Welcome, little Ryan! May you keep everyone delighted and not tempt your daddy to replace you with an echidna.
Hee. The time for replacing him with an echidna would have been when the choice was between a 49-hour labour capped with a Caesarean as opposed to laying an egg the size of a marble.
Thanks everyone for the good wishes. Ryan is doing very well, and has so far proven tolerant of his parents' foibles. He seems to sport a very patient temperament, and has already twigged that he can use his own thumb to soothe himself for little grumbles. He hasn't yet realised that Daddy's finger may seem good to suck, but ultimately tastes of disillusionment and betrayal.
Wallybee hasn't had much sleep. She's sharing a ward with two other new mothers, and two other newborns. With the C-section, she's not very mobile either. But she's in good spirits. I'm hoping she'll get some more rest tonight.
Congratulations, bt! I hope Ryan proves to be a good sleeper, and that Wallybee gets home to her own bed so she can sleep, soon.
49-hour labour and a Caesarean? Yeah, remind me to never have children. Dear God. I'm glad all are well.
billytea, such a wonderful birth announcement, though I would have preferred to hear of a much shorter/easier labor. Now she'll have something to hold over dear Ryan's head forever, "I Did NOT go through 49 hours of labor to have you talk to me like that!" :) Much love to you all! So exciting!
{{{Hil and Hil's friend's family}}} Such horrible news. I'm so sorry.
Could I request a little ~ma? My brother is going into surgery about right now. It's a pretty routine surgery (repairing his torn ACL), but they don't know how bad the damage is, so they don't know how long the surgery will last. Our family doesn't deal well with anesthesia, so a little ~ma wouldn't go amiss.
I am in love with the BabyTea birth announcement and would like to marry it. That is all.
Speedy healing~ma for Wallybee. Somehow in all the excitement I forgot to say that. Also, can't wait for pics of Ryan.
aw, welcome BabyTea!
Hil, when I had long hair I had problems with people touching it - drove me crazy.
And, in case there was any doubt, one of us!
All the best for your brother, vw. I hope the anaesthetic causes no problems.
I am in love with the BabyTea birth announcement and would like to marry it. That is all.
Aww. My birth announcement thanks you for your bigamous attentions.
Surgery~ma to vw's brother.