Introducing....Ty!

So I finally get round to creating this blog. Being a mum definitely takes up a lot of time...it takes up ALL your time! But it's been a joy having Ty in my life.





Labour pain

Well the day started out with painful contractions at 6.30 in the morning. By 10am, contractions were occurring every 10mins and so I thought...hmm...maybe it's time to go to hospital. By noon, contractions were happening every 4mins and man..!! Didn't think labour would be THIS bad. I decided perhaps a completely natural birth wasn't what I wanted anymore. So bring on the epidural pleeeasse!

By 1pm, I was numb, midriff down and at about 4pm the pushing began...


Baby Ty - 25th February 2007

At 5.10pm, out popped the weasel! Born 3.36kg with lots of hair and a grumpy face (like mummy). Due to "poor maternal efforts", delivery was vacuum extraction and baby was born a cone-head. If you'd like to see a photo of baby when he was a few minutes old with umbilical cord in place, let me know. Didn't post it, in case some of you have weak stomachs.

The next few days in hospital...
Ty has been growing well and gets cuter each day.


Day 2 - Swaddled into a cocoon
















Ty's first big ang pau

















Day 3 - Happy daddy

















Can't believe he's mine

















Poor baby - had an eye infection

















Day 4 - Meet the grandparents, and aunty (paternal side)
















My first balloon

Last day with daddy


Daddy heads back to New Zealand for studies. Will be a while till we see him again...sad.
















The next few days...


Sleepyhead, after a good feed - he's a tough one to wake up (just like dad!!)

















Ty has difficulty burping, so out the other way, the gas goes.

















Heart to heart moment

















His musical elephant - such an asset when Ty is bored and mum's just too tired to entertain.
















Happy Ty

















Gosh...this is better than my bed

















Bath time...