Arabella joins us!!
It is with great pleasure that I announce the birth of our grand-daughter Arabella this afternoon at 1422. For those who wish to know such things she weighs in at 2.3kg and 44cm long.
She was a tad early (but not as much so as her Mum) and Arabella, Ingrid and Frances are all doing well, as are Alex and I representing the male side of the business.
We will be visiting later this evening and photos may be taken! Watch this post, although Arabella may get her own blog, at least until she is old enough to sign up for Facebook!
I will try to avoid schmaltz - check wikipedia for the lovely etymology - in this and future posts about herself. So we went to visit her some 5 hours after birth and, as we were escorted in by proud and tired Dad Alex, saw herself through the nursery window.
After spending a little time with proud and tired Mum Ingrid we left and on the way out the nursery person saw me taking pix and asked if Alex wanted to go in and take a few snaps on my camera. Apparently I posed an infection risk, even though I explained that I had changed my clothes since being out in the paddocks! Here are some better quality images!
I think we have another redhead in the team. Perhaps a future Prime Minister?
By 13 January for quite a bit of the day she was hanging out with her Mum in her private room. So Grumpa was able to get a snap from up close.
I am advised that the level of jaundice is quite normal. She continues to develop well and has the added benefit of being quiet!
By 17 January the jaundice had declined quite a lot. She also managed to keep her eyes open long enough for me to get a look and a snap of a happy chap(ess).
I am told that the positioning of the dummy is not the result of a spit, but just where it was placed by Mum after a guzzle.
On 19th the eyes could not be persuaded to open. Not even by tickling behind the ears, which will persuade the Mammal Who Cannot Be Compared (who said 'woof'?) to do most anything! Frances did get this very peaceful shot of a small person without a gavage tube: Yayyyy!
There are rumours that both Mum and Arabella will be heading for home on Monday. A new post will commence has commenced when address changed!
She was a tad early (but not as much so as her Mum) and Arabella, Ingrid and Frances are all doing well, as are Alex and I representing the male side of the business.
We will be visiting later this evening and photos may be taken! Watch this post, although Arabella may get her own blog, at least until she is old enough to sign up for Facebook!
I will try to avoid schmaltz - check wikipedia for the lovely etymology - in this and future posts about herself. So we went to visit her some 5 hours after birth and, as we were escorted in by proud and tired Dad Alex, saw herself through the nursery window.
By 13 January for quite a bit of the day she was hanging out with her Mum in her private room. So Grumpa was able to get a snap from up close.
By 17 January the jaundice had declined quite a lot. She also managed to keep her eyes open long enough for me to get a look and a snap of a happy chap(ess).
On 19th the eyes could not be persuaded to open. Not even by tickling behind the ears, which will persuade the Mammal Who Cannot Be Compared (who said 'woof'?) to do most anything! Frances did get this very peaceful shot of a small person without a gavage tube: Yayyyy!
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Oh well, I will go with my training and offer congratulations to the Grandparents, Parents and the child (for featuring in her first Blog).
Denisemsingo 235
The fires (or rather, and thankfully, no-fires-here) commentary is "in press".
I'm pleased you are alert to excessive schmaltz (see updated post)! Some readers of this blog have suggested I am likely to be subject to a virulent form of that for the next several years. So I need warnings when symptoms appear
Martin
Megan