Joseph James is here...

[dawny]

awww he looks even more gorgeous now, it makes you go all broody, for about 2 secs, lol. did you get a big cuddle auntie steph, i hope you did. how is mummy, is she ok, or is she still a bit tired. he really is lovely, enjoy him. big hugsxx

 

[StephieAck]

His mum is good thanks, tired though which isnt a suprise. My brother said he was sending her to bed at 7pm with Hollea and he is going to stay up with him for as much of the night as he needs to so that she can get a full nights sleep, which is lovely and I know he isnt just saying it, he WILL do that, unfortunately she isnt breast feeding, so there isnt anything daddy cant do for him.
I got a bit of a cuddle, like five minutes maybe, but there were others there waiting for their first hug of him and unlike my sister, as much as I wanted to just snuggle down and cuddle him, I had my snuggle and passed him along the line. I will be going back in a few days when hubby is off for the day and it should just be us and bro and sis in law, so Ill get a damn good cuddle of him then.
I was determined to fuss over his sister Hollea, its so hard when a new baby comes along and so we all took her a present, which she loved. Then when everyone else was cooing over Joseph I sat on the floor with her and we played, we laughed and had fun and she did truly enjoy herself, so did I. I was determined to be there for her and Im proud to say that I was...in fact she was eating some m&m's and wouldnt offer anyone else one but kept trying to get me to take some and enjoy a bit of a carpet picnic with her lol obviously I couldnt actually eat them but it was very cute.
So all in all it was a lovely time, though I now have this ache in my tummy and lets just say that I hope Mr Li gives us his blessing to try for a child...because feeling this way we are willing to do whatever it takes to get our own child and once Mr Li says yes we are heading on over to a gynae!
Steph xx

 

[Bev]

Awwwwwwww he's GORGEOUS....

I love his little fingers... I bet he is going to be strong little lad, he looks sturdy already.

So pleased for you all xxx

 

[dawny]

oooh steph, it does sound as though your ovaries are'twitching' dosnt it, you only said that the other week didnt you, fingers crossed for nice mr li to say yes. i bet hollea was glad you were there today, it can be hard for a young child when a new baby arrives, but it dosnt always show itself for a couple of months, im sure that when you go in a couple of days time you will get a really good cuddle. and what a nice brother you have, its a pity there arnt more men like that around.big hugsxxx

 

[StephieAck]

I think he WILL be sturdy Beverlie but right now he is tinier than he looks. My went went out for them to get them some littler nappies and littler clothes as pretty much everything is too big for him, he is tiny bless him hehe
Steph xx

 

[StephieAck]

Twitching is one word for it Dawn lol feels more like someone has kicked me in the gut!! lol
Yeah I will endevour to be our Holleas friend through it all, I will definately give Joseph lots of love and cuddles but I will make damn sure Hollea is sorted too.
My brother is fantastic like that, they dont want any more children now and he said "Im going to the doctor to arrange a vasectomy, there is no way I am putting her through that much pain again, so Im getting it sorted"...every other man in that room that can still have kids but doesnt want any more...when he said "how about you" they all scoffed and said "no" or "Im bloody not no"...so that goes to show just how good of a man my brother is, he realises what his wife went through and sees the next part of it as his responsibility, good on him.
Steph xx

 

[dawny]

aw step he certainly is a gem isnt he, good on him for deciding to have a vasectomy. my hubby had one after our last baby, he said well youve done all the work and had all the pain up to now, so the least i can do is make sure i take responsibility for no more babies. hes definately a hubby/brother to be proud of. how long before you might get the go ahead from mr li hun, i hope its not long. big hugsxx

 

[StephieAck]

Well he did ask me to wait twelve months after the surgery and I told him that I would. As I am eleven months post op now I should be getting an appointment any day now to see him around the twelve month mark and I will be asking for his blessing at that appointment. That is why I am going to call my GP tomorrow and book an appointment to ask him to do my blood tests to check all of my levels. If everything is healthy and at a good level and Mr Li gives us the go ahead then we will start straight away, but if the levels arent good or he asks us to wait longer then we will. Though if he asks us to wait another twelve months but my levels are fine then I will do some bartering and work out a time frame somewhere inbetween.
Fingers crossed for good blood test results and a nice understanding Mr Li. :fingerscrossed:
Steph xx

 

[dawny]

if your levels are ok, i wouldnt imagine him asking you to wait any longer, and it would be cruel to ask that of you. look at sal and shel, theyre both ok, and theres no saying your gonna get pregnant straight away,although it would be nice if you did, i for one would be over the moon for you hun, you both deserve it. i hope your tummy settles down soon. great big hugs xxx

 

[bubblyangie]

Arrrgh Congratulations Steph. Babies are truly a blessing from God..
love to you and all the family xx

 

[Katkit1]

Aaah isn`t he a bundle of joy! Congrats to all the family - glad our prayers were answered.

Now Dear God our lovely friend Steph needs..................




All the best to you and yours Kat x