So, at the same time as we were buying the business and all the other things involved with that, we added a new addition to the family. Bryce Garry came to join us on December 24th at 10.34am and weighed in at 7lb15oz.
I found it really difficult to get my head into the right space for his birth with everything else going on, so Garry and I headed into the local birthing unit to have him. That was good for me. I was able to relax and finally accept that this birth was going to take just as long as the others. I had had pains through Saturday night and thought we would have him on Sunday, so organised a friend to take the children for the day. Garry and I went for two walks to encourage the labour along, but things slowed down and nothing much was happening. Bedtime is usually when it starts in earnest. I got Garry up at 1am, and he did some work for the business before we left. Pete came inside to sleep in our bed and be there for the children if they should wake up. (He didn't get much sleep as Diana kept flinging her legs over him or headbutting him in an effort to be as close as possible.) I was able to hop into the birthing pool which really helped with the pains. After the birth and the one hour of body-to-body contact required, Pete and the children came in to the unit, and we all went home. So nice to be home! And it was wonderful how God provided that one day for Garry and I to be together and become bonded in order to bring another beautiful soul into the world. Thank you, Lord. This photo is of Jarrod holding three-week-old Bryce.
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