Hi everyone, this is Sam here.

I am proud to announce the safe arrival of our fourth child and third daughter Ocea Marie. She was born at 8.27am on 16-Dec-09, weighing 7lbs 4oz and 50cm in length. Carly is feeling well and Ocea is a content little girl (so far). Thank you everybody for your prayers and words of support over the last nine months, we will update again when we can.

- A very relieved dad

Week 38

Dear sweet baby girl,

In just over 8 hours time you will be born into your Dad's waiting arms.

I can't wait to see your face.

To hold your little hand.

To hold you.

To see your sisters faces as they see yours for the first time.

Thank you for choosing me to be your mother.

May your journey into our world be safe and gentle.

I love you.

I love you forever.

Week 37 "What do you mean only 9 more sleeps?"

I can't believe I have made it to this point. 37 weeks.

Only 9 sleeps left. So much to do, so little time now. When I was 37 weeks pregnant with Scarlett I spent most of my day laying down reading. It was a blissful last few weeks. Relaxing and just you know really lovely. This time around I am 10 kilos lighter. More than likely because I have been running after River Trouble Dudley for the last 9 months. I should be thanking her I guess. Needless to say this pregnancy has been full on. Definitely the hardest out of all of them physically and emotionally. I know that since this is my last pregnancy you might think that when Water Babe is born I will miss being pregnant. I can tell you I won't. Not one part of me will. The worry will be over. The sickness will be over. The pain will be over and I will actually be able to sleep when I put my head on a pillow. The only thing I will miss is holding a tiny newborn. I just want her here in my arms.

Right now I just feel like there is so much to do and I have no idea how its all going to be completed. I have all my Christmas cards writtten and it has just occurred to me that my overseas friends are more that likely not even going to get them before Christmas. I know its stupid at this point to be worried about that, but you know that is just me.

Christmas shopping: 2 words that make me feel sick right now. I have done nothing. I mean I have made a few attempts and all I got sorted was a "chat" with Santa about what my little lovelies would like. Apparently I chose the worst time of the year financially to have a baby. We have no idea where money for presents is going to come from. Hitting the shops now seems like a joke. By the time I have been walking for 30 minutes I am struggling to get one foot in front of the other. Oh I am such a sight.

So I am in the middle of a search for the perfect song for Water Babe to listen to for the first time. I found one by U2. But its hardly a song for her. I think I just wish it was because the guitar in it is simply beautiful. The song is called Winter which is really another reason why it does not fit since she will be born in Summer. I will find the perfect song, I have no doubt about that.

So I am off to write my list of things to do before she arrives. Hmmmmmm where to start?

Baby This Week