Handsome boy.

My beautiful new grandson not that consultant with a silly name I saw today.........

Rory has already reached a weight of 10lb 6oz,by the time I have finished typing this up I suspect he will weigh half a ton,he is feeding and growing well(obviously,ickle fatty !) Sam is very tired but doing surprisingly well.


I went to the hospital today for my six monthly visit with the rheumatologist(nice man,silly name).It turns out my intermittently non-functioning legs are not associated with the arthritis,I have given blood samples today,I have had spinal xrays and I have to go back for an  episode with a giant magnetic and some electrocution MRI scan and nerve conduction tests.

Ow,Ow,ouch !!

My youngest daughter after being attacked by various forceps and suction things was taken off for an emergency caesarian and delivered a healthy if tired 9 lb 10 ounce boy at 11.45am.
So I have a grandson called Rory-James...............photos will be up as soon as I can grab them.

Sigh..........

Well still no grandson,daughter has high blood pressure on and off,was due to deliver last Friday and is stressing me no end.They have given our Sam 3 lots of hormone gel 3 times trying to induce labour,they have done a sweep of her cervix and would have broken her waters,except a nearby specialist maternity hospital has closed its doors for some reason so a load of their ladies are at Sam's hospital.So we are playing wait for a gap in the queue for them to set Sam off properly,I have volunteered to stand her on her head and perform a variation on the Heimlich manoeuvre but it wasn't a welcome suggestion.
The old legs hurt,a lot, but aren't swelling anywhere near as much as they were before the magic socks so fingers crossed,I would cross my toes too but there isn't enough room in the socks.
If one more person stops me in the street to suggest magic hand-waving for the legs I will commit murder,the magic hand-wave must be the trendiest current woo.

Well the postman laughed.........

As I explained in no uncertain terms to the loopy theists on my doorstep that unlike my near neighbours, I wasn't eighty with a terminal illness,nor did I have mental health problems I am in fact completely not vulnerable,but sadly did not have several hours free to explain the error of their ways(I really wanted to chase away the black clad vultures),mind you the postman was delivering a letter from BT offering to flog me a sports tv package,they really ought to check what their customers are up to before they waste so much on mass mailings.
I am one of their not so well off broadband customers,this means they charge me £4.50 a quarter because I pay my bill quarterly in cash(direct debit isn't a good idea when you live hand to mouth and sometimes rob Peter to pay Paul) then if I am a few days late they  add another £7.50 to my bill for late payment,which would be okay except...........my call costs rarely if ever even come to £7.50 the bill is almost entirely broadband and line rental,always billed a quarter in advance,so they charge me the 7 1/2 quid for not paying far enough in advance,it gets worse though,as of october line rental costs will rise from £12.79 to £13.29 per month, while daytime caller rates will increase by 10%.Of course one will  have the opportunity to reduce the line rental cost to just £9.49 a month by paying for 12 months up front by credit or debit card - but this may not be a realistic option for those like me already struggling to make ends meet.
So they are not only charging me for paying two and a half months in advance they will be charging me more for not paying a year in advance,as I live out in the countryside I have no cable option available and dongle reception out here is virtually non-existent.
Good news is that today I am walking without limping,

I have had massively swollen feet and lower legs for several months now,having tried water tablets, the doc sent me to nursey to be fitted for Norah Battys,they work,spend half an hour puffing panting and pulling to put them on in the morning you pop them on in the mornings before the legs swell up then they make the muscles in your calves act as pressure pumps for the lymph system..........so far they seem to be working,although I must admit I went for knee length black socks rather than stockings as I am almost always in trousers anyway.

We are waiting anxiously for Sammy my youngest to go into labour,Rory-James isn't due until Friday 13th(you just know what chicken nannas pet name for him is going to be don't you ?) but she started getting a really huge bump a few weeks ago and in light of all that happened with poor little Michael she was sent for an emergency scan,all is well with the baby but he is thought to have weighed in at 8lb three weeks ago.......it fair makes your eyes water...............still maybe they got the estimation wrong.
Our Bex is expecting a sister for Poppy in November,I will soon have worn out my fingers with all the crocheting and knitting.

Note to self ' Blogging should not be neglected,even if it is only a waffle.'