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Post by Dream Loxley on Sept 21, 2007 17:12:50 GMT -5
Wonderful to know Baby has arrived......... would really like to know how Eva is.......and Baby Joseph also........if there is any more news anywhere.......we have all waited and worried here........ Welcome to the World Baby Joseph William........may it always be beautiful to you.  |
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Post by Halethala on Sept 21, 2007 17:27:03 GMT -5
Well, after nearly fainting at getting a call from the Queen, who sounded, not surprisingly, quite a mix of jubilation and exhaustion, but wanting to make sure everyone here got word from her directly! . . She mentioned 30 hours of labor, and the need for forceps, (and no wonder . . it seems the wee bairn was determined to get a really good headstart on life before his grand and artfully delayed entrance, weighing in over 8 pounds! *poor little Eva!*) but absolutely enchanted with her prize!
*just . . radiates joy for the whole family*
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Post by Lady Edfeils Consort on Sept 21, 2007 22:25:16 GMT -5
Indeed! Joseph William was born in the wee hours of this morning at 5:18.
I'll write more tomorrow morning, because I'm just REALLY tired (I haven't had proper sleep in about 48 very busy hours now) but I just wanted to thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. They really are appreciated!
Eva is doing fine, but is utterly exhausted after being in chemically-enhanced labor for the better part of 18 hours. In the end, she had a fairly unnatural birth (though no caesarean, thank God!) but I think that she made all of the right decisions given the circumstances and was incredibly brave through it all. Little Joseph is a hungry guy who needed virtually no training in breastfeeding and has a nice way of looking around the room curiously at everything.
Unfortunately, Eva still has the camera at the hospital, so no pictures tonight. We'll share, of course, once everyone is back at home.
And Joseph was 8 lbs, 3 oz and 19.5 inches (which is 3117 grams and 49 cm, I think, for you metrically inclined people) .
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Post by Sir Kyle Draven on Sept 21, 2007 22:42:25 GMT -5
This is good news and please give Eva our best....Brian ands Karen say congratulations as well. *S*
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Post by ~Eiluna~ on Sept 22, 2007 1:12:58 GMT -5
ohhh, what a relief, and what happy news!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
sorry it was long and difficult, but so glad the result is wonderful and exciting!
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Post by Lady Beren on Sept 22, 2007 4:11:28 GMT -5
 Wow that is a BIG boy, congratulations to you!!! I also had the honour of the Queen's personal attention *SS* And indeed she sounded good. The part of a " nice way of looking around the room curiously at everything" doesn't surprise me at all...*winks* Soooooooooo happy to knpw al is fine, and thank you, Bill, for sharing with us
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Post by Hippolyta on Sept 22, 2007 4:13:45 GMT -5
So glad to hear these joyous news. Congrats Eva and consort, and welcome to the world baby Joseph!
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Post by --Erik--Montague-- on Sept 22, 2007 7:57:44 GMT -5
Congradulations to you both
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Post by Robin of Loxley on Sept 22, 2007 9:21:54 GMT -5
Congratulations to the happy couple...........well done Eva......i just knew it would all be ok!!
My sincerest and heartfelt congratulations .........and it only gets better as they grow older *grins*
*Hugs to you all*
Robin
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Post by Pensive on Sept 22, 2007 9:56:17 GMT -5
I'm still bubbling here with this news.. -grinning-.. Daniel sends his best as well with hugs for the new mother and a warm handshake for the new father.. yeah.. we're both so very excited about this.. VERY!!!
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Post by Repsol on Sept 23, 2007 11:35:51 GMT -5
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, crack out the JD and the ceeeegars, Congratulations Bill and Eva the three of you are in our thoughts and prayers, it is absolutely fantabulous news and I am soooooo pleased for you both, and your families too. Stay safe and Be Well  &  from Andy/Rep |
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Post by Lady Edfeil on Sept 23, 2007 15:09:37 GMT -5
Just checking in for one moment before getting a bit of sleep. They keep waking you every five minutes at the hospital: food, bloodpressure, nurse, doctor, baby... all on a different schedule, so I still have not had more than three hours uninterrupted sleep since giving birth...
As you may have figured, labour was not that easy, in the end they had to help him out with forceps. I won't go into more details, but... ouch. Then and now. Ouch.
He is an utterly, utterly cute baby, VERY big (I think it's more like 3700 grams metric). He loves to eat for an hour, is very inquisitive, and according to the nurse is one of the strongest babies she has cared for. (they needed two nurses to keep him down for a shot aparently...) He is slightly jaundiced, but luckily not enough to keep him there. I will check in as often as I can, but I can't make much of a promise for this first week. Thank you so much all for your wishes and prayers. I'm not going to pretend it wasn't hard... but I am SO happy with my beautiful little boy. I hope to post pictures tonight.
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Post by Lady Laurestina on Sept 23, 2007 20:18:47 GMT -5
OOOOOOOOOOOh YEAH! Wonderful...marvelous... i am so delighted to hear the news.... Congrads to both Bill and Eva...!!
Sure is a great name too... same name that I named my oldest son... COOL!
Take care...enjoy... oh what a wonderful time....!
Stina
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Post by Lady Edfeil on Sept 23, 2007 20:51:14 GMT -5
Very quickly, since I do not have the time to post individual pictures (sitting is ouch) I wanted to give the link to the updated site which has a few cute pictures of our sweet baby boy: www.totsites.com/tot/hauk |
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Post by Dream Loxley on Sept 24, 2007 10:46:24 GMT -5
What a Darling he is too! Take care and  to you all.
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Wow that is a BIG boy, congratulations to you!!! 
