Healthy appetite

I was weighed by the health visitor today and have put on weight again. I'm now 10lb 2oz and continue to be on the 75th centile which is excellent.  The health visitor and mummy are very happy with me.

Weigh in

I visited the drop-in baby clinic at the doctor's today and the health visitor weighed me.  Even though I'm possetting a lot, I'm still putting on weighed at a healthy rate.  I'm now 9lb 1oz.

I made weight!

I have been discharged by the midwife because I have returned to my birth weight which shows that I am feeding well. Bye bye Ann Taylor - maybe see you again one day!

Weight loss

The midwife visited today and weighed me.  I have to be undressed which I don't like because it's cold.  I've lost weight, as all babies do, and dropped down to 7lb 3oz.  As this is not quite 10% the midwife is very happy with my progress.  She pricked my heel to take a sample of my blood and I didn't like it.  She's nice though - her name's Joelle.

The arrival of Benjamin George Tucker

After mummy being in labour from 1.57am to 11am at home and, thereafter, in the birth centre at the Women's Hospital, I was born at 8.29pm on 10/11/12. A very cool date of birth to have!

Daddy cut my cord and was present throughout the labour supporting my mummy. His face was the first face I saw, as he was at the business end.

I was 52cm long and weighed in at a very healthy 8lb 8oz.

I passed all the tests with flying colours - hopefully a sign of things to come!

I was discharged at 12.30pm today (11/11/12) and went home with my parents.

I'm off to sleep - something I seem to be very good at. I'm feeding well and I haven't cried once. x

Overdue!

My due date of 7th November has passed. All I can hear are shouts of "get out!"

Mummy is massive!!!

At 38+2 weeks

38 weeks and I'm going nowhere!

"Ya know they always say if you live in one place long enough, you are that place" Rocky Balboa.

36 weeks today and I'm engaged!

The midwife has confirmed that I'm a normal size, have a healthy heartbeat and I'm still facing the right way (front to back). Now I've dropped lower down and I'm engaged - I'm ready whenever!!!

Babyween - theme of babies for the evening!

Babyween - Mummy and Daddy by night!!!

Baby shower - Mummy and Daddy

Babyshower - little visitors fascinated by Dora and Bob

Baby shower - AKA Babyween - 22nd September 2012

Gifts from some amazing friends!

Liz Griggs (squeaky dog toy), Laura, Pete and Lucas Smallbone (TT milk powder dispenser, squeaky cat toy and blue twinset outfit), Adreeja and Anand Toon (Burts Bees handcream and chocolate), Michelle, Ash and Charlie Bayliss (Lindem Jump About harness), Caroline Young (Clarins tired leg soothing cream and cake), Julie-Ann and Henry Hallissey (Tucker the Monkey - knitted by Jam, knitted hat, Chicco rattle, black and white book, Bright Starts ball), Petra and David (chocolates and Cherokee babygrow and bib), Emma Shields (Elbow patch babygrow and cake), Jane Hubble (Palmers Tummy Butter), Moira Boot (I love my mummy babygrow), Lindsay Barlow and Rob (Gordon the Giraffe, Percy Pigs and Percy Piglets), Sian Prior and Danny Burden (cake), Daniel and Ayanthi Oscroft (Brut champagne), Keith and Pete, Simon Rippon and Sarah, Jenni Josephs (red wine)

On my best behaviour!

At the 32 week (31&6) midwife appointment today and I managed to behave myself. I'm longitudinal and cephalic which is the perfect position for birth. Yay!

Hands for feet!

Look at my long toes - just like my dad's :-)

'cause I was a nobody before...I was a nobody!

Now I really am ROCKY DANGER TUCKER!!!

This is me at the 4D scan at 29 weeks on 26th August 2012

You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!

At 20 weeks I am sparring with my mother. I can kick and punch and I don't like to stay still. I now have a middle name - Danger!!!

Skeletor!

This is me at the 2D scan at 20 weeks on 20th June 2012. I'm living up to my name as I have my hands up to cover my face on every shot!

Eye of the Tiger - I have a name!

At the 18 week scan the consultant said I had my guard up like a little boxer and so he couldn't capture my face clearly. I am Rocky!!!

I'm definitely a boy!

This is me flashing my bits at the 2D gender scan at 18 weeks on 6th June 2012

Hello everybody!

This is me at 12 weeks and 5 days on 30th April 2012.