One of these beautiful flowers is not like the others…

Posted on October 22, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | Leave a Comment

Thought for the day:
You know how every proud parent says their child is the most amazing? One of us has to be right, eh?

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Hello Beautiful

Posted on October 11, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | 1 Comment

Here are the first few minutes of Sophie Helen’s life.
Sophie was born at 11:23 PM, Monday October 6th at Puri Bunda Hospital in Bali, Indonesia.
…first image, Dad (that’s me) is cutting the chord. Everyone had told me the chord would be surprisingly difficult to cut so, of course, I overcompensated slightly — you could probably [...]

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Sophie Hynes — One Hundred Percent GURRRL

Posted on June 20, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | Leave a Comment

Went to the doctor yesterday for our regular check up… Athina had to pee in a cup, get immunised and get jabbed in the ear a few times to make sure she bleeds and congeals properly. I watched a replay from Euro 2008… you know, “DAD” stuff.
And the scan of course.
The montly event to which [...]

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Waiting to know Sophie’s Choice

Posted on May 13, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | 1 Comment

Doh, it’s may 14th and we still don’t know whether the prawn will be a boy or a girl…
…for what it’s worth, we’re hoping for a little girly sprog and, according to the doctor this morning, that may be what we’re going to get… because there are 4 lines between the legs that usually [...]

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Sudari gives birth to a boy

Posted on February 23, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | Leave a Comment

The big news today, I’m ashamed to admit has nothing to do with me or Athina… one of our colleagues, Sudari, has just given birth to a baby boy (her second).
Weighing in at 3.1 kilos and measuring 50cm, top to toe, mother and child look happy and healthy. The father looks like he could do [...]

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Our baby is 7, no, 8 weeks old and looks like a prawn

Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | 6 Comments

We’re 8 Weeks & 3 Days Pregnant.
Athina & I returned to the doctor last night and it turns out that Little Shrimpy is not 7 weeks and some but 8 weeks and 3 days (as of today, Feb 21st).
Confused &, again, thrilled… we got the whole pregnancy thing with a 2-month discount.
Before I [...]

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Hello Baby : Sean Hynes

Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | 2 Comments

Ok, I’m obviously as goofy as a perfectly goofy expectant father can be:

Don’t know what I’m talking about?
Click here: Hello Baby : Sean Hynes

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No news today.

Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | Leave a Comment

Waiting slightly nervously for a visit with the doctor tonight as the preamble to a battery of tests tomorrow.
Given that Athina’s already 7 and a bit weeks in (7 weeks & 4 days today), we missed all the early tests completely and now have to go back and check blood, virii, and so on… luckily [...]

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