Quinn's First Day

Here's Quinn and his happy parents when he was 23 minutes old.


Photographic evidence of his girth. The first reading said 9 lbs even but apparently it averaged out two tenths of an ounce less. Sorta sounds like me leaning forward and backward while weighing myself while I was losing weight :)

A 9 lb baby and a 5'3" tall mother meant some stitches were in order. Here's Quinn in Dave's arms supporting his mom through that part.

Day 1 has gone really well. He slept from 3am to 1pm, but we have no illusions that that will continue - he was probably dopey due to the epidural and the shock of being born. It gave us a valuable chance to catch up on sleep though, before the upcoming weeks of sleep deprivation. He seems very even-tempered and alert. He has cottoned on to the breastfeeding thing quite quickly, which often seems to give new parents troubles. The meconium is clearing nicely. In engineering terms, all input and output systems seem to be functioning well. Rebecca is healing nicely. Now to try to establish a daily rhythm, and one where we can get some sleep.