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Joseph's head is kept warm with a cute blue hat. Which happens to snugly fit the head of his 1st friend's Mr. Sloth!

Here is a playlist we have been listening to. Jeanie started putting it together in preparation for the baby shower. Then it became our sound track for our birthing experience. When I hear 'Heartbeat' I always get a bit emotional - teary eyed. Such as the time we drove from hospital to River Ridge Birth Centre and we went past Anzac Parade. Must be the hormones!

Hello, it’s been a while, how have you all been? Our little family has been adjusting to an eagerly anticipated new addition. On Monday Joseph had his one week check and he is steadily growing. New mum Jeanie is recovering well too and Andrew totally stepped up to the challenge in his role of new dad. Thank you for your well wishes and we hope to venture back into community when we are ready.

Andrew, Joseph and I transferred to River Ridge for the next couple of days. We were supported by midwives 24 / 7 to learn how to dress, feed, change nappy, bath and put Joseph to bed. My milk had not come. Joseph was also moderately jaundiced so we bottle fed him and was on a 3 hour feed-change-sleep cycle. The other photo is on towards the end of our stay.

We had skin to skin and attempted to breastfeed Joseph at the very beginning of his life. The medical staff at Waikato Hospital check my vitals and found my heartbeat to be too fast. They kept us in for 2 days for observation. Joseph and I tried and tried but no milk came. My fast heartbeat was at the time a mystery. So they diagnosed me eventually with anemia. I was also quite dehydrated. I had a blood transfusion, iron infusion and fluids. We were discharged Tuesday 13 Augu