Firstly we would like to thank everyone for their kind words and best wishes and apologise if our communication has been a bit off track, this is because I have been travelling to the hospital every day for the last seven days, 2 times a day and it’s a good hour away, so therefore have found it difficult to do anything but visiting.
However I would finally like to announce the long awaited arrival (3 weeks late) of Baby Isabella Rosa Foley, On Friday 17th at 9.15 pm.
We have been very impressed with the Italian hospital, its staff and the way we have been treated and sue has made quite a few friends since she has been in Hospital, as she already knew a few of the other ladies because we had been visiting the hospital every other day for the last two weeks previously, to have the baby monitored as she was quite overdue.
So after quite a few days in hospital before the birth, with countless tests and 3 days of induction treatmenta, finally a decision was made for a caesarean section as nothing seemed to be working, this was just as well as Bella weighed in at 3.8 kilos
Anyway I am pleased to tell you that both mummy and baby are very well and sue is recovering quickly after her surgery. Isabella so far has the Foley genes and temperament and seems to be the best behaved baby on the ward, and because she’s that much bigger, has constant complements from all those who meet her.
However I would finally like to announce the long awaited arrival (3 weeks late) of Baby Isabella Rosa Foley, On Friday 17th at 9.15 pm.
We have been very impressed with the Italian hospital, its staff and the way we have been treated and sue has made quite a few friends since she has been in Hospital, as she already knew a few of the other ladies because we had been visiting the hospital every other day for the last two weeks previously, to have the baby monitored as she was quite overdue.
So after quite a few days in hospital before the birth, with countless tests and 3 days of induction treatmenta, finally a decision was made for a caesarean section as nothing seemed to be working, this was just as well as Bella weighed in at 3.8 kilos
Anyway I am pleased to tell you that both mummy and baby are very well and sue is recovering quickly after her surgery. Isabella so far has the Foley genes and temperament and seems to be the best behaved baby on the ward, and because she’s that much bigger, has constant complements from all those who meet her.
Well the relatives, neighbors and friends have come and gone.
They have told us what we already know, our baby has the biggest eyes, roundest head, daintiest hands, and perfectly formed feet and she is far more beautiful than all the others and that she is more alert, smarter and better natured than any other child, ever! Hilarious! and the advice, don’t even get me started on that, do this, don’t do that.
I mean I know that sounds harsh but you should hear the rubbish coming out of their mouths, people can’t help themselves, it is entertaining but ...
Anyway at least we can now settle back and peacefully enjoy this truly exceptional infant, This perfect infant that spends all her time crying, no actually she’s a quiet, patient little thing who eats, sleeps and is awake at all the right times, thank goodness, we are lucky.
However, as we marvel over this creature we have been occasionally thinking “This child is so small, so fragile, so helpless. There is so much that can go wrong. Will we be able to do the right thing?” and inevitably we also wonder if we are going to get through the next few minutes, or even the next few hours and want to know, “Do all newborns look this way? cry for no reason? stare into space? Projectile vomit? Why do they get hiccups, squirm and fuss?” This mainly happens when we are awake with the baby in the middle of the night, naturally.
However sue's still convinced she had less sleep when filming, due to stress, long hours, crappy schedules, dodgy hotels, noisy neighbors and to much booze.
Still although these thoughts run through our heads. We know that we are experiencing what most normal parents go through during their first few weeks with a newborn. It’s a crazy schedule, obviously we’re sleeping very little, I’m hardly getting anything done and Life centers on a small, delightful but demanding infant and although we had limited experience with newborns, we can see she’s quite advanced for her age already doing things beyond her time, which is great and rewarding, all this is probably because she stayed in sue's belly for so much longer and she’s so different to the Italian babies, everyone remarks on this because obviously she looks so much more northern European in comparison to these tiny black haired little ones. Exciting times
They have told us what we already know, our baby has the biggest eyes, roundest head, daintiest hands, and perfectly formed feet and she is far more beautiful than all the others and that she is more alert, smarter and better natured than any other child, ever! Hilarious! and the advice, don’t even get me started on that, do this, don’t do that.
I mean I know that sounds harsh but you should hear the rubbish coming out of their mouths, people can’t help themselves, it is entertaining but ...
Anyway at least we can now settle back and peacefully enjoy this truly exceptional infant, This perfect infant that spends all her time crying, no actually she’s a quiet, patient little thing who eats, sleeps and is awake at all the right times, thank goodness, we are lucky.
However, as we marvel over this creature we have been occasionally thinking “This child is so small, so fragile, so helpless. There is so much that can go wrong. Will we be able to do the right thing?” and inevitably we also wonder if we are going to get through the next few minutes, or even the next few hours and want to know, “Do all newborns look this way? cry for no reason? stare into space? Projectile vomit? Why do they get hiccups, squirm and fuss?” This mainly happens when we are awake with the baby in the middle of the night, naturally.
However sue's still convinced she had less sleep when filming, due to stress, long hours, crappy schedules, dodgy hotels, noisy neighbors and to much booze.
Still although these thoughts run through our heads. We know that we are experiencing what most normal parents go through during their first few weeks with a newborn. It’s a crazy schedule, obviously we’re sleeping very little, I’m hardly getting anything done and Life centers on a small, delightful but demanding infant and although we had limited experience with newborns, we can see she’s quite advanced for her age already doing things beyond her time, which is great and rewarding, all this is probably because she stayed in sue's belly for so much longer and she’s so different to the Italian babies, everyone remarks on this because obviously she looks so much more northern European in comparison to these tiny black haired little ones. Exciting times
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