Josie Update

Hi all,

Hope you're all really well! We are doing great! Ayden is working very hard, the factory is really busy at the moment and he's doing lots of hours which is surprising under the current circumstances, it's great for us though! Josie and I are having fun at home together. Mum came down last week while dad was in WA, we just hung out at home mainly. It was sad to see mum go, it's such a shame that we don't just live down the road anymore! Anyway we have lots of visits planned and Josie and I will probably go up north in a week or so for a few days.

Brooke comes home tomorrow for a short while, she's working on an Auckland flight so it will be great to see her!

Well hope you enjoy the photos!

All our love

Ayden, Jess, Josie and Barkiss

xxxx

Baby Girl Photos

Hi all,

It's raining today and we thought we'd make an update. All is going great! Josie is mainly sleeping and eating at the moment, she has had a check-up and now weighs 8 pound and measures 52cm. She's growing very well! Her little friend River came to visit and she has grown so much. River is only a month older than Josie, looking at River I can't believe that Josie is going to be that big in a few weeks! We haven't had to buy anything for our little girl yet! We have been so lucky to get so much help from everyone - all the gifts from the baby shower and the little prezzies Josie is getting now will last us till she's 5 I think! We had such a huge pile of baby wipes I thought we'd be good for 6 months but as it turns out we're nearly out!? I think that means we've already been through over 1000 wipes in 2 weeks (maybe we're going a bit too far, might have to try and cut down :))! Anyway we're having fun learning lots of new things, playing dress-ups and trying out some toys! Also not so great times of course - we went to do some grocery shopping yesterday. Josie and I didn't make it out of the car though :(, dad was at work and Josie obviously didn't want to go shopping without him!? We were in the carpark for about an hour feeding, changing and crying - then I took the hint and we went home!

Hope you're all very well and have a great Valentines Day!

Love to you all

Jess and Josie xx

Josie Elizabeth Myola Hogan

Our perfect little baby girl came in to the world on January 29th at 1.27pm. Mum had what's known as an 'easy labour' (don't know where they got that one from - wasn't that easy if you ask me!:)), she was induced at midnight and her waters were broken about 7am that morning - and we were straight in to contractions. Jess was in labour for 6 hours in total and managed in the end without the epidural, even though she was screaming for it halfway through! Josie came out screaming, kicking, wee-ing and poo-ing all at the same time. Ayden, Mum (Ellie) and Aunty Brooke were great support for Jess, we were lucky that Brooke made it - she came running in to the birthing suite about 11am! Dad, Mum and Josie stayed in hospital for 4 nights learning how to care for each other. When it was time to leave going home was all a bit too much for the new mum and the tears were flowing when they rolled in the driveway.

Now after a good few days at home our little family is settling in and adapting to their new addition! Below are a very small sample of the million photos we have snapped so far - enjoy!
Thank you for all your kind wishes, cards, flowers and gifts - they made us feel very special!

Lots of love to all - until next time with more Josie photos xxx

First moments of life

First cuddles with great Grandma and Grandfather

First cuddles with Ellie and Pa

Photos with Ellie

One of many cuddles with Aunty Brooke

Already watching telly in bed with dad

Mum obviously opened the curtains too early!

First stroll in the pram - she loved it!

Josie loves dad giving her bath's, mum tried once and she screamed the whole time!

xxx