June 3, 201511 yr Good Morning, my dear friends. I realise it has been a long time since I have posted, or participated, but I have thought about you all often, and do plan to come back to you all sooner rather than later!As you can imagine, life has been very busy for me lately, for many reasons. I just checked my quit smoking app for the first time in a long time, and it is telling me that I have not smoked for 1 year, 233 days... This makes me feel very good, but honestly, smoking is just not something that I even think about these days, aside from thinking that it stinks when I pass someone smoking outside! In other good news, my sister-in-law has also been smoke free since 1st January, so she is coming along very well indeed. She is currently on holiday, so I am hoping that she will come back a non-smoker too.In some sadder news, Bobbie is very sick. Only last week we found out that she has cancer that has spread to her lungs, and there is nothing that we can do to cure this, or even slow it down, as any steroids we could give here would affect her insulin levels, and make an extremely unhappy kitty. Instead, we have decided to watch her, and spoil her as much as possible while she is still with us, which we have no idea how long this could be; possibly only weeks, but hopefully longer than that. Obviously she will be dearly missed, but we are spending as much time with her as we possibly can, and she still seems OK in herself at the moment, still has an appetite, and demanding lots of attention as always. She has watched over us for the last 10 years, and for that we are eternally grateful.But it is not all doom and gloom over here, and where there is some bad news, there is inevitably some good news as well. But this isn't just good news, its bloody fantastic news, and what Tasha and I have dreamt about for more years than I can remember; those of you who have been with me throughout my journey will know how happy I am to tell you that Tasha is pregnant! 14 and a half weeks pregnant to be precise, and we have (somehow) waited until 14 weeks to tell our friends (we didn't even tell her parents until the 12 week scan). Tasha is well, and after 13 or so weeks of nausea and tiredness, she is finally starting to feel more like herself, which is great. She is just starting to show already, and has had an almost constant smile on her face for the past 3 months. I am diligently now working on transforming the spare room into some semblance of a nursery, but I realise I still have a while before I have to finish anything. We have been told that the due date is 29th November, so that would be about 7 weeks after my 2 year no-smo anniversary. So, this just goes to show that you should never give up on your dreams, no matter how distant or unlikely they seems at times.So, that is some of what has been happening here with me, and I hope you all understand why I haven't been around much lately. That said, even when I am not posting, please do feel free to send me a private message, as I will see it in my inbox and will always answer it as soon as I am able.Looking forward to catching up with my friends, and hearing what you have all been up to recently.Take care for now, and I will speak to you all soon :)
June 3, 201511 yr Howdy Ross - first off I will say you have been missed !! Fantastic news about the baby - so happy for you :-). please give Tash the biggest hug from me as I know how much you both wanted this ! Now you have to stay close as we will all need to hear further updates re lil action ... Just say'n !! So sorry to read about Bobbie - I know how sad it is to lose a fur baby but it is also something we have to accep - so spoil away ! So good to see you and don't be a stranger xx
June 3, 201511 yr Now that's some "happy news" holding a Baby changes the world ,,congratulations Ross,,,
June 3, 201511 yr Good Morning Ross! What a pleasant surprise to see you here. Sorry to hear about your Bobbie. They are family to us. Keep pampering and spoiling her, as I'm sure you will. As to your good news - I imagine you and Tasha are over the moon happy! :) Congratulations! Please come back often and keep us informed on the progress of little "action".
June 3, 201511 yr First sorry your lovely furfriend has lungcancer... loosing a pet, in the future is sad!BUT what an amazing new about Tasha's pregnancy!!! You will be an awesome dad, I know that already!!!No words for how glad I am for you and Tasha; is it okay if I pray during the couple of months for a healthy pregnancy and that your child will be born healthy? If not, let me know. Oh and dude.. ONE BIG HUG
June 3, 201511 yr Morning my little sweetpea... I agree ...you have been missed so much here... Sorry to hear about beautiful bobbie....you have been very lucky to have had each other in your lives.... It's always hard to say goodbye...she is in my prayers.... You know the folks here have shared you and tasha,s journey.....and have always prayed you two would be blessed with the little one you both wanted so badly....a massive congrats.....our own little action person....wonderful..... I'm so happy for you both.... Hugs darlin.... Xxxxxx
June 3, 201511 yr So wonderful to see you, action! Very sorry to read about Bobbie, she has been a huge part of your life for a long time. Prayers for peace for you and comfort for her. Every time I think about you and Tasha having a baby I get all choked up...what a wonderful blessing! Love to you and Tasha, and please don't be such a stranger!
June 3, 201511 yr OMG Ross I keep crying for you and Tasha... Such beautiful news my friend, you guys will be utterly amazing parents and children are such a gift! I can't wait to hear the stories of him or her :) I am sorry about your Bobby. I know you guys will enjoy your time while it lasts. Our furbabies are a part of us so I'm sorry it is making you guys sad. Love to all. x Wonderful to hear from you again, I was worried you had dissapeared and we'd never hear from you.
June 3, 201511 yr ross im sorry about bobbie i know how much she mean to you, on the other hand , congrats papa action or big daddy ross good to here from you its been a while take care keep us informed on how things are going :D :lol:
June 3, 201511 yr We've missed you Action! Figured you were busy baby making. Congrats! If it's a boy please don't name it Bakon, Bat or Action Jr. I would never forgive you, neither would the baby lol Really sorry about Bobby :( Spoil him silly for the rest of his time and remember all the good memories.
June 3, 201511 yr It's great hearing from you Ross. Congratulations on becoming van expectant father :)
June 3, 201511 yr Author is it okay if I pray during the couple of months for a healthy pregnancy and that your child will be born healthy? Of course, thank you Evelyn, please feel free to do so :)
June 3, 201511 yr So happy to read this! Sorry about the cat but I was scrolling....hoping to read the great news---and there it was!!!! So awesome!!! Great to hear from you...action daddy!! Xo
June 3, 201511 yr Ross..absolutely wonderful to hear from you and to hear the fantastic news of your baby's upcoming arrival! I am thrilled for you all! On that note, sorry to hear about your Bobby. It is never easy to lose those critters that became family and own a part of our heart. My thoughts and prayers will be with you both for Bobby and the baby. Again..glad to see you again, you've been missed.
June 3, 201511 yr Hey PIMP! So you were doing it right after all! Coach BAKON will be pleased. Sorry to hear about the cat, but made up to hear about you and Tash. Fantastic news. Great to hear from you.
June 3, 201511 yr OMG Ross so so happy to hear the baby news! Aww mate I'm so happy for you both, there are people you just know are amazing parents and you and tasha will be. I wish Bobby comfort bless him xxx Lots of love Ross xxx
June 3, 201511 yr Ross! You have been so missed here! So sorry to hear about Bobbie. :( Very happy to hear about the baby on the way though! You and your wife are going to be the best parents ever! I've never known two people who were so dedicated to having a child that they made such huge life changes to make it happen. That is one lucky baby. xoxo
June 3, 201511 yr So pleased to hear you have a baby on the way! I can't imagine how happy you and Tasha are! I'm sorry to hear about Bobbie!
June 3, 201511 yr HI!! Im so sorry to hear about your kitty. Let it be some comfort knowing he will pass on knowing he was loved and has lived a life many animals only dream of. As for the happy note, A huge congrats. Take care of your wife, she is carrying precious cargo!
June 3, 201511 yr Hey Ross Great news, congrats to you! Sorry to hear about your friend and companion, that's very sad I wish you and yours well. Good to see you again
June 4, 201511 yr Ross!!! I'm so sorry to read about Bobbie. Congratulations to you and to Tasha!! I am so over the moon happy for you!!! Big big hugs!!
June 4, 201511 yr Ross, hi! Congratulations on the great news. I know you will be a wonderful father. :) i miss you around here but I can i agine how busy real life is. Stay in touch! :)
June 4, 201511 yr Ps I am sorry about Bobbie. I.always think about how wonderful my cats life were, spoiled even, and how I tried to give them the best..
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