3430g 15 September

The birth has taken a heavy toll on Mum as far as her blood pressure goes.  She has had consistently high readings, sometimes as high as 160/105. This has made her sick, given her a thumping headache that panadeine doesn't touch and, as a result, she is not eating much. These facts, combined with a lack of sleep have made her dead on her feet, with very little energy to do anything.  To be honest, I've seen ghosts with more colour than she has. Despite the advice of the obstetrician (who said to leave it and monitor for a couple of weeks) she had a check-up with her Doctor today who has put her back on blood pressure medication; hopefully by Friday things should be looking better...

Carter's check-ups have all gone well. He is suffering a bit of jaundice, so we had him out in the sun for a bit today (a top of 15 degrees helped, but the cold wind certainly didn't!). He has lost 100 g in the six days since birth, which puts him at 3.43 kg; this is an excellent result, and it means he is feeding well (Lincoln lost 60 g in his first five days of life outside the womb).

And let's not forget little Lincoln. I can assure you all, that he certainly hasn't been forgotten in all of this, as he has been showered with new toys and five times as much attention from Dad (as well as the Grandparents who stayed with us for a couple of nights)! As a direct consequence of all the goings on, he has now turned into Dad's shadow and constantly follows him around. It was so heartwarming to see Lincoln give Carter a kiss today without even asking him to. He's such a lovely little boy. Let's hope he stays that way.

It's also coincidental that the Holden Special Vehicles E Series 3 was released today. I think that's a sign that Dad should buy one to ferry the kids around (wouldn't Mum look cool taking the kids to Radford College in that!)...

HSV E Series 3 GTS