Sweet Shoppe Designs

The "doomed" in the jouranlling is a family in-joke. I'm thinking of doing a general page to explain it that won't be part of Marcus' birth album (as this one will be).

Journalling~
Doomed to be an Aucklander...

Marcus is doomed to be an Aucklander. They started him on caffeine yesterday. The doctor said it is very rare for as early a baby as he is to avoid it. Consequently, he has been taken off the CPAP and he certainly seems happy no longer having the prongs up his nose. It's also really nice for us, as we can now see his little face.

The weather is appalling today, meaning it took twice as long to get to the hospital, so we only got to stay for about half an hour this morning. (Dave has had to go to meetings at work this afternoon, meaning we had a timetable to get back home.) However, we're planning to go in again tonight, so we're hoping to have more time then. Next week, when Dave is back at work properly, I'll probably go in and stay a few hours each day. There's space beside the incubator for me to sit and read a book or something, as well as a parents' lounge if I need to take a rest, so it'll be easier to go slow than to rush. That's the idea anyway, we'll see how it works out practically when we try.

4th February, 2004

Credits~
Background paper from "Wood Prints #1" by Anna Aspnes; photo from from "Deckled Frames 2" by Katie Pertiet; stamp frame from "Postage Frames" by Katie Pertiet; journalling paper from "Build Your Own Bulletin Board Add On" by Gina Miller; staple from "Joy" in the "A Mother's Love" collection by Amanda Rockwell; font is KGD Saxon; Auckland photo from the Internet.