Life with Nat - EP53: Nats nieces #7 - Welcoming baby James

Episode Date: October 20, 2024

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Get groceries delivered across the GTA from Real Canadian Superstore with PC Express. Shop online for super prices and super savings. Try it today and get up to $75 in PC Optimum Points. Visit Superstore.ca to get started. How are you? I'm good. Feeling great. What day is it today? When? No, Friday. Yeah, so what are we?

Nearly, what, ten, what is it, ten days? Longer. No. Twelve days. Yeah, I don't know what day what is it 10 days longer no 12 days yeah i don't i don't know what day is well little james was born on the 7th of october and we are now the 18th so 11 days 11 days yeah no i feel really good he's sleeping right now he sure is my friends here sat with him in the other room anyone wonders um you've done so well i'm so proud of you oh thank you it's just been the best couple of weeks it has it's just amazing like

yeah just the best feeling in the world and like you said no one can prepare you for it can't they and i don't yeah i think you can say to people like, you know, oh, it's the best feeling in the world. And you're like, oh, is it? But actually, when you do it, yeah, it's indescribable, as Ariel would say. And, yeah, just a little bit, how are you feeling? Like, everyone wants to know, did you have a good time? Are you all okay? Yeah, yeah.

I mean, it wasn't how i maybe thought it would look these things aren't planned are they but um not how i thought it would go well maybe i did think it would go that way i went over to the hospital a little bit earlier than planned just for a check-up that was on the tuesday so i was just i was just 38 weeks and bloody kept you in didn't they kept me in so I went in for a little check they then got me a scan for the same day I left popped out for a couple of hours met my friend had a bit of lunch uh she was quite adamant they'd keep me in because she's been in that situation so she said this might be our last lunch just the two of us for a while and then went back had my scan and yeah they said right you're staying uh well obviously i i had a you know i had a choice they didn't force me no of course but you know taking the expert's

advice they yeah they said we we want to keep you in and induce you so we went ahead and what six days later we ended up with a c-section um so that was on monday the 7th so yeah we had a long a bit of a stint but he came out the sunroof absolutely perfect i mean absolutely and that's the main thing you're safe he's as long as he's safe and yeah i'm safe i guess it's um that's all that matters i always think people have such kind of plans i did not i didn't honestly people like oh do you want a water birth yeah do you want to do this do you want that and i you know i was like if i'm on the labor ward if i'm in birthing unit if i'm in the water honestly i don't i you know i'm saying was sort of breast feeding i said i never wanted to breastfeed

and now i'm absolutely loving it so similar with a water birth thing i was like oh no that's not for me but if i'd have got to that stage then maybe i would have loved it i genuinely didn't of course my plan wasn't to be induced and be sat in hospital for six days to then end up with a c-section but these things happened yeah you know it didn't work for whatever reason he was very comfortable in there bless him um and then yeah he was born at 39 weeks so we got an extra week with him born on the 7th my lovely number mine and mum's number lucky number and uh yeah honestly just everything is perfect i'm just happy he's here now you know thinking about how long i was in hospital for obviously that was a bit of a slog but

now you just don't even think about that it doesn't matter it's irrelevant yeah you're done now in your home and even even when he was born on the monday it was like i don't you know the rest forget about everything else it's so true you know you're like oh it'd be quite nice near the weekend because Jack would be home and yeah all that goes out the window it all fell into place it was you know it worked and you know we had that lovely week together family's been amazing you've been amazing no and it's true you know you've been around mum's. No, and it's true. You know, you've been around. Mum's been incredible. Like, between everyone, this house is immaculate. Everything is washed.

I mean, it's more immaculate than when I'm here on my own. I was actually thinking I might knock out a baby just so the house can be cleaned by your mum, but I don't know. I don't know if it'll work. Honestly, she is just the best. When I come in the other day, I can't explain. Should we?

We need to ring Maria. Yeah, let's phone her. Yeah, yeah. Maria's working from home. Maria's coming to cook for me tonight, for us tonight. Here we go. Let's get her on the old bar. Get her in.

I can't really hear that. Hello. Hello, darling. Hello, you all right? Yeah, you're right yeah you're okay we've been rambling on and i said oh we need to quickly we need to get you on all right oh you're doing it oh okay hi um hi you're too all right yeah i was just i was just running through where we're at well yeah now we're here and everything's amazing we're actually just saying about mum and how amazing she is and the house is the tidiest it's ever been she don't

stop washing and um but no everyone get used to it don't or do oh no no but honestly everyone like friends family jack's family like just everyone just gets involved and just comes in and just treats it like their own home which i love as well yeah i know that that's not gonna that's not forever but i'll appreciate it for now you know it's like it while it lasts exactly and it's not easy like when you've had a c-section that is frustrating like i don't know you know i'm sure other people will appreciate it but and now you've done it but it's hard that you can't just jump up out of bed and do something or and even if you feel okay to do it i'm conscious that i've been up quite a lot this morning and you don't want to keep getting and then you think oh god you know

people do say you really need and even if you feel all right you do need to take it easy you do you do i hear you're cooking a bit of dinner tonight row row around here i thought i was but i don't know i don't know if i'm cooking or juicing no i've put it on because it's a chili you can't cook a chili at four of our four to eat at seven in my opinion that's got to cook for a good few hours so i put that on and then maria can come and do all the work i imagine do the wedgies do all the bits and bobs super how's your day going babe yeah all right babe thank you it's busy yeah um yeah but nearly finished so that's good lovely um yeah it's been a it's been a long but quick week at the same time. Excellent.

And how are you feeling about being an auntie again? Yeah, the best. I've missed him so much this week. I mean, Eddie is absolutely smashing it. It's like he's in a routine already. Yeah. For now. Crazy.

Well, yeah, I know. I don't want to sound neggy because she's doing such a good job. But, yeah, it could all change and it probably will you say that you're slept no i was lucky to be fair that only ruby was the best alfie was really good it was only until he started teething i would have a bit of a but i mean no i cannot complain at all yes and maybe i've nailed it early days absolutely fingers crossed but he's a little angel isn't he no he is even now he's fingers crossed. But he's a little angel, isn't he? No, he is.

Even now, he's just, I mean, it took me a little bit to settle him, but once he's had enough milk, he's happy, he's down. He went down about half 12, so it's excellent. He's had nearly a couple of hours. 100% he's going to wake up in a minute, though. Definitely. I can't wait to have a proper cuddle with him tonight oh and that's the other thing like when there's so many people like it's lovely and i you know of course

but it's nice then to have just your pockets of time where people can just appreciate you know whether that's even mum or jack's mum like to have those little moments together like maria this will probably be the first time it's just you and you can actually enjoy it yeah that's right if your children allow you to yeah this is it isn't it but no they're good as a lot of but actually some people i know of people that once they've had their babies yeah they they say to people i don't want anyone around i mean okay not immediate family but again now family's quite intense but they do say we want some time you know on our own before people can come around and all loads of people have said to me you know we can't wait to meet him but of course that's not

even something we're gonna ask right now absolutely you know they're very conscious of waiting for me to to feel you know like I'm ready and I'm sort of like oh no it's fine you know come over next week a couple of the girls and they're like oh my god really you know I know but you know what I find mad and I wonder if you're gonna feel like this I don't know if you felt like this Maria but when I look back uh say Joanie because it's only five years ago sorry eight years it is eight years ago but when I look back it is a blur to me I was saying to Mark did people come early I can't remember

you said we were in the garden and you had friends round I remember being in the garden being at the back you had the decking at the back I remember sitting there I thought it was only you guys who came round for the first week I don't think I had anyone else I thought it was only you guys who came around for the first week. I don't think I had anyone else.

Yeah, close friends. This is the thing. It ends up, it's you don't want it all at once, but then it ends up being staggered so it can go on for quite a long time, which is lovely. And then it's just we've got a lot of family and friends. I mean, we shouldn't moan. It's absolutely lovely. Where we are mental

is like, I did it. We have done it a bit earlier. We did it a lot at annalisa's now i think back and i think it's because i just had a big newborn as well it's the everyone there everyone the cooking it's crazy but it's lovely there's some people that i'm sure would love to to be surrounded by that and i'm sure there's other people that quite like the space. Yeah. And look, I'm the same.

I like both. I love, you know, last night it was just me and Jack. I think that was the first night because mum had left me at like three o'clock and I had the afternoon, Aoife popped in. But then I had the afternoon and we just chilled and then Jack got home. And that's also really nice as well

but it's you know they're both nice it's just again it's not overloading on either no because that's the other thing going from all to nothing is having everyone here and then having nobody around you know you could go a week and not see anyone and i think again for me where where i live and also not being able to drive you know I think in a few weeks if that if it does all die down I know I think I will struggle with that because I'm around the corner though no no I know you are but then I'm but I'll be working but it's different for everyone you know Maria's the same but she's working people and I'm sure Maria can come and work from here or popping on her lunch or whatever but and other people will do

that and mum will probably say I'll have her the half day but my point is you have to get to that reality but I can't just think if I was able to drive I would be like after four weeks that's only a few weeks away well four weeks I've still got

is he not no we're only 11 days oh he's two weeks on Monday yeah so you know what I'm saying is in any other

circumstance I reckon in by three by week three week four I'd be more than happy to jump in the car and

nip to somewhere sooner than that so you'd be doing it now well yeah well already I'm sort of doing a few

I'm walking on my own outside but because you know it's more about going I might just nip to Sainsbury's or just nip into town and just have a mooch around and get you know you feel whereas because I can't do that I think that's when I'll struggle so for me having that staggered is quite nice but again I've got a lot of people around that I know you know would come and work from here or just pop in. So I'll just make sure that I'm vocal about that.

And, you know, by the afternoons, I do feel a bit like always nice. I mean, Maria, you know what cracks me up? She's talking as if this isn't normal anyway. She can't fucking be on her own for two minutes. Yeah, it's true. She's blaming the baby and the operation. It's half term soon anyway. You can have the kids if you want.

Oh, yeah, likely. That'll be good. Oh, my God, I forgot it's half term. I need to sort that out. Are we going to do something at Halloween night at mine? Yeah, what are we doing? Well, I think we should just go trick-or-treating because it's nice, isn't it?

What day is that? Can I be around? Of course. It'll be dark and cold. It's Halloween, Ellie. What day do you think it is? No, but are you doing something during the day or just the evening? No, no around of course it'll be dark it's Halloween what day do you think it is no but are you doing something during the day

or just the evening no it'll be evening oh fine but it'll be dark by then no yeah I can't I can't it's too cold bring him out

no not bring him out but you can come round after the trick or treating and see how you feel yeah it's nice it's not for another two weeks anyway

so you might fancy that it's the 31st isn't it yeah I can't think well that's not next week I don't even know you might fancy that. It's the 31st, isn't it? Yeah, I can't think. Well, that's not next week. I don't even know what day it is. It's a Thursday. Thank you. It's a Thursday.

But yeah, Maria, I just thought it'd be nice if we can get the kids dressed up, have a little wander, and then I might do some apple bobbing at home. Oh, I took Alfie Lush. I bought Alfie with you, didn't I? Yes, you did. Have you got, I've got to get dressing up stuff, really. I've got a box of stuff. I'm getting it out tomorrow because I want to decorate, so I'll. Have you got... I've got to get dressing up stuff, really. I've got a box of stuff. I'm getting it out tomorrow because I want to decorate,

so I'll have a look at what I've got. I'm sure you've got enough shit between you. Yeah, I'm sure I've got stuff. No, fine. We'll work it out, or I'll get it. It's fine. I got my new car, didn't I? Looks lovely.

Yeah. Very nice. It looks like... I'm obsessed with this car. It's all I've heard. Fucking hell. What do you mean? Are you obsessed with your baby?

Baby car. Can I just say that from the... It's good having a new car. It's excellent. It is nice. I couldn't care less about cars. But looking at yours yours it looks like an evoke from the side well it's funny you should say that why because i'm not going to badmouth

the council but i am because they've given me parking tickets and i don't deserve them but he's put on there that the make is a range rover. Oh, wow. Joke's on him. Oh, that's annoying. Yeah, no, it does a bit, doesn't it? Yeah, no, I'm really pleased with it. It's lovely. Good. Lovely, well done.

I haven't really driven it, though, so I'm looking forward to driving it. I can drive it 10 years later, so that'll be nice. Yeah, I hope so. How else was you planning to get here? Yeah, no, it's true. She was going to get on her broomstick

that time of year, wasn't it? I couldn't do it, though, because I ordered the kids' new car seats because I just wanted everything new. Yeah, definitely. true. She was going to get on her broomstick that time of year, wasn't it? I don't know, because I ordered the kids' new car seats because I just wanted everything new. Yeah, definitely. They've not arrived. And then I emailed the company and they're like, oh, they've been delayed.

We can send you another colour. I said, I don't want another colour. Was you going to let me know? That's annoying. Well, you'll have them soon. No, I know. I've had to put the old ones in there and I didn't want to do that it's okay it'll be fine maria i've had my first blow dry i've had a right pamper this

so did i so you mind the scarf bending down and all that oh my god please really Please, really? Honestly, you lot. Well, that's out of order. Jenna came and done my hair. I've got all my colour done. Sorry, Bex. You're out of action. How lovely, Bex. She's not. I've actually booked her in for Tuesday, so.

Sorry. Is she joking? I've been messaging every day, you know, little baby bubble. Right, that's it. Have you actually? No, my hair is, that's it. Have you actually? No, my hair is, it's the pits. It's so bad. I mean, it's like, yeah, it's bad.

I've had half a head of extensions because they've all fallen out. So Beck's coming to do it? Yes. Wow. Correct. Oh, good. No, Jenna, to be honest, I didn't, it wasn't planned. Jenna was coming over and she said, let me do you a little blow dry. So that's nice.

How does that feel? Feels lovely. I had my lashes done yesterday. You should have got Natalie to do your blow dry. Nah, I'm all right. I'm all right. I'll save that for a real desperate time. I mean, she's had her lashes done. No, what was funny is I nipped in here yesterday morning to give her some porridge. Your mum was here. And the bed's out out Demi's here she's getting all the lashes done the porridge is so good that M&S porridge that's a real shame actually

what is? I need Demi no but what I was going to say is I walked in here and I looked absolutely horrendous there's a woman who's given birth

ten days ago and she went to me car you look awful and I thought I can't believe this she's had a baby ten days ago and she looks all glamorous

with her lashes and I look like a bag of shit. What's going on? No, you did. Something's going on. No, I did. I felt a bit bad after because, but you did look really bad.

No, I know. You were quite serious about it. You said the moon or something though. Yeah, it drained the life out of me. But you had no colour in your face. You haven't got makeup on now, have you? No. Because you've just had a shower here

because you've done your hair. So you had no colour. Like now, you've got ros. Because you've just had a shower here because you've done your hair. So you had no colour. Like now, you've got rosy cheek. You've got a bit of a glow. Yesterday, you looked like a corpse. I thought it was Halloween had come early. It was really bad. I'm telling you, the moon drains the life out of me.

I'm not joking. Definitely. I should have got a photo because it weren't great. But I'm pleased that you look better today. Yeah, I feel half normal today. I had an hour and a half nap yesterday at two, half one, and then I went to bed at half ten and slept for eight and a half hours. Yeah, well, you obviously needed it.

Yeah, you're obviously just exhausted. I know. But, yeah, no. You've had a busy few weeks, haven't you? Yeah, it's true. Yeah, it's true. That is true. But, yeah, no, so Demi, I had that booked in anyway,

whether I was sort of pregnant or, you know, we weren't sure what was going to be the case. So we kept that in. Baby had, mum had the baby. He had a lovely nap for her. Had my lashes done. And then, yeah, today Jenna's done my hair, so. Maria, what about the video of him smiling?

I know, bless his heart. So cute. Oh, you haven't mentioned all the names and stuff. Tell me about the name. People want to hear it. They're all busting my balls. Hold on, I've got a delivery. One sec. smiling i know bless his heart so cute oh you haven't mentioned all the names and stuff tell me about the name people want to hear it they're all busting my balls oh here we go sit the car seat part of the table car parking ticket no mum said mum was like Considering when Wig Ow Yeah My wig What else quick

I'm sending back Because she's got big feet She's got such big feet Ruby Love her little heart Has she They're like boats What size is Ruby's foot

I've got a Sanvers And I thought Because I'm sure I got out I've got Alfie's son For his birthday And I was like They come up quite big So I thought, because I'm sure I got Alfie some for his birthday. And they come up quite big. So I thought I'll get her an eight.

Too small. So I've ordered a nine. I'm an eight. An eight. What's that, bro? Friends. Friends. So four of the four?

Mrs. Sibberley? Yeah. I've been watching Friends at night, guys. Have you? Because I know, you know, there was a lot of concern. But he loves the telly on does he and he sleeps absolutely fine friends is on you gotta get him used to the noise you can't have all that no yeah now i had to put the telly on in the lounge to make sure he sleeps yeah it's fine

and also so that he you know he knows it's the day and he had a little he is jaundiced as well yeah so um yeah yeah it takes a little while to go especially for breastfed babies but um so he's been by the doors with and so it's lovely that we've had a bit of like nice light because that's uh really good for them to to get rid of it no i haven't actually oh good stuff but i have got some I should do that That's a good idea actually I just need to look it up And understand it a bit more

Sorry you asked about the names Yes what's his full name please So his name is James Benny Murphy So cute So James is from his papa A.k.a grandad And uncle I guess But that's like a yeah family

family tradition what was jack saying how long did it go back was it 1803 ring him um i've shown him let's see if he answers is it eight because he's very they're very proud and it's lovely and it's lovely that they know that um jack yeah um which is always called james yes yeah um jack we're just doing a pod um what tell me about the james murphy the history Goes back to 1804. Oh, 1804. And what was... From doing the family tree, we know there's been a James Murphy in the family since 1804.

Wow. It's amazing. You're on the pod, Jack. So well done, Daddy. Yeah, well done, Daddy. Oh, Jack. So well done, Daddy. Yeah, well done, Daddy. Oh, wow. Jack's got a lovely... Jack's brought a lovely cold into the household.

If I'd known, he could have pre-warned me, babe. I would have been prepared, you know what I mean? No need, nothing to be afraid of. Yeah, 1804, James Murphy of Wexford. I would like to go further back to see who it see who James Murphy of Wexford's dad is and see if there's any more Jameses so yeah 220 the name's at least

220 years old so happy days. And are you alright darling you feeling good? Apart from the cold? Catch the common cold but no absolutely fine be a dad good couple

weeks i think the baby's settled well ellie has done amazing um yeah no couldn't be any more happier to be honest with you so oh it's brilliant lovely feeling it is a weird one when everyone says yeah uh you can't really describe it when when your child's born and it did feel like that the first night and i was like a bit all over the place but once you got up once you once you once you got home once once you got home and settled yeah it's uh yeah it's a lovely feeling to have a make your own little family when you were walking about with that syringe of colostrum and you wanted a lid you were all over the shop weren't you i forgot about that I could have

killed him when we were sitting in the hospital that night I did think what have I done to our lives we had such a

nice life and now I'm walking around with a syringe of colostrum and my girlfriend wants to smash me up

exactly but no it was all part of the fun I suppose isn't it that's brilliant, Jack. I'll get you on soon anyway, properly. I know you've got a cold and I know you're at work, but we love you.

That's all right. Thank you, guys. See you later. Bye, Angel. Bye. Bye. Sorry, yeah, so that's the James. And then Benny is for our non-null, which is granddad, Italian granddad.

So mum's dad, name was bernardo um and being in england and him being you know very having really only speaking speaking italian um a lot of people couldn't really say his name or you know it was just the english version and they called him benny they called him benny and not bernard they did call him bernard didn't they not pete some people did money um mum and dad did your nanny and granddad my side called him Bernard did yeah there were some it was I remember a lot of there was the odd person that called him Benny but I remember it was later on when he wasn't very well and he had his carers they called it they sort of really stuck that nickname so i think for me obviously it was the last couple of years of his life that's what i probably remember more as well yeah and i just

remember them calling him benny and i loved that so we hadn't told anyone benny um and then when mum come and met him at the hospital we told her and uh yeah she loved it and everyone's been so lovely they're like oh the name's the name's really nice so it's lovely yeah i do i do love benny i think it's such a cute little name strong letters as well i like that jbm yeah it is yeah i didn't think of that is that uh it's like acw for alfie strong yeah nice do you know what I do. Oh, yeah, well, you didn't keep the middle name tradition, though, did you? What? The Jam and all that.

No, well, that's it. They're all J-A-M's. Oh. But then what? Good about our thing. Yeah, I know. We did actually say that. But no, I liked the Benny.

Yeah, J-B-m's nice really nice oh uncle and uncle jimbo is very very proud oh he's just sent us a photo to say he's got a new addition to his oh he's deleted it oh well it was he's added to another photo so he's got the girls and i've just seen there's a photo of James on there. He's a very proud uncle. That's very sweet. That's lovely. That's really lovely. And obviously, Tony's son is James as well.

Yeah, so there's a lot of Jameses. There's a lot of people that are like, oh, you didn't have to name him after me, because obviously, you know, it's more of a common name. I think it's a nice clean strong name it is but he he is a he will be or is a jimmy to he's not a jimmy now though because he's a baby to me he's he's not huh little jimmy yeah no he will he definitely will be but for me i think it's like a personality so do i like when they're a bit cheeky when they're ruby amelia

is that you know they're cheeky that's when i don't know but you don't know it just will happen naturally you know some people he is already there he is already a jimmy to them yeah no that's fine i um it'd probably be a jamesy for me yeah that's james has always been Jamesy. He's even in my phone. He's a Jamesy, isn't he? Yeah, he's a Jamesy, yeah. It's still just what you're used to, isn't it, I suppose? That's it. And it's just what sort of rolls off. You can't force it.

I mean, I call Alfie Alfred and it's not his name, so... Yeah, it's true. True, isn't it? I mean, poor Ruby. She's like booby Ruby. She's got... Rubes. Rubes.

Ruby Doobie. That's the thing. You just end up, you know, you make up your own names. And even him, different people are saying different things. He's got like JB. He's got Jim Jam. There's lots of little things that people are saying. It's lovely. people create their own

it's very good their own little names it's very warm in that sun isn't it beautiful day last night I went out for dinner where did you go what did you eat I went out early evening I went to

Loz Moches nice you're obsessed with that place yeah I went to Los Moches. Nice. Which is like a... Dove. You're obsessed with that place. Yeah. It's like a Japanese-Mexican... I mean, that sounds hideous.

Japanese-Mexican. That is screaming coriander all over the gaff. There's a lot of things I'm not sure about. Go on, inspire me. Tell me what you had. Oh, I had some tacos with like a rare beef. Oh, unreal. Really?

They do like the best guacamole. They do like crab guacamole. Smothered in coriander, is it? Lovely, loads of coriander and then yeah just some tacos some skewers some sushi those little bits and bobs anyway um no it's really nice and we were on the rooftop which i had covered because obviously it's winter but it was so nice that they actually pulled it back. Yeah, it was beautiful yesterday. In October.

No, it's mad. We've had such lovely weather this week. I mean, that sun. Although you're saying that this morning, it was like a Halloween film. Yeah, it was lovely. When I got out of bed and I drove to Bishop's Stortford. It was misty, wasn't it?

Oh, misty. I couldn't see the front of my face. Yeah, no, they did say it was... I'm going to have to pull this blind down. No, it's beautiful now. Lovely. It is really, really lovely. Your nails look nice.

Thank you. Oh, my God. Well, what do you think? Oh, my God. I don't, because all my gels have peeled off. It's really annoyed me, actually. Oh, they are. No, they don't even look that bad in that photo, to be honest.

What has she done? I've bitten off all of the gels and they're all outgrown and I desperately need to take them off. Why take them off? Oh, my God. I know. Why? Oh, my goodness.

It's bad, isn't it? What the... That's bizarre. It is bad. What? Yeah, sorry, what did you say? What are you doing? How are the kids? What's happening? They're all right.

Joni's a little bit funny at the moment, as you know, from last week. She was funny, weren't she, last Friday? Very strange behaviour. I've never seen her like that. Yeah, she's just got a bit sassy all of a sudden. But I think there's quite a lot going on at school. That sort of age where all the girls are not sure who to play with. There's been a bit of arguing.

So I feel like she's been a little bit disrupted at school. And I think she's bringing it home and taking out a bit of anger on people at home rather than at school, which is obviously textbook. That's how you want it. They're good when they're out, aren't they? And they're a bit shy. But when they feel safe, they go a bit nutty. Yeah, but also that's how you want it they're good when they're out aren't they and they're a bit shy but when they feel safe they go a bit nutty so that's all right she's yeah no it's fine it's all learning curves and yeah yeah it's hormones isn't it hormonal girls mate oh the hormones people don't really the other one's fine um she's been okay Not seen much of her Ships in the night

But today she's got a massive house music competition So all week she has literally just been singing So she's had the best week ever Oh bless her It's kind of a big musical day And then she, yeah I look forward to hopefully seeing her next week I feel like I've not really seen her properly

If she's off she can come and She can come round to you Come and have a few hours here It'll be nice Yeah it will be nice Do you want to know what happened to me yesterday always um so i had my new boots on my burgundy boots right as i'm walking through the station yeah these boots are made for walking sorry go on I felt my heel go through like a little hole or something nah

did it come off did you rip all the leather devastated I did that a chunk out of the heel no but like the leather has like moved do you remember those blue boots that I think Natalie or Uncle's bought me? Yeah, the military ones.

With the gold bolts all up them. Military, your military boots, yeah. I'll never forget. They were so bad. Oh, my God, they were like a bit... I've done that. They were a bit... I haven't finished my story anyway.

No, I'm just going to tell you that happened to me. I went to some sort of concert and you know when you get to the front and it's like the grill it was like that the whole night i was just sunk into the floor and then there was honestly it was so bad and i was devo and i went to um there was a place in cheson and it was a little old man that it was just like him on in this shop that was so old. Do you remember him? And he fixed them all for me. Like the bloke from Pinocchio. What was his name?

Geppetto. Geppetto. Literally Geppetto. But I'm not sure he's still there because that was quite some years ago. Yeah. But, yeah, I was just going to recommend there. Anyway, continue. But go on.

So, yeah, really upset about the situation. Then, as I'm walking in, I stumbled across a Timpsons. Timpsons? Yeah. Okay. Popped in there, said to the guy, told him what happened. He just looked at me. There's not much we can do.

He said, they're a very unusual colour. I said, okay. I said, I know, but I'm really upset because this is the first time I've worn them. Yeah. I think you could see the distress. And he said to me, take this with you. This is my gift from me to you because I like your boots.

I don't know if he was just being kind or a little bit pervy. I was going to say, are you sure? I appreciated it. And do you know what? It's done all right. What did he give you? What was the present? It's like the joke from Dometic. What's in the box?

What's behind the door? Just some polish, shoe polish, oxblood. I'm kind though. Very kind. I said, don't be silly. I said, I'll pay for it. He said, no. He said, that's my gift from me to you oh that's lovely any good well from afar you would never notice i know it's there so it's fucking annoying but

you wouldn't notice but yeah you should have taken a picture of your boot down the drain you should always think of the pod yeah it's bad Oh, no, yeah. I can show you the aftermath. OK, fine. So, yes, that was... That's annoying. And what sort of boots are they, sorry? Are they kind of got a big heel then, or...? Um...

Pointy, square, what they like? Yeah, they're pointy, knee-length, burgundy boots. What, with a stiletto, like a proper thin...? Not a stiletto, it's like not a stiletto it's like a um a block heel but a thin block heel i'm not sure why anyone is we're walking around london in those who can be bothered well she can what do you mean how sort of high quite high really high they give the balls of my feet oh genuinely there is nothing I could think that is the worst thing I could think of

doing right now I can't do it I wish I could I just got myself a pair of new trainers the Speziaus do you like them? yeah lovely they are and I'll be going to London in those I want to get the green and pink ones maybe that's a nice Christmas present

I need to know what Mark would like for his birthday. Yeah, same. You lot all know Mark now. What do you think? What can we get Mark? A banana holder, I want to say. Give us some inspiration because he's very difficult to buy for. I'll get a bottle of wine.

I'll see you soon. Excellent. All right. Well, Jo, love you and I'll talk to you. Love you. All right. What time will you be here? I don't know.

Soon. Okay. Bye. Bye, darling. Bye. Bye. Bye. I can't believe he's still asleep.

I know. I'm going to have to wake him up soon. Yeah, you will have to wake him. Because you have been doing that, haven't you? Yeah. It's funny, different people's opinions, isn't it? Well, but I'm just going by what the midwives and stuff are saying. Absolutely.

But they're absolutely thrilled, aren't they? What's he doing three to four hours? In the night, four. Yeah. Three doing three to four hours? In the night four Three and a half, four In the day three No longer than three But yeah I've not heard him

My friend, she's still in there And everything seems to be under control Unless she's having a nice cuddle Oh no, it's absolutely amazing and also just a shout out to the midwives at princess alexandra because alexander alexandra princess alexandra yeah sorry um they they were amazing all of them incredible they work so hard that place was so busy busiest time of year for babies um and they're all just they just they're just amazing special shout out to one of my bezies of course always rachel yeah she's the best for helping elliot

and actually being there to do it, which was incredible. Yeah, I mean, how lucky. Stroke of luck. How lucky are we that she got to show us our boy. Amazing. But no, yeah, they're all amazing. Everyone, all the staff, they really looked after us

and they just have such a, what a job they do. Yeah, it's incredible, isn't it? And they work so hard. But yeah. Fantastic. onward and upwards that's it yeah just hope it it continues as it is absolutely and those four weeks will fly you'll be driving again no but you know something this period and i know everybody says it but it's like when you have the baby it goes so quickly this newborn stage yeah well it's like they're only sitting newborn for six weeks you've just got to enjoy it every second and I am don't rush even like when he's asleep for quite a long time I'm like

oh yeah I'm looking forward to waking him up yeah it's good you do miss him it's weird it's brilliant um but no I'm absolutely loving it and look I'm not I don't feel knackered which i'm lucky for and it's enabling me to try and recover because i am sleeping well you know he's up he's up when he needs to be has his feed and he's back down he's a good boy so fingers crossed let's hope it yeah and you know if it doesn't i think that that at least i've while i've i am recovering if i'm getting it now do you know i mean at least i'm managing to heal and sleep. Absolutely. And sleeping is when your body heals.

Yeah. So it's the best thing for you. Exactly. And you need to eat. I know you are. I mean, everyone's bringing that fridge. Don't stop. Because everyone that turns up here, they've got food with them.

Yeah. That's brilliant. Which is lovely. Fantastic. Well, thank you. Thank you. It's day 11 and I've managed to make you do it. Yeah, I mean, maybe I think, again, this is all seems too good to be true.

I know, but thank you. But we'll take it while we can. Take it while we can. And we've got a beautiful Christmas with your first sort of newborn baby. First Christmas with him coming up and just such special times. And again, this time of year is my favourite. That's the best. And even the weather, I'm like, the days that we had that were a little bit more like we had those

rainy days i was like oh this is lovely but then it's lovely when it's fresh and the sun's out and like i said we've been able to have a little walk yeah um but yeah i just think being cozy being at home you can't beat it can you and then all the festivities come absolutely i picked up my first little thing the day actually i popped in popped out from the hospital oh yeah i picked up a little um from that shop had you spoken about that shop with maria yes but i don't know it i've not been oh it's the best and me i said it i think she said it to you and you went maria's just done the same to me yes the shop is the best it's just the most beautiful shop so you need to go there i will do um but i picked up like a little um paint your own christmas decoration i

thought the kids can do i thought you bought it for the baby i was gonna say that's a bit advanced get your paintbrush boy off you go no um i bought you know i thought amelia raffi ruby they can do two each and it's got the little paints. It's just one of those shops that do all the cute little bits. But yeah, no, I'm looking forward to Christmas. It'll be lovely. It will. And they just get better every year, don't they?

I guess the older they get, the more aware, the more knowing. And then it goes downhill after about nine. I think Joni's going to have a lovely Christmas this year. Yeah. And then I think it starts to ebb away. But then you make other family traditions. Of course. And it I think it starts to be away. But then you make other family traditions and it's still beautiful

in all different ways. Every stage is good. Yeah, absolutely. And just enjoy every minute. Yeah. I'm so proud of you. Thank you. All right.

Thanks for everything. It's a pleasure. And I hope you've enjoyed listening, guys. 07788 201919 for your voice notes or messages. Oh, and thanks to everyone

for their messages sorry i've i am a little bit away with the ferry no actually we've had some really lovely messages on you know nat's nieces i know nat you've shown me a load as well just loads and loads of congratulations oh just yeah really lovely messages and you know a couple of people have said about gifts and stuff like it's just so people are so kind and Debs has done you a lovely gift I know well I haven't a mum's text to say it's arrived so she's popping over tonight but that's brilliant yeah thanks Debs in advance but yeah just everyone's messages so lovely so thank you and you know and people are so genuine with oh my god we've been waiting for this. And it's so nice.

Like people were, you know, have been waiting. So it's lovely. And we'll share some more photos on that. Yeah, I think you should. Some more pickies. And yeah, I shall speak to you all on Thursday. Have a lovely week, everybody. Goodbye.

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