Week two

Two weeks old...
Xander's new friend, Emma. She's 6 days older and the baby of our friends Peter and Joy.

A better picture of Xander with his sock monkey. They're the same size. When Xander is older he can look back at the monkey and ponder how small he was at one time. I had the same experience with a Raggedy Anne doll.

Xander meets Granddad David for the first time. (16 days old)

X's Adventurous First Week

Our little man.



Visit from Auntie Sal, baby Louis (5 weeks older than Xander) and cousin Jamie.




Day 6-9 in hospital with jaundice. At least it cured Xander's anxiety about being put down. But it took 6 hours of screaming. He had lost 14% (one pound) of his weight and his blood showed a high level of jaundice. So, lights camera action... phototherapy.

He's Here!!

I thought working until the end of 39 weeks was a dumb decision. So did Xander. So, he decided to come early so I wouldn't have to work any more :)

Xander Rhys-Brown (middle name still to be decided) was born 9 days early after 3 hard days of early stage one labour and then a quick 6.5 hour real-labour (after I was 3cm dilated) birth. B-day: 8 Oct 2008, 9.18 am, 7 lbs 9 oz. The birth was a water birth, natural, amazing, bloody painful (even with gas and air, two early shots of Pethadine, and two early whiskeys (I'm telling you the early labour was awful). Nick was perfect during the whole thing. I couldn't have done it without his support. The midwives - especially Connie who was there in the thick of things - were wonderful. They knew just what to say and when to say it.





It was all very emotional and we are happy to be at home with a very beautiful little boy.

His name is derived from Alexander the Great - Ruler of Macedonia; where Nick and I met. We thought it has a great story, is a powerful name full of promise and leadership and is unusual without being weird (so he stands out amongst the crowd).

Love to all,

The Rhys-Browns x