Nicholas meets George

George came to visit Justine and Nicholas in hospital today.  Luckily, George arrived when Nicholas was awake and alert!

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Nicholas meets Tineke

Justine and Nicholas had a visitor in hospital today – Tineke came in the afternoon for a cup of tea and a chat!

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Back in hospital

Unfortunately, Nicholas was readmitted to hospital on 22 March, because his weight had dropped significantly since birth.  He had not been feeding properly because he has a tied tongue which prevented him from getting enough milk.

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First outing!

Nicholas went with Tim and Justine for a walk to the local market today.  He didn’t stay awake for very long, and we didn’t find any buyers so we brought him home again!

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Nicholas’s grandparents

Nicholas’s grandparents visited him in the hospital this afternoon.  He spent most of the time sleeping, but Eileen, Kay and Bill were very pleased to meet him at last!
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Nicholas and his Dad

Nicholas was born in the water, and gave his mum a cuddle as soon as he was born.  After being weighed (at 3.16kg) he was passed to his dad, who held him until it was time to get him dressed!

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Nicholas

Nicholas Francis Miller was born at quarter past three this afternoon.  He is a healthy boy, and Justine is doing very well indeed following a 12-hour labour.

We shall be staying in hospital for a night or two until we are ready to go home.

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D-day!

Unfortunately, “D” in this case stands for “due” and not “delivery”.  It’s our baby’s due date today, and we had an appointment with the midwife this morning at which it was confirmed that while everything was fine, there would be no labour today!

We will of course be letting everyone know as soon as there’s any news …

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The waiting game

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Snow!

It snowed a lot last night, so we went for a walk along the canal today.  It was very cold, but the snow was gradually melting and the ice on the canal slowly disappearing.

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