17 Dec 03

The twins hatch

Well it’s almost sunk in that I’m a Dad again. The twins were dragged reluctantly into the world at 10.26am and 10.27am on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 almost two weeks before Juliet would have been full term in her labor.

The vital details:
James Peter, weight 6lb 12oz
Margaret Johanna, weight 6lb

Mum and babies are doing well. Hopefully they can shift to Bright Hospital, closer to home, on Friday or Saturday.

I was in the operating theatre with Juliet for the birth and watched Margaret being extracted. The doctor basically just pulled her out gracelessly by the leg.

I also saw James welcome the world by piddling on the doctor who had so rudely interrupted his contentment.

James took a while to clear the mucus, or whatever it is, from his lungs, so they placed him in a crib for the day to regulate his breathing. He was out this morning and both babies have sampled breastmilk.

We’ll keep using the nicknames we gave them of Tiger and Angel. Regarding their proper names:

James Gorey was my great-great grandfather who came from Ireland in 1841, so little James is the sixth generation in Australia to bear that name, missing only my generation (I have no Gorey brothers or first cousins). There’s also been a Margaret in every generation. Peter is my father’s name and is a common name in my mother’s family (Wassenberg) from the Netherlands. Johanna was my grandmother’s name on mum’s side and is the Dutch spelling.

It’s an exciting time and we now look forward to the babies coming home.

These articles might be of interest:

• Latest baby milestones
• Baptism
• The twins are crawling

Tags: life, Twins

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