He was born at 2:15 am on Tuesday 21 October - following a rather short labor (induced), and tiring delivery that ended with a bit of help from a vacuum.
Arriving two-and-a-half weeks early was a bit of a plus, I think he was quite a nice size to be born .... weighing nearly 3.5 kilos (7 pounds, 9 ounces), 52 cm long, with a 35cm circumference head.
Just when we were starting to get into a bit of a routine at the hospital, he was confirmed as being sufficiently jaundiced to warrant some time under lights. So he spent the next 4 days buck naked (except for a rather fetching eye mask). Even so, he looked adorable.
He got the all clear to go home a bit before lunch today, so had to deal with wearing clothes and a nappy (everything looks so big on him!).
The house looks rather chaotic. It's amazing how many bags of 'stuff' you can accumulate after 7 days in hospital. Rather than clean up, we rugged him up, and tested out his new pram - lucky there was a good supply of knitted items to keep him warm in the wind (it wasn't really that cold).
He's asleep now. And I'm getting nervous about his first night at home ....
11 comments:
Oh Kate he's gorgeous,you both must be so proud of him. Congratulations again from Rae, Kerry & Victoria
Oh man, how gorgeous is he?! Looks a lot like his dad I think.
Good luck for your first night at home, I remember it being a scary, exciting thing! You just don't know what they're going to do, and you don't know what you're going to do when they do it, you know?
I is jelly now. Jelly.
I am soo happy for you kate. what a blessing. He is very cute and with a cool name. Remember go with your instincts.
Oh wow, congratulations! He is gorgeous!
He is just gorgeous Kate, so tiny and perfect, congratulations to you and Joe. I can't wait to meet the little guy!
Congratulations and blessings on you and the family. Lovely photos and I really like his name.
He is gorgeous Kate, congratulations to you all. You may have the most gorgeous baby boy, and I have the most gorgeous baby grand-daughter. Can't wait to see him and you. Take care.
Congratulations! He's just beautiful! - Jill
Aw Kate! He's adorable! I especially love the photo of him in the eye mask. Sooooo cute! I looks gorgeous in his knitted attire too. I can't wait to meet little Jude in December.
Congratulations - that is so beautiful! Shandos
Somewhat belated, but congratulations! He looks utterly adorable!
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