OUR BABY

Frieday the 15th of January 2H30am I get woken up by some contactions...Nothing abnormal, as I as getting them for a while now...I do my nightly routine, loo, a glass of milk and back to bed...Not for long as at 3H30 another strong one, I go back to the loo and there it is the "show"...
I wake Stephen up; "darling wake up, something is happening"!!!!
We start timing the contractions, yes they are every 5 or so minuets apart!!!
Ok, lets get dressed, where is the Hospital bag?
Shall we call the Midwife?
We decied to wait 7am, thats when they come into work!
I try to rest, we have breakfast...

At the Hospital, they monitor baby and the contractions for more than an hour...All is fine, but I have not dilated, so I am sent back home...Its not for now!
So they say, but the contractions dont stop, sometimes they are 12min apart, but they are getting stronger, more powerfull, breathtaking!
I try to relax, go for a swim...And go lay down...

As I layed there, trying to sleep a bit I felt something strange happening inside me, and had the reaction to quicky get off the bed, well I did well, as I slipped off the bed a gush of water came down...
There it was, baby on its way, I had lost the waters!!!

So off we were to the Hopital once more, it was about 14hrs!

Still I was hardly dilated, so I was monitored and let to walk around the buildings.
Going back in to be monitored every hour...Of course as time passed I started to dilate and the contractions got stronger and stronger...Breathing and rocking througt them was getting harder...I wished for it all to come to an end...Painfull!

By 19hrs I was dilated at the required 10cm for birth...
Now time to start pushing!!!

OUR LITTLE GIRL, was born at 20H55...

A good weight of 3.6kg
47.50 cm long
and a good set of lungs!

TULLULA MIA MOANA O'SHANNESSY

Moana is her Marquisien name,it means "OCEAN"...

Has changed our lifes, our very own bundle of joy!
She has all sorts of funny faces, she loves be cuddled, and asks for a feed every 2 to 3hrs..
I am breastfeeding and so far all is going well!
Stephen has taken the role as my very own diaper service!

We are now back living on "Kerzo"...
Julie is with us, enjoying every moment of the begining of our little girl's life!