July 2016 Babies (8) - 3rd trimester here we come

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Hoping this works as total techno-luddite! Happy Saturdays all.

Congratulations Fifi and welcome little Luca, he is gorgeous. Hope you aren't too sore.
Exciting that it's here it begins ladies with the births starting.

Oh wow what a gorgeous guy Luca is!!!! He is perfect. Congratulations. I hope you're feeling ok and being looked after. Xx

Oh my gosh Fifi he is absolutely adorable!! Welcome Luca! First baby of the July babies he is so precious Congratulations to you and your family.

Huge, huge congrats Fifi, what a beautiful boy - hello Luca, welcome! Oh my goodness, what a few days you've had. Hope you're doing ok and being well looked after. Totes made me cry, too! Lots of love
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Fifi huge congratulations. He is so cute. I hope you and baby are doing well. I can't believe our first July baby is here.

Massive congratulations fifi on the arrival of baby Luca, he is a super cutie! Hope you're recovering well and are comfortable.

Fifi hes booootiful :) i hope you and luca are recovering well!
He looks a very healthy chappy!

fifi - congratulations! I am so pleased that you are out and recovering. Baby Luca looks so happy and content to have finally met his mummy. I hope everything is ok with both of you and that you have your family around for support. It is so exciting to have our first baby, and what beauty he is. Thinking of you both.
gnat - hope that your auntie is ok. I love my MIL to bits but there are moments when I have to bite my tongue!
cookies - I am so impressed that you have managed to go on for as kings as you have.
photographer - good luck this weekend. I am finding our move less than straight forward!
I can totally relate to everyone's work issues. I have an stressful but rewarding job. I am use to putting in 13 hour plus days, then being contactable in the evenings and on call one weekend In 3. My boss is used that too! After my little melt down last week, my boss has been very understanding. I am absolute workaholic but starting to listen to my body. This is partly led me to decision to start mat leave at 39 weeks only to find out I will have had the baby by then!

Sorry I fell off the thread an age ago but I have been following. Had to hop on to congratulate Fifi, Luca is beautiful! I can't believe our first July baby is here.

This is really happening! Who's next??? X

Loving all the messages - I am beyond tired so am going to reply tomorrow and fill you in / read everyone's news. Here are some July thread baby feet

Aw! Perfect time for a new thread! Hop on ladies x

Aww Fifi absolutely adorable. Get some rest sweetie and I look forward to lots of positive news from you tomorrow

fifi - adorable little feet.

Congratulations Fifi!!! Welcome to the world Luca!!! Well done both of you. He is beautiful! Sending love and hope you're both resting up a bit after stressful few days. Xxxx

Link to new thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2646248-July-2016-Babies-9-let-the-babies-commence

Thom80 I feel your pain. When I was pregnant with my first I went from 10+ plus days, always on call, flying bi-weekly to India or LA for work.. I love my job but my whole life was my job. I went on Mat leave a total wreck and only made it about 8 months into my year long mat leave before going back. Not that I didn't love every moment with my daughter and I even considered being a stay at home mum (I am very much a all or nothing girl) but I did really want to go back in the end as it was hard to switch off completely and we occasionally emailed (like everyday) letting me know how things were going.

I started to explore childminders and nurseries but wasn't right for DD, she is a very gentle child and I just thought the environment wasn't right for her. Out of the blue my DH offered to spend the next year and a half with her as a stay at home dad (hes a writer so still freelanced in the evenings) and look after we til she was preschool age.. Best decision we ever made. I went back to work but changed in a lot of ways. I head home earlier, I use my holiday and lieu days to spend more weekdays off to do things with my DD.

This mat leave is going to be interesting as I know I am back in December, DH taking offer another 1.5 years to look after the baby and my DD is starting Reception autumn 17. I am going to use this time really to spoil myself with the family and get stuck in to doing all the day to day stuff I miss. Also its quite exciting to let my DH get back into some serious work projects and get back to the land of the living.

Sorry for ranting just looking forward but also already missing work,

Sorry been so behind ladies , marking my spot coz I don't want to loose u guys !
Hope ur all doing well so much has happened on here need to catch up properly !
Congradulations Fifi ! Luca is gorgeous , well done u xx

Gx91 - we're on thread 9. Hop on over and join us!