The Life of Matthew

Mummy is a member of the iVillage August 2006 Expecting Club - a forum for Mummies who are expecting their babies in August.
Mummy mentioned my blog on one of the posts and lots of people have come over to visit.
I’d like to say a special hello to everyone on the forum and to wish all […]

As I sit here waiting to come out of Mummy and meet the world I realise that every now and then I have to make decisions that will resonate throughout my life.
One such decision is what to call my Grandparents.
Let’s recap here: I’m going to be brought up as a bilingual baby because Mummy’s half […]

I’m wondering a lot about how life will change once I make it to the outside. All the things I’m doing at the moment are things that I can’t see, I can only hear and feel as I bounce around inside Mummy, slowly making my way down.
I don’t like the long period where nothing happens, […]

Here you can see the very first picture taken of me when I was 6 weeks and 4 days old. I was only 7mm long. Daddy calls it my peanut picture

We went to see the doctor for a check-up today. Everything is going well. The doctor said that I’m a big baby! He also said that my head is high and that I haven’t moved down enough. I have to say that I’m very comfortable where I am but Mummy now has to do more […]

We’re all going to see Mummy’s OB-GYN tomorrow. Daddy likes going because he gets to see me on the computer screen. Mummy doesn’t like going because she has to get weighed and the doctor always asks if she’s been eating cakes and chocolate (although she has only put on 12 kilos so far)!
Hopefully Mummy and […]

I’m going to try and quickly get you up to speed with what’s been happening.
For the last eight months or so I’ve been growing inside Mummy’s tummy. She has been really good to me, providing me with a warm, safe and healthy place to develop and grow. I’ve paid this kindness back by making her […]