birthday

i'd been worried that i was going to spend my birthday this year in labour, which didn't sound like fun to me! instead, i got to spend it with my newly expanded family and it couldn't have been better.

life's surprises

i love surprises and the last few weeks have been full of them! it all kicked off with my doctor making the surprise decision to induce me straight away following a scheduled scan...and the next day eleanor mary dugan arrived in our lives. she surprised me by being a girl when i'd been convinced we were having a boy. she also surprised us all by being a teeny 4lbs 6ozs, which meant that she had to spend some time in the nicu before she could come home with us. but the best surprise of all was discovering how much i already love her. and how much my heart swells when i see sean holding and taking care of her. i didn't think it possible to love anything so much, or to love my husband even more than i did before...but i guess that's just one of life's amazing surprises :)