The baby, the baby, the baby!
On September 20, 2012
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It turns out that Donné is pretty good at giving birth 🙂
We knew things were on the go yesterday when she had her show, and by 5 o’clock this afternoon the contractions had started. Fortunately she did not go from no contractions to crazy wild contractions like last time. This time they gradually built up, which gave us a nice chance to sort out Grace, call Keren to come and look after Grace, tidy up the house, and get everything ready for school the next day.
Grace was SUPER excited that she might wake up to a new baby brother….and I know exactly what the first thing out of her mouth is going to be in the morning. I don’t think she wanted to go to sleep she was so excited.
When Keren arrived at 20h30 things had moved forward quickly and it was time to go to the hospital. We arrived just before nine and when the sister checked, Donné was 9cm dilated. Call the doc and in he came, and at 21h48 little Eli Drennan was born.
Brand new!
Donné was amazing and pushed like a trooper, and everything went perfectly. Mommy and baby are both 100% well 🙂
We did it! Well, actually, she did it!
Giving my boy some love
3.465kg – a nice healthy weight for a 37 week pregnancy
He was so super chill while being weighed. My last experience of weighing a new born was Grace screaming her lungs out as soon as she touched the scale. He just chilled through it all.
51cm long.
34cm head diameter
It is really amazing how perfectly things worked out. Keren didn’t have to drive in traffic or wake up in the middle of the night, we had lots of time to sort all of Grace’s things out, and I can be here in the morning to take Grace to the hospital to meet her baby brother.
Thank you Father God for blessing us with Eli, for a healthy mommy and baby and for the serendipity of how everything happened. Lord, you are truly good to us, thank you, amen.
I’m really excited to meet little Eli. It is such a different experience to the first time. We’re much more chilled and he is just a cute little baby rather than a scary bundle of squeaks and cries. It is wonderful to be full of excitement and wonder, rather than being overwhelmed by it all.
I’m also really excited to introduce him to Grace 🙂
Wonderful news! congratulations to the proud parents, big sister and all the grandparents. I know that little Eli will be such a blessing to you all.
Big hugs!
Hi julle – hartlik geluk – dit is wonderlike nuus en mag julle sommer groot geseen word met julle twee kosbare kleingoed.
Hey Guys
Congratulation to you both!! I am so happy to hear that it all went well!
Enjoy your new buddle of joy!
Love
Louise
Thank you!