A new arrival

[verloc]

Very quickly checking in,
Baby Verloc (or Lucy Evelyn Stott) was born at 2032hrs in Montrose on 29th December (her mums 30th).

A hard 20hr labour (scary as hell in my opinion), Baby managed to snap her cord when she eventually came out and had to be transfered throught the snow drifts 40miles to Ninewells Hospital where she spent the night in intensive care, all fine now, think she just lost a lot of blood which kept her colour weird, temperature down and her O2sats too low.

Scared the living daylights out of mum and dad. Went 60hrs with about 3hrs sleep scattered about and now home just settling in. The drive from Montrose to Dundee at 0130hrs after 42hrs no sleep in the middle of the snow and frozen roads was an interesting endeavour (no space in the special baby ambulance for mum so 5hrs after giving birth she was in the passenger seat next to me). But we got there in the end.

Great great great care and attention by NHS Tayside and I cant praise the staff we dealt with enough.

Anyway pics,

Very new and on the resus unit (not doing too well here)

Me holding her just before she was transferred and we had the trippiest drive

Looking much better and released from intensive care unit,

A couple of hours ago, leaving to come home.

Off to make some food and fuss a bit more

Hope everyone has a great new year.
(sorry the pics are crap but was with camera phone - she is very pink now - honest)

Knackered now.

Tom (looking rather chuffed right now)

 

[korvin karbon]

excellent news.

So is she getting her mora and firesteel on monday or tuesday

 

[Barn Owl]

Glad your all ok and home.

Enjoy a quiet one Tom,all the best esp' to Lucy and Mum.

Tom.

 

[Mesquite]

Congratulations and all the best to you and your wife.

Got to be just about the best and most special birthday present you wife will ever get

 

[Ogri the trog]

Fantastic news Verloc

Brilliantly well done everyone.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Shewie]

You look well chuffed Tom

Glad it went relatively smoothly and both mum and Lucy are well.

Nice easy birthday to remember too.


Congrats to you both

 

[Whittler Kev]

Gongrats to you all.

 

[hiho]

COngratulations

 

[silvergirl]

They like scareing the daylights out of you at that age. (My daughter was blue/grey when she was born, at home )

Congratulations.

She looks like you. But inspite of that she looks very cute

 

[Jaysurfer]

Congratulations fella..... May 2010 be a very happy and rewarding one for you and your family of three

 

[Toddy]

Is it all right to confess I was bothered what had happened that you hadn't come back on and said she was here and fine ? I was about to pm Stoo and quietly ask.

So pleased it's all good now
Certainly one birthday Cait'll no' forget

Delighted for all three of you, hope the New Year is Happy, Healthy and Prosperous for you all


Mary

 

[MartinK9]

Congratulations to you both.

 

[scubapauly]

Congrats, she looks beautiful

 

[stevesteve]

Hi Tom,

You won't find it too hard to remember those Birthdays then!

Congratulations to all of you. It is scary at the best of times but you had a pretty epic time there. Glad eveyone is OK.

Happy New Year!

Cheers,
Steve

 

[drewdunnrespect]

congrats mate well done and glad to here that mum and lucy are okay

so whens the daddy and daughter bushy adventures going to start

all the best for 2010 drew

 

[CBJ]

Congrats mate and all the best to you and your family

 

[DavidJT]

Congratulations, glad they are both OK, she does look like you.
Sounds like quite a drama, amazing how what you expect to be this serene event can suddenly turn into something from M.A.S.H. army hospital! (Ours was an emergency Caesarian so I can sympathise a little)
All the best.

 

[wingstoo]

Congrats to you all, now you just need to find a baby hammock

 

[verloc]

thanks for all the congrats guys
thinks are great but has been a bit knackering. dam amazing time sucking creations

she is gorgeous tho and im chuffed to bits