Baby brother

Well, at 3:58pm on Friday, Peter Nathaniel Gibson was born. Emily and Peter are doing just fine, spending a few days relaxing at the birthing centre. It's been an interesting few days:

Saturday 5th
Baby due. Nothing happens.

Friday 11th, 9:00am ish
Em thinks that she's having a contraction. Call my mum to warn her.

10:45am
Definitely having contractions, call birthing centre. They say come in when the contractions are five mins apart.

11:00am
Call mum, she's on her way... Find someone for owen to play with until my mum gets here.

12:15pm
Owen off to Lewis' house.

12:45pm
Getting ready to go. Head to Crowborough. Five mins between contractions.

1:15pm
In Crowborough. Three mins between contractions.

1:45pm
Emily into birthing pool, contractions scary looking from the outside.

3:58pm
Baby! Peter's born. He's lovely. He's 8lb, 7oz (one more ounce than big brother)

5:00pm
Call mum. Owen announces to all of Pizza Express that he's a big brother now.
Hmmm. No placenta. Problems. Midwives give syntocinon (sp?). Nothing happens.

5:15pm
Ambulance called.

5:30pm
Emily taken to Pembury Hospital. Small problem for Nic and Peter as they are left behind and don't know where Pembury is...

5:50pm
Peter gets to go in a car at less than two hours old. We try to find the hospital.

6:15pm
We find the hospital. We find the delivery suite, we find Emily

6:45pm
The obstetrician takes Em to theatre and we wait in a very boring and very empty room.

7:45pm
Em comes back. Procedure successful. No trauma. No cutting. All good.

8:30pm
Emily and Peter admitted to maternity ward overnight. She gets a private room. This is good. The ward is loud and impersonal. It *is* very clean.

11:00pm ish
I head home and go to bed.

Saturday, 10:00am
I head to the hospital and wait until 2ish with Emily and Peter until the hospital decides that Em doesn't need a transfusion and that they will let her go back to the birthing centre.

2pm
We drive back to Crowborough. Emily is admitted to the birthing centre.

 

3pm
Owen, mum and my sister arrive. Peter gets to meet his big brother when he finally decides to wake up. Big brother is exceedingly impressed. Hard to tell what Peter thinks of him.

6:30pm
I go home. Em and Peter try to get some sleep...

Right. Two boys. Let's see where that goes then.