We wish to introduce you to:
Michael Henry Watkins (a.k.a Mike)
Michael cos we like it, and we know some great Michaels and Mikes.
Henry is the middle name of Mistress P's special stepfather - with whom Mike shares a birthday - as well as the middle name of her BASE jumping daredevil uncle. Plus, well, we just think its kinda groovy...
And as AB says: "MHW - Mmmm... thats not a bad login..."
Little Mike's now just over 48 hours old, and doing very well indeed.
His temperature is down to normal (36.8degC), and his CRP (Protein) tests are now low indicating that any bacterial infection either wasn't there in the first place, or is being/been beaten off by his anti-biotics. (But he'll still finish the course so we're in for 5 days regardless.)
Top stuff!!
Oh, and he has been measured and reweighed. Hes a whopping great... 52cm long! (Only 132 to go and we have a Carlton 6 footer.) And his weight has only dropped 300 grams, which being about 7.5% of body weight means he's well under the 10% loss thats seen as any need for concern, and is infact a very healthy normal kinda loss.
The boys a champ, as is his mum, cos it's her feeding thats doing him so well.
So well in fact that he's already catching the eyes of the ladies...
Just down the corridor we bumped into Courtney and Dan, who were not only in our birthing classes, but Mistress P and C were soccer teammates in their glory days. Now C+D have little Freya, born 1am today and doing just dandy.
And last seen checking out our lad - who remained cooly aloof (/asleep).
Mike - you little tease you.
Reference: Boronia Megastigma
Postscript: Nana wrote him his first poem while mum was still labouring...
There is a young fellow called Mike
Who was such an obstinate tyke
Didn't want to come out
To see what it's about
But he'll find there is so much to like!
1.45 am
16/4/07 Print this post
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