What a fantastic way to bring in the New Year with some AWESOME news from us! We are over the moon and so excited!! Bring on 2018!
on friday, 29th June 2012 at 8:31pm in london, UK he was born as a happy, healthy 3.460kg & 55cm little boy.
here is our little handsome Riley Wayne Swan.
this week has been exhausting but has truly been the BEST days of our lives! we are so in love with this little man & can't stop staring and kissing him. we adore the little sounds he make, the different cries he tries, the little chin quiver when he is upset and his constant need of wanting to be held close. at this moment Riley hates getting his nappy changed but LOVES his dad's rocking, food & naps.
i am so grateful that my lovely husband is here at home with us now for 2 weeks, and i appreciate his help so much.
on our way to the hospital
our delivery room
our little man is here
proud daddy
flowers & teddy from my work
i am at 38 weeks and i just can't believe it! the time has flown by! to be honest i was expecting to feel worse than what i'm feeling. for 38 weeks (and so close to the end), i feel pretty good! my tummy is still quite high, so i don't think ducky will be here any day soon. he is laying in the correct position at least. according to the doctor, all is well and that is the most important part.
how far along? 38 weeks
maternity clothes? nothing, yay me!!
sleep? it is getting a bit more uncomfortable to sleep & i can't lay for too long on one side.
best moment this week? we heard his healthy little heartbeat on Friday. i also LOVED seeing wayne's happy face on friday when the doctor showed him how to feel ducky's head (and bottom).
miss anything? nothing really.
movement? ducky is very busy when wayne touches my tummy and when it's time for me to go to bed at night.
food cravings? milkshake
anything making you queasy or sick? nothing for this week.
ducky's size? 49-50cm from head to heel.
ducky's weight? 3.18kg (according to the scan the previous week) but on average ducky should weigh around 3-3.2kg
size of bump? 38cm
interesting facts about ducky? ♥ ducky now has a firm grasp, which i will soon be able to test when i hold his hand for the first time. ♥ ducky's true eye colour may not reveal itself for weeks or months. ♥ he is continuing to add fat. ♥ and also fine tuning his brain & nervous system.
what Ducky is currently doing? ♥ he is busy moving his head down into my pelvis (that’s the reason for me wanting to pee all the time). the doctor (and wayne) checked on friday and he is about 2/3 laying correctly, but not ready to come out yet. ♥ he adores his daddy & can't wait for him to touch his mommy's tummy. ducky gives his daddy then a BIG hello by kicking & squirming around.
labour signs? nope
belly button in or out? in
wedding rings or or off? on
happy or moody? super happy and excited to meet this little man!
looking forward to? finishing off his room.
what mommy is feeling? ♥ i still don't have swollen feet and feel pretty great for being so close to the end. ♥ yesterday we went to the marylebone summer fair and my body is a bit tired from all the walking around.
after painting ducky's room we started putting all his little things together to make his room special for him. for the first few months he will be sleeping in our room (in his moses basket) but he still needs a room for all his stuff (and he has a LOT of stuff).
we build (actually i told wayne what to do & he build it) his chest of drawers - that we will also use as his changing table. and since it was a bit white & colourless we bought wooden knobs and painted it in different colours. i LOVE it!
we got him a little circus net for over his cot (that wasn't the easiest thing to get into the roof).
to brighten up one of the little white flower tins we used in our wedding; i made a colourful bunting around it to store all kinds of little things.
i am busy making a few more things for his room and will add photos on here as soon as i am done. i will also give you all a tour of his room as soon as everything is done.
ps. i just love the drawer with all his little diapers in and i catch wayne almost every night standing in his room looking at all his cute small clothes.
we celebrated the queen's diamond jubilee over the weekend and it was fantastic to see all the things they had planned for the weekend. saturday most of the streets had their own street parties; on sunday there was the boats / floats on the river thames with the queen & her family; monday evening they had the concert & picnic in front of buckingham palace & on tuesday there was the church service at St Paul's and the royal family watching the crowds & fly-by of planes from the balcony. some of the well-known products in london even changed their brand naming & packaging for this special occasion. (and there was british flags EVERYWHERE).
the bread is normally named Kingsmill; normally Kit Kat; a british flag projection on Buckingham Palace & british flags in a shopping centre.
even M&M's made a jubilee limited edition pack. this has nothing to do with the jubilee BUT it was SO funny when i noticed wayne's colour combination - and that is how he went to work on friday. (hiehiehie)
packing the last things in ducky's room away; choosing the right blue for his room & then taping the corners and ceiling so that wayne can start to paint.
putting plastic on the floor (to make sure no paint is spilled) & we picked this blue (sky blue) for ducky's nursery
wayne starting to paint & what the walls look like now.
we just LOVE the colour and it goes so well with all of the other colours in ducky's nursery.
as soon as his room is completely finished i will take some photos & add them here.
have a great weekend!!
