Hey Kel!!! yippee a friend in here!! I like to be first - and so does Quinn by the looks of it - he was born at 12.13am on the 1st Feb so he will be the first Feb baby in here

I had no idea he was a boy - DP was sure he was a girl, I thought he was a girl almost the whole time until I had 3 dreams he was a boy...so after that I didn't know, and I didn't care either way, it's funny but I'm so happy to have a boy - I am so sure I would feel the same if Quinn was a girl - I would be so happy that I had a girl!

There is nothing in the world that can prepare you for the amazing amount of love you feel for these tiny little people - I love him sooooooo much - I can't wait for you to have your baby just so you know what I'm talking about!!!!!!

With Labour the only thing I wish I had taken was a cd player - I had the ipod but I ended up in the shower for 8 hours (and I feel terrible about the amount of water I wasted!) and I couldn't use the ipod in there, I also took heaps of lollies which I had no interest in once I was in there and I took my bean bag and didn't like being on it at all - it just made me uncomfortable! In labour you get quite fixated on one position so make sure you pick a comfortable one I stood up for the 8 hours in the shower then spent 4 hours on my knees on cold tiles lying over a fitball and then another hour on my feet leaning on the bed then the final hour on my knees on the bed leaning over the back of it - the bed adjusted right up...(I had the biggest swollen ankles and bruised and swollen knees by the end of it) they had to pass Quinn between my legs to give him to me then I was so unco that I couldn't figure out how to turn around - he was still connected to the placenta too at this stage Labour was wonderful - such an amazing experience - I don't know yet if I'm ready to say that I would do it again...but I really enjoyed my labour and I especially enjoyed the end result! I could just waffle on here for hours about how wonderful everything is! Even with the sore boobs and the sore undercarriage!

We probably go through about 10 nappies a day - I am going cloth all the way and it really isn't that hard - I have only got a dozen so am having to wash everyday, but that's not hard at all...I am going to get another dozen so it will be every second day or even longer - and with dry pailing there is no need for soaking or anything like that.

Cloth is easy!

Motherhood is just wonderful! I am loving it!

I haven't seen little Harrison yet but am now on my way to check out Lisa's website so I can get a good look at him


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