Please welcome Andrew Stirling to the world. He was born on Sunday, 30 August 2009. He weighed in at 10 lbs, 8 oz and just under 23 inches long. Yes, I know this post is almost 3 weeks late, but a lot has happened. Dena required a transverse C section because only his head and one shoulder would come out, so they needed to make a second incision to make more room to get him out. This led to Dena loosing 2.5 liters of blood, which led to several transfusions, monitoring, complications and a total of 2 weeks in the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital. I must commend the staff and say that they did a great job of taking care of her and Andrew.
I had only planned to take 2 weeks off of work, but since the first 2 were spent in the hospital, I took another week off of work, and the three of us have been adjusting to life at home fairly well. Dena is breastfeeding, and Andrew is sleeping 3-4 hours at a time during the night, which means that we are not getting the sleep we used to. I'm amazed at how many diapers (nappies in the UK) he fills. We went through over 27 diapers during the first 4 days at home. Andrew is now just at 11 pounds and completely adorable. He only seems to cry when he's hungry, needs to be burped, needs his diaper changed, or just wants to be held, hugged and cuddled; other than that, he sleeps.
Friday, September 18, 2009
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