Laurel is one. See the main entry on the other blog . read more...

Ok next bit of the Jamaicalogue we can't go much further without saying what happened when we put Laurel in the water. She absolutely loved it. read more...

We've been home for a couple of days and have spent a little time working our way through the photos of Laurel. Hundreds of them. read more...

Click for video How clever is that. Laurel is clearly very advanced for the tender age of 1 day old. read more...

On August 23rd 2006 at 6:41am, our daughter Laurel Eliza was born. She weighs 7lb 4oz (3. read more...

Our energies recently have of course been concentrated on getting ourselves prepared, mind, body, soul and flat pack for the arrival of Tintin. As we enter the final month of Jackie's pregnancy we are being constantly reminded (by friends, colleagues, random passers by) that our lives are "about to change forever" and to "get your sleep while you can". read more...

22 week GP appointment today and we not only got to listen to, but also to record our baby's heartbeat. . read more...

We went into Bolton Royal Infirmary today for Tintin's 20-week anomaly scan. Suffice to say there were no anomalies found and we learned that our baby is "a bit of a wriggler" according to the sonographer. read more...

We have spent a productive evening looking back through the private blog in which we have been journalling the ups and downs of Jackie's pregnancy - and have made a good proportion of it available for public consumption. There is tonnes of stuff about our experiences from grief and grumbling to the tendrils of the NHS to the usual random baby related things on the internet. read more...

We are very proud to announce that Jackie is 12 weeks pregnant. We're having a baby. read more...