Lucy's 1st birthday party arrives!!!

Well, tomorrow is the big day!! Can't believe how fast it has gone, it's amazing to think that this time next year we will have a 2 year old and a 6 month old! I made a delicious looking trifle today and got crisps! My friend made a load of cupcakes and they look rather yummy too! Tomorrow is gonna be very busy, there's sandwiches to make and pressies to wrap! Not forgetting the hall set-up and inflating a bouncy castle! I am doing face paints at the party too so I need to prepare for that! Will update you all how it goes!
Much love and speak soon,
Penny and LuLu
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It starts all over again!!!!!

On the 18th June I took Lulu to the baby clinic for a cooking activity and we were waiting to go in when I suddenly had to rush to the loo, I was sick! 5 minutes later I went again! I had never been physically sick before (other than morning sickness with Lulu) but I put it down to a bug! Then on the 20th June I was feeling very sick again so I thought, maybe......... I got a pregnancy test and took it, it was positive!!!!!! I told my hubby and he was like, well lets wait and see! The Monday I had to go to the hospital for blood tests as I was having some pains and due to previous ectopic I panicked! The blood test results showed my HCG level was 492 and progesterone was 100! I had to repeat the test on the Wednesday and the HCG had risen to 831 so that wasn't quite doubled, they repeated the test on the Friday and it had risen to 1460! The DR was happy with this result so I was booked in for a scan, my scan is on Thursday 3rd June, I have since felt very sick and extreame sore boobs, lol! We are finally getting used to the idea of another baby and Lulu will be 18 months when the new bundle arrives! We are due 2nd February 2011 (awaiting confirmation) but very excited now! It is amazing to think that this time last year I was 8 months pregnant and now a year on I am 5 weeks pregnant! x x x

Me and Lucy the faces of snug baby!! Please vote!

The preparations and waiting to the 1st birthday begins!

So it's only 5 months away now til LuLu's 1st birthday! ONLY, you say! Well she is 7 months now and that's gone by so fast that I decided 5 months will be here before I can blink my eyes! So I asked around (mainly on Netmums) for hall hire and party ideas! Found a fab hall for just £10 per hour and the best bit is the first hour is FREE! So it's costing me £20 for the hall from 1pm until 4pm! I then got onto E-bay for party bags and favours, managed to spend £40 on them, oops! The next day, half of my orders arrived! I realised I needed more so I went into town and to Poundland, I managed to spend a further £30, that made a grand total (including the hall hire) of £90 for LuLu's birthday party! You might think i'm mad, but the next two days were spent wrapping pass the parcel and prizes, followed by filling party bags and naming some of them! At least it's all out the way and I can't forget about the day until just before now!
The best part is that LuLu doesn't know anything about it and won't see me arranging any of it near the time! Call me Mrs. Organised but I think it's better to be organised and relax the week before, than to wait and suddenly have to rush around the week before!
Happy reading and I'll keep you updated soon! LuLu will have her 8 month check in March, so I will let you know how she is getting on!
Penny (and LuLu)
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Happy half birthday LuLu! x x x

Happy half birthday!!

6 Months! Yay! x x x

Well Lulu turned 6 months on the 18th and what an exciting day we had! At 9.30am we went to the clinic for Dinky Discoverers group! LuLu played with the baby gyms and sat in a paddling pool full of shredded paper! That was great fun! When we went home at 11.30am LuLu went down for her mid-morn nap! She woke up at 12.45 in time for lunch! After lunch we made chocolate decorations (left over mix from christmas) and had a mini party with a pink balloon and lots of music! After that LuLu had a catnap for half and hour before Daddy came home! We told Daddy about our fun-filled day and then he gave LuLu her tea before a little TV time! Then we gave LuLu a bath in the big bath! LuLu thought that was great, kicking and splashing in the water (she used the baby bath before that)! After that she was all ready for bed and gave kisses and cuddles goodnight! Can't beleive my little Lu is half a year old already, it's gone so quick!
Penny
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My story

Where do I begin? Well I found out I was expecting on 12th November 2008, due to a previous ectopic pregnany it was hard to get excited! I was so nervous and went to spend a week with my mom in Kent! I was due to return home the day before my scheduled early scan! The day came and I was sitting in the waiting area at ward 6x with my mother-in-law! The HCA came out and called my name "Penny Lanning" I was a nervous wreck! I walked into the scan room and laid down, as soon as the sonographer placed the ultrasound on, there it was! A bubble! "The pregnancy's in the right place" were the words I heard from the consultant, I just began to laugh, I couldn't quite believe it! I left the hospital and immediately phoned my husband (who had to work), his voice was so shaky when he answered, I just came out with it and said "It's in the right place!" He was ecstatic! I had to go for a second early scan just to check all was going well an that's when I saw the heartbeat! The consultant then told me that I was able to be treated as a "normal" pregnant lady now! The pregnancy was a bit rocky and then at 31 weeks I went to hospital with suspected premature labour! They did a FFN test that detects labour within 2 weeks, it was positive, so they gave me a steroid shot and the repeated it the next day! Despite the test being positive the 2 weeks came and went! My little girl (I found out at the 20 week scan) was hanging in there! Then at 35 weeks, another scare, I was told that the baby wasn't growing properly, so had grow scans and CTG monitors every 48 hours! At 39 weeks my consultant decided to induce me as I was already slightly dilating! It took 4 days for labour to become strong but only 4 hours of active labour! After a ventouse delivery our little Lucy Estelle Gwen Lanning was born, weighing a very healthy 6lb! She was perfect! I had 4 blood tranfusions after though due to a previous blood condition! Now we are both doing well and it's almost 6 months since little Lucy entered the world!

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http://www.netmums.com/home/localhome/north_cambridgeshire/

Well this is a fabulous way of not only becomming a flash mom on a budget but also a great way to meet other mom's in similar situations to you! I first joined netmums when I was 5 months pregnant with Lucy, I managed to meet a wonderful lady, Sal, who is now a very good friend of mine. I met Sal purely by asking for prem baby clothes due to Lucy not growing in the womb! I have also met several other friends through netmums now and have been able to help many moms too!
Netmums keeps you up to date on what's happening in your area and gives lists of local toddler groups and activites for everyone from trying to conceive right through to teenagers!

Have fun exploring the many pages and also forums from other moms
Penny and Lucy
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclepboro/

Freecycle is a website for local people to offer and ask for items to save them from going to landfill! I have been gifted so much from Freecycle and have been able to gift lots too! Lucy has a whole nursery that was gifted to us and also with delivery, and the best part is.... it's completely FREE!! It's very east to sign up and begin listing items to gift, you can also post WANTED ads too!


Happy hunting and giving, together we can save landfill

Penny and Lucy
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