Emily Hope.

posted by Jaitu at 09:08

Almost exactly twenty four hours ago my beautiful wife gave birth to our equally beautiful first child. Emily Hope was born at 9:18 weighing 8lbs 4oz. I won't go in to any great detail but the birth was almost entirely free of complication. I'll leave the telling of the whole story, at least as much as she would care to share, to Naomi herself. It was a long day as we barely slept before Naomi's contractions started last night. It wasn't a good feeling having to say goodbye to them both and leave them in hospital overnight but I had my first uninterrupted night's sleep for a few months and undoubtedly my last for some considerable time to come.
For now, here are a couple of photos.

More Babies: The Thunder Of A Tiny Herd

posted by Jaitu at 07:59

In the last couple of weeks we have had two couples that we know go public with the news that they are also going to be parents. Our first is due in May and our friends are both expecting their finances to take the hit in July.
So congratulations to Anna and Scott and Karen and Jason.
It's nice to think that a few people in our circle of friends will be going through a similar experience together and can support each other.

As a side note, we had our twenty-week scan last Friday but were unable to complete all the necessary checks as Dumpling was lying on their stomach directly under Naomi's belly button with it's hands in front of it's face. So we're back in the hospital on Monday to try and get the final checks done. Everything that could be checked was absolutely fine so we don't have any concerns.
I'll post copies of the scan pictures - including all the ones we've had so far for comparison - early next year.