Be Gentle, It's My First Time

Hello World of Blogging!!

I have been inspired by my numerous friends that blog, to try and start my own blog. However, I have come to realize that most of my other friends that blog are a lot funnier than I am (Lacie) or are doing something incredibly generous (Valerie). So, I decided I would just try to keep all of my friends and family updated on how Miss Evelyne is getting on. As a lot of you are very far away, I thought this would be a nice way to keep connected by more than just photos.

So, here goes nothing....

As most of you know, our little Evelyne "Evie" was born by emergency C Section on Thursday, December 2nd 2010 at 9:07PM. She weighed in at 3.2kg/ 7lb 1oz. Now unfortunately, this is not the weight that I told a lot of people. As I was on drugs when they said the weight in Kilograms, I converted it to pounds incorrectly for Ian. So, poor Ian was telling people the wrong weight for a couple of days. I didn't realize my mistake until I read her chart when we got home from the hospital. But, let's face it, this is just the start a lifetime of lying to people about her weight. She was 50cm/20in when she was born.

We decided to name her Evelyne after my Maternal Grandmother. Her middle name is Harper after the amazing southern writer Harper Lee. Yes, I know her first name is Nelle, but I don't like that name as much. So, Evie has not only a little piece of America with her always, but a little piece of the South as well.

The first few weeks at home were a bit of a blur. Thankfully, she seemed to know night from day immediately (clearly she's some sort of genius). We seem to have come into our own groove, though I'm sure that will change on her first whim. She's a bit of a diva already, but she is my child so what did you expect? We both had our 6 week check up last week. Evie is now a whopping 4kg/8lb 12oz and 58cm/22.8in long!! Clearly I am destined to be the shortest person in this family. I have been released from care and can now start exercising to get that tummy back into shape. I have been pretty lucky in that I've lost all my pregnancy weight. Now I just need to tone those muscles!!

Our little bundle is now starting to smile and has been to numerous pubs in her first 7 weeks. We're starting her young. She is enjoying watching the football (soccer for you Americans) with her daddy. And Mommy is excited for her to watch her first Six Nations (rugby for all you Americans). We will eventually tackle teaching her American sports, starting with baseball, but it will be a while.

Evie will have both American and British citizenship. We are currently waiting for our appointment with the embassy in London. Unfortunately, they went through a computer upgrade over Christmas and they are not yet able to record births. As soon as they can, she'll have her very own American passport (lucky girl).

Ian and I are truly in awe of our little blueberry. We can't thank all of you enough for your love and well wishes.

So, there it is, my first blog. I promise to be more funny next time.