And here's the reason for my leave of absence

[kaliha]

Meet Cheddar, who has now been rebranded as Bethan, and is a very special outside baby! There's a few photo's behind the cut. A full account of my adventures with the NHS is currently being typed up (I'm doing it in between feeds, it's taking a while) and will be posted on the baby-filter in the next day or so. If you're not on that filter and you want to be, let me know.

That is a 'tiny baby' sized hat swamping my tiny baby. Bethan, the baby formerly known as Cheddar was born at 7.48pm on the 1st weighing in at a teeny tiny 4lb 4oz. She was 4ozs over the limit for needing neonatal care so she was put into an incubator just to regulate her core temperature and we went back to the antenatal ward I'd been on for the last four days because there was no room in either postnatal ward.

A very proud daddy with a very tiny baby (a mini Cheddar if you will)

The label in her hat is nearly as big as she is.

She's already quite the drama queen.

She threw up all over all her pink and white clothes so I had to have her in blue. Everyone thought she was a little boy. A little jaundiced boy at that.

Look at them eyes!

She's practicing her MySpace poses. (ignore the little bit of sick on her cheek please, thanks)

In her car seat ready to go to the Midwife-led Unit five minutes from my house. She really enjoyed the car ride, she was wide-awake for the whole thing.

Fast asleep in her cot.

Looking all fluffy after her first bath. Which she actually rather enjoyed. At least, she wasn't screaming all the way though like all the other babies did.

Daddy's enjoying the new baby smell.

Refusing to stay still for the camera. She was only awake for about an hour a day at this point so we tried to take as many photos as possible. She was even falling asleep in the middle of her feeds which was really frustrating because she was getting nowhere near enough food into her.

Some brilliant photography skills there.

Back home now and here's a close up of the random blonde streak she's got on the back of her very hairy head. I hope she keeps it.

Little jaundiced baby lying in the sun to break up the yellow pigment. Just a shame we don't get all that much sun in November. As the sun was moving I was pulling her around the bed to keep her in the patch of sunlight.

It's a bit blurry but really, how cute is she? The midwife weighed her again yesterday and she's up to 1880g so she's put on 10g since Wednesday. Only 80g to go to get up to birth weight again.

Comments

[i-like-doctors.livejournal.com]

My God, she is absolutely tiny! And so cute! Huge congrats :)
xx

[aelie-baby.livejournal.com]

Oh she is GORGEOUS!! Congratulations to both of you!!

[indigo-blind.livejournal.com]

She is just adorable. Really really cute.

Congratulations to you both.

I'm pleased to hear everything has turned out ok.

(Oh yeah if i'm not on the baby filter can you please add me.)

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your tiny baby!

[morbid-sparks.livejournal.com]

Oh bless her she's adorable! So tiny and such lovely eyes!

Auntie Sparks is in the house :p

So glad you're both home safely, I've been thinking of you this week.

Also, she's gonna be nicknamed Cheddar For Life, you do realise this, right? *grins*

*hugs and kisses to baby* also, how's Bilbo coping with new addition? *grins*

[calixa.livejournal.com]

So teeny and adorable and beautiful. Congratulations!

[sesaworuban.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness. She's absolutely perfect. I *must* be placed on the 'baby filter' right now!

(And she was 3oz more than Orson and you know what a chunker he is now. :D)

[kharma2815.livejournal.com]

She's absolutely gorgeous!

[cheesygirl.livejournal.com]

She's a cutie pie! Congratulations!

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Eee, absolutely adorable! Those are fantastic pictures. :D

[redscharlach.livejournal.com]

Awww, your very own Babybel! Very cute and so much fluffy hair!

[disgracelands.livejournal.com]

Mazel tov! She's an absolute sweetie. Please put me on the baby filter, if you don't mind.

[fallingtowers.livejournal.com]

OMG! Congratulations to you!

The ex-Cheddar is one teeny tiny bundle of cuteness, isn't she? If I'm not on the baby filter yet, I definitely want on now.

[doylefan22.livejournal.com]

Hi Cheddar! Sorry, Bethan. Poor kid is going to curse you :D

How are you coping?

More importantly, how is Bilbo coping with this new person in his house? :D

[tencrush]

CONGRATULATIONS! She so cute and so much hair! Great job.

Can I be on your baby filter? I think I'm not on it, as I recall commenting somewhere and then suddenly not having access to the post I commented to.

[slartibartfast.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness! She's adorable! And with such a mass of hair. My sister had her baby just after you and he's got just as much hair. :) I love her huge eyes and she is so tiny. Lovely name, too! ♥ Oh, babies.

[gothicmissy.livejournal.com]

Congratulations :)

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

So utterly adorable!

[sadcypress.livejournal.com]

BABY!!!!!!!!!! She is ADORABLE. :D Now I'm getting excited AGAIN about my nephew, who arrives in March. \o/ BABY!!!! How wonderful for y'all.

[pontisbright.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

So so thrilled for you - and wow, she's just gorgeous! *does the Bethan-welcoming dance*

[anothersadsong.livejournal.com]

omg, how precious is she! congratulations on your new arrival. ♥

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

Oh so precious! XD

[refusion.livejournal.com]

LOOK. AT. THAT. HAIR. OMG!

She's adorable! Congratulations to you and His Lordship.

[moobub.livejournal.com]

She is beautiful! so alert too! Congratulations, such a lovely name too

[lovepollution.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! She's absolutely adorable. :)