Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Alex Coakley is Born!

At 8:32am this morning, Alexander John Coakley (we call him Alex) was born. He weighed in at a pleasing 3.79kg. He is 51cm tall and aced his Apgar test (both of them, actually).



We are delighted at his full head of dark brown hair. He arrived with only a small scratch on his forehead from the forceps, but other than that he was in perfect condition.



Amanda pulled through really well - she never ceases to amaze me with her endurance. I certainly would not have weathered the birth as well in her position! (AT ALL!)



After some initial hesitance, Morgan and Nicholas warmed to their brother. They have been a delight at home helping where they can (except it would be nice if we could get Nicholas to stop jumping on the bed!).





Alex's Grandpa was with us for a few days leading up to the birth and the Big Day itself.



Our friends and extended family have been a delight since Amanda returned home with the baby by supplying us with dinner every night.

Amanda's Mom is staying with us at the moment, and she is a great help to Amanda.

2 comments:

Justin said...

He is adorable! Im a very proud uncle to baby Alex and have alerted all my friends on Facebook to the fact!!!Cannot wait to see him.
Love to all of you
Justin.

Anonymous said...

Hi Andrew & Amanda! Congratulations on the birth of your baby - he looks beautiful, and seeing Morgan and Nicholas holding him is absolutely adorable!!! Lots of love, Nico & Monika