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Loulabelle

11-20-2006, 03:09 AM

Hehehe - well 22nd is my official due date, so that probably means it's NOT going to be that day!

Am I allowed to guess too?

Can I go for 21st November between 00:01 and 04:59 GMT? I'm hoping that's when it'll be, anyway.

sodaklostsoul

11-20-2006, 07:07 AM

Hmmm, I say Nov. 23rd between 5AM and 8AM Lou's time.

PantyFanatic

11-20-2006, 08:10 AM

Well she was back here before sunrise.:nod: I wonder if I'll be as right here? :)

.......... hey, what does the winner get? :confused: Since Lil started it, I'm guessing it will be something nice from Lil. :brows:

:D

WildIrish

11-20-2006, 09:57 AM

I'm in for November 21 at 5:20pm and 9:20pm EST.

Pita

11-20-2006, 02:50 PM

First babies are notoriously late. So I will pick Nov 26th at 7:39pm. :)

TinTennessee

11-20-2006, 03:31 PM

Nov 29th...between 3 and 10 a.m.

mayhem1978

11-20-2006, 03:39 PM

I think ill go for

Nov 30th between 1 and 8am GMT

Aqua

11-20-2006, 03:49 PM

Nov. 26th 23:43 UTC

Scarecrow

11-20-2006, 04:08 PM

Nov 25, between 2am and 6am GMT.

Irezumi Kiss

11-20-2006, 04:17 PM

Nov. 27th, between 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.

IowaMan

11-20-2006, 04:20 PM

How about the 27th between 8am and noon EST

musicman

11-20-2006, 09:24 PM

I don't care when, don't wanna win...

Just wanna hear about a healthy baby Fussy...and nothin' more. :thumbs: :)

Oldfart

11-20-2006, 10:11 PM

November 22 2130 UTC

Mae

11-20-2006, 10:52 PM

Happy & healthy baby Pucker on November 23 between 1 PM & 3 PM MST :loveshowe

sodaklostsoul

11-20-2006, 11:16 PM

PF, are you logging all these times on a calendar??

PantyFanatic

11-20-2006, 11:51 PM

PF, are you logging all these times on a calendar??
Just as soon as Lil sends me the prize :undies: for safe keeping. :bite:

:D

Loulabelle

11-21-2006, 02:17 AM

Well I was wrong!

I was so convinced it was happening last night, I even called the labour ward, as when I was walking about I was having really quite strong contractions, but when I sat down they subsided and I slept through the night with virtually no interruption.

Was obviously just a trial run. :(

dicksbro

11-21-2006, 02:19 AM

Okay, 11/26 at 11PM. Yep, that's it. :)

(Good luck and gentle (((( HUGS ))))! )

WildIrish

11-21-2006, 09:13 AM

Loulabelle

11-22-2006, 04:23 AM

Well, today is my official due date.....which means I'm fairly sure it's not going to happen today! Something spicy for supper tonight, I think!

Oldfart

11-22-2006, 04:31 AM

Come on woman!! My booking is running out and I don't want to have to face PF and DB's "I told you not"s.

Loulabelle

11-22-2006, 04:46 AM

I'm doing all I can! It's baby who isn't co-operating! I blame it on the fact that he's male.... :p

Cheyanne

11-22-2006, 11:36 AM

Well, today is my official due date.....which means I'm fairly sure it's not going to happen today! Something spicy for supper tonight, I think!

Eggplant Parmesan... lol - there is a resturant in the US somewhere that pregnant women go to eat their special... within a day they all went into labor!

I would suggest that you eat small and light actually.

My guess is November 29th.... hmmmmmmmmm at 2:00 a.m. :D

Eros

11-22-2006, 11:40 AM

I'm doing all I can! It's baby who isn't co-operating! I blame it on the fact that he's male.... :p

What? Are you implying that males are stubborn?? LOL Keep us updated today Lou and good luck!

PantyFanatic

11-22-2006, 01:14 PM

Hurry up!!! You only have 15 minutes for me to win. :rockon:

sodaklostsoul

11-22-2006, 03:38 PM

Did Lilith ever offically say her panites were the prize or is that your wishfull thinking PF.

PantyFanatic

11-22-2006, 04:05 PM

What else could it be? :shrug:

Lilith started this pool, right? :nod:

We know she likes Fussy & Lou as much as the rest of us do, right? :nod:

When you have a pool you have to have a prize, right? :nod:

We know Lilith wouldn't give anything but the best prize in the world for Fussy and Lou, right? :nod:

So what else could it be?!?!? :confused:

"Simple deduction, Watson." :cool:

:D

Mae

11-22-2006, 09:04 PM

:roflmao:

sodaklostsoul

11-22-2006, 10:23 PM

Hmmm, I think my guess is comming soon............................"Lou are you in labor?!?!?!?!" :D

Or are you sleeping?

PantyFanatic

11-22-2006, 10:50 PM

OK! Stop the goofing around now.:mad: Have Fussy tie you to the bumper of the car and drive you around the block a few times for a brisk walk. I still have 1-1/4 hours to beat SODA and still be 2nd to only OldFart.

:D

sodaklostsoul

11-22-2006, 11:03 PM

Tick Tock PF!!

Oldfart

11-23-2006, 12:49 AM

I'm out.

A bit like the Melbourne Cup, my horse started at five to one and finished at a quarter past seven.

Steph

11-23-2006, 02:01 AM

I'll go with Friday, Nov. 24 07:00 GMT

Loulabelle

11-23-2006, 02:36 AM

LMAO - well I'm still here with no baby, no labour pains and no clue what's happening.

Midwife appointment today though, so I'll try to get some more info out of her about when I'm likely to be in. On Monday, my Mum was convinced I'd have a baby by this weekend....now it's looking more doubtful!

dicksbro

11-23-2006, 04:48 AM

That's okay, Lou, my guess wasn't until the 26th anyway. :)

Loulabelle

11-23-2006, 09:06 AM

Well there's been a development, but not necessarily a good one.

Just arrived back from the midwife's and my blood pressure is quite high and there is protein in my urine (sorry to be graphic folks) so they are a little bit worried I may be developing preeclampsia.

I've got to go to the hospital tomorrow where they'll have the results of my blood tests and based on that, they may decide to keep me in and induce me, depending on what they find. I can't decide whether I want them to keep me in and induce me (at least I won't be worrying about when it's going to happen and at what point to go to hospital etc) or whether I want to get the all clear (less complications is good, but will still be playing the waiting game with fear of developing it later still hanging over my head).

All in all the midwives (there happened to be two there today) and I feel it would be best just to go into labour naturally this evening, and have instructed us to have sex twice! In the meantime, I feel a little bit emotional and am not quite sure what to do with myself...I can't wait until Fussy comes home from work.

PantyFanatic

11-23-2006, 10:05 AM

"The best laid plans of mice and men ...and expectant parents …" ;)

I think you have just confronted the FIRST coin tossing dilemma of real life parenthood. :) This is actually an easy one as only your condition, actions and reactions with the world are involved. ;) And this one is going to be resolved very soon, regardless. :) Not to worry though. You only have another quarter century of these things ahead of you now. :D
There are two good points to all this. First, you will become proportionally better adapt as the situations become more complex and by the time they leave to deal with these things in their own life, you will have learned you don't have any more absolute answers with guaranties than you have now, but you'll be more comfortable dealing with them and that they DO work out and become the milestones that our lives are built on. :)

The other point is that I hope you were able to divert your thoughts for just a few seconds, reading this. ;)

:console:

sodaklostsoul

11-23-2006, 07:22 PM

Awww, I missed this post this AM cause I was watching the Macy's Parade.

((((((((((Lou))))))))))))))))

Hope you did'nt have to wait to long for Fussy to get home. Hope your getting some sleep. Hope everything comes out with the tests.

Belial

11-24-2006, 05:58 PM

/me huggles Lou

Let us know...

Oldfart

11-24-2006, 08:27 PM

News?

Loulabelle

11-24-2006, 09:28 PM

Well, apparently my liver function test was a bit dodgy. Everything else was fine yesterday BP and sample were normal, and baby is absolutely fine.

I'm going back to the hospital in the morning to get results of the blood tests they did yesterday and if my liver function is worse, they may well keep me in and induce me, or they may decide to monitor it on a daily basis, which will mean lots of trips to and from the hospital until baby makes his appearance.

So weirdly enough, I'm hoping that tomorrow's results are either poor enough for them to induce me, or good enough that they don't have to monitor me daily.

They also did an internal exam and attempted to 'stretch and sweep' my cervix. All I can say is 'OUCH' and, she didn't even buy me a drink first!

jseal

11-24-2006, 09:32 PM

Loulabelle,

Glad to learn that all is (mostly) well. :)

sodaklostsoul

11-24-2006, 11:40 PM

Hang in there Lou.

Glyndwr

11-25-2006, 03:26 AM

Lou & Fussy

Glad to hear baby is fine, although Mum sounds pissed off ;)

I hope everything comes good for you all this weekend, as much as I'm hoping Wales will beat the All Blacks, so that's a lot of hoping!!

dicksbro

11-25-2006, 04:09 AM

We're pulling for you, Lou! Please, just take care of yourself so you and Fussy will have that wonderful holiday gift home and healthy soon. :thumbs:

We'll keep the prayers going at our end. :wish:

Loulabelle

11-25-2006, 04:49 AM

Thanks everyone....having slept on it, I really do feel it would be best if I get kept in today - otherwise the combination of waiting for baby, worrying about my liver, and having to go back and forther to hospital everyday is really going to get me down.

Oh and Glyndwr - Go Cymru - let's hope Wales' luck against the Kiwis is better than England's has been against their neighbours!

osuche

11-25-2006, 09:25 AM

((((Lou)))) ~~ hope the visits to the hospital end soon...In the best way possible!

WildIrish

11-25-2006, 10:32 AM

Wishes, hopes and sincere prayers are definately being sent out for you.

(((((Lou & Fus)))))

TinTennessee

11-25-2006, 02:25 PM

There are good wishes and prayers coming your way from Tennessee darlin'...hang in there!

Lilith

11-25-2006, 05:43 PM

I've been getting texts to keep up on the Pucker news. Lou, sorry you are feeling stressed. It's not unusual for some of these things to happen but I know they are scary. Good thing your bp is doing better. Being induced can also be very hard on a body and baby so maybe things will happen in their own time. By the way, as worried as you are now, times that by 5 when they are out on their own moving about the world. Try to rest and watch mindless television or a few good comedies. (((((Lou))))

lizzardbits

11-25-2006, 06:21 PM

The best of luck and loads of love to you all! I went 10 days overdue with first kiddo and 3 days overdue with 2nd kiddo so I understand the "Hurry up and wait" of it all.

No one has picked the 28th of November, so I say Baby will be born between 12am and 5am GMT*

*I hope that I am wrong and baby is being born as I type this, or a healthy, strong boy has been born and a set of happy relieved parents are relaxing and marvelling over their miracle baby Pucker!

Loulabelle

11-26-2006, 01:24 PM

ok couldn;t be arsed to switch to my nic!
Proud daddy here :D

Lou had the little fella at 2:11 GMT he weighs 7lbs 1oz and both mummy and baby are doing fine..............daddy is doing ok too :D:D:D

more info to follow I'm home getting food for myself before I go back to the hospital

did I mention that I'm a daddy??!?!?! :D:D

Neige

11-26-2006, 01:28 PM

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:line::line::line::line:

Scarecrow

11-26-2006, 01:35 PM

Hello Baby Pucker, welcome to Pixies.

Hope mommy and daddy get some rest before you get home.

Congrats to the proud parents.

PantyFanatic

11-26-2006, 01:49 PM

"Louabelle's a mother pucker"
:loveshowe :baby: :loveshowe

:cheerlead :nana: :cheerlead

:line: :hb: :line:

PantyFanatic

11-26-2006, 02:11 PM

First babies are notoriously late. So I will pick Nov 26th at 7:39pm. :)
That would be 12:39 GMT and make Tess the winner. :nod:

<---*wonders if Tess is going to send her panties to him for safekeeping until baby pucker is ready for them? :wish: *

maddy

11-26-2006, 02:12 PM

Congrats to the whole Pucker family... get some rest!

Lilith

11-26-2006, 02:53 PM

Kiss him for Auntie Lil and tell Lou I'm proud of her. Fussy now it's legit, grats Big Daddy:D

TinTennessee

11-26-2006, 03:32 PM

CONGRATULATIONS....BABY, DAD AND MOTHER PUCKER!!! :D

blame PS it's HIS fault! :roflmao:

The Shadow

11-26-2006, 03:33 PM

AWSOME !!!! Congrats Lou & Fussy

:line:

osuche

11-26-2006, 04:06 PM

:wine:

Congrats to Fussy, Lou, and Loula-baby! :nana:

Irezumi Kiss

11-26-2006, 04:15 PM

Congratulations to Lou & Fussy...and welcome to the world, Baby Pucker!

lizzardbits

11-26-2006, 05:15 PM

:loveshowe CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :loveshowe

Rest as much as you can and give that sweet little guy a kiss and a cuddle from me!

IowaMan

11-26-2006, 05:43 PM

That's awesome news! Congrats to the new mommy and daddy!

dicksbro

11-26-2006, 06:02 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!
TO THE NEW MOMMY AND DADDY
and that
PRECIOUS NEW BABY!

Glad to hear that mommy and baby are doing fine.

Boy, talk about unwrapping your Christmas presents early! :)

sodaklostsoul

11-26-2006, 07:06 PM

Congrats FussyPuckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awsome!!!!!!!

And did you decide on a name?

Glyndwr

11-26-2006, 07:16 PM

Fantastic news. Heartiest congratulations to all the pucker family.

maddy

11-26-2006, 07:23 PM

That would be 12:39 GMT and make Tess the winner. :nod:

<---*wonders if Tess is going to send her panties to him for safekeeping until baby pucker is ready for them? :wish: *

:huh: I hate to be difficult, but wouldn't that be 12:39 am GMT on November 27?

jay-t

11-26-2006, 07:43 PM

Great news Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

PantyFanatic

11-26-2006, 09:28 PM

:huh: I hate to be difficult, but wouldn't that be 12:39 am GMT on November 27?
You are EXACTLY right Maddy. :o

I made both, a mental calculation error as well as adding a number of assumptions.

One nice thing is that FussyPucker is AT Greenwich Mean Time (or Coordinated Universal Time), so we can take his announcement as the time and date posted, regardless of guess date locations for any contending entries. His post was at 13:24 EST for me,and should have been 18:24 for him. I was assuming that he did not use the two-times-a-day clock, and that 02:11 was the birth time.

Unless GMT or UTC was mentioned, I took the guess date to be the poster's local time. I think Georgia's longitude puts it 5 hours later than GMT, so TinglingTess's 7:39PM WOULD be 01:39 UTC the next day, just as you said.

That would make hers guess later than the event by 23 hours and 28 minutes. Aqua was 11 hours and 32 minutes later with his 26th at 13:43, so I guess he gets Lilith's panties. :(

(figures :banghead: )

*FIX!!!!!!* :ranting:

Oldfart

11-26-2006, 09:33 PM

Congrats to you both.

Fussy, were you there for the amazing gray to pink trick they do?

Mae

11-26-2006, 09:44 PM

Many congratulations and warm wishes to the proud parents. :loveshowe

LixyChick

11-27-2006, 05:36 AM

Awwwwwwwwwwww...Congratulations to the Pucker's all!

*hugs n hugs n hugs*

Steph

11-27-2006, 09:48 AM

Congratulations!!! :loveshowe :loveshowe :loveshowe

WildIrish

11-27-2006, 10:51 AM

Congrats! We're very happy for you and send happy thoughts your way.

mayhem1978

11-27-2006, 11:59 AM

Oh wow.

Congrats to you both.

Aqua

11-27-2006, 01:22 PM

Aqua was 11 hours and 32 minutes later with his 26th at 13:43, so I guess he gets Lilith's panties.
:loveshowe :nana:

Ok, enough about that...

CONGRATULATIONS LOU AND FUSSY!!!
:line:

PantyFanatic

11-27-2006, 01:36 PM

*FIX!!!!!!* :ranting:

dm383

11-27-2006, 03:09 PM

:baby: has arrived........ :line: :hb: :line: :thumbs: :thumbs: :rockon:

Congratulations Puckers........ now the REALLY hard bit starts - ENJOY!!

DM

musicman

11-27-2006, 06:41 PM

WOOHOO!

Way to go Lou & Fussy! All the best Guys...

:line: :line: :line:

Cheyanne

11-27-2006, 10:28 PM

:line: :line:

:hb: baby pucker! :D

Congrats (((((Lou & Fussy))))

campingboy

11-27-2006, 11:28 PM

Another Congratulations here to both of you. And a big welcome to this world to the little guy.

I would here by like to welcome you into the fellowship of DISC. No it is not a CD exchange group - Double Income, Single Child. And he will find a way to spend it all.

take care, all three of you.

dm383

11-28-2006, 05:30 AM

wyndhy

11-28-2006, 10:30 AM

congrats!!!!!!!!!!!
((((alll the puckers))))

Loulabelle

11-29-2006, 10:46 AM

Hi folks,

Mummy here - thanks for all the kind words on this thread.

Just to clarify the date and time of arrival, Fussy meant to put 2.11pm, that's 14.11 GMT on 26th November. Not sure whether that still makes Aqua the winner, but I'll let PF worry about that!

So far, everything is going well with Jr. He's as good as gold and seems to have read the same parenting manual that we did, so we're all quite content and not too exhausted. I've actually managed 7 hours sleep in the last 24, and yes I am breast feeding!

Anyway, I need to put him down for a nap now, so I'll be off.

As for photos, we've discussed it and due to the nature of this site and the fact that any ole' weirdo has access to the forums as well as the weirdos we know and love so well, we don't feel it would be appropriate to post a pic of him here. If we know you, and you'd like to see him, get in touch and we'll happily e-mail you, but I hope you'll understand and respect our decision. I know it's a little disappointing for those who have been following our progress but I'm sure those of you who are parents will understand. :)

Lilith

11-29-2006, 04:00 PM

(((Lou))) is the exact reason we ask people not to post their children's pics here. Not because we don't love them and are not crazy about wanting to see them but because the cyber world can be unsafe.

Loulabelle

11-30-2006, 09:56 AM

We also thought that some ill-meaning individuals might twist it around to make the site look bad.... don't want to put the birthplace of our relationship in jeopardy either!

txgrneyes

11-30-2006, 10:04 AM

Sorry I just read the news...I have been in my own little world lately...but it is ok...they know me here...so i am in good company.

CONGRATS TO YOU!

:loveshowe :loveshowe :loveshowe :loveshowe :loveshowe

Lilith

11-30-2006, 05:55 PM

I could just eat him up with a spoon. :P

Oldfart

11-30-2006, 06:47 PM

With ice-cream and caramel sauce.

Loulabelle

11-30-2006, 09:07 PM

LOL @ Lil - at 11 last night when he was STILL hungry for more food, I'd have happily fed him to you Lil!

But having gorged himself at that time, my calculations that he'd sleep through until about 2.30am, (hopefully resulting in only one night feed tonight) seem to have been accurate so far! :loveshowe

londoneye

12-01-2006, 02:34 PM

Congratulations to you both!!

imaginewithme

12-02-2006, 01:09 PM

Sorry so late to reply but I have chills reading this!

Congratulations, enjoy every single second....even if you aren't getting any sleep!

Hugs

Loulabelle

12-02-2006, 02:56 PM

I'm loving every minute of it IWM - sleep is not a problem as since we brough him home, he's only woken twice a night max and last night it was just once.

The main thing I'm finding is that it's very tiring during the day to make sure he's fed, washed, 'napped' at the right times and in the right order in order to make sure we get an evening to ourselves and a good night's sleep. By this time, I'm more shattered than if I'd been at work all day, but I suppose that will get easier when my body is less physically sore from the birth experience!