Tuesday 24 August 2010

My new slippers - M&S you know!

Grandma says that you should always buy your underwear, dressing gown and slippers from Marks and Spencers.

I don't need underwear or a dressing gown just yet, so she got me slippers!

Very Pink


Very Pink
Originally uploaded by keitley-fletcher
Little girls always get pink everything. However in hindsight some things are just too pink. Poor Lucinda has to sleep with her arms away from her face because her sleep suit is just too pink.

Saturday 21 August 2010

Lucinda at 16 days


Lucinda at 16 days
Originally uploaded by keitley-fletcher
At 16 days old Lucinda has her eyes open a lot more and she watches. Obviously she can't really see clearly yet, and she really doesn't smile, but it looks as if she does recognise you and smile.

Tiny Hand


Tiny Hand
Originally uploaded by keitley-fletcher
Lucinda has the longest fingers, just like her mum. She will probably play the piano, just like her mum. Her hands fascinate me, especially how she grabs a hold of my finger while she is being fed.

Tuesday 17 August 2010

Lucinda Arrives


lucinda
Originally uploaded by keitley-fletcher
August 4th 11:38pm, Lucinda Elizabeth Smith-Keitley is born. There are no words to express the feeling of sitting in the hospital with Liz attached to a baby monitor watching heart rate and contractions. It became apparent that the contractions were not helping Lucinda as her heartbeat dipped after each major contraction.

At 11pm the consultant on call decided that she was in too much discomfort and Liz was rushed off for an emergency c-section.

At 11:38pm there were healthy cries as Lucinda was brought into the world, shortly after that she was placed in my arms, wrapped only in a towel. At that point 'life changed everything'.