Grandad Kehoe - My Hero

Unfortunately this week my Grandad had to be transferred to a hospice in Dublin called Blackrock - this hasn't come as a massive surprise but I can assure you the thought of him not being around is breaking my heart.

Ever since finding out Katherine was pregnant he has always been heavily involved and mega excited to meet our little one, unfortunately it's not looking likely he will be around but that doesn't mean he won't play a massive part in baby Tring's life like he has done in mine.

I know this isn't related to the baby as much but our little one will always have lots of photos and knowledge of just how great a man he is!

We have always been close mainly because he stepped in as a father figure when mine wasn't around and the bond grew from the many weekends and days after school spent at Nanny & Grandad's - playing football, golf and most other sports in the back garden. We had a joke recently about when he used to wash my hair with his giant hands back then and I used to cry about it like a girl as he put it :)

I just wish for him not to be in pain and that he goes peacefully to his final destination.

xxx

Family = LOVE

Just this week got back from Ireland and visiting my poorly Grandad - bless him

He has been on oxygen for his lung cancer and is showing signs of improvement and he made Katherine & I a promise to be around for his great grandchild in January 2014 which made us a bit tearful.

Growing up he was my best friend and I idolised him as my biological father wasn't around and to see him in this way is devastating and slowly breaking my heart - the nurses have said it isn't curable so it's really time to make sure he is comfortable and making some of the most difficult decisions deciding where he should come to his final stop, as long as he is comfortable and not in pain we will rest a bit easier.

Baby Tring was kicking away being around him so we feel like the connection is already there :)

We have been buying the little bits this week but nothing special just sleepsuits and bodysuits from Tesco!

This Sunday the 10th Katherine will be 30 weeks and only 7 until full term which is quite scary - time has moved so quickly!

Not sure what Katherine should pack in the hospital bag or when I should have the pushchair built? Any advice is ALWAYS welcome! 

Thanks for reading :)

28 Weeks - BUSY BUSY BUSY

So we are now at the 28 week mark and only 12 ish weeks to go - SCARY!

I have recently sold my car to make room for a newer safer and child friendly car, I have gone from a Citroen Saxo to a BMW 1 Series which is a huge step up as you can imagine :)

When we first saw it we fell in love with it - picture is below and it is a 118i SE which means it has extra safety, nicer seats etc and we got it for an investment as BMW engines tend to last for a VERY long time if serviced correctly etc!



Going over to Ireland on Wednesday to see my Grandad as you know so hopefully can pick the car up before then.

We went shopping on Sunday spur of the moment to have a look at car seats as Nanna & Grandad said they would treat us and baby Tring to one, we had noticed Amazon were doing a great deal on Maxi-Cosi Cabriofix stage 0+ car seats and they were listed at £66.66 which is probably for halloween so we enquired to see if Mothercare would price match and they did so we got it in red as I support Manchester United and baby Tring had to have something in their colours other than the baby grow :)

Auntie Natalie also bought us a lovely playmat from Mothercare which looks so comfy and has different stages for development which is a good investment!

27 Week Hospital Visit..

Crikey how time flys...I still remember being in Turkey when Katherine was only 9 weeks gone and giving baby Tring some well needed Vitamin D!

I recently sold my car so we are on the look out for a nice family-ish car so if any of you spot on let me know although I REALLY want a BMW 1 series :o)

This week we had another trip up the hospital as KJ hadn't noticed our little one move for a good 2-3 days really..so up we went to triage after a lengthy chat with our midwife Demi (who is a god send).

We were hooked up to a machine for a good 30 minutes to make sure the fetal movements were as they should be and heart rates were fluctuating as normal - needless to say the maternity staff at Basingstoke hospital are fantastic and so comforting for Katherine and I.

So after the 30 minutes and nugget kicking poor Mummy more than ever (as the pictures below show) we were given the 'all clear' and told we could go home but to monitor the movements so we were relieved. It's so hard to know when to kick up a fuss with the midwife in regards to anything different as you don't want to waste anyone's time or feel like you are asking the wrong questions but everyone we spoke to was lovely and assured us we should always check! :)

Got a trip to see my Grandad on the 30th October as he is very poorly and I want to spend as much time with him as possible whilst helping anyway I can - we got the all clear for Katherine to fly too which was nice as he has a great bond with her! 

Unfortunately we lost my Great Grandad Len Bott on the 9th October but he went peacefully in his sleep after suffering for quite a while without complaint - he is with his beloved wife our Great Gran now which makes it a bit easier.

FINALLY

GOT OUR PUSHCHAIR!

After purchasing our Bugaboo Cameleon Sunny Gold fabric set for our pushchair which was going end of life - link here we went out to Newbury for my birthday and it just so happened to have a John Lewis @ Home so we went for a quick look.

After looking at and playing with the Bugaboo Cameleon I noticed that it was priced at £650 not the normal £729.99 as shown elsewhere and Bugaboo is NEVER on sale as I've done a fair bit of research :)

I then had a chat with the sales assistant and she mentioned that the price was 2 days overdue and it shouldn't have been on there at that but then said she would honour it if we were interested.

We had a lengthy discussion about it and decided that an £80 saving on a pushchair is brilliant so back to John Lewis we went to get the final piece to our puzzle!

I for one REALLY like the Cameleon as its very easy to push around, has a HUGE shopping bag mainly for Mummy and is easy to put down.

So we have our pushchair and we are so excited to get to use it - we ordered it on the Saturday and it was delivered Monday so John Lewis take a bow!

We moved the room around Sunday and put the cot in a better position for the three of us to adapt, it should make things a little easier for us all :)

Crazy Week

Hey all - first of all I apologise for the lack of posting I started a new job Tuesday and it was my birthday last weekend so time literally flew!

The pregnancy is progressing nicely *touch wood* and now baby Tring is very active and moving about lots, I can most of the time feel/see a body part which I must admit at the start was very weird to see.

Off to Ireland to see my poorly Grandad on the 30th and just got the letter back from the GP to say Katherine is safe to fly as she will be around 29/30 weeks.

My hours have changed in my new role too so I won't be on as much during the day but hoping to keep you updated!

HAPPY MONDAY!

Sooo I should be starting my new role (if I accept terms) this week - exciting stuff!

Collected the cotbed Friday which was earlier than expected and had nothing to do over the weekend so I managed to put it up with no fuss which was nice as although I am fairly good with my DIY I was thinking it would be like a huge puzzle haha!

Still trying to save all those extra pennies so we can sort out a house but for the time being we will still be at my Mum's house bless her she is SO excited to be a Nanna again :)

Got the 25 week GP/Midwife appointment this week so hopefully everything is as it should be - I think they measure top to bottom of the bump this week!

Here is a shot of the bedroom as it stands and me getting swamped by the cotbed as we drove it back!