The appointed day for the c-section arrived (fortunately with much less drama than our last two kids). We had a beautiful morning stroll through the park to get to the hospital. It was a much quieter hospital than I've ever been to, so we got a fantastic amount of attention from the doctors and staff there. The whole experience went without a single hitch. Some of you may have heard horror stories about the British childbirth experience (courtesy of nationalized medicine), but I have nothing but good things to say about how things went for us today (albeit with private British doctors).
At roughly 11:00am the little one was delivered - a beautiful, healthy baby boy, weighing in at 3.6 kilograms (which I believe is 7lbs 14.5oz). We haven't reached consensus on the name yet, but the chances are very high that he will be named Aiden Thomas Dougall.
Mum & Baby both had a mellow, uneventful afternoon . . .
. . . until an evening visit from the family. Needless to say, his three big brothers couldn't be more thrilled.
6 comments:
Congrats to the British Dougalls!
I don't normally check this blog daily, but checked it three times today in hopes that your arrival info would be posted.
He is beautiful. Hope he and mom both continue to have peaceful rest as they recover.
Congrats! He looks like a Dougall!
Wow, Laurel looks a lot thinner than the last time I saw her...;) I am glad the son has arrived without any problems. Good luck on everything.
Wow--I am so excited for you. I have worked the last two days and for some reason kept wondering if the baby had arrived. Today it dawned on me to check the blog--and sure enough the announcement was posted. congrats to you all!
Awesome! All the best to the Mum and kids.
Congrats! I don't check this as frequently as I should. Wonder which kids will have to share a bench in the van this summer.
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