Last night at 21h45 we welcomed Daniel Ben McPhail to the world - the newest member of the McPhail family :-) All went well, Mom and baby are well and happy, and we have another wonderful little boy to thank God for! 3.4 kgs, 10/10 Apgar score - just like his older brother. Yet again I am incredibly proud of my wife, who endured a really painful final phase of labour when her epidural stopped working, and handled it all with a strength i (and i suspect she) didn't realise she had.
I almost have feeling back in my right hand.
I can't wait to see how Caleb reacts to his new little brother in person - visiting at the hospital tonight he kept crying "Daniel! Daniel!" and trying to get to the little person he has heard so much about.
Daniel you share your birthday with the anniversary of the first manned flight into space (Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space - 1961) and the first Space Shuttle launch in 1981. You are obviously destined to become an astronaut, no matter what your mom says.
"As through the calendar I delve I pause to rejoice in April twelve. Yea, be I in sickness or be I in health My favorite date is April twealth. ..."- From "Lines in Praise of a Date Made Praiseworthy Solely by Something Very Nice That Happened to It", by Ogden Nash.
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; "proudly South African")
Congratulations! Another living miracle to bring joy to your lives.
(and Ogden Nash is my fave poet...)
Lovely to see your little ones. I see the second child doesn't quiet get as many photos posted... :-)