At 4am this morning my sister Christine gave birth to an 8lb 9oz healthy wee son. Born in a birthing pool in their home, the little guy is doing well as are the parents and grandparents. Within 20 minutes of having the baby it was sucking strongly on the breast. A name has yet to… Continue reading Hodge Baby Boy Born Today 
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Hodge Baby Boy Born Today
Joshua Finds his Voice 
Here is a snippet of Joshua making noises at 12 weeks. You can see him really concentrating hard as he calmly talks to you. He normally makes these noises while he’s on his back having his nappy changed. [audio:JoshuaTalking_12Weeks.mp3]
Joshua Ethan Hodge is here.
He’s finally here!! Introducing Joshua Ethan Hodge The newest member to the Hodge family, Joshua. Born by cesarean at 5:06am today, 26th of October 2006 at a weight of 8.4lbs or 3.74kgs Joshua is doing fine, swallowed a little meconium during labour and got a little stressed out, so was taken to special care unit… Continue reading Joshua Ethan Hodge is here.
Joshua Due Tomorrow
Due Day, Drop Day, call it want to call it, officially it’s tomorrow for little Joshua. That being said, our midwife thinks he’ll arrive next week, which would suit my parents just fine as they arrive into Rotorua on Wednesday next week for their 10 day, grandparent royal visit. Of course, Kim would like him… Continue reading Joshua Due Tomorrow
Bursting thru… 
So, now Kim is 34 weeks pregnant. She’s totally over the whole experience now, and just wants the little guy to come out of there. Kim the trooper is dealing with Joshua giving her a tummy beating, pains, cramps, trouble getting up, turning over in bed… you name it. I can only sit by and… Continue reading Bursting thru…
Baby Countdown
If your curious as too how far pregnant Kim is and when she is due, decease then here is your answer… Found this cool baby countdown on lilypie.com after buying some Pumpkin Patch gear off a lady from TradeMe. She had these images in her email signature of how old her children were, so I… Continue reading Baby Countdown
The Picture of the Year
Being an up and coming father, this was really amazing… A picture began circulating in November. It should be “The Picture of the Year,” or perhaps, “Picture of the Decade.” It won’t be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it. The… Continue reading The Picture of the Year
Baby Belly Kicking 
Here’s a short 37 sec clip of some snippets of the baby giving Kim a jolly good kicking. Ok, so you may have to watch this a few times to see the movements but it’s all going on. And during the All Black vs South Africa Tri Nations test last night for goodness sake! [coolplayer… Continue reading Baby Belly Kicking
28 Week Baby Bump
She’s doing well folks, holding up her end of the bargin…. or something like that. Kim’s has been getting her Braxton Hicks over the past few weeks and is now starting to get some Supa-pubic pains. I think they just make up these words to make you feel sorry for them…. Only joking, Braxton Hicks… Continue reading 28 Week Baby Bump
Battle of the Bulge – 26 Weeks
Here is the latest photo taken moments ago. As you can see – the little thing is starting to take it’s toll on Kim’s small frame. But it’s only going to get worse, keep it tuned in and watch this space for updates.