By noon, we enjoyed Theo in the fishbowl for the rest of the day...
We got a few visitors, Dan and Eleanor with their gorgeous new born Luca, who will very surely become Theo's friend very soon.
My sister in law also came by with an state of the art camping mattress so that I can stay overnight more comfortably... Rachael, you're the best!
While I was home again, Georgia happened to be with Theo when his nappies were being changed. As he got cleaned, the little monkey decided it was time to wee and sprinkled the whole incubator. So the midwife had to take him out and gave him to Georgia who got to hold him for the first time after birth... I missed this moment, I was so dead jealous of her!
We finished the day with Theo, until midnight, enjoying every eyelid flutter or shake in his tiny hands... from the other side of the bowl...
During the time in the new born unit, name the Fred Still unit, we also learned about who fortunate we are. Around Theo are premature babys, as early as 24 weeks (that's 16 weeks before term... less than a kilo... Theo was 3.4kgs at birth). Their parents have to wait several months before seeing their baby home. Premature babies also usually suffer from various problems due to the fact that their organs aren't properly formed.
So having Theo at term and knowing that he is relatively healthy, only with a facture is such a blessing.
It is also a blessing to have known all the fantastic doctors, nurses and midwife. They are truly inspiring people.
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"...decided it was time to wee and sprinkled the whole incubator. So the midwife had to take him out and gave him to Georgia who got to hold him for the first time after birth.."
such a clever little boy! he knew a good opportunity when he saw it... he jumped into his mamas arms at first chance!
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