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Thread: AS: Shipmates Expecting 2006
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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Thoughts and prayers are with you and Sean, and of course the little one about to make an appearance.
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Sinistærial
Ship's Lefty
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A ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) , a ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif) , and a ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) (←blood rushing to my head from praying so hard) for both Bronwyn and Sean.
Hope to hear some ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) news tomorrow.
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Dormouse
Glis glis – Ship's rodent
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Bronwyn & Sean - I'm not a mummy and never likely to be (I hope!) but I have lurked through your troubles & your joy at your pregnancy.
May the birth and your years as parents be full of joy and laughter and love. Many blessings to your family. xx
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Ronja
Shipmate
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Hoping and praying everything goes well Bronwyn!
Keren, it feels great doesn't it? Before the first scan I couldn't believe that I really, really was pregnant either, in spite of feeling sick and tired all the time... There's not much doubt anymore, with the incessant kicking and boxing from the little troll ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
I'm due the 24th of September, and I'm starting to feel troubled by the hot summer temperature... 29 degrees Celsius in my office today. You won't have to worry about that!
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Rat
Ship's Rat
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I drove to my scan at least 3/4 convinced that the whole thing had been a product of my imagination, that there'd be no baby to be found, and that everybody who'd been making such a fuss over my pregnancy would be furious.
Bron & Sean - the Ratling and I are waiting with bated breath. We're thinking about you!
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It's a matter of food and available blood. If motherhood is sacred, put your money where your mouth is. Only then can you expect the coming down to the wrecked & shimmering earth of that miracle you sing about. [Margaret Atwood]
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif) for all
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Vikki Pollard
Shipmate
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I just can't get Bron and Sean and the Bellybaby out of my mind! Could even be born by now!
![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
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Ophelia
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Me too, I keep remembering and feeling very nervous and excited for them!
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duchess
Ship's Blue Blooded Lady
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Originally posted by Bronwyn:
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Originally posted by Janine:
So if I've wrestled with the time/date difference correctly, we over here in the Central Standard Time Zone might hear something here by our July 4th morning?
Yes I think that is correct. Have left strict instructions for Sean to post the news!!!!!
Got a time for admission now..getting scary. Been spending my time resting in preparation!!!!
This will be my last post as a pregnant woman.
FOUTH OF JULY! FOUTH OF JULY! BROWYN!
Magic baby dust!
Hope it works.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Originally posted by Keren-Happuch:
We've just been for the scan, and there really is a baby (I still didn't quite believe that bit ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) ...
I found out I was pregnant during a scan -- that was a great day! It's quite something when it all starts to be "real," isn't it!
Can't wait for news about Bronwyn, Sean and baby.
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Dee.
Ship's Theological Acrobat
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For Bron, Sean and baby.
This is so exciting after praying for months for you guys on the infertility thread to be praying all goes well today.
Hooray for bellybaby
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neandergirl
Opposing the thumb
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Holding Bron and Sean and wee bub in the light.
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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Left at the Altar
Ship's Siren
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Well, it's 5.02pm on 4 July. Hopefully Sean will, pop in soon....
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Curious
Shipmate
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I guess Sean & Bron have other things on their mind than posting here - BUT WE NEED NEWS!!!!!!
Prayers that all are safe & well.
Curious
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Erin - you are missed more than you could know. Rest in peace and rise in glory - to provide unrest in the heavenly realms.
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Vikki Pollard
Shipmate
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No it isn't, LATA - it's 8.15 am. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
I'm sure Sean will have other things on his mind but I'm hoping for news and will have to surreptitiously pop on the Ship at work.
Did Bron ever give an actual time?
Ooooh... it's even worse when you know when someone's having the baby, isn't it!
Sorry, I was too side-tracked last post to congratulate people on their successful scans - isn't it brilliant? I remember Holly 'waving' at us and splaying her tiny fingers. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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"I don't get all this fuss about global warming, Miss. Why doesn't the Government just knock down all the f**king greenhouses?" (One of my slightly less bright 15 year old pupils)
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Petrified
Ship’s ballast
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Originally posted by Keren-Happuch:
Thanks for the info on bras. Can any UK shipmates advise on NHS vs NCT antenatal classes? Mother-in-law is recommending the NCT but they're expensive and the midwife says we'd need to book now!
We did both (elder pebble is now 17) I found the NCT classes much more useful, the father was only invited to one of the NHS classes, and so did Mrs P. I suspect thing have changed since then.
The idea of being a "failure" was discussed at length because several of the mums to be (including us) already knew they would have fairly heavy intervention because of complications.
Mrs P still meets with her NCT group.
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Caz...
Shipmate
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Bron, Sean and this most prayed for and long awaited baby.
I already have tears in my eyes and we don't know anything yet!
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Jillyb
Shipmate
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it's THE day we've all been waiting and praying for!!
so looking forward to hearing little one has arrived safe and sound
[ 04. July 2006, 08:25: Message edited by: Jillyb ]
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Linguo
Ship's grammar robot
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Originally posted by Petrified:
We did both (elder pebble is now 17)[...] Mrs P still meets with her NCT group.
My mother still meets with her NCT group about once a fortnight. I'm an only child, and I just turned 24!
and and for Bron and Sean and their littley... so exciting!
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Pants
Emergency underwear
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Originally posted by Vikki Pollard:
Ooooh... it's even worse when you know when someone's having the baby, isn't it!
yes!!!
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Vikki Pollard
Shipmate
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![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Here's praying no news is good news. I expect Sean is so exhausted letting relatives all over the world know what's going on that he's just gone home and fallen asleep!
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"I don't get all this fuss about global warming, Miss. Why doesn't the Government just knock down all the f**king greenhouses?" (One of my slightly less bright 15 year old pupils)
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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
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Look if we carry on with this there will be problems in theatre with the midwifes being crowded out by angels.
Jengie
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Jillyb
Shipmate
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I don't do posh!
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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*flippers still crossed here*
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Dee.
Ship's Theological Acrobat
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Jesus - nice bloke, bit religious
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Sir Kevin
Ship's Gaffer
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Praying for Sean and Bronwyn and the little one - heard in the cafe...
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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
Praying for Sean and Bronwyn and the little one - heard in the cafe...
What's happened?
Auntie Doris x
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Dee.
Ship's Theological Acrobat
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Is everything ok?
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Jesus - nice bloke, bit religious
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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No news so far, AFAIK. That's what happened. They might be rather busy.
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Vikki Pollard
Shipmate
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Don't start any rumours! All Sir K heard in the cafe was me saying I hope Sean posts soon...
Poor guy has probably been phoning relatives round the world and gone to sleep.
I am assuming that anything untoward would have made its way here for prayer via his friends in the UK by now, so hoping all is well. I seem to remember that Dads have quite a hard time of it too, those first few days!
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neandergirl
Opposing the thumb
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Operating on the premise that no news is good news (but hoping to hear soon!) and holding all involved in the light.
eta:
[ 05. July 2006, 05:37: Message edited by: neandergirl ]
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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Petrified
Ship’s ballast
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This is worse than having your own!
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At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock.
SoF a "prick against Bigotterie"
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Janine
The Endless Simmer
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Um... not quite. I don't yet require LaMaze breathing and/or an epidural to cope with the wait for news.
It is close, though.
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Dee.
Ship's Theological Acrobat
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Contiuing to uphold all in prayer that these first few days will be exciting and bonding and full of wonder.
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Jesus - nice bloke, bit religious
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Ophelia
Shipmate
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Bronwyn, Sean and Little One
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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Praying that all is well.....
*imagines us all pacing the 'relatives' room biting our nails and chewing the ends off the cigars in anticipation* ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Dee.
Ship's Theological Acrobat
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I'll go for coffee if anyone wants one?
This is making me crazy!
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Jesus - nice bloke, bit religious
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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(peeks in to see how things are going.)
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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*pacing*
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Vikki Pollard
Shipmate
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I reckon it's so long since Sean posted that he's forgotten his password.
I'll have a coffee, please...
This has kind of derailed this thread - I am also thinking of everyone else on here...
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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Originally posted by Vikki Pollard:
I reckon it's so long since Sean posted that he's forgotten his password.
Either that or he's simply far too occupied with other things at the moment. Bron will be in hospital a few days, and if he's anything like me Sean'll be there until the staff have to practically throw him semi-conscious out of the building to get some sleep (unless they've facilities for fathers to stay over there too). Why not just give the poor man a bit of time?
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Left at the Altar
Ship's Siren
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Good grief, Alan. I hope you are not suggesting that Sean loves his family more than us? Why would you ever think such a thing? You don't think like that, surely? ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Vikki Pollard
Shipmate
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Absolutely, Alan - but I think because Bron made such a point (perhaps unrealistically!) of reassuring us there would Be News, and because some of us have been praying for this event for several years, I think there are a few more nerves than usual!
My money is on Bron herself posting in a few days! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Can Dads really stay at the hospital these days? How wonderful!! Of course he won't be at home! Or only in a comatose state, if so.
Hope Wee Cresswell is continuing well.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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Originally posted by Vikki Pollard:
Can Dads really stay at the hospital these days? How wonderful!!
Well, I know it's possible at some hospitals in the US. I doubt it's an option on the NHS though. Wishaw Hospital had a policy to allow partners to stay 9am to 9pm (all other visitors had to be fitted into 1 hour slots in the afternoon and evening), though they didn't seem to enforce it very strongly - but no bed to kip on, or shower to use to freshen up.
Personally I'd consider it a great idea if there was the possibility of spouses to stay close to anyone spending an extended time in hospital. I'm sure some of the wards that have been closed could be opened up again - either to put less patients in each ward with room for loved ones to sleep with the patient, or as rooms for loved ones to crash in when needed. I don't see it happening though (except for parents of hospitalised children, which generally happens anyway).
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Hope Wee Cresswell is continuing well.
Wee David is thriving. A very good natured wee man. We took him out to a Shipmeet last week in Edinburgh, where he was no trouble at all (until he got a bit hungry on the way home, but that did nothing more than mean we got home late). He's also been up north for a couple of days in the Highlands, and been on his first "hillwalk". He even sat through the whole of the service at church on Sunday.
Rumours of the death of a social life upon the birth of a baby are greatly exagerated.
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Moth
Shipmate
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
Rumours of the death of a social life upon the birth of a baby are greatly exagerated.
Depends on the baby! My first one was OK at first, but then got very dependent on a strict routine for sleep patterns (Like his Dad, he's not a naturally good sleeper). If we stayed out too late, we'd have hell to pay for a week.
Number two was a horrible, screamy, collicky nightmare until weaned. After that, he was a little angel who you could park in a buggy in the corner and he'd drop right off.
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