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Mother of two
on Nov 21, 2008 in Thumper US Bambi It's been a while. Sorry. But I think we're over the hump now. The Good Man vanished on a business trip to Athens two weeks after Thumper's arrival, which coincided perfectly with my baby blues meltdown. Fortunately, the fine ladies of Virginia nurs...



Thumper...
on Oct 20, 2008 in Thumper is here! All 9 pounds of her (4.1kg for those metrically minded).She is doing well, feeding voraciously and, in my completely unbiased opinion, absolutely gorgeous. Bambi can barely contain her excitement - the Good Man has held his littlest princess...



Pregnant Pause
on Oct 12, 2008 in tags pregnant It looks like Thumper will arrive on schedule. But the build up has just seemed like a long wait - in a very dull waiting room. This is what is meant by a pregnant pause - everything on hold...waiting. So here are some random thoughts I've had while...



American WIldlife
on Oct 3, 2008 in US Just as I was about to take Bambi to bed, the phone rang. Our neighbours had been having raccoon trouble and had managed to trap the little critter in their garage.  Would we like to come over for a quick look and help release it?  Oh yes!  Off we...



Settling in for a wait
on Sep 27, 2008 in moving US Stuff pregnant So another week down. Two and a bit to go and I'll be a mother of two. Can't pretend I'm not alternating between excitement and blind terror but as ankles swell and discomfort increases, the former is winning out. Bring on three hourly feeds, just le...



Up to date
on Sep 19, 2008 in moving US Stuff Bambi Frankly, I've had enough of all this retrospective. I think I had in mind that I could update friends and family through my blog. But blogging (at least for me) isn't about travel tales and catching up - it's about pithy observation and social commen...