Enter Digger

I had a great long run on Easter Sunday: a nice easy 23K around Newington and Homebush Bay.

On Monday we picked Em and Bop up from their father, and went and did some supermarket shopping where we ran into one of DJ's friends. She had a nice long whinge about how this baby was never coming.

We were sitting around that evening after putting the girls to bed. At nine oo'clock DJ says to me: "Ahh, Darling; My waters just broke." Contractions started immediately, five minutes apart. In the thirty minutes it took DJs mum and her best friend to get to our place we got our stuff together and rang the hospital. With my mother-in-laws words "Remember - it's still double demerits" still ringing in my ears we (DJ and best friend Sharon) were on the way to hospital.

It was a nervous drive to the hospital as DJ's contractions got more intense, but we made it and at 10:00 we were put in a delivery suite.

Now, at this stage I'd like to say how great it was to have Sharon (a mother of two) in the room. Throughout the intense labour process Sharon knew what to say and how to help whilst I offerred moral support, back rubs, massages and love. The next hour was just the most intense experience. Watching the person you love most in the world go through a level of pain that you will never understand is an experience I will never forget.

At 10:52 Digger entered this world. I was aware of mistaking genitals in the excitement, but I knew exactly what I was looking at - Digger is most definitely a boy. His vital statistics are: 3.165Kg (a smidgin under 7lb) and 48cm. His name is John Keith.



Both mother and son are doing very well. Blood sugar appears to be good for both of them. We are hoping to have our family of five at home together tomorrow morning.



The twins are smitten. Normally they have the attention span of a goldfish, but when I took them in for a visit to the hospital they were transfixed for six hours. When I got them up for breakfast this morning all they could talk about is getting their mum and brother home so that we could just have the whole family together.



So, I suppose I better show him to you. Here's a a few photos of father and son (with one of mum's nose and arm.) Check out the hair!