Wishing You A Very Happy New Year!

 

 

Happy New Year from The Furey Follies we had the most amazing 2013! Here is to a great 2014 x

 



Five Things 44/52

Hey everyone I hope you all had a lovely Christmas week! Well over the past weekend I had a baby! Oisín Furey arrived in this world on Friday 27th December. It has been the most amazing, tiring, and life changing weekend of my life, so of course this weekend's five things are all about him!

I'm looking so tired but I am so glad to have him home and not have to stay in the hospital another day!

Our home smells of beautiful flowers from friends and family

Every day he changes a little I love take pictures of him!

Beautiful flowers from my wonderful husband

Our beautiful baby boy how we love you x

Meet The Newest Member of The Furey Follies - Oisín Furey!

We would like you to meet the newest member of our family! Oisín Furey (little blip) our baby boy was finally born on 27th December at 1.42pm after only two hours in labour! We are totally in love with him xx

Merry Christmas From The Furey Follies

Wishing you and your's a very Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful day whatever way you celebrate! xxxx

Bump To Baby - 38 Weeks Pregnant

- Merry Christmas Eve Everyone! It's my birthday today 29 today!

- Little Blip is the size of watermelon and the length of a leek!

- Had a hospital appt yesterday finally got a date we are getting induced on 26th December!! So excited!
- So this should be my last pregnancy update!

How Many Weeks Pregnant?: 38 Weeks

Nickname For Baby?: Little Blip

Gender Of Baby?: We don't know!

Any Stretch Marks Yet?: No new ones this week

Any Maternity Clothes Yet?: Nothing new this week!

Any Movement Yet?: This little one is always so active and no change this week! Little blip is kicking, sticking out its bump, and is always moving around!

How Is Sleeping?: Sleeping is not good, waking up every hour or so to go to the toilet, or with contractions!

Any Nausea?: I have alot of nausea after I eat this week.

Food Cravings?: None this week!

Food Aversions?: None

Miss Anything From Before Being Pregnant?: I have to admit I am missing a glass of wine, cheese and chocolate I think it's because of the time of year!

Symptoms This Week?: Very bad contractions, pelvic pressure, back pains, stomach upsets, heart burn, and a touch of a cold!

Worst Moment Of the Week?: On Friday when my contractions got so painful that I was crying, they lasted for two hours and went away! I have been getting pains and contractions since the 1st December but in the last couple of days the pains and contractions have been getting much more sore.

Best Moment Of the Week?: Seeing my friend on Sunday, exchanging presents and having a catch up and also finally get a date for induction can't wait for the 26th December!

Five Things 43/52

 Happy Monday everyone can you believe it, it's Christmas week!!! How quick the time has gone! We had a nice week inbetween still waiting on Baby Furey we managed to get a few festive things done! Here are my five things from the weekend:

Going late night shopping and looking at how beautiful Dundrum town centre looked in all the amazing lights, water fountain and Santa Claus!

Getting all festive and cosy, while watching A Christmas Carol on Saturday night!

These lovely soft toys my Mam picked up for little blip how cute!!

Sunday day time I was getting alot of slow labour pains so I took to the sofa to drinking tea, doze and watching crap TV. Found this old show of Bruce's Play Your Cards right, spend a good two hours watching these old shows! Remind me of Saturday night TV as a kid!

One of my best friends came to visit this weekend with presents for me and little blip! Pamper set for me and baby monitors for little blip. I am so blessed and lucky to such wonderful friends and family who have been there for me so such the past couple of weeks,

So that's my five things from the last weekend before Christmas I am really really hoping that next weekend we have a little addition to the Furey Follies! But who knows baby seems to be really happy in there!

Christmas Favourites Week 4

My Christmas Favourites Week 4:

My Favourite Christmas Decoration Of The Week:

This is my favourite decoration this week. My Nanny's Toy Solider that only has one arm now! I have lots of memories of this hanging on my Nanny's retro Christmas Tree with multicoloured lights with huge shades and decorations she made herself! Then after she passed away my Mam had it on our family tree for years. When I moved out I asked for it as it had so many memories for me. This year we didn't put up our 8ft Christmas tree as it would of took to much out of me, as I am one of those people who's Christmas tree has to be prefect and at nine months pregnant I just wasn't up for it! Instead we took a lend of one of my Mam's many tree's a five foot fibre optic tree but of course I still put the one armed toy solider on the tree!

My Favourite Christmas Tradition Of The Week:

  

I am not so sure if this is a Christmas tradition as it is so much as a birthday tradition for my birthday! My birthday is on Christmas Eve so every year we have a family night out for it, a meal and a few drinks. This year it was just me and Paul out for lunch at Jamie Oliver's restaurant and no drinks for me!! It was lovely and I really enjoyed it. Thanks to the hubby!

My Favourite Christmas Movie Of The Week:

My all time Christmas movie I just love It's A Wonderful Life! Everyone knows the story so I will not go into it but it gives a wonderful message for Christmas.

My Favourite Christmas TV Special Of The Week:

Can't beat Father Ted's Christmas special we watched this on Saturday night and I had a sneaky piece of chocolate cake!

My Favourite Christmas Song Of The Week:

This is my favourite Christmas song Fairytale of New York, maybe it's because we all know someone who is half way around the world at Christmas, or we think of some who has passed away and can't be with us at Christmas. Whatever it is I always sing along to this song and I love the video for it.

Hope you liked my favourites of the past four weeks. We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas x

Dear Little Blip......

 

 Dear Little Blip......

 

- Mammy and Daddy are so exicted to met you

 

- We can't wait to kiss you little face. fingers and toes

 

- Daddy is counting down the days till he can show you off to his friends

 

- Mammy loves feeling you move and kick, but is looking forward to seeing you kick your little legs when you get here

 

- Daddy is looking forward to reading you little stories

 

- Granny is saving all her cuddles for you

 

- Grandad can't wait to bring you out in a walk in the pram he bought you

 

- Nanny B is so exicted to finally hold you

 

- Grandad Eddie is wondering if you will share his birthday with him and his looking forward to sing for you

 

- Mammy and Daddy love you so much please don't let them wait much longer to met you



What I Ate Thursday

Hey everyone had a bit of a naughty day today! My gestational diet kind of went out the window today as the hubby spoiled me for an early birthday treat! My birthday is on Christmas Eve but we had a lovely day out today for it! So here is what I ate today:

Breakfast - 8.30am
I had breakfast in bed this morning it was a boiled egg and toast with a cup of tea. I took my gestational and prenatal tablets with my breakfast.

 Snack/Lunch - 12.30pm

Because we where going for a meal at around 3.30pm we didn't have a big lunch we just had this little treat! Starbucks festive coffee and a lemon and poppy seed muffin!

Dinner - 4.30pm

We went to Jamie Oliver's restaurant today for a birthday treat for myself! I had pork it was amazing with stuff and salad it was really really yummy!

Dessert - 5.30pm

I was naughty tonight well it was my birthday treat and had a chocolate brownie with ice cream it was lovely and the first bit of chocolate I have had it ages!!

So that's what I ate today for my birthday treat day!!

Bump To Baby - 37 Weeks Pregnant

 



- Little Blip is the size of a watermelon this week!

- Bump has dropped a little more this week!

- Little Blip is moving all the time and I have even more pressure on my pelvis

- Looking forward to my hospital appt on the 23rd and FINALLY getting a date on when I will get induced! 

How Many Weeks Pregnant?: 37 Weeks

Nickname For Baby?: Little Blip

Gender Of Baby?: We don't know!

Any Stretch Marks Yet?: A few new ones around my belly button!

Any Maternity Clothes Yet?: Nothing new this week!

Any Movement Yet?: Lots and lots of movement, lots of kicks, knees in the side and bum sicking out!

How Is Sleeping?: Not good at all, up every hour to go to the toilet. Getting alot of pains at night time.

Any Nausea?: A little this week in the mornings.

Food Cravings?: Chocolate but can't have any just yet!!

Food Aversions?: None

Miss Anything From Before Being Pregnant?: Miss feeling normal, and no pains.

Symptoms This Week?: Very bad pressure and pain in my pelvis, still getting contractions, indigestion, fatigue, feeling a little sick, and just feeling a little down this week.

Worst Moment Of the Week?: No worse just alot of painful ones!

Best Moment Of the Week?: My sister-inlaw coming up to visit with lovely Christmas presents for blip for when blip finally decides to met us!

Five Things 42/52

Happy Monday everyone! Last week before Christmas where has the time gone!? Here are my five things from this weekend...as you may tell still no sign of little baby Furey yet!

Drinking tea out of this little chap to make me feel better and try get myself fully into the Christmas mood!

This happened National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation I LOVE this movie...maybe a little too much due to my little crush on Chevy Chase! This really got my into the Christmas mood!!

Nice warm bubble baths are the only thing keeping sane through this slow labour!

Getting fed up of slow labour and booking a pamper day on Saturday. The way I felt I didn't get if my water broke in the beauticians or hairdressers it didn't! I got my eyebrows, nails, and hair done and felt great after it!

Finally getting the TV guide for over the Christmas and circling all the things I want to watch/record over Christmas! Hope I am not the only sad person that does this!!

So that's my five things can't believe next weekend is the last one before Christmas!

Christmas Favourites Week 3

My Christmas Favourites Week 3:

My Favourite Christmas Decoration Of The Week:

This has a special place in my heart it was the first Christmas decoration that my parents bought me when I moved out.

My Favourite Christmas Tradition Of The Week:

Getting the Christmas TV guide and circling all the things I want to watch!!!

My Favourite Christmas Movie Of The Week:

The Nativity Story I really love this movie, I watched it for the first time last year and I watched it again this week. It really reminds me what Christmas is all about.

My Favourite Christmas TV Special Of The Week:

Gavin and Stacey Christmas special when the Wales gang come down to Essex for Christmas. It never fails to get me in the Christmas spirit even with labour pains! 

My Favourite Christmas Song Of The Week:

This is my favourite Christmas carol sung by my favourite singer Sarah Brightman I think it is a beautiful version.

I know this post is late again but labour pains where very bad yesterday!! Hope you like my week 3 of Christmas favourites!

What I Ate Thursday

A bit late but here it is!! This what I ate today on my gestational diabetes diet day 12 of slow labour!

Breakfast - 9am
For breakfast this morning I had a fried egg sandwich with a glass of milk and my gestational and prenatal  tablets.

Snack - 11.45am
I wasn't very hungry this morning so I just has a string cheese and a glass of water as my mid-morning snack.

Lunch - 1.30pm
I fancied something different for lunch today so I had some mini whole meal crackers, with cheese, meatloaf, hummus and tomatoes with a large glass of water. This was lovely and I really enjoyed it!

Snack - 3.30pm
I had an apple for my second snack of the today.

Dinner -5.30pm
I had a home made chicken curry with home made potato wedges and rice.

Snack - 8.30pm

Last snack of of the day was a glass of water and a small pot of jelly!!

Bump To Baby - 36 Weeks Pregnant

- Little Blip is still the size of a honey dew melon!

- In slow labour for 10 days now :(

- As you can see by the pictures bump has dropped a lot in the past week or so!
- Had a hospital appointment this morning was told that I will be induced Christmas week if I haven't gone myself by then!

How Many Weeks Pregnant?: 36 Weeks

Nickname For Baby?: Little Blip

Gender Of Baby?: We don't know!

Any Stretch Marks Yet?: No new ones this week!

Any Maternity Clothes Yet?: A new red top and Christmas jumper this week!

Any Movement Yet?: Lots of movement this week.

How Is Sleeping?: Sleeping is not great as I am getting a lot of pains during the night

Any Nausea?: None this week

Food Cravings?: Curries and spicy food but maybe that's because I am hoping they will kick start something!!

Food Aversions?: None

Miss Anything From Before Being Pregnant?: Just feeling normal!

Symptoms This Week?: A lot of pressure when I stand or walk, lower back pain, headaches, heart burn, cramps, and contractions!

Worst Moment Of the Week?: No worse moment just a lot of painful ones!

Best Moment Of the Week?:  In the hospital this morning told baby is doing great and in a really good position, and getting told a date I will be getting induced! We are so ready to met our little baby now!

Five Things 41/52

It was a little hard to pick five things this weekend as I am still in slow labour and in alot if pain! But I am trying to keep positive here is my five things from the weekend:

Pretty flowers to cheer me up from a lovely friend!

Pre-Christmas and pre-baby gifts from a thoughtful friend and her family. I am so lucky to have such great friends and family x

My very cute and thoughtful hubby went out and filled the fridge with enough champagne and alcohol to wet the baby's head ten times over!! That is if baby ever decides to come out!!

Settling down and relaxing while watching one of my favourite TV shows

Nesting went up a gear this weekend and I felt like everything had to get done this weekend!

So that's my five things what's yours?