Joshua's Diary

Having a lazy Sunday

2010-06-13T04:06:00.001-07:00

Happy Mothers Day!

2010-03-14T05:02:00.000-07:00

Ringtones

2010-03-11T10:51:00.000-08:00

Here I am trying to choose my favourite ringtone and dancing along!

Feeding the ducks

2010-03-09T01:08:00.000-08:00

We have had some great weather the last few days so I have been out and about. Here I am at Tynwald national park, supposed to be feeding the ducks but got a bit peckish!

Strolling along the Prom

2010-02-28T05:44:00.001-08:00

Well it's the end of February and I finally managed to get out for my first solo walk along Douglas Promenade!

Pancake Day!

2010-02-16T09:55:00.001-08:00

This was the first pancake day where I could join in, and thoroughly enjoyed myself!

Finally Walking (and falling over!)

2010-02-10T08:35:00.000-08:00

Haircut

2010-01-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

Mummy and Daddy decided it was high time I had my hair cut.... Apparently I now look like one of the Beatles, but it's much better being able to see!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T07:43:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas, here's to a happy and healthy 2010, thanks for following my progress in 2009.
x

Toddling with my truck

2009-12-08T03:59:00.000-08:00

Choo choo

2009-12-06T12:06:00.000-08:00

Today I went to meet father Christmas on the steam train. As you can see from this picture, one of his elves scared me a bit, but overall i had a great day!

Josh

Bad Hair Day!

2009-12-05T09:36:00.000-08:00

Weigh-In

2009-11-20T11:43:00.000-08:00

I have been to get weighed today, and am a healthy 23lbs2oz, right in the 50th centile. I have also been swimming and a quick trip into Douglas. Looking forwad to next week to see grandpa kevin and celebrate my birthday.
Josh
x

Swings!

2009-11-04T07:37:00.000-08:00

I went to Mooragh Park yesterday with Mummy and Daddy.

Smiley

2009-10-20T02:34:00.000-07:00

here's a beautiful photo of me (taken yesterday) to brighten up your Tuesday!

New Shoes!

2009-10-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

Today i went to get measured for my very first pair of shoes!

I'm a naturist!

2009-10-12T13:16:00.000-07:00

Getting me dressed it a bit of a challenge lately! :-)

Helping Out

2009-10-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

Been helping Mummy out with the washing again today!

A picture for Grandpa Kevin

2009-09-29T07:09:00.000-07:00

To brighten up your day!! x

Where's my close-up....

2009-09-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

Oh wait.....actually....there's something good on the telly!

Been on Holiday

2009-09-08T12:12:00.000-07:00

We have been on a looong holiday. Had a fantastic time!

I've got a new tooth...

2009-08-07T11:07:00.000-07:00

and lots of hair!

Merry-go-Round!

2009-08-01T11:47:00.000-07:00

Went to celebrate my Godmother (Fiona)'s birthday at Silverdale and went on a water-powered merry-go-round!

Can't quite crawl yet....

2009-07-28T02:45:00.000-07:00

...but I can shuffle!

Yum!

2009-07-24T01:20:00.000-07:00

Strawberries are my new favourite!

Missing Grandpa!

2009-07-19T12:03:00.001-07:00

Grandpa came to visit for the weekend...we had a great time and miss him lots!

Uh-Oh

2009-07-07T05:55:00.001-07:00

Oi, Mummy! Don't put me in with the washing!

My First Train Ride

2009-06-30T10:00:00.001-07:00

Today I had my first ride on a train. We took the steam train from Port Erin to Douglas and back.

On the Move

2009-06-28T10:26:00.000-07:00

Can't quite crawl yet but I WILL find a way to see the TV!

Cooling Off

2009-06-28T08:14:00.000-07:00

It's a very warm day today so I've been splashing around in my rubber ring!

Daddies' Day

2009-06-21T10:51:00.001-07:00

Happy Fathers Day! We all had a lovely pub lunch and a relaxing day at home. x

Chatterbox!

2009-06-12T01:31:00.000-07:00

Teeth!

2009-06-11T10:30:00.000-07:00

Check out my gnashers!

New Sofa!

2009-05-29T12:13:00.000-07:00

I approve of the new sofa! x

Modelling

2009-05-29T02:28:00.000-07:00

I had my photo taken for the paper, you can see me on http://www.keigs.co.uk/

Happy Birthday

2009-05-26T02:33:00.001-07:00

I'm 6 months old today :-)

Posh Twittering

2009-05-25T01:07:00.000-07:00

Mummy is now blogging from her new LG Arena - posh eh!!

My front tooth has finally cut through (bottom right), which is a relief as it has been causing me some discomfort this week. Apart from that it's a lovely sunny IoM weekend. x

Learning to Sitp Up

2009-05-16T10:09:00.000-07:00

I'm getting on well with my sitting! Went to a falconry display today, it was very exciting. x

Sunshine!

2009-05-12T01:44:00.000-07:00

It's lovely that we're having great weather, but Mummy makes me wear a silly hat!

I'm a growing lad!

2009-05-08T13:43:00.000-07:00

I now weigh 18lbs15oz!!!

Going it Alone

2009-05-06T09:35:00.000-07:00

I slept in my own room last night! I had a good long nights sleep, more than Mummy who was awake at every little noise on the monitor!

I've been swimming!

2009-05-05T12:26:00.003-07:00

Today Mummy and Daddy took me swimming at the new pool across the road, we had loads of fun!

Christening!

2009-04-20T04:45:00.000-07:00

I've been baptised!

Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated with me, we all had a great weekend. x

Hello!

2009-04-07T05:47:00.000-07:00

We're moving house this weekend so I won't be able to blog much, but I'm doing well and looking forward to seeing everyone at my christening next weekend.

J. x

Pics

2009-03-24T10:52:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

Mummy has got a new camera and been snapping away like the paparazzi, but our internet is so slow they take days to upload - promise I'll get around to it asap!

x

I am a cheeky monkey

2009-02-21T03:32:00.000-08:00

Well today I am 14 weeks and 3 days old. I like to put everything in my mouth (see photo!) and I am making lots of babbling noises. I have got a new bumbo to help me sit and am very active!!! x

Holidays

2009-02-09T08:30:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone

Sorry I haven't posted much lately, I have been away on my very first holiday to England! We all had a great time and I will put the pics up soon.

xxx

Hello!

2009-01-26T04:06:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of my Daddy taking me walking on Douglas Prom. I am doing very well, looking forward to going on my first holiday this weekend to see friends and family. I have got my first injections on Wednesday and Mummy is going to take me to baby clinic tomorrow to find out how much I weigh now.

Hello!

2009-01-10T06:14:00.000-08:00

Here I am at 6 weeks and 2 days old. x

Growing Up

2009-01-05T06:35:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!! Hope you are well. I have had a visit from my lovely Health Visitor, Lynne, today and I now weigh 10lbs9oz which is very average! I measure 53cm which is just below average and apparently I am a beautiful boy....but I knew that anyway ;-)
J
x

Merry Christmas

2008-12-30T03:32:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us. Hope you had a lovely time. Here is a picture of me with my new Octopus from Santa. x

Making Friends

2008-12-21T06:07:00.000-08:00

All my baby friends have finally arrived safe and well. Here is a picture of us...

L-R - Archie, Aemilia, Sienna, Me & Breesha.

New Playmat

2008-12-15T12:12:00.000-08:00

Here I am at 19 days old, enjoying my playmat. I now weigh 8lbs3oz.

A Little Picture..

2008-12-13T06:51:00.000-08:00

For those who can't get enough of the photos of our beautiful boy :-)

Josh Update

2008-12-11T08:53:00.001-08:00

Well, little Josh is two weeks old now and doing well. We have had a few sleepless nights but generally he is very well behaved, and feeding well.

Thank you to everyone for the kind wishes, cards and gifts.

We celebrated our second wedding anniversary yesterday with a takeaway and are now looking forward to Christmas. x

I've arrived!

2008-11-30T07:09:00.000-08:00

Joshua Laurence arrived via natural delivery on 26/11/2008 at 22:27 and weighing 7lbs7oz. We came home Saturday night and everone is doing well.

Nine days and counting...

2008-11-24T02:37:00.001-08:00

Nothing to say except the countdown is officially on!...

A Day on the 'Jane'

2008-11-15T04:00:00.000-08:00

Well, at my routine check yesterday I was referred to the hospital with high blood pressure and general 'unwellness'. But, after being hooked up to all the monitors and having everything tested I was discharged 8 hours later.

So, it's back to waiting and eating pineapple....

B-Day Approaches

2008-11-11T05:08:00.000-08:00

Good morning from a very blustery Isle of Man!!

Well, b-day is coming around fast, there's nothing left to do but wait...which, for me, is frustrating - I don't do 'sitting still' very well! But there are still plenty of appointments to attend, classes to go to and friends to catch up with.

Hip and nerve pain have forced me to slow down a little sooner than I would have liked, but with only a couple of weeks to go it is manageable.

We had a nice visit from Vera this weekend, she had to return home yesterday but we did have a lovely couple of days together.

Lots of Love
Emma
xx

Vera's Birthday

2008-11-02T03:17:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Vera aka Nannie, and get well soon Grandpa!

Snow Day!

2008-10-28T06:18:00.000-07:00

It's snowing!

A Quick Update

2008-10-25T08:38:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!!

Just a quick update, no major news to tell!

Have seen the consultant and midwife this week, everything is going well. Baby's head has started to engage which is good news and it's unlikely he will change position now. We had a quick mobile scan and sure we saw "Little Boy bits!" but didn't ask, and quite honestly it could have been anything :-)

The nursery is almost ready, the nesting instinct has definitely kicked in, things have been washed that have never even seen the light of day before!

Poor old Tom is hopping around with a bandage and collar after his surgery but doing well.

Conrad is still working hard and looking forward to an extra hour in bed tonight.

Happy Birthday to Kate for Sunday.

Only 5 weeks and 4 days until b-day!

xx

Keeping in touch

2008-10-15T02:13:00.000-07:00

Hello! Just thought we would add a little update. Nothing major has happened recently. I am keeping up the aqua classes and also doing lots of cleaning around the house!

Saw the midwife last week, everything seems fine, see her again a week today and also an appointment with the consultant. We have had another antenatal class in which they seemed to take great pleasure in showing us a graphic video and pulling out the forceps!

Unfortunately one of our cats, Tom, has to go in for surgery on his paw this week. It is very worrying (and probably also expensive!)

Emma's Dad stayed for one night over the weekend which was really nice and we are also looking forward to Vera's visit in early November. Conrad is still working very hard at the airport.

We have finally decided on our top three boys and girls names, but it's a secret!

E&C

Back to School

2008-10-07T01:26:00.000-07:00

So we had our first 'parentcraft' class last night up at Noble's. It was really good to meet some other first time parents and learn more about our options for labour.
We also got to take a look around the maternity ward, delivery suites and special care unit. They also have a beautiful birthing pool.

I am off into Douglas today to buy essentials for my hospital bag, it all seems very real now - only 8 weeks left til b-day!

x

Time to relax!

2008-10-03T03:12:00.000-07:00

As from 2pm today, it's officially time to kick back and relax on maternity leave. Yippee! I am a lady of leisure!

Bumpwatch!

2008-09-28T07:39:00.000-07:00

Here is the bump at 30 weeks + 4 days.

The Volvo

2008-09-28T07:09:00.000-07:00

Conrad would like everyone to see his baby friendly bargain-mobile!

Checkup day Again!

2008-09-23T02:43:00.001-07:00

It was midwife checkup day again this morning. Everything is fine, heard a good heartbeat and the infection seems to be clearing up. I am measuring bigger than my 30 weeks, but this could be for any reason and nothing to worry about! Baby seems to have settled head-down, but plenty of time for this to change!
Also got a family size bottle of Gaviscon for the heartburn!

E&C
x

A minor setback

2008-09-15T03:32:00.000-07:00

Well, the Dr confirmed this morning that I have a urinary infection. It's harmless for the baby, mostly just unpleasant for me. But it does mean a course of antibiotics and yet more blood samples to check kidney function!

On a happy note, the aquanatal class was absolutely fantastic, here's hoping I am well enough to go again this week.

E. x

A Flurry of Activity

2008-09-06T03:37:00.000-07:00

This time last year we were soaking up the sun in Limone - hopefully it's not too long before we go back!

In terms of pregnancy, this week seems to be the time when everything starts to happen. We saw the midwife on Wednesday, everything seems to be as it should and we heard a strong and clear heartbeat. These checkups now become fortnightly.

On Monday is a glucose tolerance test to check for signs of gestational diabetes, and it means not eating after 5pm Sunday - how will I ever cope!?

Thursday is the start of weekly aquanatal classes at the sports centre, which involves gentle stretching and toning exercises.

Also a big Happy Birthday to Martin and Tanya for this week.

Conrad goes all 'Handy Andy'

2008-09-02T00:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Ken and Vera, the lovely cot has arrived safely on the Island and Conrad has done a great job building it. Now baby H has a nice place to sleep!

I'm getting bigger!

2008-09-01T08:27:00.000-07:00

Here I am at about 20 weeks, much bigger now and almost fully developed. I am looking healthy and putting on weight steadily. Mummy and Daddy decided not to find out if I'm a boy or girl.

Little Old Me!

2008-09-01T08:23:00.000-07:00

Here I am!

This is me when I was about 12 weeks old, I was still very small and developing quickly!