Our First Day Alone!

Today James went back to work for the first time and Kory an I did just fine on our own! Not sure what I had expected, but it was ok. We had the health visitor round in the afternoon, and as usual Kory slept most of the day. He'd been a bit grizzly in the morning and was awake from 6:30am till almost 10am. Then slept almost all day till 4pm when he was in a great mood and stayed awake and played with his Daddy when he came home.

The above pics were taken during his morning snooze and when James was playing with him tonight. I had him in his chair in the kitchen earlier and walked in to find him doing the fingers up thing again! So it wasn't just a one off, naughty Kory! Not a lot else to report, almost feeding time for hungry horrace again, so I'm off to sort myself out to prepare!

Julie.xx

Bump Update - After 2 Weeks

Just a quick update on the non bump...seeing as you have all watched it grow up, I will post it going down for just a few weeks. I'm now only just over a stone over my pre-pregnancy weight, which considering I put on 3.5-4 stone is good going 16 days after having him! I hope it keeps falling off as fast as it is so far!

Baby Update - Day 15

Here's a wee photo that was taken today - I look like i have seen a ghost and look about 10 years old. Not sure why!

As Kory mentioned, we had James' mum and dad here this weekend to visit, although we didn't do much. In fact we all sat around doing nothing, waiting for Kory to wake, then when he did, wishing he'd be quiet!

I'm still feeling a bit fragile, with my wound having opened up again it's set me back about a week. It's actually sorer now than it was 3 days after the operation. I can barely do anything for myself excpet look after Kory. I'm still very emotional, although it gets better as the days go on. I'm just really glad we got a good baby who sleeps at night (well sleeps a lot more than some!) as I think if I had to deal with sleep deprivation too I'd go nuts!

Anyway, off for some sleep before the munchkin wakens wanting fed.
Julie.xx

Baby Update - Day 14

Hi Folks

I've had a busy weekend, I met my Nana & Grandad for the first time. They came all the way from London to see me...I feel special! We didn' really do very much, as mummy still can't move much, so they just gave me lots of cuddles.

Nana was singing lots of songs to me, which I like, at least she can sing...unlike mummy! And grandad was like me, he kept wanting to fall asleep!

Mummy is trying to get some sort of routine thing sorted and she keeps me awake when I want to sleep and makes me sleep when I don't want to, how rude!

Kory
xx

When babies go bad

Just to prove that Kory isn't as sweet as people seem to think here's some proof I managed to snap today.

This was Kory's answer when Mummy and Nana Buckingham said it was time for his bath.

Naughty Kory!!!! :)

James

Baby Update - Day 12 & 13

Been a busy couple of days, even managed to forget to put on a pic yesterday! This will be the last we do a "daily update", as that is Kory now 2 weeks old! We'll still regularly put on pictures, but not every day!

Anyway, the top picture is of Kory in his chair yesterday, and managed to find his thumb and put himself to sleep - very cute! The other one, speaks for itself really, was taken tonight at bathtime with daddy. Kory really likes bathtime, it chills him out! I can't really do baths, as the unit is too high and the floor is too low. Just one of many things I feel that having had a c-section is making me miss out on. I'm just glad I can feed him myself easily or I'd really feel like I was missing out.

Speaking of c-section, I was at the doctors today as my wound started leaking last night, yuck. I called my midwife this morning and now that I have been discharged from her care, I had to see my GP. He took one look and decided it was infected and had opened up and has put me on antibiotics for a week. It's just one thing after another with me. I should be used to it by now, I had a whole pregnancy to practise!

Kory experienced his first snow today, although he was none the wiser, he slept through it! But we have had blizzards on and off all day. What weird weather for April - and everyone laughed at me buying a snowsuit for baby when I was due in Spring!!

Julie.xx

Guess the baby - Cast your vote!!!

Well it's taken a couple of weeks to get these together but here's a couple of pictures of Julie (top-left), Kory (top-right) and me (bottom) as little babies :)

For a bit of fun cast your vote here on who you think little Kory looks like, his mummy or daddy.

James

Baby Update - Day 11

Well this morning I was just chilling out on mummy and daddy's bed, minding my own business, when along came this big panda and gave me a HUGE backwards hug!! Mummy says the he is called Peking and he's a very friendly panda!!

Once I had got over the shock, we decided to get all wrapped up and go out for our first walk in my pram. We didn't go far as mummy still hurts lots from the operation, but we went around the area where we live for about 20 minutes. Daddy insisted on "driving" my pram like it was a rally car...did he think I'd be impressed??!!

This afternoon I've been a bit of a grouch, I just can't get comfy in my moses basket, and really just want some cuddles!! I think they might be trying to keep me awake so that I sleep more tonight...they wish!!

Kory
xx

Bump Update - After 1 Week

Just for amusement, I thought I'd post a picture of me exactly one week after having Kory. I've lost 2 stone since the day I had him, which is more than I expected to right away, just shows how much water I must have had on board. So now I only look about 14 weeks pregnant! Hopefully it'll keep falling off as fast.

Julie.xx

Baby Update - Day 10

Just check out what I walked into the living room to find today!! Daddy showing Kory how to use the laptop, I couldn't believe it! Poor kid is going to be on the Xbox before he knows it!

Anyway, I feel like I have deja vu, writing about coming home from hospital again today! As James reported, I was re-admitted on Sunday with a suspected blood clot on my lung and they had to run tests on me which involved radioactive gases and having to express milk which I found painful and stressful! I then wasn't allowed to hold or cuddle Kory for 24 hours, which broke my heart when he was crying. He was a star though and behaved for his daddy for most of the day.

Today we went on an outing (expidition??) after our last midwife appointment. We went into town to visit my work and let everyone have a wee cuddle. Kory took a shine to Jackie and crashed out in her arms! If you're reading this Jackie, you are welcome to babysit any time!!

After work, we headed round to the registrar place to register Kory's birth, so he is now all official and legally Kory James Buckingham! Sounds pretty stupid, but it was really nice making it all "proper".

When we left there, we were walking down the street and walking towards us was Billy Connelly! I wanted to nudge James and say "LOOK" but he was looking right at me so I didn't and James didn't see him. But as he passed he was getting a good look at Kory (who was strapped on to James front) and smiled!! Made my day!

We were only out for a couple of hours, but I was knackered, was the most I have been standing or walking in a long while, and probably more than I should have been doing!

We came home and chilled out, then bathed Kory and put him down at 9:15pm. The ever sleeping baby is now sound asleep and will hopefully give us another long nights sleep!!

Julie.xx

Baby Update - Day 8 & 9

Well we had a bit of 'excitement' over the weekend.

Julie had her routine checkup with the midwife on Sunday morning and mentioned that she's been getting a bit of discomfort in her chest again. (She had it while we were in hospital but by the time we'd left it had gone).

Alarms bells started with the midwife and before we knew it we were both packing bags and heading back to the hospital.

The last couple of days have been spent with Julie having x-rays and scans for potential blood clots. At 17:00 this evening though we got the all clear and off we went back home.

The only down-side to the whole experience is that Kory is now on bottles until Julie's flushed all the drugs from the scan out of her body. (she was injected with some kind of radioactive chemical). She had enough warning this time that she could express a reasonable amount of milk and thankfully he's taken to the bottle fine. It's going to take about 24 hours for it all to go through so in the mean time Daddy is taking control. Poor kid!!!! :D

James

Baby Update - Day 7

Kory here again, giving all my fans out there an update on all my goings on.

Daddy's been telling me that the video he filmed of me from the hospital went down really well so I asked him tonight to make another one.

I thought I'd do a little song and dance for you all in my new bouncy chair. I think I've got the moves but halfway through starting to sing I realised that Mummy had forgotten to put my microphone in my hand :(. Naughty Mummy!!!

Today Mummy & Daddy took me out for my second outing into the big world. They took me to a very big building they call the supermarket.

Daddy put me in his new toy which strapped me onto his front. It was quite comfy actually, so much that I don't remember actually going into the supermarket.

Mummy and me were a wee bit tired this afternoon so we both went for a little sleep. At 18:30 I woke up and Daddy & me went upstairs to get Mummy up as well. We then all went to have my bath, got me into my pj's and then went downstairs to have our dinner.

Time for me to go to my bed now. Night night everybody and talk to you all again soon.

Kory
xx

Baby Update - Day 6

   

My god has it almost been a week??? The past 6 days have just shot past.

As you can see we're both a wee bit tired just now. Nothing to do with Kory (he slept another 6 hours last night) but I think it's just the busy week and the change in our usual routine which has caused a few sleepy eyes.

Julie has been a bit stiff today. After yesterday's expediation out I think we've both realised her limit, and it isn't very far just now.

Nevertheless another busy day was had by all. Charlotte, my cousin, who is currently on here honeymoon touring Europe was in Aberdeen for the day. Stuart (her new hubbie) and her were going to see a Van Morrison concert at the Music Hall so decided to pop in and see the new member of the family on the way.

Just noticed tonight that Kory's feet are now fitting into his baby grows. Scary how quickly he's growing if that's him after six days. We've also noticed that he's now starting to hear things. I was whistling to him tonight and he was looking (roughly) in the direction I was from him.

Julie has been feeling quite emotional. Little things are just setting her off into tears. I believe they call it Baby Blues but it's very strange :)

Oh well it's all fun anyway :D

James

Baby Update - Day 5

Hello!

I'm back in the land of the living, having lived in a bubble for the past week!!

This morning my community midwife, Shona, who I have been seeing all through the pregnancy came round to see us. I got all my "clips" out of my wound, even though I was only meant to get half out, apparently it's healed up so well, she just whipped them all out. Scared I pop open now!

Today we went on our first outing, nothing exciting, just to Mothercare and to James' work, but shhhhh, don't tell the midwife, she'd shout at me!

Kory is a great wee guy, so sweet, and most of the time is just a happy contented little thing. Last night we got 6 hours of sleep, and today he's slept most of the day and even sat awake in his chair for about an hour while we had dinner!

Will be interesting to see what tonight brings! But anyway, here's a couple more pics for the fans of our car outing today and of him in his chair being a good boy!

Julie.xx

Hello World!

Hi Everyone

I've just managed to prize the laptop away from my mummy and daddy for a wee minute, just long enough to say hi to you all and thanks to everyone for their lovely comments on my daddy's posts over the last few days.

Today was a good day, I went on my first journey into the outside world and came to what mummy and daddy say is my home. It's pretty cool here, I even have my own room! Although they are making me share with them for a while until they don't panic every time they can't hear me!

Mummy is finding having me at home a bit strange, she was quite happy in her little bubble at the hospital. She's been crying loads since we came home - WOMEN! Is this what I'm going to have to deal with!??! I better be careful what I say, I have to rely on her for food just now!

I've put on a few photos of me being cute over the past day or so for all of you to have a look at...just say if you're bored looking at me!

Bye for now
Kory.xx

Baby Update - Day 3

Morning Everyone.

I thought I'd add a bit extra to my entry today. So here's a little video I took of Kory snuggling up with his mummy (and hand) yesterday afternoon. You need Quicktime to run it so if you can't see anything above you can download it at Apple's website.

Well Julie and the baby are still in hospital :(. She was due to have her test yesterday morning but ten minutes before the scan the midwives asked her to extract 24 hours of milk. That amount in 10 minutes is nuts as it is but the reason they wanted her to do it was because the scan can let off a bit of radiation.

That's fine but when you can't take that much out the only solution is the baby goes on to formula. He's taken to breastfeeding so well we don't want to ruin it so she's refused the scan.

Instead she's getting an ultrasound on her leg which should hopefully be today (Wednesday).

Again, if everything is a-ok then we'll have them home tonight :)

Better go, I've got to be at the hospital in 30 minutes.

James

Baby Update - Day 2

Another busy day at the hospital today.

The morning started with me getting my first baby bath lessons with the midwifes. I have to say I was quite impressed with myself considering I couldn't even pick up a baby two days ago.

Our first family member visiting session kicked off at two o'clock. Kory met his Grandad Jim and Trisha for the first time followed at three o'clock by Gran Sheila, Auntie Laura and Tom. The hospital only allows three visitors per patient at a time so it was a bit of a juggling act.

Everyone fell in love with him straight away. I would say it was because of those 'give me a hug' eyes but they were bearly out for two minutes the whole time. Far too much sleeping to be had :)

We got some cracking pictures today and finally one of Julie, Kory and me together.

Overall the baby is doing great. He seems very happy with everything and only really cries when we change his nappies or he wants fed. Fingers crossed that carries on as he let Julie get five hours sleep last night.

Julie on the other hand has been getting a bit of discomfort in her chest. She's going to get some scans tomorrow to make sure there isn't anything like blood clots. If that comes back negative then she'll be allowed out tomorrow night, otherwise it's back to the bedroom for her. On a postive note her blood pressure is fine and the swelling is starting to really go down now.

Really starting to miss not having her at home now though so here's hoping that tomorrow brings us some more good news.

That's all for now.

James

Baby Update - Day 1

Well here's a quick update on how today went.

The baby has spent the vast majority of the day sleeping, probably catching up on the lack of sleep he had last night and shaking off the drugs from the morning before.

Julie got about three hours of sleep. Less than she really needed but something she's unfortunately got to get used to (and me as of Tuesday (gulp!!!)).

Hannah and Jenni came to visit us in the afternoon. They just loved him. Kory also got introduced to his first girlfriend, Holly (Hannah's little 3 month daughter). You can see how they got on at Hannah, Ian and Holly's blog.

Kory slept the whole time they were there and typically, decided to wake up the moment Jenni left. The rest of the afternoon was spent with lots of crying, feeding and nappy changes :)

Our neighbour Jane popped in at night with a wee pressie for Kory and to say hello. She's also got a little 18 month daughter who we'll need to introduce to Kory at some point.

And that's been our day.

Tomorrow is family day. Kory meets his new Gran, Grandad and Auntie Laura.

Thanks everyone for all your comments, phone calls and text messages. They've all been nice to receive and read. Sorry I've not had time to reply to you all but hopefully once we both get a bit of free time (hehe) we'll send you all a reply.

In the meantime I'll try and put as much on the blog as possible :)

James

Easter "Bunny" Arrives Early

Well here he is :)

Three days earlier than he should have been but at 06:50 this morning Julie gave birth to "Bunny".

Julie started getting a bit worried on Thursday that the baby wasn't kicking much. A quick scan on Friday showed that he was having a lot of irregular heart patterns. Julie was induced at 16:00 on Friday and the "fun" began.

Things didn't exactly go quite as we would have liked it to go though as both Julie and the baby started having problems around 05:00 this morning. This meant they had to perform an emergency c-section to get him out.

Everything went well though and both Mum and baby are doing fine.

We've named him Kory James. Kory after a small town on the island of Arran (nice balance of Scottish with the English surname) and James after his daddy :). He's weighing in at healthly 7lbs 9oz.

Who do you think he looks most like Julie or me?? :)

Julie is being kept in hospital for now but should hopefully be out by Tuesday. I'm just looking forward to getting them both home safely and starting to settle into a routine.

In the meantime I've got a whole night sleep to catch up on so I guess it's time to hit the sack.

James

A sad family loss

When we first setup the Buckingham Blog back in November the main reason was really to let everyone know our latest news.

With the news of the baby dominating the articles everything has, thankfully, been pretty positive. It's great that we can come online and tell you all our happy news. Unforunately, such in life, the happy has to come with the sad, so here is our first (and hopefully for a while our last) one.

Tonight our family dog Sandy passed away :(.

He'd started having fits on Monday morning and over the past 24 hours had very quickly deteriorated. It was apparently a brain tumour but thankfully everything was sudden and hopefully as painless as possible for him.

He was a energtic, loving, bouncy character who wouldn't hurt a fly and I believe he had a fantastic life. How many dogs can say that they went for a walk up Ben Nevis for the day and still want more? :) The big age of 14 is not bad going either.

This may be rather poetic of me to say but it's times like this that bring back what's important in life. Sandy passing away so close to the baby arriving really opens your eyes to this. I'm sure when Bunny does arrive he'll shine a great big light on the sadness we're all feeling just now.

Rest in peace Sandy-boy, we'll all deeply miss you. Enjoy those doggie heaven walks :)

James