it up for Daniel which again leads to a lot of yelling and me moving Abigael away while Daniel cries and rearranges the cars. I will not even mention whining as Daniel has become a master as this.

Abigael is very close to cutting her first teeth and this has made her a little cranky. Now if you know Abigael, you know that she is pretty emotional at the best of time however she has stepped it up a gear the last week. If she is not screaming because her brother is too close to her then she is clinging to me like a little money.

But you know, when Daniel comes and gives me a kiss without me asking for one or Abigael laughs when I sing to her, it makes me realise that no matter what they do I will always love them more each day.