Kingston Edward Ripley

having a cuddle with mum!:)

at home changing Kingstons diaper\nappy

beautiful(waynes says handsome)sleeping baby

Leaving the hospital

strapped in good in the car seat

Kingston Edward Ripley

Born on Tuesday the 28th of July at 4:02am

6lb 15oz

So... we have a baby boy!!yes its a boy and I was shocked!!haha wonderfully surprised should i say!!Wayne had such a smile on his face when he realised it was a boy!!Kingston is happy and healthy and just perfect!!

some might not be interested in the details of the birth so skip it or read it...

I got induced at 9am on monday morning and was back into hospital by 1:30 with contractions. started off all normally i guess, by about 10.30 i was 4-5cm dialated and started on the nitros oxide. there was about 2 points where i thought i couldnt handle it, just before i went on the gas and about midnight just before i had a shot of morphine. Kingston was posterior so had lots of pain in my back. the doc came in around then and broke my waters and told me to be on my hands and knees to turn baby around which fortunately worked!!if the baby hadn't of turned, i would of had to have a C-section!!and those last 3 or so hours, in those positions was painful!!!!!!!oh and i threw up about 4 times during the labour so they had me on a IV. then i felt like i needed to poo then push and quick as they checked me and i was 10cm and ready to go!! the pushing took bout 25mins and bout 6 contractions!as it all worked out, mum ended up holding one leg and wayne was by my head, so they truely saw it all!!ha but they were amazing!!the nurse asked wayne if he was gonna faint but he said 'no i'm fine, i've just got the shakes' and then mum said she did too!but they all got through it amazingly!he came out with his right hand cupping his chin and he often now has hands up by his face, actually in his ultra sound his hand was up by his face too!!
so he had a little feed basically right away and then didnt feed much in the next 24hrs cos he was coughing up a lot of mucus that he swolled during the birth. but that must be out now cos he's feeding well!!havn't had too many issues with breast feeding, nipples are a little tender.

we came home today at about noon and is so nice to be home with our new baby.

our beautiful baby boy!!
Nana with Kingston wrapped in his shawl

perfection..

Kingston's first bath

Papa Lew made Kingston his first snowboard!!We open 2 little packages to find these tin shoes and were wondering 'what on earth' !! then Papa Lew pulls a screw driver from his pocket and we opened the board and realised they were mini bindings!!so cute!

just minutes old and finding out his weight... 6lb 15oz

Granma and Grandad Ripley

we have to keep his hands covered cos he scratches his face real bad. his nails are long from being over due and jagged! Nana knitted the booties!!

Nana having another cuddle and gooing and garing to him.. :)

Daddy looking at his Son

Nana and Papa Lew not long after he was born

Papa Lew's first look at Kingston

Dad's first hold!!he couldn't wipe the smile off his face!!and his smile was xtra big considering it came out to be a boy!!:)