Katie Eve is Here!!!!

She has arrived, 7lb 10oz, brown hair, green eyes, perfect...

The day has gone so smoothly, no problems delays hitches at all. If ever there was something to be thankful to God for its days like today.

One days to go

This time tomorrow....................will be amazing. I was reminded of that first cuddle, first smell, first look of a brand new baby. I cant wait!!

I hope this little one is prepared for the amount of cuddles and kisses that are coming her way from a very happy older sister!

Photos will appear shortly....

Three days to go!

Yes, we have three days to go before the three of us becomes four. Summer is constantly talking about babies, although she seems to think that everyone has one in their tummy including herself and her daddy! I am not sure how she will cope with the reality of the baby actually living here though.

I am writing this whilst Summer has her nap, she is trying to stop doing this, whilst I am trying to con tinue them for as long as possible. Summer won yesterday, but I won today!

Opps, spoke to soon. Hopefully Nic will update this next week with pictures of the newest Allen

Untill then.

Bittersweet

Seven days to Christmas and about four weeks until the three of us become four. We have not panicked about Christmas at all this year, we are too busy panicking about our soon to be expanded family. Carpet has finally been laid in the bedrooms, Summer crawled over it and shouted in delight, poor depraved child!

I have been wanting to write about the bittersweet emotions that seem to catch up with me, but its hard to put down in words. Every scan we have been for indicates that this baby is perfectly fine, something worth rejoicing for and yet it does tug at me that this is what scans for Summer should have been like. I feel this baby kick and I know I will be able to kiss its feet and they will move. I watch summer sitting and dancing to music and see how much she loves it and again it tugs at your heart to know that ballet classes are not going to be where I will be sending her.

I know that these things are so small though. We have so many things to be thankful for and so many things Summer has already achieved and will do in the future. We eagerly await this new ones arrival (although not before the New Year thank you very much!)

Trust in the lord with all your heart,
do not lean on your own understanding,
acknowledge him in all that you do
and he will give you straight paths

Meeting Eli

I have been waiting to write on the blog as I wanted to upload some photos, but never seem to get them time.
Summer seems to be over the infections etc, although we have brought forward an appointment for Nottingham just to be on the safe side.
We went to Newcastle last weekend to stay with a good friend and to meet Eli and his mum and dad. Eli has Spina Bifida as well, he is a very cute 13 week old and God is doing amazing things with him as well. It was lovely to meet the family. There are not that many children out there with this condition, so it is good to have contacts.
Its not long until baby two arrives, I am finding carrying Summer a bit of an issue at present due to my ever expanding size. We are not ready, but are you ever?
Summer is growing up, getting lots of words and making her wishes known. Slightly confusingly she uses the word "up" if she wants to go up and down, so we have to guess which it is!

Will try and put picture of Summer and Eli on soon.

THE END OF A LONG WEEK!

Summer is tucked up fast asleep in bed, no temperature and seems to be back to her normal self, which is great.
We spent the week in and out of hospital mainly trying to get the right antibiotic to treat her infection. She also has managed to get a nasty cold which I now have and Nic had a stomach bug...! So we are a little tired, but life returning back to normal.

One positive of this week is that we are now plug free! ( thats a dummy, or pacifier to normal folk) We are having a few broken nights, but it seems to have worked.

Summer and I are off to see some friends in Newcastle in a few weeks including a little baby who also has Spina Bifida. His mum has just told be he has started to smile, which is so exciting, it reminded me of just how far we have come. I remember praying so hard for Summer to smile and God answered that and so much more than we could ever have imagined.

Prayer request

We have had a slightly hospital based weekend and week. We rushed summer into A&E on friday night as she was being really sick and then very lethargic. Once again cannot fault the NHS on its emergancy care for kids.
After staying a night it seems like she still has a urine infection that has not been cleared up despite lots of antibiotics, so at the moment she is back at home with us on yet another one with a high temperature. I have to take her back to the hospital tomorrow.
So request is firstly that Summer will take her medicine( i have tried putting it in yogurt, but she knows!) as if she does not they will have to give them through her veins.
Secondly that it would not indicate a more serious problem with her bladder and kidney functions.

Thank you.