Abigail Catherine Jones

On Sunday the 9th September 2012 at 3.08pm Abigail Catherine Jones was born at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.  She weighed 3220g and was 51cm in length and was born naturally.  We stayed at the hospital overnight and came home on Monday in the evening.  Josh and I have spent the last two weeks at home with Mum and Dad enjoying our little girl.  We've had lots of visitors and enjoyed sharing the cuddles around. Thank you to everyone who has sent cards, gifts and flowers we have felt really spoilt - thank you all for your thoughts and best wishes.

I will be taking photos and videos and emailing them out but won't be posting them on the blog so for now it is see you later from my blog. 

40 Weeks - Due any time now!

Here she is at 40 weeks!

August Bank Holiday Weekend

This was the last weekend before the baby is due so Josh and I thought we make the most of it (as much as was possible anyway - being that pregnant!)  We had some building work done at the flat on Friday and by the time they where finished the house was filthy so on Friday night we went out to dinner at a local Thai place then met up with Steve, Larissa, Audrey and Nick at the pub.  The builders had to come back on Saturday so we stayed at home in the morning then went out to the a really nice local pub on the water for lunch.   The weather has been really changeable, sunny the one minute and raining the next, so we had a nice lunch in the sun then got absolutely drenched on the walk home!

Josh had arranged for a cleaner to come around in the afternoon to put the house back in order!  I went out for a coffee with Larissa and Kate whilst Josh supervised the cleaning then we went out with Larissa, Mayank and Jankai for a curry down the road!  On Sunday we had brunch at the local cafe before heading onto church and then off to the Howards for a really nice BBQ!  If we felt like we hadn't eaten enough by then we then went out on Monday to South Kensington for Crepes for lunch before picking up some cupcakes for afternoon tea from the Hummingbird bakery - oh we did take a stroll around the V&A museum before heading home for the cupcakes!  

Baby Shower

This Sunday my amazing friends organised a Baby Shower - High Tea at a hotel in South Kensington, in a private room which was great. Really nice - those friends who where away and couldn't make it had here face blown up and put on a balloon - check out Kirsty!

Mum, Audrey, Me, Larissa, Sarah-Beth, Janaki

All the lovely food

Kirsty was there - at least her face was!

Josh's 34th Birthday

On Saturday Morning we all had a pancake birthday breakfast - check out Josh's medal!

 When we got home I had set up balloons and gifts for Josh.

 We had drinks on Friday after work at a pub by Josh - check out Josh's cake!!!

Olympics: Beach Volleyball 6th August

The Beach Volleyball was at Horse Guards Parade

Admiralty Arch

Eating Fish and Chips before we went into the stadium

Entertainment!

Olympic Boxing: 5th August

We went last night to the Men's Quarter final of the boxing - so much fun.

 We even got to hold the torch!

Baby Update

Putting together the nursery furniture.

All done now!

33 week bump - now 36 weeks will try put a photo up about 40 weeks.

More Olympics July 2012

This weekend on Friday the 27th we went to Mike and Dave's and watched the opening ceremony, then on Saturday the Men's road race came through Parsons Green so we went out and watched it!  We have had quite a busy weekend, on Sunday after church we went to China Town for lunch with the Guptas and Monday night we went with the Howards to the theatre to watch Posh.  The rest of the time  and this week will be a full schedule of staying at home and watching the games - Josh is even getting a few days working from home to watch also - very exciting!

The Olympics

Tomorrow the Opening Ceremony will kick off the London Olympic Games 2012!  Today the flame came through Fulham (our borough so I went up the road to see it) - check it out!

Anthony and Marta's Wedding in Kielce, Poland - 6-9th July

Outside the church with some other non-polish guests

Bridesmaids

Marta and her dad

Ceremony in the church

Me doing my reading

Organ at the back

Me, Ant, Marta, Josh.

And a bump picture update from Monday.

This weekend we took a long weekend and flew out of London and into Krakow on the Friday morning and picked up our hire car and drove out to Kielce where Ant and Marta where getting married. The wedding was on Saturday. They got married in a local church – I did a reading in the church – the English version as the whole wedding was translated in both English and Polish. We then went back to the hotel we where staying at for the reception. Not only was wine and soft drink on the table but Vodka with these little vodka glasses and each toast was with a shot of vodka. In a Polish wedding it goes all night, so we had 5 courses in total or 5 meals in total spread out from the first one – which was like dinner with soup, meat, dessert, then every 2 hours another meal would come out and in between a buffet of salad, cold meat, cakes etc was all kept supplied. So much food it was unbelievable. The last course was served at 3am, when Josh and I decided to go to bed! On Sunday we left and drove back to Krakow where we spent the night before getting an early flight back to London.

Wimbledon - Wednesday 4th July

Today Josh went to Wimbledon to see the tennis, despite the rain calling the games on/off all day, Josh did get to see Murray play.